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 Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:18 pm
The holiday times are coming up, and Ramadan has passed...
Im celebrating Dia de los Muertos with my sister, and shall call/send photos to my central American family, turkey day because i live in America, and Christmas because im a Christian :]
This year, Christmas will be the best yet since my fiancee is visiting from England, hooray ^^
* What are you celebrating?
* What does your family do for these days?
* Is there anything special about this year?
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:38 pm
Well, we usually celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas as well, but we have different traditions for Christmas. We open presents on Christmas Eve. Usually my dad reads from Luke first and years ago, he would take out a recorder the play the Shepherd's Song and walk around the house and we'd all follow. I'm not sure why we did that. I think it comes from a Swiss tradition or something.
My second oldest brother visits for Christmas and I'll be glad to see him. I only see him at Christmas time because he lives on the other side of the country.
I hope everyone had a happy Eid.
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Britomartis-the-Valiant Captain
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The Not So Doomed Account
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm
I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD
In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween).
That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:03 pm
The Doomed Account I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween). That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days. You have Easter late then? Yeah my fiancee is jealous that America has so many holidays, and all he has are some lame bank holidays where nothing ever happens XD Hrrrm...I'm trying to pronounce your holidays, but sadly i have no foundation for the language..Swedish aren't you?
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:04 pm
Here on P.R. we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas but we also celebrate the Three Kings day ( January 6 ) and " Las octavitas " which are the 8 days after Jan. 6
I love it. It's really fun and I can feel my chest filling with love and pride for my island and culture.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:07 pm
The Doomed Account I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween). That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days. I thought all saint's night was the day after halloween. Because halloween is All hallows' eve. We celebrate (not really celebrate, but it exists) all saints' day on november 1st.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:10 pm
dreamish The Doomed Account I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween). That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days. I thought all saint's night was the day after halloween. Because halloween is All hallows' eve. We celebrate (not really celebrate, but it exists) all saints' day on november 1st. *nods* It's like that here too. And I have no idea if it's my mind or what but the sky always looks really ...weird the first of Nov. Like it turns strong shades of orange and pink. Looks awesome though.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:11 pm
-Saphi- Yours Truly Here on P.R. we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas but we also celebrate the Three Kings day ( January 6 ) and " Las octavitas " which are the 8 days after Jan. 6
I love it. It's really fun and I can feel my chest filling with love and pride for my island and culture. I dont think i've ever met a Puerto Rican that didn't love their culture, i wish Americans were as culture oriented as puertorriqueño's and other latino cultures :]
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:15 pm
-Saphi- Yours Truly dreamish The Doomed Account I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween). That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days. I thought all saint's night was the day after halloween. Because halloween is All hallows' eve. We celebrate (not really celebrate, but it exists) all saints' day on november 1st. *nods* It's like that here too. And I have no idea if it's my mind or what but the sky always looks really ...weird the first of Nov. Like it turns strong shades of orange and pink. Looks awesome though. I've never seen something like that. We actually celebrate the day after All Saint's day. Finados, the day of the dead. Not a party like the mexicans. You just go to the cemetery and take flowers to the deceased family member's graves. I never did that, but it happened to be the only day of the year that there was a specific bus that stopped at the cemetaries.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:19 pm
PiercedPixie2 -Saphi- Yours Truly Here on P.R. we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas but we also celebrate the Three Kings day ( January 6 ) and " Las octavitas " which are the 8 days after Jan. 6
I love it. It's really fun and I can feel my chest filling with love and pride for my island and culture. I dont think i've ever met a Puerto Rican that didn't love their culture, i wish Americans were as culture oriented as puertorriqueño's and other latino cultures :] Holaaa!! <3<3
Yes, we are most like that. It's something that Im so proud of. Though some people are so americanized that they grow to hate what we have =(
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:23 pm
-Saphi- Yours Truly PiercedPixie2 -Saphi- Yours Truly Here on P.R. we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas but we also celebrate the Three Kings day ( January 6 ) and " Las octavitas " which are the 8 days after Jan. 6
I love it. It's really fun and I can feel my chest filling with love and pride for my island and culture. I dont think i've ever met a Puerto Rican that didn't love their culture, i wish Americans were as culture oriented as puertorriqueño's and other latino cultures :] Holaaa!! <3<3
Yes, we are most like that. It's something that Im so proud of. Though some people are so americanized that they grow to hate what we have =( Have you ever met any 'Nuyoricans' in New York? They are funny, i went into a bodega for lunch while on a visit and on the menu instead of 'almuerzo' they had 'lunche' XDD
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:24 pm
dreamish -Saphi- Yours Truly dreamish The Doomed Account I'll be celebrating Jul, Påsk; Midsommar; and Allhelgona. xD In order, in English: Christmas, Easter; Mid-summer, and All Saints' Night (also known as Halloween). That, and a few birthdays. The rest of our holidays (with the exception of our Swedish National Holiday) are too unnoticable. xD I just chill on those days. I thought all saint's night was the day after halloween. Because halloween is All hallows' eve. We celebrate (not really celebrate, but it exists) all saints' day on november 1st. *nods* It's like that here too. And I have no idea if it's my mind or what but the sky always looks really ...weird the first of Nov. Like it turns strong shades of orange and pink. Looks awesome though. I've never seen something like that. We actually celebrate the day after All Saint's day. Finados, the day of the dead. Not a party like the mexicans. You just go to the cemetery and take flowers to the deceased family member's graves. I never did that, but it happened to be the only day of the year that there was a specific bus that stopped at the cemetaries. I specifically don't celebrate that day cause I think that there is no specific day to honor the dead. Besides I would get out all sad so I rather be happy and not mope around O.O
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:27 pm
PiercedPixie2 -Saphi- Yours Truly PiercedPixie2 -Saphi- Yours Truly Here on P.R. we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas but we also celebrate the Three Kings day ( January 6 ) and " Las octavitas " which are the 8 days after Jan. 6
I love it. It's really fun and I can feel my chest filling with love and pride for my island and culture. I dont think i've ever met a Puerto Rican that didn't love their culture, i wish Americans were as culture oriented as puertorriqueño's and other latino cultures :] Holaaa!! <3<3
Yes, we are most like that. It's something that Im so proud of. Though some people are so americanized that they grow to hate what we have =( Have you ever met any 'Nuyoricans' in New York? They are funny, i went into a bodega for lunch while on a visit and on the menu instead of 'almuerzo' they had 'lunche' XDD I've just gone to NY once and I was crossing from one state to another to get to the airport lol.
My dad is " Nuyorican " as well as my bf <3
And I don't have to go that far to see bad grammar like that loool omg the things you see here. In spanish AND english!
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:34 am
From now on?
* Halloween
* Thanksgiving
* Christmas
* New Years(It's big in Hawaii) ~ I get to make mochi.
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The Not So Doomed Account
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:38 am
Technically, it's the day after Halloween - yes. But we've kind of merged the two holidays together - since they're similarly themed and coincide so close together.
I don't like Halloween's commercialism - so I opt to celebrate All Saint's Night instead. ^^;
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