December Holidays other than Christmas
 

I have a (for fun, not schoolwork) project I'm working on, and I'm wanting to include Holiday Celebrations other than Christmas.

So, if you celebrate something other than (or in addition to) Christmas, what is it, and what is your favorite tradition from that Holiday?

The final message of the project is going to be that no matter what & how you celebrate, the Holidays are about family (real & adopted) and love.

My family and a good many of my friends celebrate Chanukah. My favorite tradition is lighting the menorah, especially picking out which one to use and seeing the interesting ones other people use. Some are beautiful and ornate, some are simple and classic, some are cute or funny, some are even handmade by the kids in that family. Everyone's is different and can express their personality, but when they're all standing next to each other and lit, it makes one big light.
:)
Happy Holidays

Because of my Dutch heritage we celebrate both Christmas and Sinterklaas.
In my family Sinterklaas is mainly for the kids and the giving of many gifts and Christmas more of a family gathering with some religious aspects, and no gifts. My "in-laws" do celebrate Christmas with gifts, so I divide my time between the two families.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas

KRAMPUS

Festivus. Got the aluminum pole and everything.

Not December, but La Dia de reyes is a big deal in PR, and we sometimes celebrated it at home. Kids fill shoeboxes with grass and hay for the camels of the Magi and the Magi leave gifts behind.

My friend is having a party, and the invitation specifies "No feats of strength in the house". The grievance list is going to be good this year, though.

We're probably the only Catholic family to celebrate St. Lucia's Day, which is on the 13th. When I was younger, I'd bring my parents breakfast in bed while wearing a really cool candle wreath. Since my little Caiti is not quite 3, we're going to bring Daddy breakfast together.

That is my cousin Lucy's birthday. Her family always celebrates it and all my Italian cousins know the words to "Santa Lucia".

Love it! We celebrate it as a nod to my Swedish grandfather. My kids never got to meet him, but this way a little bit of him is still here.

El doce de diciembre--today! El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe.

I'm waiting for a resident Canadian to chime in for Boxing Day. Come take the mystery away from what many calendars tell your friends from the south what happens on 12/26.

We celebrate St. Nicholas Day in addition to Christmas. It's kind of wrapped up in all of our Advent activities though.