RE: Anyone practicing Christmas??
November 23, 2011 at 12:32 am
(This post was last modified: November 23, 2011 at 12:34 am by KichigaiNeko.)
We just have Solstice...and like any good heathen will take about 28 days to do it properly. December for us is a month of not doing very much (because of the heat) and the 25th is just another day off. The dead days up till New Year are the worst as everything is closed or running on limited hours, so it is a good time for family. Funnily enough we don't get to see ours ..Australia is a fucking big place... as most live on the East Coast.
Anyway these past few years we have been "celebrating" Hogswatch...and since we can't decide as to the actual "celebration day" bit it goes on for about a week.
Either way I like the smell of Oranges and Cloves and Pine and Spices so my decorations are rather low key and organic (Poinsettias and fruit hold the tinsel) Yeah we have a tree but mostly for the grand-kiddies that come and visit. We have a family Fruit Cake (courtesy of a Nanapu) this year and are really looking forward to the end of the year and a few days off.
Being an Atheistic household there is a distinct lack of anything religious and of course carolling is OUT of the question (mainly because we can't sing a note). I can't understand why European migrants to this country want to keep their traditional winter food practices here as it is just too hot to eat such heavy meals, so yep we have Seafood and Salads and Beer and White wine and Stone Fruits and of course Sun Sand and Sea.
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Anyway these past few years we have been "celebrating" Hogswatch...and since we can't decide as to the actual "celebration day" bit it goes on for about a week.
Either way I like the smell of Oranges and Cloves and Pine and Spices so my decorations are rather low key and organic (Poinsettias and fruit hold the tinsel) Yeah we have a tree but mostly for the grand-kiddies that come and visit. We have a family Fruit Cake (courtesy of a Nanapu) this year and are really looking forward to the end of the year and a few days off.
Being an Atheistic household there is a distinct lack of anything religious and of course carolling is OUT of the question (mainly because we can't sing a note). I can't understand why European migrants to this country want to keep their traditional winter food practices here as it is just too hot to eat such heavy meals, so yep we have Seafood and Salads and Beer and White wine and Stone Fruits and of course Sun Sand and Sea.
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