Swissky
So far : Two morning coats - One in Oriental style and the other one European, outdoors fire starter and a box of chocolate with Grand Marnier filling.
What did you get for Christmas
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Gestricius 说:
FFS, it's not even Christmas Day yet. At least have the decency to wait until the sun sets
Swissky
A few countries celebrate on Christmas Eve, Nordics and Poland if I'm correct.
Gestricius 说:
Swissky
I personally blame it on Pagan winter solstice occuring on the 23rd and Christian christmas occuring on the 25th.
Gestricius 说:A few countries celebrate on Christmas Eve, Nordics and Poland if I'm correct.
I know but like I said, it's technically Christmas Eve Day. You could at least wait until it's properly dark; I've been to Norway in Winter, I know that the sun basically sets at 2PM
Swissky
What winter? 
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The winter of 2003! Or it could have been 2002 or 2004. One of those, anyway.
Swissky
We take about half or so of the presents at morning, the ones given to us by members of the household and then we wait until dark to gather up family members and distribute the gifts.
Morbo
Sergeant Knight at Arms
Ah yes, Christmas presents, the one thing that almost makes me wish I celebrated the whole damn thing. Except...maybe it's the fact that we never had much of a gift giving tradition in the family that made it so I don't give a damn in the first place. Who knows!
Yet the past few years there's been some expectations in the family that I make some effort of getting into the spirit, now that I've got 2 nephews and 2 nieces, but sod that! What have they ever done for me after all!?
Yeah I'm gonna be known as uncle wossface.
Yet the past few years there's been some expectations in the family that I make some effort of getting into the spirit, now that I've got 2 nephews and 2 nieces, but sod that! What have they ever done for me after all!?
Yeah I'm gonna be known as uncle wossface.
Untitled. 说:
Here in Grand Bretagne i think its tradition on Chrisrmas Day to celebrate the gift giving in the morning, then you go for either Christmas Lunch or Dinner with whoever, be it friends, family etc.
We normally did household gifts in the morning, then we'd go to my grans and at night and we'd give gifts to extended family there, before/after having dinner.
Nowadays its a bit split up due to familial friction. So we do gift giving whenever it makes logical sense to avoid other parts of the family.
Vieira 说:
Here we usually do Xmas presents in the evening of Xmas day, since my sister and her BF do stuff with his family in the morning and my brother usually spends time in whatever pub is open, so getting the close family together usually takes half the day.
We used to do it in the morning when were were kids and lived at home though. Makes sense to do presents in the morning so the kids are occupied all day whilst the parents do food or whatnot.
That last paragraph was my take on it as well, basically.
This year, we'll be having christmas lunch at my grans, then dinner at home with my mum (I'm up in Scotland for it this year). My aunt is staying with my gran, since she is only staying a few weeks before going back to France, and will be there for lunch. I dunno what her daughters/my cousins are going to be doing though. Then my uncle and his family will be going on boxing day, as is usual for them.
What's interesting though, is I have no idea how it's going to work once my gran dies, since she (and my late grandfather) has been the glue holding the family together for decades.
This year, we'll be having christmas lunch at my grans, then dinner at home with my mum (I'm up in Scotland for it this year). My aunt is staying with my gran, since she is only staying a few weeks before going back to France, and will be there for lunch. I dunno what her daughters/my cousins are going to be doing though. Then my uncle and his family will be going on boxing day, as is usual for them.
What's interesting though, is I have no idea how it's going to work once my gran dies, since she (and my late grandfather) has been the glue holding the family together for decades.
Swissky
Update : 2500 SEK and a set of coffee art stencils.
Vieira 说:
Maybe getting together once a year to remember her will be the new glue. That stuff doesn't have to go away just because she does.
Gestricius 说:Update : 2500 SEK and a set of coffee art stencils.
What's that in real money and art terms? As in, are you rich and the new Banksy, or still poor and performing graffiti with inferior paint cans?
