Holiday Traditions

[Oaktavia]

Our new ornaments so far this year  @Matt and creepy toys to hang around the tree.

[Matt]

Excellent!  I love the pandemic one.

[neph93]

Sorry to ruin this Krampus/plague irony with wholesomeness, but in Norway, the first weekend in December is reserved for building and decorating gingerbread houses. They’ll be eaten after the big day.

[Chap]

Here too… my son built one.

[Oaktavia]

Krampus can be wholesome!…well, hmm maybe not. Either way, nice photos and tradition @neph93 @Chap

[Chap]

@Oaktavia:

Krampus can be wholesome!…well, hmm maybe not. Either way, nice photos and tradition @neph93 @Chap

Krampus and Perchten is a big thing in Austrian pre-christmas

[neph93]

@Oaktavia:

Krampus can be wholesome!…well, hmm maybe not. Either way, nice photos and tradition @neph93 @Chap

I love the whole Krampus thing and revel in the pagan roots of Xmas as a bit of necessary mid winter debauchery [emoji1]

[Oaktavia]

@Chap wowie I would love to display one of those types of masks in my house. So neat…would be fun to attend!

@neph93:

@Oaktavia:

Krampus can be wholesome!…well, hmm maybe not. Either way, nice photos and tradition @neph93 @Chap

I love the whole Krampus thing and revel in the pagan roots of Xmas as a bit of necessary mid winter debauchery [emoji1]

Hell yeah broh

[goosehd]

Every year I swear that I’m done with big trees and every year I do it again.  Really don’t know how much longer I can do it, but the oldest helped tremendously this year.  Took three of us to wrestle with it…

Plans are to put lights on this evening, move it to the corner and fill the reservoir with water, and decorations will be placed tomorrow.

[Chap]

@goosehd:

Every year I swear that I’m done with big trees and every year I do it again….

yes, me too. Interesting to see you starting to decorate the tree that eary. We usually do it the night before Christmas.

This living room definitely needs a big tree!

[Matt]

The night before!?!?  We get our tree the day after TG and it’s Xmas until Jan 2, hard stop.

We also start making LOTS of cookies…

[twin]

Twins getting the tree today, Next week it's the outside lights.

Twin A cutting down the tree.

Ready to take it home.

[Twistlock]

Speaking of making cookies, we had our annual christmas cookie baking with the family today. Some of our production.

[Chap]

@Matt:

The night before!?!?  We get our tree the day after TG and it’s Xmas until Jan 2, hard stop.

You must have different trees over there… ours would have lost its needles

[neph93]

@Chap:

@Matt:

The night before!?!?  We get our tree the day after TG and it’s Xmas until Jan 2, hard stop.

You must have different trees over there… ours would have lost its needles

Two types of fir are normally used as xmas trees,  noble and fraser. The fraser has the shorter, spikier, needles, the noble has longer, softer ones. The fraser loses its needles easily and the noble does not with watering.

[Chap]

@neph93:

@Chap:

@Matt:

The night before!?!?  We get our tree the day after TG and it’s Xmas until Jan 2, hard stop.

You must have different trees over there… ours would have lost its needles

Two types of fir are normally used as xmas trees,  noble and fraser. The fraser has the shorter, spikier, needles, the noble has longer, softer ones. The fraser loses its needles easily and the noble does not with watering.

Not sure about the English name but I think it’s called caucasian fir that is commonly here as a christmas tree

[goosehd]

Lights are on thanks to my better half.

[Giles]

Jesus, did you warn the power company there was likely to be a spike in demand before you threw the switch?

[goosehd]

We like to think of it as a service to the boating community in case the local lighthouse fails…

…and I didn’t say it yesterday, outstanding pictures from everyone!  Thank you for sharing 

[Oaktavia]