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Christmas Customs
David In Indy:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: garycottle on November 18, 2007, 11:26:03 pm ---Merry Christmas, David!!! ;D
See if your pet can talk on Christmas at midnight? Huh? I don't get that. Have you been dipping into the eggnog already? :P
Gary
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Well, yes I have actually, but that has nothing to do with the animals! There's an old legend that says animals can speak on Christmas morning, at midnight. They are given the power of speech for one hour. I try to talk to my animals every year, and so far they haven't ever spoke back to me. But I keep trying it again every Christmas! :D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: David on November 18, 2007, 11:40:07 pm ---Well, yes I have actually, but that has nothing to do with the animals!
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:laugh:
Fun thread, David! I do most of the things except the deeply religious ones and Christmas cards (I gave those up a few years ago). What's smudge the creche with sage about?
pettifogger:
We also set carrots out for the reindeer. Ever since my childhood in Pretty Prairie Kansas some 70 or so long years ago we always have an advent wreath as well each Sunday before Christmas a purple candle is lit except for the third Sunday when a rose Candle is lit and a scripture is read foretelling the coming of the Christ child. ON the fouth Sunday all the candles are ablaze.
Then on Christmas Eve the three purple and one rose candle are replace by 4 white candle and one red in the center. The red is the Christ candle and we light them all and sing carols every evening after dinner until Epiphany.
ifyoucantfixit:
I have always put a Christmas Village on top of the entertainment center..It is porcelain houses and churches, It
is snow people instead of Santa and Reindeer., with elves. There are trees and streetlights, and logs against the sides of houses. The buildings are all lit and the lights glow through the windows...it is all on a white snow blanket, which I then scatter with candies.. Chocolate kisses, truffles, and such...then a sleigh full of them also...They are then refilled as needed.
Every year its the first thing we put up...pretty and gets the mood going. Started it when my kids were all little..
some XXXX odd years ago....LOL
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