{"id":5799,"date":"2012-12-19T14:40:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T19:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:37","slug":"students-have-unique-christmas-traditions-with-family-and-friends-planned-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5799","title":{"rendered":"Students Have Unique Christmas Traditions With Family and Friends Planned For the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Settling down for the holidays, sophomore Hope Banghart shows her Christmas spirit. Provided by: Hope Banghart<\/p><\/div>\n

By Katie Sommers<\/em><\/p>\n

Once the bell rings on Friday, December 21, students may be more than ready for Christmas Break to begin as family, friends, vacations, and traditions await them at home to start the celebration of the holidays.
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\nHoliday traditions are what make families unique and different from other families. Traditions bring family and friends together for a moment to celebrate and do something special as a unit.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Hope Banghart said, \u201cEvery year we do a large puzzle. We also watch the 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story.\u00a0 My aunt and uncle bought my mom a 3-D puzzle, and ever since then we have done a puzzle of some sort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior Wesley Seidelmann has had his tradition since he was little. He and his family wake up at four in the morning to open presents.\u00a0 Not everyone wants to wake up that early for Christmas, which makes this tradition so unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family has a pretty unique tradition. Every year we buy Chinese food to eat on Christmas night rather than eating ham or turkey,\u201d said freshman Alyssa Shortt. Her family got this tradition from the movie, The Christmas Story<\/em>. Her brother shares his birthday with Christmas, and one day he asked for Chinese food for his birthday dinner.\u00a0 \u201cMost of the people I know make homemade food for Christmas night. They eat turkey, ham, or food like that,” Shortt said.\u00a0 This tradition has been around since Shortt can remember, and it occurs on Christmas night. Shortt also added, \u201cThis is just a very special tradition to me and my family. We look forward to it all year long, and rarely get Chinese food throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When decorating for the holidays, senior Abbigail Gouker and her family place an angel on the top of the Christmas tree together. Provided by: Abbigail Gouker<\/p><\/div>\n

Junior Cheyenne Schwertner has a tradition that began in the year 2002 when she moved to Indiana. \u201cWe go up to Texas or we bring Texas up here,\u201d she states This tradition for her has been around for almost a decade. Her family\u2019s tradition is unusual because she has a southern heritage, so it makes for interesting stories around Christmas time.<\/p>\n

Senior Abbigail Gouker has a special tradition. \u201cEveryone puts the angel on the tree at the same time on Christmas Eve,\u201d she said. This makes this tradition so unique to her family because they all do something together. This tradition started before she was born.<\/p>\n

The next tradition is by sophomore Layne Holloway, who states, \u201cMy family always waits for everyone who is coming over for Christmas to get there. Then we eat this breakfast casserole made from ham, cornflakes, eggs, and cheese. Then someone starts opening one present, and it goes on until everyone’s presents are opened.\u201d This tradition came to be when Holloway’s grandma, found the casserole recipe from someone in her family and made it.\u00a0 “We all liked it,\u201d she said.\u00a0 This tradition was started before Holloway\u2019s time and usually occurs at her house.<\/p>\n

Junior Sommer McClellan has a tradition as well. \u201cEvery year we open up one present on Christmas Eve,\u201d she stated. This tradition came to be when McClellan and her brothers were too excited on Christmas Eve. From then on, her parents let them open one present.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpening stockings on Christmas eve, and opening presents on Christmas day,\u201d is senior Abby Schumacher\u2019s unique Christmas tradition. “When we were little we waited up all night to open presents so, my parents let us open stockings,\u201d she says. It started when Schumacher was only six years old.<\/p>\n

These are just some of the traditions students have and are looking forward to during break. Each tradition is special to every individual, and traditions create memories that last a lifetime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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