Home and Auto To what extent do you embrace holidays?

**Rain Man** · 04-06-2015, 10:09 AM

The Easter menu thread made me self-reflective.

I barely even notice holidays. I don't know why. If my wife didn't do decorations and make special food, I would just order a pizza and hang out and never even notice that a holiday occurred.

It's not an anti-holiday stance, either. I'm just not big on traditions and stuff. It's pretty much true for every holiday - Christmas, 4th of July, Memorial Day, you name it. Other than buying some Christmas gifts, probably the biggest holiday thing I do is buy a bag of candy on Halloween in case anyone knocks on the door.

What do other people think? How do you celebrate holidays? Think about...

buying gifts
putting up decorations
engaging in traditions (Christmas Carols, buying fireworks, etc.)
making special meals
truly thinking about the holiday

How much enjoyment, effort, and engagement do you have with holidays?

BucEyedPea · 04-06-2015, 10:18 AM

I am kinda between the first two options—on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Though some Thanksgivings I go out to eat. Have done that with Easter until some family moved here. It's a way to keep tradition in my family and get them together. I decorate, plan including menus and have people over.

I don't do the Fourth of July though. That one I tend to take it easy and relax. Used to go to a friends bonfire where we could see the beach fireworks or go to beach to see them. Now I don't at all for certain reasons. I relax on labor day though. I did Halloween big when my kid was young. Fog machine, dressing up, monster burgers, eyeball punch and baked goods.

**Bugeater** · 04-06-2015, 10:21 AM

I love any holiday that means a paid day off of work. The rest are useless.

BucEyedPea · 04-06-2015, 10:25 AM

I never did them big until I had a child though. However, I always visited family who had the holiday meal, did some decorating at Christmas....such as a tree and went to office parties. I used to have my own area in an ad agency.

seclark · 04-06-2015, 10:30 AM

pretty much do them. always seemed to get together with our grandparents or parents. now our kids and grandkids get together with us.

so, i'm just doing my time until the next generation takes over.
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Graystoke · 04-06-2015, 10:31 AM

If the Holiday has food and treats, then I participate. If no food or special items then I don't participate.
Its called the FOOD RULE!

BucEyedPea · 04-06-2015, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graystoke

If the Holiday has food and treats, then I participate. If no food or special items then I don't participate.
Its called the FOOD RULE!

Ah, so you only come for the food!

Frosty · 04-06-2015, 10:34 AM

I celebrate the candy holidays - Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter - by eating a shit ton of candy. Other than that, Christmas is pretty much the only one we go all out on. We did zero, except candy, for Easter yesterday.

Coochie liquor · 04-06-2015, 10:37 AM

Don't really care for holidays. I have to celebrate them because the kids like it, but if I ha my way we would just ignore them. It's all about retailers making money anyway!

**Bowser** · 04-06-2015, 10:38 AM

If a holiday gets me the day off from work, then I'm a big fan of it.

Graystoke · 04-06-2015, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowser

If a holiday gets me the day off from work, then I'm a big fan of it.

This.
But I get MLK off. No Food or Treats, so I don't observe other then not going to work

**BigMeatballDave** · 04-06-2015, 10:57 AM

When my son was little, I LOVED Xmas. He'll be 17 this year so haven't cared about it much for a few yrs now.

It has been much easier, though because I just gave him money the last few years. What teenager doesn't like cash?

Actually, Xmas '13 I got him a new laptop.

rico · 04-06-2015, 10:58 AM

I don't like holidays. Our house and vehicles always end up getting more cluttered.

vailpass · 04-06-2015, 11:08 AM

I have children so I do holidays and dig the shit out of it. After they've grown...I don't know. But not the Hallmark holidays. Just the real ones.

InChiefsHeaven · 04-06-2015, 11:25 AM

My family is big on Thanksgiving and Easter...Christmas is great, but when I think of family get togethers, the best ones and the ones we put the most into are Thanksgiving and Easter.

Here's a little of our tradition...the Cork Shooting Contest.

Back when I was probably about 7 or so, we were sitting down to either Thanksgiving or Easter, can't remember which. My dad, to be funny, took the cork from the champagne bottle and put it in his mouth, then spit it out across the table, basically shooting the cork. We all thought that was hiliarious...and we've done it every holiday since. It's actually a source of bragging rights and a family tradition that we all look forward to. Some families play touch football...we spit champagne corks across the room...

I love those holidays, and look forward to them every year.

View Poll Results: How engaged are you with holidays?
I'm a holiday machine. I really get into holidays and their traditions and activities.	0	0%
I willingly do holidays. I'm not a zealot, but I like them and get engaged.	19	31.67%
I do holidays, but it's more of a habit than a desire.	13	21.67%
I'm neutral on holidays. If other people do it, I'll help, but it's not my thing.	8	13.33%
I don't really do holidays. I'm not against them, but I don't really think about them.	6	10.00%
I kind of dislike holidays. I try to avoid doing holiday things, but I have to do some things.	11	18.33%
I despise holidays. I actively avoid anything to do with holidays. Not my gig at all.	2	3.33%
I don't really know what a holiday is. I was raised in a household that didn't have them.	0	0%
Are you planning a surprise party for me? Is this thread just a trick to make me drop my guard?	1	1.67%
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04-06-2015, 10:09 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3298491 VARSITY	To what extent do you embrace holidays? The Easter menu thread made me self-reflective. I barely even notice holidays. I don't know why. If my wife didn't do decorations and make special food, I would just order a pizza and hang out and never even notice that a holiday occurred. It's not an anti-holiday stance, either. I'm just not big on traditions and stuff. It's pretty much true for every holiday - Christmas, 4th of July, Memorial Day, you name it. Other than buying some Christmas gifts, probably the biggest holiday thing I do is buy a bag of candy on Halloween in case anyone knocks on the door. What do other people think? How do you celebrate holidays? Think about... buying gifts putting up decorations engaging in traditions (Christmas Carols, buying fireworks, etc.) making special meals truly thinking about the holiday How much enjoyment, effort, and engagement do you have with holidays?
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04-06-2015, 10:18 AM	#2
BucEyedPea Gimme My Berries Back! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $3449963	I am kinda between the first two options—on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Though some Thanksgivings I go out to eat. Have done that with Easter until some family moved here. It's a way to keep tradition in my family and get them together. I decorate, plan including menus and have people over. I don't do the Fourth of July though. That one I tend to take it easy and relax. Used to go to a friends bonfire where we could see the beach fireworks or go to beach to see them. Now I don't at all for certain reasons. I relax on labor day though. I did Halloween big when my kid was young. Fog machine, dressing up, monster burgers, eyeball punch and baked goods.
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04-06-2015, 10:21 AM	#3
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	I love any holiday that means a paid day off of work. The rest are useless.
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04-06-2015, 10:25 AM	#4
BucEyedPea Gimme My Berries Back! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $3449963	I never did them big until I had a child though. However, I always visited family who had the holiday meal, did some decorating at Christmas....such as a tree and went to office parties. I used to have my own area in an ad agency.
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04-06-2015, 10:30 AM	#5
seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $1669900	pretty much do them. always seemed to get together with our grandparents or parents. now our kids and grandkids get together with us. so, i'm just doing my time until the next generation takes over. sec __________________ "Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj
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04-06-2015, 10:31 AM	#6
Graystoke MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Driftless Region Casino cash: $905564	If the Holiday has food and treats, then I participate. If no food or special items then I don't participate. Its called the FOOD RULE!
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04-06-2015, 10:34 AM	#8
Frosty Go Beavers! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Warshington Casino cash: $5658243	I celebrate the candy holidays - Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter - by eating a shit ton of candy. Other than that, Christmas is pretty much the only one we go all out on. We did zero, except candy, for Easter yesterday.
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04-06-2015, 10:37 AM	#9
Coochie liquor Bolton gonna knock you out Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Free Vybz Kartel Casino cash: $2682394	Don't really care for holidays. I have to celebrate them because the kids like it, but if I ha my way we would just ignore them. It's all about retailers making money anyway!
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04-06-2015, 10:38 AM	#10
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3421616	If a holiday gets me the day off from work, then I'm a big fan of it.
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04-06-2015, 10:57 AM	#12
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	When my son was little, I LOVED Xmas. He'll be 17 this year so haven't cared about it much for a few yrs now. It has been much easier, though because I just gave him money the last few years. What teenager doesn't like cash? Actually, Xmas '13 I got him a new laptop. Last edited by BigMeatballDave; 04-06-2015 at 11:04 AM..
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04-06-2015, 11:08 AM	#14
vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	I have children so I do holidays and dig the shit out of it. After they've grown...I don't know. But not the Hallmark holidays. Just the real ones. __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin
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04-06-2015, 11:25 AM	#15
InChiefsHeaven Rockin' yer FACE OFF! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Casino cash: $3854937	My family is big on Thanksgiving and Easter...Christmas is great, but when I think of family get togethers, the best ones and the ones we put the most into are Thanksgiving and Easter. Here's a little of our tradition...the Cork Shooting Contest. Back when I was probably about 7 or so, we were sitting down to either Thanksgiving or Easter, can't remember which. My dad, to be funny, took the cork from the champagne bottle and put it in his mouth, then spit it out across the table, basically shooting the cork. We all thought that was hiliarious...and we've done it every holiday since. It's actually a source of bragging rights and a family tradition that we all look forward to. Some families play touch football...we spit champagne corks across the room... I love those holidays, and look forward to them every year. __________________ We have a million reasons for failure, but not one excuse... Die Donks, DIE!! Holy Crap fellas!!! We did it!!! THREE TIMES!!!
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