It’s currently evening for me so I said, why not make the thread now.
So let’s define Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve is the evening or an entire day before Christmas day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus according to wikipedia.
I personally don’t really celebrate at all and it doesn’t mean anything to me but I enjoy the festivities and the music. I’ll just relax at home and play some games or maybe even sleep because I do my shopping a bit early so I don’t have to worry about anything else.
It’s a time to celebrate and be close with my family! It’s not a religious holiday for me anymore (I was raised Christian, but now I’m Pagan), but usually my family would go to a Christmas Eve service at church. Due to the pandemic we didn’t do that this year.
In Mexico, Christmas Eve is when families get together and have dinner.
The church I used to go to wouldn’t have a special service on that particular day, but usually there would be a Christmas celebration (or posada) a week before, and a special Christmas service the Sunday closest to Christmas. If Christmas Eve or Christmas Day fell on a Sunday, then there would be a service that morning.
However, my church has been closed since March 15th due to the pandemic.
Most families cook turkey stuffed with ground meat, and traditional dishes such as romeritos, bacalao, roast pork loin, and some kind of fruit salad. There’s usually music-- both Christmas and non-Christmas, depending on what the family and the guests like. Celebrations usually end anywhere between 1-6 AM. I’ve never stayed until 6 AM, though… the latest has always been 3 AM for me.
Whenever my mom and I have celebrated it at someone else’s house, we’d open presents as soon as we got home.
but I enjoy the festivities and the music. I’ll just relax at home and play some games or maybe even sleep because I do my shopping a bit early so I don’t have to worry about anything else.
