The tradition is to set an extra place for Jesus should he show up...you never know.
There is no tradition of a family dinner on Hanukkah. The family eats dinner every night during Hanukkah, according to their routine.
The Chew - 2011 Family Holiday Dinner 2-70 was released on: USA: 19 December 2012
Eating Dinner with your Family and Watching Football!
Tet is the time for tradition and family. All members in the family gather on Tet holiday.
A good holiday is one at which the left-wing family member does not show up for dinner.
A tradition can be something started by your family or even you and your friends that no one else may have ever heard of, however, a holiday is usually something well known that everyone takes part in (depending on what holiday it is)
Watching elf, Dinner with the family and getting awesme presents like, A DOG!
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(A tradition is a recreated theme enacted over time.)"It's a tradition for the Boy Scouts to sell holiday wreaths every October.""In our house, it is a tradition for everyone to have Sunday breakfast together.""Men in the British royal family serve, by tradition, in the armed services.""My family has a tradition of meeting at the old home every Christmas Eve."
Christmas is a Western holiday. While the Chinese celebrate Christmas it is not the big family affair that it would be in most Western homes. To many of the Chinese, it is just another normal day at the dinner table with the added bonus of gift exchanging afterwards.
The U.S holiday that you would see a cartoon turkey is Thanksgiving, that holiday is every year on November 26th. People celebrate this holiday by cooking a turkey and have friends and family over for dinner.
In Austria, it is tradition for children to have a birthday party with family and friends. A common practice is to have a birthday cake with candles that the child blows out. Birthday gifts are typically given, and it is customary to sing Happy Birthday and give well wishes to the birthday child.