How do you celebrate Christmas?

[lottie]

Over here in the caribbean, it's pretty much the same - turkey (imported in from the US), ham (imported from the US) and all the trimmings (no brussel sprouts - but there are some in the shops - imported from the US and they are really expensive!!!) .
Fake christmas trees and decorations (imported from the US). There's not a big thing about presents. As it's very religious over here (Roman Catholic), most people go to church/midnight mass or whatever it is they do (I'm jewish).
This time of year is still family orientated. We did the family thing yesterday driving up and down the country seeing my aunts and uncles giving them home-grown vegetables (dasheen, yams, pineapples, guavas, chives, sweet potatoes, tannia, plantain, limes, lemons)

Also over here, on Christmas eve, they have what's called a J'ouvert on christmas eve. There are a few places around the island that have one, which is dancing and drinking all through the night until the sun rises at 5am.....I'm doing that this year with a few friends and looking forward to it.
So due to that, i haven't got anything planned for xmas day - i'll probably be sleeping for most of it. My parents are having a leg of lamb (imported from New Zealand!)

When I was younger (living in the UK), as my father's side of the family were CofE, we celebrated christmas with his family and as my mum and I are jewish, we celebrated Chanukah - one year for chanukah (it lasts for 8 days), we gave presents on each night just after we lighted the chanukiah...now that was gooood!!

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