Christmas Traditions

[wil]

Over the years Christmas celebrations have changed and this year will be no different, I mean it will be no different in that like usual there will be change.

Makes me wonder how non religious world events changed religious celebrations.

For me, I was in the hospital both Thanksgiving and Christmas...so video calling my family from seclusion is not new...last year I was insistent they not come into the hospital...that they enjoy their Christmas and conference me in sometime.

Looks like I was the only one to prepare for this year...

 

[Namaste Jesus]

We generally just have a quiet Christmas as home, so nothing has really changed for us. Tree is up, presents wrapped and as last year, the wife finally works for a company that actually closes Christmas day. Her previous employ was open 24 hours holiday or no. We do the video chat thing as well, but usually on Christmas Eve our time, as it will be Christmas day in Fiji, NZ and OZ.

I usually bake a Turkey for Christmas dinner, but as Christmas falls on a Friday this year and we don't eat meat of any kind on Mondays and Fridays, we've bumped up our traditional fare to Christmas Eve. Just the wife, niece, grandnephew and I.

 

[Krisha Mitra Das]

I really don't celebrate Christmas. Instead, I celebrate what is like a combination of Christmas and New Years: Diwali.

Diwali (a five-day celebration) is commonly known as the New Year in Hindu culture (and so with me); it's not always celebrated on the same day, but always celebrated on a New Moon. So my common Diwali dinner is a vegan roast with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, sliced jellied cranberry sauce (from a can), sweet corn bread, soy nog (or any very sweet vegan nog), and Indian sweets.

I traditionally buy double of the above and have the second batch on Thanksgiving or Christmas; this year it will be on Christmas.

 

[Namaste Jesus]

I really don't celebrate Christmas. Instead, I celebrate what is like a combination of Christmas and New Years: Diwali.

Diwali (a five-day celebration) is commonly known as the New Year in Hindu culture (and so with me); it's not always celebrated on the same day, but always celebrated on a New Moon. So my common Diwali dinner is a vegan roast with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, sliced jellied cranberry sauce (from a can), sweet corn bread, soy nog (or any very sweet vegan nog), and Indian sweets.

I traditionally buy double of the above and have the second batch on Thanksgiving or Christmas; this year it will be on Christmas.

Our Christmas was more religious than holiday hoopla this year. Diwali on the other hand, broke out the laser lights for that! Man, I'm still trying to work off the extra pounds I packed on from all those Indian sweets, the wife and niece made.

 

[Krisha Mitra Das]

I got back to my goal weight about a week ago.

I see online I can still get soynog from Amazon! I almost bought it but resisted, only drinking it during holidays in general.

I also almost bought more Indian sweets, but decided not to as I also only have that during the holidays.

 

[Cino]

My town has a large vegan community, but I have to admit I have yet to see vegan Indian sweets. Butter seems to be omnipresent!

Soynog sounds delicious, too!

 

[Krisha Mitra Das]

My town has a large vegan community, but I have to admit I have yet to see vegan Indian sweets. Butter seems to be omnipresent!

Soynog sounds delicious, too!

I get them online at Amazon. I have to really pay attention to the ingredients as many have ghee in it...but I find them.