Christmas Traditions

It wouldn’t be the same without them. Church on Christmas Eve. The family holiday dinner. Leaving cookies and milk for Santa. A log in the fireplace. A special decoration on the tree. How we celebrate Christmas is composed of family traditions, some that we inherit, some that we create.

The word “tradition” derives 
from the Latin trader or 
traderer, meaning to transmit, 
to hand over, to give for 
safekeeping, a belief or 
behavior passed down that has 
some symbolic meaning or 
special significance. 

And each year, by celebrating 
Christmas we preserve the 
holiday and give it to our 
children, our friends and our 
family for safekeeping, 
knowing that in the years to 
come they will continue to do 
the same.