Traditions

This year, my daughter is three years old, and all of the year-end holidays, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, seem to now finally have meaning for her.  For this reason, I find myself obsessed lately with developing traditions -- little rituals to help make the season as special to her as it is for me.  So I've been doing a bit of research, asking around and finding out what makes the holidays special:

I love the stuffing we have at Thanksgiving -- with the water chestnuts... 

Water chestnuts in stuffing?  Please.  I'm Italian.  Sausage.  The stuffing needs sausage.

I remember opening our presents on Christmas morning ...

Morning?!  You mean Christmas EVE, right?  It's just not right to open them any other time! 

 Hmm.  So it appears that people hold their traditions pretty dear.

For me, I'm starting small:  prompted by some angel ornaments I seem to have collected over the years, I've decided that each year, I'm going to buy a new angel ornament.  The one above is one of my favourites.

Still, I could do with some inspiration -- what's your favourite holiday tradition?  Better still, feel free to share links to your photos illustrating this tradition, below.