With whom are you spending the holidays?
it'll just be me this year
1(7.1%)
just my partner/spouse/roommate
6(42.9%)
my family (including extended family)
4(28.6%)
family and friends
3(21.4%)
a huge crowd of family, friends and strangers
0(0.0%)
Where are you going for the holiday?
the same place I/we go every year
5(35.7%)
I alternate where I spend my holiday, but I always visit the same few places
1(7.1%)
I am/we are spending the holiday somewhere entirely new
3(21.4%)
I/we never go anywhere for the holidays
5(35.7%)
What sorts of jollity does your holiday include?
making a special dinner
0(0.0%)
lighting something on fire
0(0.0%)
shrubbery
0(0.0%)
playing games
0(0.0%)
prezzies
0(0.0%)
wearing special clothes
0(0.0%)
observing special rites
0(0.0%)
going to a religious service
0(0.0%)
family/cultural traditions (like tamale making)
0(0.0%)
watching a special movie or tv show
0(0.0%)
communal singing
0(0.0%)
drinking
0(0.0%)
baking or consuming baked goods
0(0.0%)
acts of charity
0(0.0%)
decoration
0(0.0%)
Tell me one unusual tradition of yours or your family's.
On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being much worse and 5 being much better, how does this compare with your birthday?
Mean: 3.43 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 1.18
1
1(7.1%)
2
2(14.3%)
3
4(28.6%)
4
4(28.6%)
5
3(21.4%)
And I would like to wish all of my friends a very happy holiday, whether your holiday hasn't begun, is already over, or is nowhere in sight.
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I don't know the difference between a "rite" and a "tradition" in my family sometimes. Jingle Bells seems a bit like both-- it's not Christmas without it.
I miss the communal music-making.... one tradition that John is not interested in sharing.