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Week 17 Theme: Celebrations
- Use any or all of the following in your project:
- What holidays and special events do you celebrate with your family?
- What holidays and special events did you celebrate as a child? How have they changed in adulthood?
- What celebrations did you inherit from your spouse or significant other’s family?
- What traditions do you include in these celebrations?
- What new traditions has your immediate family started or adapted for specific holidays?
- What specific practice or ritual does your family do to mark the inclusion of additional members (new stocking; name added to family tree; birthday added to official family calendar)
- Where do you go for specific holidays or celebrations?
- Where do you stay during specific holidays or celebrations (favorite B&B for anniversary; in-laws for Thanksgiving; rent campground space) ?
- Who in your extended family acts as the event planner and coordinates everything?
- How does your family keep track of birthdays or family plans (blog, newsletter, calendar)?
- What type of foods are created especially for each event?
- Who is famously known for their yummy recipe, their great decorating, or their pretty family snapshots?
- How does your family exchange gifts? Do you buy for everyone or draw names? Is there a white elephant or dirty Santa game?
- What one thing do you always include in your celebrations (singing, silly portraits, buffet dinner)?
- What do you do differently if your family cannot attend the larger family event?
- What would you miss if you didn’t do on a specific holiday?
- What is your favorite celebration to date?
- How does your family commemorate the events of the past (scrapbooks, home movies, online gallery)?
- How has technology changed some of your family holiday traditions?
- How do you keep in touch with long distance family and friends during holidays?
- What new traditions have you begun incorporating into your celebrations as the children, nephews, and nieces get older (volunteer at a food bank; take a family ski trip; have a cookie baking party) ?
- What changes in your holiday celebrations have been made due to births/deaths, job transfers/promotions, marriages/divorces, and geographic limitations?
- If you could add one new custom to your events, what would it be?
- Who all participates in your celebrations and what roles do they play?
- Which holiday is the most important in your family? What do you do to reinforce the importance and celebrate that fact?
- What do you enjoy most about your family events?
- What special plans do you have for future holidays or celebrations?
Please post links to your completed pieces in the comments. I look forward to seeing what you make!
