Q: What is your favorite holiday tradition and why is it important?
A: Natalie Baker, 9: “Watching Christmas movies on Christmas Eve because it really gets us into the spirit.”
A: Toby Mistak, 12: “My favorite holiday tradition is hanging out with family because I don’t get to see my cousins very often.”
A: Jackson Whitley, 12: “We will go to my grandparents’ house for Christmas day and eat lunch. It’s probably a favorite because the whole family comes, and it’s just a fun time.”
A: William Cowperthwait, 12: “My favorite holiday tradition is definitely putting up the Christmas tree. That’s because it is something my family does together.”
A: Yeukai Chingombe, 12: “Hanging up the star on Christmas because it’s really fun, and we get to be together as a family.”
A: Keagan Siegers, 11: “Driving to Delaware early Christmas morning, 3-4 a.m., to have brunch with my mother’s family. We love them, and it has become such a special tradition that feels like Christmas is entirely ours and not what everyone else does. We also come home after the Christmas Eve service at like 11 and watch The Nativity with a charcuterie board and sparkling juice. It is amazing.”
A: Claire Reigle, 10: “My family’s favorite holiday tradition is decorating a small fake tree with small keepsake ornaments. We have a real tree for fancy glass ornaments, but the fake one is special to us because of the memories it holds.”
A: Jocelyn LeBlanc, 9: “Probably going to my grandparents for Christmas because I don’t see them often.”
A: Maia Shelley, 9: “Making Latkes on the first night of Hanukkah because it reminds me of childhood and they are just amazing.”
A: Emily Kirkland, 11: “For Christmas, we drive around our neighborhood, and we look at Christmas lights, and we get to spend time as a family together.”
A: Anna Johnson, 10: “During Christmas break, we go on a vacation together for the past four years, and I like it because I like getting out of North Carolina sometimes.”
A: Skyler Kipp, 12: “My favorite holiday tradition is going to the Christmas Eve service at church. They make the church look really beautiful and we all sing.”
