In Mexico, people go to mass on the evening on the 24th, then have dinner and open their gifts; instead of doing a large meal during the day and opening their presents on the 25th. Is this a Christian tradition or is it just a Latin tradition?
2007-10-15 06:12:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I'm in Canada and I know people who go to midnight mass, then when they come home from Church they have a meal, open their gifts and then go to sleep.
I personally tend to enjoy going to midnight mass, have a late meal and then open presents early in the morning.
2007-10-15 12:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Winter Loving Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what tradition it is but my family never did that and we are christian, we would go to midnight mass and we would have a big dinner and open up one present, then the rest in the morning. Now we do what you do but we have a big Christmas day dinner as well.
2007-10-16 17:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in England some of us go to mass on the 24th its great.
But on Christmas day we open our presents and have a large Christmas Dinner usually in the afternoon.
When the Children were only young I use to let them open one of the gifts under the tree before they went to bed on Chirstmas eve. But that was not tradition just personal choice.
2007-10-15 13:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it really depends on the persons involved. Most cultural influences put more emphasis on Christmas eve, probably because of midnight mass.
I cherish Christmas day and in the Anglican Tradition, Midnight mass as well (when I actually go!).
The main thing is to enjoy in the way we are comfortable.
2007-10-16 01:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY MORE OLD TRADITONS CHANGE THE MORE COMPLICATED THIS ANSWER IS! SOME LATIN STILL DO IT THE WAY YOU SPEAK OPENING EARLY..BUT MY FAMILY NEVER DID. WE WOULD GO TO MASS ON THE 24TH ON MIDNIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF GOD. WE WOULD MAKE FOOD PREPS THAT NIGHT ALSO. THEN WE WOULD ALL GATHER WITH ALL OF THE EXTENDED FAMILY AND EXCHANGE GIFTS FROM ONLY THE EXTENDED FAMILY. BUT MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY (BROTHERS & SISTERS) COULD NOT OPEN GIFTS UNTIL THE 25TH. SO ON THE EVE WE SPENT WITH EXTENDED AND THE DAY OF WE SPENT WITH IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
2007-10-15 13:59:22 · answer #5 · answered by JA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use to do to mass when i was younger on the 24th and open all the pressies on 25th, then visit everyone and exchange gifts, then went and had a massive dinner then watch christmas TV
2007-10-15 16:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by mizzmamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin tradition.
2007-10-15 13:18:32 · answer #7 · answered by Angelle D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different people have different traditions we open our gifts at breakfast some people open there gifts after dinner or supper
2007-10-15 13:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the original way it was celebrated. Its just changed over the last hundred or so years. I believe the UK royal family still celebrate it this way.
2007-10-15 13:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by outremerknight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On christmas eve me and my mum open one gift and on christmas day me and my mum open the rest of the gifts and my mum makes the dinner me and my mum eat our dinner and watching tv and me and my mum play on my new computer console on boxing day my mum makes the dinner me and my mum eat our dinner and we watch tv and me and my mum play on my computer console we watch christmas films and soaps and
2007-10-15 13:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋