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In reply to the discussion: Celebrating today. [View all]

OldBaldy1701E

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7. My pleasure!
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 04:25 PM
Jan 2026

I just wish I had some fresh oysters and crab last night. That was the usual 'main course' at the gatherings I went to. I remember how they would have large tables and they would just dump the piles of shrimp, crab, scallops and oysters in the middle and every one would just help themselves.

MAN, was that good stuff! I would be moaning by the time I finished. Since we were not supposed to eat today at all, that feast was integral to surviving till midnight tonight. (The fridges that would get raided after midnight on this night was so funny to me. Once I hit adulthood, I had to laugh as we would sit watching the clock while pretending that we were not.)

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Celebrating today. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 OP
Happy Old Christmas! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1
Happy Old Christmas!🎉 MiHale Jan 2026 #2
A very Happy Old Christmas to you OldBaldy! LuckyCharms Jan 2026 #3
As a child, We celebrated both--my mother's family on December 25 and my Father"s family on January 6. debm55 Jan 2026 #4
That is kind of how we did it as well. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #6
So cool, ty for sharing this tradition with me! questionseverything Jan 2026 #5
My pleasure! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #7
Orthodox Xmas Kali Jan 2026 #8
Yes , my father's family celebrated the Orthodox Christmas. debm55 Jan 2026 #9
Da! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #10
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