There are many different Christmas traditions throughout the world and within families.

Sophomore Ella Scoby is able to spend her Christmas with her family that she does not see very often and everyone comes together on Christmas to watch movies and enjoy a Christmas meal.

“Every year on Christmas Eve, my family and I all go to my grandmas,” Scoby said.
“All of my cousins come down and we watch Christmas movies all day and eat food. Around 7 we go to church and when we come back we open presents.” 

Jorge Sotomayor is a foreign exchange student at BHS. In Spain, they do things differently than in America.

“On Christmas we put up the Christmas tree and the little ones write letters for the three kings; Gaspar, Baltasar y Melchor, and Papá Noel (Santa),” he said. “The three kings come on January 6th and they bring the kids presents. On New Year’s Eve we eat twelve grapes in the seconds right before the New Year.” 

Sophomore Sophie Baker has an interesting and very unique Christmas tradition.

“Every Christmas Eve my moms side of the family gets together and has a danish meal together,” she said. “We all go to my grandparents house (we all meaning, my family, and my 3 cousins and their parents, and my other two cousins and their parents). Once we all get there, we hang out for about an hour or so, and then we start appetizers around 4. We have crackers, all sorts of different cheeses, shrimp, and salmon. After we have those, we have the main meal. My family has frikadeller, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, and melted butter over the top of everything. We then say grace, eat, and then we go open up presents.” 

After supper, next comes dessert for the family.

“Once we all give each other our gifts, we have desert called a  Kransekake. After that, we all hang out for a little bit, but then we all go home late Christmas Eve night,” Baker said.