https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:15:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526805 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:06:32 +0000 regberadaisy 526805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: all the ones I'm talking about are actually her heritage. She's German/Irish/English &amp; Chinese! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526769 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:35:44 +0000 MediaNaranja 526769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only major one will probably be Dia de los Difuntos (Day of the Dead) on Nov. 2nd. It is a BIG DEAL in DH's home country, so we will do that. I think we'll also try to incorporate some of the traditional foods into Easter/Holy week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526767 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:32:29 +0000 heffalump 526767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SAHM0811: a little bit. Right now we just have a book that I read lo about it.... When lo gets older well be able to do more like plant a tree, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526742 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:25:04 +0000 SAHM0811 526742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Do you celebrate Tu B'Shevat? DD is learning about that now at school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526269 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:43:15 +0000 heffalump 526269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a million Jewish holidays. Purim and passover are coming up next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526266 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:42:10 +0000 Mrs. Pen 526266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>all of them haha!!</p> <p>I love the idea of raising LO to celebrate all cultures and it's fun to learn about all of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526264 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:41:13 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 526264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mardi Gras. My DH loved it as a kid. Going to visit my DH's mom will be a good excuse to go to some kid parades. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526257 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:39:27 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 526257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: You know, I've never watched 'The Office'. And yes, Belsnickel was something else he taught us about but he preferred the Christ child and Sinterklaas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526230 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:35:33 +0000 matador84 526230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cinco de mayo is fun! Good idea tororojo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526211 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:33:48 +0000 mrbee 526211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: And let us not forget Belsnickel and Krampus!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQv9sKLtluE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQv9sKLtluE</a></p> <p>Was amazed to see on Wikipedia that it's still a real tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch communities!<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526187 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:30:28 +0000 regberadaisy 526187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: thank you soooo much!!! My FIL doesn't really follow any gean customs but I want to teach our kids about all thei heritage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526175 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:27:47 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 526175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: True, but these are things that were passed down rather than the usual American-English-German Christmas most people think of today. See my above post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526168 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:27:00 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 526168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: My father actually lived in Germany as a child for a few years because my grandfather was stationed there in the army. Because of this, we grew up learning and speaking basic German - sometimes he would ask us to count and we'd count in English, then he would wait until we were done and tell us to count properly and we'd count in German. Then of course there were the conversations but anyways...</p> <p>One of the things that he taught us was the Christmas carols they used to sing in Germany when he lived there with my aunts, grandmother, and grandfather. There was "Kling, Glockchen" about the Christ child at the door, ringing the bell, asking the children to let him into their hearts; there was also, along a similar vein, "Alle Jahre weider kommt das Christuskind", about how the Christ child came every year and blesses everyone; then of course "Stille Nacht," or Silent Night. Those were our favorite carols to sing too.</p> <p>Something else they would do in Germany was leave their shoes outside their door for Christuskind to fill with toys and goodies if they had been good. One of the things that would end up in their shoe is foil wrapped gold chocolate coins. When we were growing up, he would put the gold coins in our stockings just like he used to get in Germany.</p> <p>Things like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526129 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:23:10 +0000 Alivoo01 526129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chinese New Year for sure!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526115 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:21:05 +0000 tororojo 526115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cinco de Mayo! We Texans love an excuse to sit on a patio and drink margaritas, although that's not quite how I would celebrate with kids. Any holidays that are patriotic, Texas-ey or Christian are fair game for me! I don't have any unique cultural roots to trace back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526083 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:16:19 +0000 mrbee 526083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: A lot of Christmas is already Germanic! Yuletide, etc... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526078 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:15:37 +0000 T-Mom 526078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We celebrate Chinese new Year and that's it for the cultural ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-526039 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:10:45 +0000 regberadaisy 526039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: like what??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-525258 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:01:54 +0000 autumnlove 525258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chinese New Year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-525256 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:01:15 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 525256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does St. Patrick's day and Oktoberfest count? Also there are some German traditions we'll be carrying over into our Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-cultural-holidays-will-you-celebrate-with-lo#post-524920 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 regberadaisy 524920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've got all the major Chinese ones such as Chinese New Year, mid autumn festival etc. St Patty's day for her Irish side. What to celebrate for the German side???</p> <p>What cultural holidays will you be celebrating with LO? </p>