Our feast isn't religious either. In fact, it sounds a lot like yours. :) My chosen family consists of Christians, Pagans, atheists, agnostics, and my husband's nearly Buddhist views.
Most of the time, we put up a small tree. (I'd love to plant Christmas trees at our house in the future.) We get together for a weekend - sometimes up to a dozen of us - and spend the time cooking, enjoying our time together, and exchanging gifts. (Frigate was a bit sad because we can't find Ritter Sport yogurt-flavoured chocolate bars over here.)
We have the "no fights" rule, too. Some of us see each other so infrequently that we don't want to spend the time squabbling. This year, one friend drove 9 hours (each way) to spend the weekend with us.
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In fact, it sounds a lot like yours. :)
My chosen family consists of Christians, Pagans, atheists, agnostics, and my husband's nearly Buddhist views.
Most of the time, we put up a small tree. (I'd love to plant Christmas trees at our house in the future.) We get together for a weekend - sometimes up to a dozen of us - and spend the time cooking, enjoying our time together, and exchanging gifts. (Frigate was a bit sad because we can't find Ritter Sport yogurt-flavoured chocolate bars over here.)
We have the "no fights" rule, too.
Some of us see each other so infrequently that we don't want to spend the time squabbling. This year, one friend drove 9 hours (each way) to spend the weekend with us.