kids' voices
Holiday traditions
This month, we asked students about holidays, and traditions they share with their families. These are the answers we received from Melinda Rogers’ third-grade class at North Buncombe Elementary School. “Do you know what my favorite holiday is? It’s Christmas! That’s because that’s Jesus’ birthday. You get to spend time with your family. You get to eat yummy food and get presents from Santa. Christmas is the best day in the year! We get to put up the Christmas tree. I love Christmas a lot!” Camryn
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“Do you celebrate Christmas? Well, I do. When I celebrate, we have a Christmas tree with ornaments. Also, we have presents but it’s not about presents. It’s Jesus’ birthday. We make cookies and milk for Santa.” Cajes
“What is a holiday? I know, it is when you celebrate a time and place. During Christmas, my family sets up ornaments on the Christmas tree. Then we eat meat, we drink Sprite and our dessert is peanut ball covered with sugar and chocolate! In the morning, we go outside and make a snowman. Last, everyone packs up and goes home waiting to celebrate again next year!” Ridge
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