Memories and Traditions

As the Christmas season my family and I have so many things to do but we make time for this very special tradition. Our tradition is called the Twelve Days of Christmas. The Twelve Days of Christmas is when you choose a family, which is in need of some cheering up and we leave little presents on their porch for twelve days leading up to the final days of Christmas. The first people that we did were our neighbors and our grandparents. My sister and I probably had the most fun doing this. I remember our one neighbor, the Gallos, would leave little presents on their porches for us to pick up when we dropped off their present. This past Christmas we did our pastor Fr. Bill and our school friends the Valentini’s.
We choose them because they both had huge losses in their lives. Fr. Bill lost his mom and being the only child, it was a huge loss for him. The Mr. Valentini lost his job and Mrs. Valentini had no job so she has to work a night shift at Target. I really enjoyed doing them this year because I was old enough to see how much this really cheers up a person when they are down and not in the Christmas mood. At the end of the twelve days we reveal who the “secret Santa” truly is. At the Christmas Eve mass we gave Fr.Bill his present. He was so shocked and had no idea it was us. I really like this tradition because it’s original and fun. I also love that it’s a chance to do good and bond with my family.