Do You Open Presents On Christmas Eve

The rest of the presents waited until.

Do you open presents on christmas eve. For the last 9 years my now ex so our daughter and i celebrated christmas twice. My dad s family had a tradition in which the first person on christmas eve to call out christmas eve gift would get to open one present that day. Still others split up the presents opening a few on christmas eve and the rest on christmas day or even new year s eve. Some people exchange gifts on a separate day entirely.

Personally it is tradition for us to open 1 or 2 gifts on christmas eve. We would have the traditional sicilian homemade pasta or ravioli dinner with sausages wait for mom to wash the dishes which was an eternity and then gather next to the tree for unwrapping. Some people wait until christmas day to distribute and open presents while others are used to opening their gifts on christmas eve a common german tradition. First on christmas eve at his aunt s house with his whole family mom brother aunts uncles cousins their kids etc.

Why do some people open their presents on christmas eve. So we opened presents on christmas eve since the alternative would have us getting up at 4 am on christmas morning in order to have that prep time. I think that it s ok and that it can be a fun tradition. Some parents will be familiar with the tactic of allowing an excited child the chance to open up a single present on the day before christmas.

So basically each family has their own tradition as to which day presents should be opened. Whatever you do christmas should always reflect the true meaning of the occasion and that is the birthday of our lord jesus christ. After getting married i m always amazed by the number of traditions you re used to that might be slightly different than how your spouse did them. We open many of the gifts on christmas eve but usually save the big presents for the next morning with santa s gifts.

If someone says you can then do.