I was reading an article about how folks used to celebrate
Christmas back in the old days. Seventy years ago things
were quite different.
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Everyone still gathered round to listen to the radio. The
whole family tended to listen to the same music, and of
course there was no such thing as social media, in any
form or fashion.
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To go to Grandmother’s was a tradition that had been
carried out for many generations. No one made giblet
gravy like she did. Even if you didn’t like her cooking you
didn’t have much of a choice, for she was the one doing
the cooking, and there were no take out places.
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Everyone was still heavily involved in shopping for Christmas,
but they tended to wait a moment, until at least Thanksgiving
was over, and the bird had been picked clean. Later on Black
Friday appeared and now we cannot even wait for that moment.
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Things have certainly changed over the years, but many things
also remain the same. We still put up a pine tree , decorate
it, and put presents under the tree. We cook a ham and enjoy
the sweets that are made for the season.
Of course, things did get easier for the elder generation. The ones
before that required hunting for meat and doing all the prep
work. Everything was made by hand, with much creativity.
“Back in the old days-
Things were both alike and different, in many ways.”
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Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 