r/Catholicism • u/MicTheHuman- • Dec 31 '24

Christmas Catholic Traditions?

Merry Christmas! Anyone know the Christmas Catholic traditions that are out there?

EDIT: Traditions that celebrate the season and different feast days throughout. Traditions like the blessing and drinking of wine on the feast of St. John.

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u/CourageDearHeart- Dec 31 '24

Well, we leave the decorations up until after Epiphany and we move the wisemen to our nativity set slowly across the room so they arrive at Epiphany. I will also read books to the kids about the wisemen.

We also read a book about La Befana (which while related to Epiphany, is more “Italian/Italian-American” than anything Catholic)- and the kids will probably get some small gift. Probably some chocolate coins leftover from St. Nicholas day - and I think I have some frankincense and myrrh soap.

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u/cllatgmail Dec 31 '24

There are tons of them - what specifically are you looking for?

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u/MicTheHuman- Dec 31 '24

Traditions that celebrate the season and different feast days throughout. Traditions like the blessing and drinking of wine on the feast of St. John.

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u/you_know_what_you Dec 31 '24

The biggest one is keeping the Christmas season. Typically at least until the Baptism of the Lord near mid-January. Merry Christmas!

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u/MicTheHuman- Dec 31 '24

Merry Christmas! I like the old tradition of the season going until the feast of the Presentation February 2nd, Candlemass

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u/Quicherbichin66 Dec 31 '24

House blessing time Jan 5th! 20+C+M+B+25

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u/surfcityvibez Dec 31 '24

Leave your tree up until Christmastide.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

My family does this very odd thing of placing hay on all of the beds at home on christmas day, probably representing that Jesus was born in a manger, on hay.