It has been my goal to try, in any small way, to celebrate Advent this year, again. I say 'again', because last year it didn't quite work out like I planned. I didn't really get to the celebration of advent but just committed myself, and my family, to waiting for Christmas. So basically my little toddler didn't learn any carols and I lost steam as I realized everyone else stopped celebrating Christmas after the 25th.
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Technically the Twelve Days of Christmas should start on the 25th but nobody got the memo.
So this year, the tree is up now - with advent ornaments on it- and advent carols (along side some great Christmas ones) are playing and being sung at bedtime. We still are holding out a couple things for the twelve days but we aren't being too miserly on Christmas cheer now.
So this year, the tree is up now - with advent ornaments on it- and advent carols (along side some great Christmas ones) are playing and being sung at bedtime. We still are holding out a couple things for the twelve days but we aren't being too miserly on Christmas cheer now.
This is our little sacred space 'decked' out for Advent. Ethan likes Our Lady of Guadalupe on guard as her feast day is coming up. St. Francis is just hanging out beside her and St. Barbara and St. Francis Xavier also have feast days in December.
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It is becoming an annual tradition to celebrate Martinmas. The feast of the great medieval saint St. Martin of Tours. Well, he wasn't quite medieval (lived in 4th century) but he become a favourite for so many medieval people. He story is worth looking up. But the tradition has become one to celebrate the light in the darkness, just as St. Martin was. Ysabeau really only pays close attention to this part- the lighting of Chinese lanterns that float up and away!
On Dec 6th, two kids woke up very happy to find this!
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Caught red-handed feeding the baby something she shouldn't.
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It's true that kids find even something as simple as candles magical. Dinner with cousins here at our table is a pretty happy time. Candles make it extra fun. Only 2 more advent candles to light till Christmas.
This is in the Takhini valley just outside of Whitehorse, Yukon. It is about 1 or 2pm but the sun is already quite low. This is where we had our gathering to celebrate Martinmas with some other friends and families.
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