Poll of the Day > Do you celebrate certain holidays before/after the actual date?

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I recall once telling someone that my family, relatives, and I get together for Thanksgiving or Chistmas a week before or after the actual date and they were baffled by it. Our reason is simple, doing it early/late was simply more convenient for most of our schedules, traveling is easier, and frankly getting together is the important part, what does it matter if we do it on the official date or not.

Being single, it is easy for me to adjust to most other people's schedule. But I know with my cousins who are married, they sometimes try and bounce between visiting both the husband side of the family and the wife side of the family if both are within easy traveling distance of each other. So I can see why for them meeting together early/late can be better for them.

That being said, do you and your family celebrate the major holidays on the actual date since most people are off those days or do you celebrate on whatever day/date is convenient for everyone's schedule?

Comments are appreciated,

Thank you
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Last few years have been very troublesome for us to plan Christmas (bunch of family drama as a result)

That is why this year, we planned the family dinner with grandma the weekend before Christmas. I must admit, there still was a little bit of tomfoolery going on, but nothing near the levels of the drama of last few years.
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