The winter season brings an abundance of holidays that allow us to soak up time with family and continue traditions we know and love. Meet three sets of siblings from Lincoln as they share their favorite holiday traditions and how their families celebrate the season.
Meet Remy (6), Zulema (8), Ada (8), Ares (8), Vinny (10), and Merveille (14)!
Meet Remy
6 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
Lunar New Year.
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
The dragon dancing. I like to dance!
What’s your favorite holiday meal or treat?
Dumplings.
How do you like to spend time with your family and friends during the holidays?
Eating together.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
Seeing my family.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
The red lantern.
Describe your perfect holiday day.
Have a party!
Meet Zulema
8 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
Christmas.
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
I can’t wait to open gifts.
What’s your favorite holiday meal or treat?
Grammy has cinnamon rolls for us on Christmas morning.
How do you like to spend time with your family and friends during the holidays?
I like to play with my cousins. We play games in the house and sometimes we play outside too if there is snow.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
Seeing my family.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
I like to get together with my family. I’m really happy when there is snow.
Describe your perfect holiday day.
Putting up the Christmas tree and all the ornaments is nice because I know we are getting close to Christmas then.
Meet Ada
8 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
The solstice and Christmas.
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
Our fall litter pickup.
What’s your favorite holiday meal or treat?
Pumpkin bars.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
Christmas lights.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
When we decorate the tree.
Describe your perfect holiday day.
I would take a bunch of trees, organize a whole living room, decorate all the trees so everything was so beautiful.
Meet Ares
8 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
Lunar New Year. I’m a dog!
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
The red envelopes of money to buy snacks.
What’s your favorite holiday meal or treat?
Fries. I’m a fry guy.
How do you like to spend time with your family and friends during the holidays?
Playing games like bingo.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
Singing Michael Jackson on karaoke.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
IThe fu dogs and Remy’s cat waves (maneki-neko).
Describe your perfect holiday day.
No school and take everybody on a cruise ship.
Meet Vinny
10 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
The solstice and Christmas.
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
Getting together with family/cousins, playing football, and decorating the tree.
How do you like to spend time with your family and friends during the holidays?
Playing football and games.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
When the kids beat the uncles in football.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
The Christmas tree.
Describe your perfect holiday day.
I would get a giant football field and invite my friends and family over to play a giant round of flag football.
Meet Merveille
14 YEARS-OLD
Which winter holiday does your family celebrate?
Christmas.
What holiday tradition do you look forward to each year?
Each year we spend the night at my grandparents’ house on Christmas Eve, and then everyone comes over to celebrate Christmas Day.
What’s your favorite holiday meal or treat?
I really like dinner rolls.
How do you like to spend time with your family and friends during the holidays?
I like to hang out with my family during the holidays. A lot of times I’ll play games with my cousins or just talk with them.
What holiday memory makes you smile?
I like to look at the Christmas pictures from the year before to see how we’ve grown and to remember the fun things we did together.
Is there a holiday decoration that makes your home feel extra festive?
Decorating the house with my family is a fun holiday tradition because there is always laughing as we go.
Describe your perfect holiday day.
We would sleep in, make breakfast as a family, eat, and then play some cards. At night we’d all get in the car and look at Christmas lights while we drink hot cocoa.