Weirdest Holiday Traditions
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What unique holiday traditions do families celebrate?
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Ah, the holidays. Time to force your family to come together and show off how weird you all really are. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and the best way to actually see that is through those unique holiday traditions that, for some reason, your family does every single year that aren't really traditional and are sometimes just kind of weird and embarrassing. And you just do them because you've always done them. Yeah. Like, you're like, why are we doing this again? Why are we still doing it? For example, we recently learned Brooke on Christmas morning sends her husband and children out pickle hunting. Yes. Which she swears isn't a euphemism. And then she quotes, knocks boots with the neighbors.
Physical snow boots, though. That must be it. Yes.
Part of that is true. The pickle part is true.
What are some of the strangest holiday traditions shared by listeners?
And then the mailman comes by and checks the oil. It's very weird at the Fox House. There's a special present. But if that's not odd enough for you, a survey asked people to share their strangest family holiday traditions that are unique to them. And there's definitely some weird ones, so let's talk about them. This one says, we play shaker present. What? That's where you get to shake a present and ask one yes or no question about it per night. And if you figure out what it is before Christmas, you get to open it early. That's a little risky, though. Yeah, I'm gifting my husband. I hope he's not listening.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What unique holiday traditions do families celebrate?
0:00–1:53
2
How do bizarre holiday traditions reflect family dynamics?
1:53–3:40
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What are some of the strangest holiday traditions shared by listeners?
3:40–5:19
4
How do families incorporate humor into their holiday celebrations?
5:19–6:19
5
What is the significance of the 'pickle hunting' tradition?
6:19–7:41
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How do families create memorable holiday games?
7:41–9:27
7
What are some of the most unusual holiday gifts exchanged?
9:27–11:38
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How do holiday traditions evolve over time within families?
11:38–12:35