115.4K followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

1/2

6 saved

18

12

What’s is your XMax Eve Traditions?

For me and my family we have a Christmas Eve party; we have family and friends over. We cook prime ribs and oysters with all the fixings!

We just have a great time with family and friend while marking memories and talking about what next year has in store for us!

What about you and your family?!

#cozychats #lemon8challenge #AskLemon8 #letschat #HOLIDAY

2025/12/24 Edited to

12 comments

Going to visit all my family members while my kids spend time with their cousins

Gardenturtle102

We open one present on Christmas Eve and then we make Santa cookies and put it on his special plate and set out milk

See more comments

Related posts

A baby in a green frog costume sits in a stroller, with overlay text "Birthday Traditions To Start WITH YOUR KIDS."

A child in a green frog costume sits on a carpeted floor, with overlay text describing a "Birthday Morning Surprise" tradition.

Two children are partially visible in the background, with overlay text detailing "Birthday Breakfast of Their Dreams" and "The Birthday Interview" traditions.

Birthday Traditions To Start Now

Birthdays aren’t just about gifts and cake, they’re about memories. 🎂💛 Starting little traditions makes your child’s birthday feel extra special and gives them something to look forward to every year. Whether it’s silly, sentimental, or sweet, these moments become the things they’ll remember forev

5045 likes

Sunday Traditions That Bring Families Closer

The best family traditions don’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s a special breakfast, a family game night, a Sunday walk, or simply sharing the highs and lows of the week. Small moments spent together often become the memories we cherish most. ❤️ Which Sunday tradition does your family

497 likes

Two children, an older girl and a baby, sit on a couch, with the baby holding a book. The image has a text overlay that reads 'Fun Family Traditions TO START'.

A large cartoon character statue stands next to a giant donut sign for 'Sandy's Donuts'. A child and an adult are partially visible below. Text overlays suggest 'Friday night pizza and a movie' and 'Sunday pancake breakfast' traditions.

A baby sits on a carpeted floor, playing with colorful LEGO blocks. Text overlays suggest 'Highs & Lows' at dinner and 'Family walk after dinner' as traditions.

Fun Family Traditions To Start Now

Family rituals are the little traditions that make ordinary days feel special. Whether it’s Friday night pizza, bedtime stories, or a silly handshake only your family knows, these small moments build security and connection. Try starting one or two and watch how they turn into the memories your kid

365 likes

A person holds a child in front of a lit Christmas tree, with the text overlay "CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS to start this year" introducing ideas for family holiday activities.

A blurred image of a person holding a child near a Christmas tree, overlaid with text describing the first tradition: creating a "Christmas Eve Box" with PJs, a snack, and an activity.

A blurred image of a person holding a child near a Christmas tree, overlaid with text describing the second tradition: a "December Book Basket" for winter and Christmas books.

5 Christmas traditions to start with your kids

If you want to make the holidays feel a little more special this year, here are a few easy, low-cost Christmas traditions to start with your kids: 1. Christmas Eve Box Add PJs, a snack, and a small activity. Just a fun little surprise for the night before Christmas. 2. December Book Basket

316 likes

Christmas Traditions for your list

There are so many things to do before Chrsitmas, My favorite is the nutcracker ballet, I watch it every year! Comment below what you have already done, or what's your favorite thing to do for Christmas⬇️ #christmas #traditions #iceskating #gingerbread house #games

152 likes

A dark-skinned woman in a headwrap holds a bowl with flames and smoke under a full moon. The image features text: "50 Black Traditions & Superstitions Do you do any of these?"

50 Black Traditions & Superstitions

let’s dive into these 50 superstitions from the Black diaspora—all drippin’ with that ancestral knowing, passed down in whispers, prayers, and side-eyes. From the islands to the South, from the Motherland to the block, here go some real ones: 1. Don’t sweep over nobody’s feet – or they’ll never

1251 likes

5 Traditions To Start With your Kids This Summer

Looking for ways to make summer extra special? Here are five simple traditions to start that your kids will look forward to year after year: 1. “Pick-Your-Own” Day Visit a local berry farm or orchard to pick fruit together. Make it an annual outing and end the day baking something sweet! 2.

772 likes

A light blue gingham background features a white airplane, an old letter, a vintage camera, and a small photo. The central text reads: "Traditions I Want to start with my family."

Two scenes of themed family movie nights are shown. One features a 'Moana' setup with pineapple bowls, the other a 'Lady and the Tramp' theme with spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and cake.

Various hand-painted birthday plates are displayed. One features rabbits and carrots, another a carousel, and two smaller plates are decorated with flowers and names 'Olivia' and 'Frances' with birth dates.

Traditions I want to start with my family.🍼🚼

As a first time mom who always dreamed of being a mom. I’m all about creating core memories and making my babies childhood magical and full of amazing memories that will stick with them forever. Growing up my mom did her best to keep traditions alive and make our childhood as special as she could.

4461 likes

Summer traditions to start with your kids☀️🤎

Summer with littles is the perfect time to start simple traditions that turn into lifelong memories☀️ 🌱 Grow a tiny garden together Even just one tomato plant or a pot of herbs. Let them help water and pick- it’s magic every summer 🍓 Go berry picking Let them help fill the basket- even if m

38 likes

An elderly Black man with a white beard sits in a rocking chair on a porch, holding a pipe, while two younger individuals listen. Text overlays read "OLD SOUTHERN TRADITIONS PART 4 Omens & Sayings.." and ""God don't like ugly,"".

Old southern Traditions part 4: Omens & Sayings

Old Southern Traditions, Part 4: Omens, Sayings & Hidden Spirit Codes Now baby, this the part where you really see how deep the roots run. Our people been decoding the world around them since we stepped foot on this soil—every bird call, every dream, every word had weight. These weren’t

310 likes

Keep the traditions in the family ♥️

The roots don’t survive by exposure—they survive by tending. Every lineage in Hoodoo carries its own soil: the red clay of the Carolinas, the river-damp breath of the Mississippi Delta, the salt and wind of the Lowcountry, the brick-dust thresholds of Baltimore streets. These are not just locati

222 likes

An autumn-themed flat lay on a wooden surface, featuring a pumpkin, red berries in a bowl, a lit candle, and dried leaves. Overlaying text discusses setting holiday boundaries and creating personal traditions.

Traditions change over time. 🍋✨🥰🌸🫶

4 likes

Sweet Holiday Traditions 🥹

Now I want to hear everyone’s favorite holiday traditions. #holidaytraditions #christmastraditions #holidaytradition #christmastradition

775 likes

Birthday traditions

🎂✨ Birthday magic starts with the little traditions! ✨🎂 From balloon wake-ups to annual letters and scavenger hunts, these 19 ideas turn each year into a memory you’ll both treasure forever. 🥳💛 Which tradition will you start first? #BirthdayTraditions #MomLife #momlifeunfiltered

4105 likes

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS we do with kids🍁🍂

Thanksgiving is a sweet day in our family. This year now that we have two babies, I really wanted to make it a thing to have fun traditions that we do. So the first one is that my husband will go and grab coffee and donuts for breakfast. So that we don’t have so much going on in the kitchen. Ki

6 likes

👨🏾‍👩🏾‍👧🏾 Family Monday | Keeping Traditions Alive

Some of my favorite memories weren't made on expensive vacations—they were made at family reunions. From recipes passed down through generations to laughter around the domino table, these gatherings remind us where we come from and who we're connected to. In a world that moves fast, famil

1 like

Fun Christmas Traditions To Start Now

Looking to start new Christmas traditions with your family this year? 🎄 Whether it’s baking cookies, picking out a special ornament, or driving around with hot cocoa to look at holiday lights, small traditions become the big memories your kids will hold onto forever ❤️ Which one would you start? #

419 likes

What’s your day after Christmas tradition? #morning #coffee #booktok #fyp #coffirmation

10 likes

🐔 Chicken Feet in Hoodoo & African Traditions

In Hoodoo, which is rooted in African spirituality brought over during slavery and blended with Indigenous and Christian influence, the chicken foot is a powerful protective charm. It’s most commonly used to ward off evil, reverse hexes, or keep enemies away. That foot, curled up like it’s ready

31 likes

Whats your NYE traditions?!

It’s New Year’s Eve so for tonight’s dinner and for tomorrow we will be eatting Black Eyed Peas and Corn Bread! Black Eyed Peas = GOOD LUCK & Cornbread = GOLD $$$ What’s your family traditions?? #happynewyear #newyearseve #newyearsmeal #blackeyedpeas #cornbread

19 likes

Intentionally Celebrating Christ,Family Traditions

1. SHEPHERD ON THE SEARCH- The concept is to build the anticipation of the coming of Christ much like they would have experienced in that day. Move your shepherd every day and allow your kids to search for him leading up to Christmas Day where he arrives at the manager. Christ centered “elf on the

75 likes

Christian Traditions!!

Today's Journaling was a great topic to dive into. So many people say I don't practice Christmas because it's not in the Bible, or I don't practice Easter because it's not in the Bible. And that's not the exact day Christ was born. Or mothers day is a pagan holiday, etc. Whe

3 likes

One of my favorite traditions! 📷

I made it a tradition when my nephew was born in 2020 to get photos with him by the tree every year and it has been so fun! I’ve taken other pictures as well and I absolutely love getting them out every year for my wall as decoration. This is my set up this year. 🥰🤶🏼🫶🏼💋📷🌲 #holidaydiy #holidays

16 likes

Three Black women of different generations gather around a table with items like herbs, tarot cards, a crystal ball, and nails. An elder woman smiles, while a younger woman holds nails, symbolizing Southern traditions of root work, spirit talk, and everyday magic being passed down. A broom is visible in the background.

Southern traditions:Root work, spirit talk & more✨

Old Southern Traditions, Part 3: Root Work, Spirit Talk & Everyday Magic Alright now baby, we deep in it. The porch blue, the red bricks laid, the bottles clinkin’ in the tree breeze—and we still ain’t finished. Our ancestors didn’t just protect themselves—they stayed connected. They talked

183 likes

🚀 Our Annual HTX Traditions 🤘🏽

One of my favorite things about raising a toddler in Houston is discovering the traditions we look forward to every year. 💙 Our family calendar is built around annual favorites: wandering through bluebonnet fields each spring, spending rodeo season eating way too much fair food, exploring the Mu

0 likes

Fun Thanksgiving Traditions to Start This Year! 🦃

Thanksgiving is more than just a meal—it's about making memories with loved ones! Here are a few fun traditions you can start this year to make your holiday extra special! What are some of YOUR favorite Thanksgiving traditions? Share them below—I’d love to add new ideas to my list!🤎 #Tha

53 likes

A toddler sits on a wooden pallet surrounded by pumpkins at a pumpkin patch. The text overlay reads 'My favorite Halloween traditions with my toddler' and 'SWIPE'.

A toddler in a pumpkin patch reaches for a pumpkin. The text describes 'Pumpkin Picking' as a tradition where the toddler picks her own pumpkin, taking it seriously.

A toddler sits among pumpkins at a patch. The text highlights 'Pumpkin Painting' as a perfect activity for little hands, less stressful than carving for mom.

Halloween traditions for kids

Favorite Halloween Traditions With My Toddler 🍁 Halloween feels extra fun now that I get to share it with my toddler. We’ve started a few little traditions that make the season sweet and memorable: 🎃 Pumpkin Picking – we head to a patch and let her toddle around to pick her own little pumpki

15 likes

Talking to Kids About Different Traditions

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is helping my kids understand that every family celebrates in their own special way. ✨ Different traditions, different foods, different decorations, and that’s what makes this season so beautiful. Here are a few simple ways to start the conversat

8 likes

What are your family traditions?

What are your family traditions? #foodlover #fyp #ecstilson #italiancookie #cookies

1 like

10 Christmas Traditions to start with your kids!!

1. Christmas pajamas all December • you or your kids can wear Christmas pjs all month long! getting them into the Christmas spirit! 2. One Christmas book before bed each night • this also helps you have that one on one time with your littles, especially if you had a busy day. it’s okay if you’r

18 likes

4th of July family traditions

What are your Independence Day family traditions?? I would love to hear what other families do for the 4th!! Let’s here those traditions please. #emergingcreator #familytraditions #july4th #fourthofjuly #family

4 likes

A porch with a haint blue ceiling and brick steps leads to a yard featuring a large tree adorned with numerous blue glass bottles. Overlay text reads: "OLD SOUTHERN TRADITIONS, PART 2: PROTECTING THE SPIRIT SOUTHERN BLACK FOLK MAGIC & PROTECTION PRACTICES."

Old Southern Traditions, Part 2: Protecting…

Old Southern Traditions, Part 2: Protecting the Spirit — Southern Black Folk Magic & Protection Practices Down here in the South, especially in our Black communities, we been knew how to work roots, pray hard, and stay protected from evil—both seen and unseen. Painting the porch ceiling hain

295 likes

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS we’ll do with our kids❤️💚

These are the Christmas traditions we’ll be doing every year with our kids. When I was little, we always waited until midnight to open up all our presents (I’m Latina), but my husband is America and he likes the tradition of waiting until Christmas morning. So we open 1 gift on Christmas Eve

166 likes

A younger Black woman in a yellow dress sits smiling in a rocking chair, eyes closed, while an older Black woman in a head wrap holds iced tea, smiling beside her on a porch. A black cat sits nearby. Text overlay reads: '13 SOUTHERN & AFRICAN TRADITIONS TO GET OVER A BROKEN HEART'.

13 Southern & Afro traditions to ease broken heart

🖤 Southern & African-rooted Traditions to Heal a Broken Heart Spiritual Bath with Florida Water, Epsom Salt, and Hyssop A powerful cleansing ritual to wash away sadness, emotional ties, and energy from an ex-lover. Often done before dawn or during a waning moon. Burying His Name in the D

44 likes

New Years Eve Traditions

✨ Witchy New Year's Eve Ideas ✨ End the year with magic and intention! Try these: 🌿 Cleanse your space and energy 🕯 Candle magic for your goals 🔮 Divination for the year ahead 🔥 Release rituals to let go of the past 🌙 Create spell jars, vision boards, or talismans 🌳 Connect with nature

51 likes

An infographic illustrates New Year's Black Hoodoo traditions, including cleaning before midnight, opening doors at midnight, avoiding borrowing money, eating prosperity foods like black-eyed peas and greens, spiritual cleansing baths, not washing clothes, the significance of the first visitor, and using candles and prayers for luck, love, prosperity, and peace.

New Years Southern Hoodoo Traditions/Superstitions

✨ New Year’s Black Hoodoo Traditions & Superstitions ✨ In many African American families rooted in Hoodoo, Southern folk magic, and African spiritual belief, the New Year isn’t just a party, it’s spiritual maintenance 💫 🧹 Clean before midnight Sweep, mop, and take out trash to remove old

754 likes

Christmas Eve Traditions

Slow Day. Woke up to a snowy winter wonderland. Made and decorated cookies. Had Chinese food for dinner. & now wrapping up the last few gifts. Merry Christmas ♥️ #traditionalchristmas #unfiltered #holidaycreativity #momlifestyle #slowmorningroutine

6 likes

Dad 101: The strongest families don’t accidentally have traditions.

Someone decided they were worth creating. Family night doesn’t have to be expensive. It doesn’t have to be Pinterest-worthy. It doesn’t even have to be the same every week. Go to the park. Have a picnic. Play UNO. Watch a movie on the living room floor. Grab ice cream. Your kids won’

4 likes

Birthday Traditions you can start for your little🎈

I always wanted to be the type of parent that had birthday traditions that they did with their kid every single year so on her first birthday I was determined to start those traditions! I went looking on social media to see what other mamas did and I found so much good stuff I compiled a list a

28 likes

They do what to get to Christmas Eve mass?

I just love learning about Christmas traditions from other cultures around the world. #MerryChristmas #christmas #christmastradition #world #Lemon8

1 like

See more