HOH Family Traditions

Easter is a big deal in my family, we go to church in the morning and do fun activities all afternoon. There is always lots of food and candy!

Mexican American Celebrations

During the holiday season, my family and I get together to have big celebrations and feasts! Each of my family members makes their favorite dish. Some of these dishes are traditional Mexican meals such as barbacoa de chivo (goat barbecue), pernil (roast pork), and tacos de birria with birria consome (birria tacos and soup).

Birria Tacos and Consome

Jamaican American Celebrations &amp; Traditions

During holidays, and all special occasions, my family and I cook traditional American foods (sometimes with a hint of Jamaican spices, like my husband's famous jerk turkey), and add some traditional Jamaican foods like curried goat and sweet potato pudding. Below, I've shared the authentic recipes of two of my favorites that MUST be on our table at every celebration.

Singing &amp; Dancing: After Thanksgiving dinner, we all sing while our friend plays his guitar. Sometimes, we have a dance off contest, dancing to Jamaican Ska which is the precursor to (came before) Reggae.

Feeding the Homeless: Every month for over 12 years, we cook and/ or serve dinner to 40 - 150 homeless citizens. We make Thanksgiving thru MLK Day extra special by decorating and packing goodie bags of candies. My parents and grandparents fed those in need in Jamaica.

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HOH Family Traditions

by HOH PTO &amp; REACH (Raising Equity, Access and Culture at Horizons)

Making cookies with my family!

At my house every Christmas Eve my mom, my dad, and I make homemade cookies.

The type of cookies we make are oatmeal white chocolate chip raisin cookies.

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Everyone has traditions. They are passed down from long ago. Some traditions are delicious while others are fun. Lets learn about traditions from our HOH families.

The Three Most Important foods that have to be on the table for any holiday are Pasteles, Madudos, and yuca fries. those are the special things I have every holiday.

Every holiday my family and I gather in the living room and play Uno. 

Growing up, my family would drive to a Christmas tree farm. There, we would walk in the sometimes snowy fields to pick out the perfect tree. I remember the tractor ride, the hot chocolate, the pride in picking out the tree and the fun we had running around the field. Now that I am grown and have a family of my own, the tradition hasn't stopped. Each year, we all go as a family to pick out our trees. When we look at our tree throughout the holiday season, I'm reminded of that awesome day and the memories that will last a lifetime. 

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