{"id":207538,"date":"2019-12-05T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=207538"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T20:08:09","slug":"merry-merry-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/merry-merry-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry! Merry! 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Are you part of a group that\u2019s planning a get-together with friends and family for a Christmas or Hanukkah party? Party themes have become a thing these days, and it seems everyone is attempting to keep up with the most fun themes.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years I\u2019ve been invited to Christmas parties with themes like, come as your favorite Christmas TV or Movie character; another was for a winter wonderland, and even a murder-mystery themed party (for Christmas ??? are you kidding me??).<\/p>\n<p>One of my more well-traveled friends even held a \u201cdress in a costume from another country\u2019s Christmas tradition\u201d themed party. That one was interesting as I learned of many other Christmas traditions from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Just to name a few, there is a giant lantern festival held in the Philippines the Saturday before Christmas Eve. Beautiful huge lanterns, where competition is fierce for the most elaborate kaleidoscope patterns!<\/p>\n<p>In Sweden they build a giant 42-foot goat built out of straw. Of course, some folks attempt to burn it down and some years they are successful. In Iceland they have the \u201cYule Lads\u201d who dress up as trolls and they leave small gifts each night in the 13 days leading up to Christmas. Children place a pair of their shoes by their windows and get these small gifts. But\u2026 if you are naughty or misbehave, you might get a rotten potato in your shoes! A day of little candles is held in Columbia as folks place small, colored-paper flowers with candles in them to celebrate the Virgin Mary and the immaculate conception. Entire communities and towns follow this Christmas tradition and compete for the most beautiful displays.<\/p>\n<p>So, no matter how you celebrate and enjoy the seasons bounty with family and friends\u2026 never forget to remember <strong>the reason for the season.<\/strong> Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Are you part of a group that\u2019s planning a get-together with friends and family for a Christmas or Hanukkah party? Party themes have become a thing these days, and it seems everyone is attempting to keep up with the most fun themes. Over the past few years I\u2019ve been invited to Christmas parties with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5377,"featured_media":207532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-american-retirement-advisor-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American Retirement Advisors 800-568-1095 Expert Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"American Retirement Advisors, David P. Schaeffer, Retirement Advisor, Retirement Defender, Insure your savings, Save your Savings from Wall Street. 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