I am well aware that my family has some weird traditions, but most of them are my favorite! Here are 5 of them, and why I love them.
1. Watermelon Smash
Let me explain. Every year my mom's side of the family has a birthday bash where we celebrate everyone's birthday. I'm talking the whole family. My great grandma, her kids, their kids, their kids, and even a few of their kids. We have a piñata and things, but we also take a watermelon and hit it with a stick/bat. The rules are the same as a piñata, you get spun around, you wear a blindfold, and the watermelon moves around every turn so you don't know where it is. Everyone sits in a circle and yells at whomever is blindfolded, but not everyone tells the truth about when to swing.
2. Hiding Boiled Eggs
Yes, my moms side of the family hides boiled eggs at our Easter egg hunt. I love boiled eggs, and it wasn't until I was older then I even realized that this was weird.
3. Father Daughter Dances
This one might not be so weird. My dads family, and The Rugrats Movie are the only places I have seen this. Father Daughter dances are a traditional dance to have at weddings, but in my family every daughter and father are invited to dance with the bride and her father. I have very fond memories of dancing with my dad at weddings, and you can bet your butt this will happen at my wedding.
4. Christmas Bingo Party
Every Christmas Eve my mom's family has a White Elephant Christmas party. We play Bingo, and when you get Bingo, you get a prize. Most prizes are justifiable like a head light, or some new oven mitts. Every year you run the risk of getting a huge bra, or festive boxers. Lucky for me, I have never opened a wrapped box to one of these surprises, granted I usually don't get very many Bingos anyway.
5. Family Reunion Program
Every second weekend in August my mom's family, and once again I mean the whole family, this time including my great grandpas' siblings and all of their posterity, have a family reunion. The weekend includes kids games, an ice cream bar, homemade root beer, and the program. Every year there is a theme, and right before the program, where each family performs an act, there is a parade where you dress up and show off your attire. I love playing dress up with my cousins, and I don't care how old I get, I will always dress up for the parade and program.
