Who+am+I?

Cultural Memories Who am I? catholic, daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, student, lover of books and scrapbooking. What is my cultural background? I am mostly German, little irish and some swedish. My grandmother speaks German. What family traditions regarding play have been passed down?  Our tradition of cooking the german dish strudels. My grandmother taught my mom who taught my siblings and I. I hope to pass this on to my sons someday. What family Christmas traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next? We go to church on Christmas Eve night and usually fondue on that evening. Open Christmas presents on Christmas morning and have a big meal on Christmas evening. What family traditions have been about the high school years….... ﻿The tradition is getting a job in high school and keeping up with your studies so that you can pay for your college education. What family traditions have been passed down from one generation to the next in the are of marriage and family? ﻿ Getting married in the Catholic faith and raising your children in that faith as well. We believe in the union of a man and a woman as a marriage. What other unique family traditions have been passed down? ﻿My cousins and I get together at our cabin in Minnesota every summer and we always have a wonderful time there. We now have our own children and we have tuaght them all to swim, tube and now are teaching them to waterski at the lake. It has been a tradition that we have grown up with that we are all very proud to pass down to our own kids.