Is It Goodbye To Tradition?
WOMAN - UK|November 18, 2019
Less than a third of us will have a Christmas stocking this year. Woman investigates why so many people, both young and old, are boycotting all the festive fun
Martha Alexander
Is It Goodbye To Tradition?

From writing Christmas cards by hand to making gingerbread houses and hanging individual stockings over the fireplace, we all have festive traditions.

But according to a study conducted by British Corner Shop, more than half of the 2,000 Brits surveyed believe old traditions are fading. Less than a fifth would leave a mince pie out for Father Christmas, while 25% don’t tuck into a traditional Christmas dinner on the big day. Only 7% would take part in carol singing – and as for drinking, under a quarter of us enjoy mulled wine and only 5% drink eggnog. Surely some traditions will never fade, such as setting fire to the Christmas pudding, or hiding a coin inthe cake? Well, according to research, only 12% will set their pudding alight this year and just 7% plan to hide a coin!

Time restraints as well as financial pressure are said to be some of the reasons why traditions are slipping, as well as a fear of not wanting to seem ‘old fashioned’. Age also plays a key factor in the results – 18 to 24-year-olds are the most likely to prioritise putting up a tree, watching a Christmas film, and tucking into an advent calendar, while the over-50s prefer to ring in the day with mince pies, hanging a wreath on the front door and going for a walk. But are fading Christmas traditions a sign of modern times or could we actually be losing our festive spirit? Woman investigates…

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