It's not exactly a tradition but in Christmas Past many people who do not celebrate Christmas Day often spend the afternoon at a movie followed by dinner at a Chinese restaurant, since almost all other eateries are usually closed.
We did something different this Christmas Present. A very nice woman we met at our beginner's bridge club invited us to her home this afternoon to play bridge with her and her partner. Since three of us were beginner's, her more experienced partner obligingly agreed to help us out.
We spent an enjoyable two hours at cards and then adjourned for a glass of wine before going out to dinner. And, no, we did not go to a Chinese restaurant, most of which are jammed this evening.
Instead, we opted for a local Jewish-style delicatessen we like which is open on Christmas Day. A few years ago, tired of the Christmas Day/Chinese Food routine, we called the deli to see if they were open. They were and we had a nice, quiet, leisurely dinner in a sparsely occupied restaurant.
As you can imagine, something that good inevitably catches on. As we were leaving this evening, they were packing them in.
A sign of Christmas Future?
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