Christmas Celebration, an Annual Family Gathering

@inproceedings{Hauri2011ChristmasCA,
  title={Christmas Celebration, an Annual Family Gathering},
  author={Roland Hauri},
  year={2011},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:191928933}
}
After the examination of wedding practices in the previous chapter, in this chapter another assembling event is analyzed: Christmas celebration. Families — in particular families with minor children — attach great importance to this event, and the planning and performing often take up considerable time and attention. Nevertheless, Christmas celebration is a topic that is rarely addressed in family research. Mostly, this family event is mentioned in studies investigating family rituals. 
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