How 9 New Women New Yorkers from 3 continents spent Christmas Eve

 

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Abbey

From Long Island, New York; great-granddaughter of immigrants from Eastern Europe (Germany, Poland and Lithuania)

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Astoria, NY

What I did: Played hide and seek with my cat… and celebrated the end of Hanukah

 

 

 

 

Arielle

From Paris, France; granddaughter of immigrants from Eastern Europe (Poland and Germany)

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Paris, France

What I did: Celebrated last day of Hanukah, before having a huge Christmas turkey dinner with my family

 

 

 

Maria

From Lima, Peru

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Middletown, NJ

What I did: Had a Dim Sum dinner with my husband at a Chinese restaurant packed with customers

 

 

 

 

Marie-Eve

From Pointe-à-la-Croix, a small village in the Province of Quebec, Canada

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec

What I did: Went to church with my family, had dinner, and exchanged gifts

 

 

 

 

Megan

From Stroudsburg, PA

Where I was on Christmas Eve: New Jersey

What I did: Put the presents under the tree, and then sat down to a meal of seafood and wine

 

 

 

 

Mia

From Thisted, Denmark

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Thisted, Denmark

What I did: Danced around the Christmas tree while singing Christmas songs and glimpsing at the snowy landscape outside!

 

 

 

Mijke

From Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Ushuaia, Argentina – most southern city in the world!

What I did: Lit some candles, cooked a risotto, drank some wine and read books…

 

 

 

 

Nami

From Norcross, Georgia; daughter of Indian immigrants

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Tulum, Mexico

What I did: Relaxed on the beach with my sister!

 

 

 

 

Xiao Hui

From Brooklyn, NY; granddaughter of Chinese immigrants

Where I was on Christmas Eve: Philadelphia, PA

What I did: Sat by the fire, drank tea, and spent time with my sister and nieces