Our 'anything goes' Thanksgiving potluck keeps it low-stress. Last year, we had tacos, and this year, someone's bringing chicken wings.

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The author has opted for a low-key, nontraditional thanksgiving celebration.

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My family hands out candy — and hot dogs — for Halloween. This year, my husband plans to grill 200 for trick-or-treaters.

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The author said that her husband grills hot dogs for neighbors on Halloween night.

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When my boyfriend and I blended our families and traditions, we realized we needed to form new traditions, too

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Simple traditions, like pizza night, are important to the author and her blended family (not pictured).

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9 Christmas traditions in England that probably confuse Americans

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Some people in the UK have different Christmas traditions than people in the US.

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See photos of the US Navy's rare blue nose tradition, which may also be its strangest

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The icebreaker SS Manhattan crushes through pack ice in the M'Clure Strait in the northwest territories of Canada.

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How Christmas is celebrated in 21 places around the world

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London gets decked out for the holidays.

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