Jen Sundeen, Scott Road

“We are celebrating with a winter solstice ceremony. We’re having a giant bonfire and potluck at Old Frog Pond. We are celebrating community and the return of the light.”
 

Amanda Roberge, with her daughter Patience, 5,
and nephew Chase Kranz, 4, Leominster

“We celebrate three holidays: Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, and Christmas. My husband is Jewish so we have a mish-mash celebration, and then we spend Christmas with family in Connecticut.”

 
Ruth Myles, with her son Theo, 4, Poor Farm Road

“We’re staying in town. I’m cooking for my family. We will be making Christmas crackers since I am English. My sister brought some Christmas pudding from England. We pour rum on top and light it on fire. My dad almost lost his beard several years in a row from this tradition.”

Sam Wyatt, Pepperell

“I’m going to do some late frenetic shopping. I’ll be hanging out with family and my work crew.”

 
Alex Calderwood, Woodchuck Hill Road

“We usually go to the Cape because my grandparents and all my cousins live there. I’m home from St. Lawrence University so it will be nice to see everyone.”

John Lee, Ayer Road

“I’ll just be hanging around the house. I’m going to my mother-in-law’s house in South Dartmouth for Christmas Eve, and then halfway through Christmas day we come back to Harvard and spend time with my mother and brothers.”