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Texas State Students Talk Holiday Traditions
By: Gabriela Perez

SAN MARCOS- Texas State University students share their favorite holiday events and traditions as winter break approaches and school comes to an end.

As the temperatures slowly drop and decorations begin appearing almost over night, students at Texas State University anticipate the arrival of the last day of class.

For many students, this means cramming test material days before their finals in preparation for the holiday season. For others, this means events, parties and a lot of shopping.

“Formal with my Theta Chi Fraternity Brothers is my favorite tradition. It's not a holiday party but I always felt like it was in the holiday spirit. It usually lands on the last week of class in December and kicks off the Christmas break for us,” said Enrique Rodriguez Del Bosque a senior at Texas State when asked about his favorite holiday tradition.

Several students have traditions of their own they look forward to every holiday season.

  

“My roommates and I throw an ugly Christmas sweater party every year after finals. We give out a price to the person with the ugliest sweater, its sort of become our way of celebrating the holidays and end of the semester all together,” said Cole Heck, a junior at Texas State.

Others enjoy the annual events and holiday entertainment San Marcos has to offer.

Meegan Moore an advertising major of Texas State said, “I’ve been going to Sights and Sounds the last few years and its become a yearly thing for me. It’s just nice to be able to take a little break from everything and get a feel for the holiday season.”

Sights and Sounds of Christmas is a festival held in San Marcos every December, several students and families attend it every year. Other events in the area include, Santa’s Vilage in the San Marcos Civic Center which partakes in an annual tree lighting.

*All Photos Taken By: Gabriela Perez