Here it's usually having grandparents over on the 26th, and as a kid I was dragged along to an aunt and uncle to celebrate a birthday. That last part I've managed to get out of for the past years.
Then it's new year's eve, where I'm expected to hang out with every neighbour in the neighborhood (around 20 people), shaking their hands and kissing them.
Then on new years day, in the morning we would gather in one place with Dad's entire side of the family (2 couples of aunts and uncles, grandparents, 3 cousins and their SOs + their brats), and then in the afternoon we'd gather in one place w…