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How will your family schedule opening gifts when Christmas is on Sabbath?

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Which is your normal diet?
Which kind of person are you?
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Which member of your family could you best imagine as a superhero?
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Which of your senses is the most powerful?
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Which phrase best describes your cooking ability?
Which school subject is easiest for you?
Which screen gets most of your time?
Which super power do you want most?
Which superpower do you want most?
Which version of the Bible do you prefer?
Which virtue to you value the most in a friend?
Which voice assistant do you use the most?
Which word best describes your Sabbath School class?
Which would you find most scary?
Which would you prefer for breakfast?
Which would you rather be?
Which would you want more?
Who in your family is worried the most about the Coronavirus?
Who is your absolute favorite relative (not counting parents or siblings)?
Will this be your last year at your current school?
Will you (or did you) stay up through midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Will you/did you stay up till midnight on New Year’s?
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Would you like onion on your sandwich?
Would you rather be a . . .
Would you rather communicate with an aunt or uncle . . .
Would you want your hair color to be . . .
You’re stuck on a desert island. Which would you rather have to eat?
Your chocolate preference?

Voting Results

We'll exchange gifts before Sabbath
We'll exchange gifts on Christmas Eve
We'll exchange gifts on Christmas Day
We'll exchange gifts after Sabbath
We don't usually exchange gifts
3%
3%
15%
36%
42%

Votes

33

Voting Started : 12-24-2021 12:00 am

Voting Ends : 01-24-2022 12:00 am

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