Wednesday, January 3, 2018 // The Statement
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V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T 

T R A D I T I O N S

This issue, The Statement looked at the Union billiards 

room, a 97 year old tradition at the University. Over 

the holiday season, our photo staff documented 

traditions in their own life.

Photos by Michigan Daily Photo Staff

On our kitchen table we have a “Christmas pyramid,” a German contraption that spins powered by the 
heat from candles. When candles around the outside are lit, the heat rises and catches the paddles on 
the top, making the figures rotate around the manger. (Amelia Cacchione/Daily)

Each Christmas, my family gifts our dogs a present and lets them open the wrapping. This year, my dogs 
received Santa stuffed toys, which they immediately fell in love with. (Zoey Holmstrom/Daily)

Wherever we are during winter break, my family visits bookstores. At a French bookstore in Quebec City, 
my mother found a novel her friend authored. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Daily)

Every year around Christmas, my family gets together to make some music. Often, my cousin and I write our own music. (Matt Vailliencourt/Daily)

My family makes Tangyuan, glutinous rice flour balls stuffed with red bean paste, to celebrate the winter 
solstice. (Max Kuang/Daily)