| We are all aware there are certain occasions | | | | finer people and the finer things in life. |
| in one's life where lighting a cigar is as | | | | Some even say that Santa himself is a cigar |
| integral as breathing itself. There are | | | | smoker; it's not Rudolph's nose but a lit |
| moments when it is expected everyone on hand | | | | cigar guiding the sleigh from rooftop to |
| will have a cigar in hand, smoking away in a | | | | rooftop. Perhaps this is the reason he is so |
| puff of celebration. | | | | jolly. |
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| While some people may smoke cigars during | | | | A Promotion |
| infrequent occasions - a divorce, a lottery | | | | |
| win, an early release from prison - there is | | | | |
| a set list of standard occasions when a cigar | | | | |
| is nearly required. | | | | It nearly seems that those who get promoted |
| | | | are required to smoke cigars; it is as if |
| | | | their very promotion depends on it. Someone |
| | | | who can't seize the moment by puffing on a |
| The Birth of a Child | | | | Habano or a Montecristo may be asked to clean |
| | | | out their office then frisked to make sure |
| | | | they aren't stealing any staplers or paper |
| | | | clips. The reason for this image is simple: |
| If cigars could talk, "It's a Boy," or "It's | | | | cigars command respect, as do those who smoke |
| a Girl" would tea party as their personal | | | | them. And, those are often the type of people |
| mantras. Everyone has the picture in their | | | | businesses want climbing their corporate |
| head of the jolly, red-faced father hiding in | | | | ladder. |
| an unseen crevice of a smoke-free hospital, | | | | |
| taking a few quick drags. Cigars have become | | | | |
| the epitome of celebration and cutting the | | | | |
| head off a cigar upon the birth of a child is | | | | A Wedding |
| often as monumental as cutting the cord | | | | |
| itself. | | | | |
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| | | | Though a lot of brides won't smoke cigars |
| | | | during their wedding, with fear that they |
| Thanksgiving | | | | will get ash on their white dress, the |
| | | | father-of-the-bride is nearly required to |
| | | | light one. Unable to secure llamas or cattle, |
| | | | since the fad of arranged marriages has |
| Some of the goals of Thanksgiving are to | | | | disintegrated, the dowry of this century is a |
| watch football, eat yourself into oblivion, | | | | cigar and the father-of-the-bride deserves to |
| and relax in a recliner, a spot of drool | | | | be rewarded one. He's celebrating his |
| hanging down your chin. It's a time of | | | | daughter's growing up, the addition of a |
| gluttony and joy, where everyone is grateful | | | | son-in-law, and the low interest rate on the |
| for family, friends, health, and not being | | | | credit card he used to pay for the wedding. |
| born a turkey. After a good meal, there is no | | | | |
| better way to top it off than with a good | | | | |
| cigar. A good cigar gives you flavor, closure | | | | |
| from your feast, and another reason to be | | | | These are just a few examples of occasions |
| grateful. | | | | when smoking a cigar enhances the moment. Any |
| | | | time a moment is celebratory, a cigar should |
| | | | be included. It is as if cigars belong in the |
| | | | first aid kit for all the finer times of |
| Christmas Eve | | | | life. But, truth be told, the concept of |
| | | | "Cigar Occasions" can be oxymoronic; in the |
| | | | end, the best way to smoke cigars is any way |
| | | | but occasionally.Jennifer Jordan is an editor |
| Twas the night before Christmas and all | | | | and staff writer for At home in a design |
| through the house, everyone was smoking, yes, | | | | firm in Denver, Colorado, she writes articles |
| even the mouse. Christmas Eve is another | | | | specific to the finer things in life. |
| season of festivities, a time to enjoy the | | | | |