

Each year, when the holidays roll around, this Sussex County family celebrates in a big way as homeowners Ana and Victor welcome kids, grandkids, parents and pets to their traditional Cuban-American Christmas event.
“Our heritage is important to us, so every year we enjoy the holiday with four generations,” Ana says. She left Cuba as a toddler, and husband Victor arrived in the United States in 1972. Both grew up in Hudson County and they were high school sweethearts.

Preparations for the annual Christmas festivities begin as Victor sets up the 11-foot spruce tree in the living room and Ana climbs the ladder to…
