Building on Tradition

I am wondering what your family does for the holiday? What special traditions do you have? Just looking for some new ones to begin with my children….

Opening one small gift on Christmas Eve together. Putting out carrots for the reindeer (of course you would have to leave the nasty carrot ends on a plate with some bite marks to make this one work.. haha) and cookies and milk for Santa.

Experiences in which the senses are intermingled in usual ways are a common motif in the descriptions that mystics provide of their unordinary sensory experiences. This workshop examines the phenomenon of synaesthesia from a multi-disciplinary perspective in order to advance our understanding of the relationship between synaesthesia, metaphor, creativity, and religious and artistic practices. Series: “Humanitas” [3/2008] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13191]

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For instance, do you believe that a person can convert to Judaism from Christianity but still decorate a Christmas tree every year? I’m curious to know what you think! Some people believe that such traditions are harmless, while others believe that converting while grasping old traditions is hypocritical.

P.S. If you are supporting your answer with a source, definitely provide the link–I’d love to read more opinions about this topic! Thanks!

I think that they can hang on to some things. A christmas tree is pagan in nature, so therefore most everyone hangs onto it even though its not truly christian. Alot of our old customs come from some sort of pagan root (embalming…started by the polytheistic Egyptians). Now I think if a Jew hung on to praying to Jesus, then that would be hypocritical.

Alot of it I think has to do with justifying that its ok. If you can find a way to "make it ok" then it will be ok in your mind. Others may contest it, but really….it’s between you and your deity, right?

Im Senior Class President, and I’ve been asked to come up with some new senior traditions or ideas. So please help me out. Thanks!

At my highschool the seniors have…
1. senior auction (the seniors that sign up get auctioned off to other kids in the school… if you get bought then u have to do whatever ur buyer asks (ex: if they say to wear a banana suit all day you MUST do it)
2. anual volleyball and dodgeball tournament. – teams are made through out the school and on a friday night you hold the tournament

I need a word that means the shared values and traditions of a group for social studies, and i can’t find it in the book. please help.

Mores. Shared values are called Mores.

I am wanting to hear other families special holiday traditions. I am looking to add something new to the holiday this year to make it extra special for my children. We already make cookies for santa together, bake some pies, sing carols, watch Christmas movies, and read stories. On Christmas morning I usually make egg nog pancakes.

We started a new one this year. Every night at bedtime, we sit around the tree with the lights on and sing a Christmas carol. We sing a different one each night (our attempt to teach our children Christmas carols). After singing, we each take a turn and give a Christmas wish, which has to be a wish for someone else.

We also have a collection of Christmas picture books that we’ve gathered over the years (and thanks to some family members who’ve given them as gifts in Christmases past) and we read one different one each night. My kids take turns picking.

On Christmas Eve, the children each open one gift and that gift is an ornament for the tree that has special significance to that child. That is a tradition that I’ve carried through from my childhood. My parents actually still do it for us too. I love looking at my tree that has such an assortment of ornaments, all with a special meaning. (Examples would be the Santa playing a violin that my parents gave me in junior high when I played the violin, or the little wooden gray rabbit that my mom hand painted that symbolizes the gray Volkswagen rabbit I drove in high school that I got the first Christmas after getting my driver’s license).

I am looking for some christmas traditions to start with my family. I have a husband and three children under 9. We dont have much money this year so i am trying to help my family find the true christmas spirit (especially my husband). Does ne one have ne ideas i would truly appreciate it. Thnx so much.

In my area, theres a christmas lights show on one of the parkways and we go there a nd drive by the beautiful scenery.

I personally am white but my fiancee is Korean, yet he does not know much about his culture. We were thinking about adding some korean traditions into our wedding but we do not know what to add..its mostly for his family since they are very true to their culture. please help!

I think it’s a great idea to incorporate some traditions from both cultures into your wedding. Here are some sites that should help you:

http://www.weddingdetails.com/lore/korean.cfm#traditions

http://www.weddingsatwork.com/culture_customs_korean.shtml

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-customs/articles/korean-wedding-traditions.aspx

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/marriage/marriage.cfm

Good luck!

My hubby & I have been married almost 4 years but now we have our first child and want to start our own family traditions. (we are a Christ-following family striving to honor Him in all we do) Just curious what others do! Thanks.

Read the account of the birth of Christ from the bible on Christmas eve, as a family. Have that be a more spiritual, quiet time.

Jim Gaffigan talks about holiday traditions in this clip from his Comedy Central stand-up special and DVD “Beyond the Pale”.

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