Title: Why Holiday Traditions Might Be More Important Than You Think
Headings: Why Holiday Traditions Might Be More Important Than You Think
Why Holiday Traditions Might Be More Important Than You Think
Content: Why Holiday Traditions Might Be More Important Than You Think
Why Holiday Traditions Might Be More Important Than You Think
Written by Michele L. Brennan, Psy. D. on November 15, 2013
Most families have holiday traditions, regardless of what holiday you are celebrating. Even when we grow up and form our own families, we naturally merge our new traditions with some of the old. It seems that traditions, new or old have a strong place in our hearts. Holiday traditions become anessential aspect of how we celebrate, and there is a reason why we keepthem as a part of our lives for so long. Simply put we hold onto holiday traditionsbecausethey add meaning to our celebrations, and help bond us to those we love. Last weekend I was watching Christmas Vacation (one of my guilty pleasures beforeand duringthe holiday season) and I started thinking about why this movie was so funny. A seemingly normal family has all the warm and fuzzy holiday traditions and dreams of the perfect family Christmas. Of course until everything goes wrong. The traditional events end in disaster, the tree catches fire, the turkey is dry (which is an understatement), the uninvited dog wrecks the house chasing the squirrel that got in the house, and the crazy cousin kidnaps the stingy boss.