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: 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. After all this, the family still finds meaning and joy in the season. The tradition that survives is that they always spend the holidays with family, and this bonds them despite all the chaos. Holiday traditions are essentially ritualistic behaviors that nurture us and our relationships. They are primal parts of us, which have survived since the dawn of man. Traditional celebrations of holidays has been around as long as recorded history.