Tradition is a very popular thing for most
people. It could be school, family or friend related. Whether it is something that
is original to everyone or is unique to your own life, it still has relevance and
if it is adamantly followed it will make its way down to future
generations. These traditions will
sometimes be lost along the way but as it’s passed down, it turns into a story,
and story is what drives our human minds. Whether the story is fiction or nonfiction
we are prone to intently listen and add in our own details as we repeat the
anecdote to someone else. For me tradition brings out many colorful and interesting
stories and will always hold a special spot in my heart.
Being the family oriented person that I am, when
I think of tradition my mind automatically wanders to great ones that are made
with the people I love the most. Around Christmas time each year, everyone in
my house is in a cheerful mood and we do many festive activities. My step mom
is a personal chef for a living, therefore each year she bakes the most
delicious cookies and each one of my siblings and I help her roll out the
cookie dough, or add in the last chocolate chip. Although this could be tiring
and messy at points, it is something that everyone can enjoy and the taste is
priceless.
Another Christmas time activity includes
our family trip to Philadelphia. We wake up bright and early, quickly get dressed
and make our way into the city. We first see the light display at the Macy’s
Department store, and then we walk around the beautifully decorated city and
stop at the Comcast Building. We see a 3-D show of a Christmas theme story and
ravish at all the amazing new scenes each year. Then we walk through the
Christmas village at Love Park, stopping at the stand to get some freshly made
peanuts. Finally, we walk to a nearby restaurant and end our day with a
marvelous dinner. Although it may seem repetitive at points, Philadelphia will always
be one of my favorite places to go in during Christmas time and each year I find
something new that sparks my interest that I didn’t pick up the year before.
These
are just a few traditions that occur during the holidays in my family, and they
are ones that I wouldn’t trade for the world. Everyone says that December is
the most wonderful time of the year, and for me that is 100% true, but not for
the amount of presents we get, but for the valuable time I spend with the most
important people in my life. I love telling people about these traditions and
feel emotions of excitement and comfort when the words spill out of my mouth.
Story is an intriguing part of most people’s lives, and tradition is one of my
favorite branches of it. I hope I can continue to tell these stories of valuable
traditions to my children and grandchildren and they follow the same ones and
add in their own twist as well.
It's really interesting to read your account of your family holiday traditions, especially because my family is pretty much the complete opposite. My family tends to be busy and somewhat disjointed at times, and we're not really that sentimental anyway. Honestly, we just got a Christmas tree the other day, and now it's just sitting in the corner indefinitely undecorated.
ReplyDeleteStill, we always seem to watch A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at least once each during the holiday season. It's funny that out of all the holiday activities that could become tradition, the only ones that have perpetuated are the ones involving story. It just goes to show how these timeless stories truly stick with us.
It's really interesting to hear about another person's traditions, especially traditions that take place around the holiday season. There's just something about this time of the year that makes everyone a little happier in some way. Often times, holidays and special occasions are the basis for our traditions for this reason. Something about this type of the year just makes for the perfect memories and traditions. My family always goes all-out for Christmas and I can't imagine anything less. We have many traditions from picking out a tree at the tree farm to watching "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteAs I get older, I realize more and more just how important these traditions truly are. Most of my memories are of traditions and as I said before, I can't imagine my life without these traditions. They just give us more to look forward to around this time of year. Cute post!
When I read the title Iedostely heard "TRADITIOOOOOON!!!" from Fiddler on the Roof hahaha! I love this, and Emily's comment. I am very big on tradition myself, and I feel like it not only adds charm to a family but it also initiates (or can force someone out of) someone into a family. I know some traditions are so important to me I only want "special" outsiders to take part haha. I lived the post and your personal stories and connections, great job!:)
ReplyDeleteFor my family, Christmas become more special every year. Because I have two brothers and one sister, all of whom are in college, my family is rarely together anymore. But during Christmas, when everyone is home, we take that time to spend together. We don't really have any traditions, it seems like we just enjoy each other's company. It's funny how differently every family spends Christmas.
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