You know, traditions. Those quaint beliefs or behaviors handed down from father to son, mother to daughter, group to group. Traditions are things that bind us to our past and simpler times. They have symbolic meaning or special significance with origins to the past.
Families have traditions as sacred as who says the prayer at Thanksgiving dinner, or as lighthearted as opening Christmas presents on Christmas Eve vs. Christmas Morning. Religious traditions are even more sacred, some as old as 3,000 years. Societal traditions – like a bride wearing white on her wedding day – have morphed less toward tradition and more to retail opportunity.