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Tradition
Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
Tradition is an important part of any family or community, and so important that people will fight to be sure they are not neglected or done away with.
From the first day of Autumn to Halloween, All Saints' Day, and Thanksgiving, autumn brings many different traditions from all around the world.
School kids cut out paper leaves, pumpkins, etc. Homemakers change decor to reflect the new season. Sweaters come out of storage... the weather is changing.
1. Why is tradition important to you? Traditions provide an anchor, I think, and help to define who you are and where you came from.
2. Have family traditions helped to shape who you are? Definitely. I've been blessed by traditions of love and caring, and they have helped to define my values and identity.
3. Do you believe that tradition helps a community or shapes the unity of family and community? Yes. I think this is especially true for religious traditions, and it has been true in my Christian upbringing and the way I believe and live today.
4. Are there any traditions you would like to bring back, and why? Respect and kindness seem to be lacking in some age groups today. Prayer in schools. Teaching patriotism and history in schools. All of that and more. It does make me sad that our history and traditions have been largely forgotten by younger generations, and that educators either don't care or aren't allowed to teach the way I was taught. I'm speaking generally about our public schools.
Happy September!! Thanks for your visit.
Peace and Hugs!!
Have Faith In God, Chorus
--B. B. McKinney, 1886-1952
Have faith in God, He's on His throne;
Have faith in God, He watches o'er His own;
He cannot fail, He must prevail;
Have faith in God, have faith in God.
