Family Traditions: Mikey Capozza And Trace Beaulieu

Some holidays I celebrate are associated with religion. For example, one holiday I celebrate is Christmas. To my family and I, it more than just about Santa Claus and giving gifts. It is the day Jesus, our Lord and Savior, was born. I do give gifts to others, but I also incorporate the religious aspect by attending church. Another holiday that is celebrated by all African-Americans is Black History Month. Occurring the entire month of February,

Not all families celebrate the Fourth of July the same, some people don’t even celebrate this day. Other people will have a dinner, have a party, or just watch the fireworks. Some people will do it to show that they respect what people had done for their freedom. People think and know

I have found the sweet sixteen party is quite similar to a Quinceañero birthday party. Probably the most distinct similarities are that they are both an event that celebrates a girl’s transition from childhood to womanhood. They are both an important part of the culture, as well as are quite elaborate and usually expensive, depending on the type of party the parents want. They celebrate when a girl becomes a woman, which is a major stage in life because adults have more privileges and responsibilities. This is a big part of their culture because it is celebrated by almost all Spanish girls when they become women. Most of the time, these parties are elaborate, as they only happen to a person once in their entire

One option is to choose holidays that aren't as popular to celebrate with big family dinners, such as Valentine's Day and Memorial Day. Another option is to choose the day before or after these holidays, when most people are off work, but family events aren't as likely to take

In my culture traditions are very important in your life. For example, one tradition that has been in my family for many years is going to the park and celebrating Easter with the family. We barbecue, play sports, and then at the end of the day we have an Easter egg hunt for the young children. Another tradition of ours is to do a Christmas Eve dinner at my great grandma’s house. During this event you are with your relatives and close friends for dinner and for a social gathering until the early morning of Christmas day. Many of our traditions revolve around getting all of our family together and spending time with them.

History is defined as the study of the science of humanity in the past. It's a broad subject that spans over countless people groups throughout the years that the world has been around. Even before the times we have written word history was still being made, and it is still extremely important. We tend to forget that in our average day to day lives we are still making history. That all over the globe everyone is taking part in what might be in a history book someday.

Traditions are really important in my family it brings us all together in a fun way. One of my families many traditions is on the Fourth of July we have a big party for my mom’s side of the family. We get together and we have hot dogs, burgers,and chips. We play volleyball, kickball ,and talk till it’s dark then set off fireworks.

My favorite tradition that I drew was the beach, for me that is my favorite tradition because our friend owns a part of the beach and everyone in my family from Aunts and Uncles and grandparents to cousins rent the cabin there. Everyone in my family gets together at the beach and we all hang out for a couple days on the last week of August. Along with that on the Sunday of the last week my great Aunt brings big bins of little chocolate bars and candy for all of the kids to eat. I don't only like this tradition because of the tasty treats, I enjoy this tradition because I have such a big family that I don't see everyone all the time so when we get together sometimes it's been a year since I last saw them. Overall it’s just nice to be close with my family and get to spend time with them at the beach. That is my favorite

Holidays around the world can be celebrated on the same day, but are celebrated in diverse, unique ways, due to differences in culture and tradition. The culture of Americans vs. people from Hispanic countries varies quite a bit related to holidays. There is Holy Week and Easter, Christmas and Navidad, Day of the Dead and Halloween, etc. Since traditions are such a big part of every person’s life, we need to be comfortable sharing them. This will help to understand differences between cultures.

For example, at Christmas we have your normal decorations and then we also have Flick family decorations. This consists of old mini pie tins put into the shape of bells with ribbon around it. My grandparents made these when they were first married because they could afford a tree with a lights but no ornaments. They made these decorations and have kept them ever since. My sister and I love asking about the story of the pie tins. My grandma will share, “It reminds us where we came from and how far we’ve come as a family.” Pie tin christmas ornaments will forever be one of my favorite traditions. In addition to holiday traditions, my brothers and I always have cake wars during our birthday parties when we’re all together. Our birthdays all go June, July, August, and two in September. This means that we are usually lucky enough to celebrate outside. Ever since we were little, it wouldn’t be uncommon for whoever’s birthday it was to end up with their face in the cake. As we got older, we learned to “fight back” and everyone usually ended up with cake in their hair and on their

Tradition is a trait that can be found in every family throughout the world. This is particularly true for my family as I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Of all the traditions that my family had while I grew up, the one that sticks out most in my mind is spending time with my family on Sunday afternoons and holidays either playing games with my cousins, eating food fresh off the grill, watching holiday fireworks, or learning more about my family history than I already knew. Therefore, my family tradition has a rich historical perspective, high importance, and great effects on me to this day.

One of these is that on Thanksgiving everybody comes together to my parents’ house in New Jersey for a huge feast. On Christmas only my mother and the children (me and my brother) travel to Illinois to spend a week with my grandparents. On New Years Eve we all get together at my parents’ house in New Jersey and toast to the New Year with champagne and apple cider. During Labor Day weekend all of my family travels to South Jersey to my grandfathers’ condo. We usually spend all of our time on the beach and barbequing, except on Sunday when we go to church. After all, my grandfather is a minister. One of our biggest family traditions is going back to Puerto Rico. Every year my mother and I travel back to Puerto Rico for a portion of our summer vacation. Now that I am older I travel there more often and stay there much longer. My father never joins because he doesn’t like my mothers side of the father too much and he thinks that we when we speak Spanish we are all plotting against him. Of course that’s not true though. My bother doesn’t speak Spanish so he doesn’t like to go either. I guess that tradition is one that belongs solely to my mother and I.

Since my family lived so close together, we had many family traditions that remain important. We gather for nearly every holiday for a meal and routine. For Easter every year, we have an Easter egg hunt and dinner at my grandmother’s house. For Christmas Eve, we always went to my great-grandparents house and had dinner and exchanged gifts. For Christmas, we celebrated at home, and then went to my grandmother's for breakfast with our cousins. The importance of all of the holidays we celebrated was that no matter what was going on in our lives,

Eating brings people closer together everyday, and for everyone, there are important memories that have been created because of food. Whether it’s a formal dinner, or an informal picnic, there will always be special bonds between people because food was involved. We need to have traditions with food because they form and strengthen the bonds between us.

For example, in China and Taiwan and a few other countries celebrate the Dongzhi Festival, where families and relatives get together and eat and generally have a good time together. Or maybe the old Western Christian tradition, Blue Christmas, where families mourn and grieve for their dead relatives or loved ones and “have a good time”. Yeah, right. Not every holiday is a cheery one. But no, you’re not reading about the Dongzhi Festival, or Blue Christmas and such. This is all about the Pagan Yule festival. From festivals, feasts, songs, and dances, Yule, Yule Fest, or Yuletide, is an old Norse celebration that is still celebrated today (Just not as much as Christmas, though).