My family jumped feet first into every holiday that Hallmark cards has promoted.
I know that may sound a little boring and suburban(y) but it was fun.
However I do not count those things as " traditions."
There are two things that my Mom's family and my Dad's side of the family ( just as a side note, my Dad's family were from England and Scotland and my Mom's family were from the Philippines and not only did they not hold to the same politics, or they didn't any of the same views on religion or how to treat your pets ).
However they shared two traditions that might surprise you:
They were gifted story tellers on both sides of the family, as well as talented musicians.
They brought those traditions - music and storytelling into every single one of their family gatherings. And my oh my, if you could tell a good story, entertain with a song they put you front and center for the evening and being in that spot was awesome.
It didn't matter how old you were, it didn't matter how polished you were being able to tell a story- any story ( the both sides of my family were fond of ghost stories) you would have them in the palm of your hand.
My family wasn't perfect, at times we didn't even like each other but I must say when it came to establishing and nurturing traditions- they had it in the bag.3
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