Traditions

As we have been learning about why people move and change we've also learned about the traditions that people keep and continue and the importance of those traditions. The students reflected on the following questions about traditions and why they're important.

What is a tradition?
 A tradition is something that has been passed on for a long time that you do.
A tradition is something that a family does every year. 
A tradition is something fun to believe in and celebrate with other people. If you moved and wanted to bring something with it should be a tradition.
A tradition is something that families keep doing for years.
A tradition is something you do over and over for many years. 
A tradition is something that someone or something carries on for a long time. 
A tradition is a holiday that just your family does and it goes on and on it never stops.
A traditions is something you do again and again. A tradition is something that you celebrate.
A traditions is something you do again and again.
What are some traditions that your family has?
Some traditions in my family are making Baklava (a food) at Christmas time. I also open my presents before Christmas.
Love to cook, don't go to boy or girl scouts, we play music
A tradition my family has is making a chocolate Christmas-log, it is very fun.
We go to sleep early on Christmas Eve.
Our traditions are on Easter we always wear fancy clothes, we always go on family trips.
My family has 1 tradition which is to let my parents put the presents under the Christmas tree after I go to bed. 
Some traditions that my family has are on Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, New Years Eve and the 4th of July.
Some of our traditions are going to Minnesota each year to see the Minnesota Viking's games.
Some of the traditions we do are read The Grinch every Christmas Eve and make bread for Christmas.
Every 2 or 3 years our family has a family Thanksgiving.
Some of the traditions we have is every year going to Florida on breaks.We also stay up until midnight on Christmas Eve.

 Why do you think traditions are important?
Traditions are important because it reminds people of ancestors or their homelands.  
Traditions are important because they go a long way back in time.
Traditions are important because you can take them anywhere. I would like to go on an amazing trip every 3 years.
Traditions make families unique. 
Traditions are important because not every family does them.
Traditions are important because you pass them down from family to family generations.
I think traditions are important because it goes on and on it never stops.
Traditions are important because they have been in our family for awhile.
Traditions are important because you celebrate it with your family  and sometimes you are born with it.
I think traditions are important because it gives a family something different. It also reminds them of people who have passed away.


Think of a tradition that you would like to start with your family. Explain.
I want to start watching a movie every Saturday because it would be comfortable and you would be spending time with family. 
Have breakfast as a family because we don't get to every morning. 
I would like to start the tradition of going out to eat on the last day of school every year.
A tradition that I would like to start with my family is Friday Fun Night.(AGAIN) We need to start that again!
I think I want to start celebrating Jesus's real birthday on his real birthday.
The tradition I want to start is going on vacations every month.
I would like to open one present on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas I would open all the other presents.
A tradition that I would like to start is Hanuka and making quilts.