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Post by Lone Wanderer on Dec 31, 2017 9:32:35 GMT
Source: An Anthropologist Explains Why We Love Holiday Rituals and TraditionsSummary: The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people's faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. We can almost smell those candles, taste those special meals, hear those familiar songs in our minds. Ritual marks some of the most important moments in our lives, from personal milestones like birthdays and weddings to seasonal celebrations like Thanksgiving and religious holidays like Christmas or Hanukkah. And the more important the moment, the fancier the ritual. Holiday rituals are bursting with sensory pageantry. These (often quite literal) bells and whistles signal to all of our senses that this is no common occasion – it is one full of significance and meaning. Such sensory exuberance helps create lasting recollections of those occasions and marks them in our memory as special events worth cherishing. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons to value family rituals. Research shows that they can provide various psychological benefits, helping us enjoy ourselves, connect with loved ones and take a respite from the daily grind.
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Supermentalita
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Post by Supermentalita on Jan 10, 2018 8:24:30 GMT
The worse things about our traditions and holidays is is that it has become commercial and it's all about money and business. But I think it is very good, 'cause it could destroy these hated by me the most holidays. I never loved any holidays. Why? I don't understand. What is very good and why? Why you hate holidays? Nobody hate holidays and culture, traditions and history. People only hate their own traditions and history. There is a reason for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2018 9:24:18 GMT
But I think it is very good, 'cause it could destroy these hated by me the most holidays. I never loved any holidays. Why? I don't understand. What is very good and why? Why you hate holidays? Nobody hate holidays and culture, traditions and history. People only hate their own traditions and history. There is a reason for that. Oh, yes. I'm sorry. You was right 'bout hating just our own traditions. But really I do not like any traditions, whenever of cultural or historical circumstances. Maybe it's not good to hate traditions, but I do. As for me there is no differences between traditions and ceremonies, so I'd prefer clear, unhistorical relations among people. I think that we're 'chained' by traditions (as J.J.Russoe was thought about it), and our main task - is to release from these metal and mental obstacles to something new... It sounds kind of radical, isn't it? My position is too naive, but I still can agree with the thought that ceremonies are not able to be destroyed by us.
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