Ritual & Tradition in Family Bonding
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Crossing threshholds in life, receiving comfort from the "poor sweet baby blanket," and walking under the full-moon with dad: Author Meg Cox and former journalist for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post describes how she came to realize the power of rituals in strengthening bonds between family members and friends.
Check out the introduction to her revised and updated The Book of New Family Traditions: How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day.
Got Traditions?
An essay called "You Are What You Celebrate" walks you through exercises to identify your family's rituals and what they say about your family culture, then helps you tweak them to align with your true values.
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