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Tag Archives: tradition
Tradition, or What’s the point of October 31?
If you are living in the U.S. you know that today is Halloween. New York City takes Halloween pretty seriously; in the Village the annual parade spills over from 5th Avenue into just about every side street within a 20 … Continue reading
The Easter Story
Easter is a strange amalgam of traditions. It encompasses pre-Christian pagan fertility rituals (eggs and egg hunts), overlaps with Passover both in date and events, and of course contains the fantastical Christian story. As a kid I knew none … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, holidays
Tagged communion, crucify, Easter, Easter bunny, easter parade, easter story, egg hunt, fiction, holiday, joy, kiddush, life learning, pagan ritual, Passover, rabbi, renewal, righteous person, Spring, tradition, unitarian
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Family and friends
I love Christmas. It has long been my favorite holiday, ever since I was a kid and thought I might explode from excitement in the days leading up to Santa’s visit, to the times I would lay with my head … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Socialization, holidays
Tagged breakfast, Christmas, family, friends, life learning, relax, santa, tradition, travel
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The Bridge Walk
It’s a tradition. Every year on Labor Day, pedestrians gather by the thousands to walk across the 5 mile span of the Mackinac Bridge. But that’s not what we did today. Instead, we joined a slightly smaller, if no less … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Photography, Travel, Writing, blogging, holidays
Tagged Ben, best beaches, bridge walk, canada, family, gogomain river, huron, ice cream, Labor Day, life learning, mackinac bridge, Maya, raber, tradition, travel
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Welcome Home
Today was possibly the easiest 741 miles I’ve ever driven from Indiana to NYC. Amazing, given that the last time we drove back on a Friday I was almost in tears by the time we pulled up in front of … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Travel, holidays
Tagged Christmas, Columbus IN, gwb, happy new year, holland tunnel, learning, Lego, life learning, lincoln tunnel, parking garage, sledding, tradition, unschooling, welcome home
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