A Christian tradition that I now questioned has been Easter. Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs, these are all pagan traditions that have become synonymous with the most sacred of Christian Holidays, which celebrates the resurrection of are Lord Jesus Christ. The fact we have joined Easter with pagan traditions is amazing enough, but that we do not question these traditions nor where they come from is even more amazing. Then we have are wedding traditions, such as the wedding reel, which is were wedding guest form two lines and pay one, five, ten, or any other amount of dollars to dance with the guest. This tradition is traced back to the Middle East were families and friends would put mo

ney in a bowl or pot to support the newlyweds in their first year of marriage, and then dance with them. Another wedding tradition, wearing something blue, was develop in ancient Israel or Judea, and it comes from the fact that tzitzits or fringes required by the Mosaic laws, which were blue (dye came from a sea snail). Also a wedding tradition derived from the Middle East is music being played. At the wedding they would play music which would symbolize happiness and long sweet life to the two getting married (this came from Yemen).

One of the traditions I deeply regret is the quickly disappearing traditions of a young child’s coming into manhood, which vary in the USA among different religions and cultures. In less modern times the symbolic passing into manhood would usually include blood spilling, such as hunting, or the completion of schooling, some sort of ceremony where we understand and accept that our actions and our decisions are our own. This is a tradition that was our most importance and sadly is also one of the fastest disappearing. I feel the vanishing of this tradition can be associated with many of the psychological problems in the youth of today. As there is no point where we are told, all right you are a man, and as a man you must now be held accountable for all your actions,

Some topics in this essay:
Middle East, American Tradition, , Jesus Christ, Basically American, Israel Judea, Easter Easter, Christian Holidays, wedding tradition, held accountable, pagan traditions, middle east, Heavenly Father,