Easter Traditions Analysis

In this article the writer tries to clearly define the term tradition in relation to how we perceive it in the modern world. He says traditions are nothing but customs that have been done by generations before us and were passed on to us and we will eventually pass them to the future generations. The writer in specific talks about the Easter traditions. In the Easter traditions it is the norm to have bunny eggs as a highlight of this celebration. “What would an Easter without bunny eggs be?” he further asks. For the writer, he cannot fathom how this tradition would be celebrated without the presence of these ritual of bunny eggs. The writer is critical about traditions that we celebrate stating that rarely do we hear of changes in certain rituals
Traditions are not a set of rules that man should follow to the letter failure to which eminent punishment would awaits you either in this world or the spirit world. Traditions should be viewed in a more open and progressive perspective. We should accept that traditions are a vital part of the human race (Couldry, 2016). However, we should not conform to a state of not being inquisitive of the practices of these traditions. We should subject them to criticism with an aim of making them better for the betterment of the future generations. We should take note that we live in a world that is evolving and changes are inevitable and improvements are made daily (Woodhead, Partridge & Kawanami, 2016). Nonetheless, the our essence as humans has remained fairly constant all through the generations due to the fact that the characteristics that define human nature are the same - (our needs, our fears). This is where traditions plays a vital role of reminding us of who we are and also creating a form of belonging, a stable platform and a guide in our lives and our roles in our societies. It is therefore prudent for us to incorporate progressiveness in our traditions (Woodhead, Partridge & Kawanami, 2016). This means we should learn, reflect, educate and grow with them not as rigid rules that we ought to follow, but as a blueprint to where we as humanity came from and what steps we had to take to get where we are. We should always strive to enrich and humanize traditions other than just receive them. The character called Tevye from the story from the Russian story of family forced to exile from their home country says that without traditions, then “our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the