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The word festival ultimately fills one with a flush of energy, emotions and happiness. They are a symbol of traditions, enjoyment, love, sharing, fun... and the list goes on. Indian festivals are known for its vastness, diversity and colours all over the world. While every country is known for its festivals having indigenous characteristics. The festivals of every region and culture has its own specialty. There are many festivals celebrated all around the world every year. Ranging from different sates to different cultures and religions, people celebrate various festivals. Every festival that we celebrate is unique and beautiful. The sadness lies in the fact that today we are compromising on the original ways and customs of celebrations. While traditionally festivals are a time for a family get-together and celebration, with the growth of various tools of technology and emergence of nuclear families the togetherness and family celebrations are missing. Below is a list of 10 Reasons to Try and Celebrate Festivals with Family. It is always a good idea to enjoy festivals in the traditional way and reunite with the family for the same.
10. Technology is overtaking everything else
Today we have sadly reached and era in which even on the most special occasions all that we do is send an SMS, text message, e-card or just put a wall post, to convey our greetings. The beautiful age of long-hand-made-letters, hand-made-cards and presents, personal meetings and now even long telephonic conversations has faded away. The whole world is now in our reach just in a few clicks and greetings take just a few seconds to be typed and sent. We are becoming self-absorbed and demeaning to relationships. Festivals in this scenario are still something that can connect us like before. We can physically spend time together with each other, meet those family members with whom we only 'stay in touch' through technology, and spend quality time together. Festivals means holidays, so on those days atleast we don't have any reasons to 'save time and consume technology'.
9. A Time of Happiness
Apart from traditions and celebrations another thing that festivals bring is happiness. The happiness comes for various reasons like, the fact that the people comes together, the celebrations, the festive mood, etc. Festivals are the time to be happy and celebrate, to be happy and enjoy, to be happy and share, to be happy and gift, to be happy and love. And with no denials all this can be done best with the family. A family is our closest tie. The happiness to be among family members is unique and special. The short seasons of happiness called festivals shall be therefore celebrated with the family.
8. Joy is Greater when Shared
Unlike most materialistic things, immaterialistic things like joy grows when shared. Festivals are a time of happiness, celebration, party, fun and joy. This joy can't get better by being shared and thus, developed, with our family. Family definitely deserves a huge chunk of such shared joy with us. Festivals are merrier when spent with the family, in shared joy and united celebrations.
7. Parents need us
Parents are that part of the family who will never leave us. Every parent does their best to bring up their children, while not every child does the best for their parents when they are in need. This is the sad truth of life. Festivals are one occasion when we can do our least bit for our parents. As we grow up and move out for higher education and job, we leave behind our parents often becoming careless about their needs and expectations. In festive times being along our family, especially parents is a beautiful idea. There can't be greater happiness for them than our presence in times of celebration and happiness.
6. We are lucky to have a family
There are millions of homeless people who don't have a roof over their head nor a bunch of people to love them. We are a set of lucky people who have a family to care for us. Let us therefore realize that to have a family is a blessing. Family is one unit of people who are related to us by blood. We must value these ties of blood. There are millions of homeless people who roam around the streets without a roof over their heads and without a set of people to love them. Having a family gives us a very meaningful life unlike them, so one must value this gift of god. Festivals are a good time for us to celebrate with our family. Even if we can manage for just a day, we shall stay, celebrate and share with our family at festivals. It is a very meaningful and worthy thing to do.
5. Family First
Until we can be loyal to our family we cannot be loyal to anyone else. It is essential both morally and practically that we choose our family over others. A family is the only set of people who will be with us through thick and thin always. And festivals are a wonderful time to express gratitude to them for all of it. Our presence is an immaterial yet invaluable gift that we can give to our families. We must take some time out on all special occasions and invest it with our family.
4. Reunion
Festive seasons are a wonderful time to reunite. All those close and distant relatives who are one large family can come together on festivals and make for an amazing time. Reunions are always special. A festival cannot get better than sitting together with the entire family, having food, dancing, singing, worshiping, and talking together. A family reunion is unique and special in its own way and festivals can greatly add to the charm of such reunions.
3. Special Moments
Memories are all that remain with us when the real moments are gone. Making wonderful memories never happen without efforts. Getting together all the family on a special occasion is one brilliant effort to make great memories. In festive times when the whole family dresses up, sits together, eat and celebrate, wonderful moments are born. These moments are priceless, irreplaceable and beautiful. They cannot be subtitled by anything else. Festivals give a chance to live such moments and therefore the family shall together spend festive days.
2. Festivals are Good Times
If it is the family that stands by in the bad times, then it is also the family that enjoys together the good times. Festivals are good times. Every festival is unique. There is something special to do in every festival. Together spending festival days therefore open rooms for many things to do. Getting along with the family and utilizing the good times is therefore a great idea.
1. Best way to Celebrate
Celebrating with friends is fun, celebrating with colleagues is good, but celebrating with family is unmatched. Spending festive days with the people we have spent most of our life with, grown up with, lived with, shared with, is certainly better than spending it with any other people. A family is everyone's first set of friends. Spending special times with those who have told us about customs, taught us about festivals, relationships and values is certainly special. The warmth, happiness, ease and love that one feels during a family celebration is inexplicably beautiful. So trying to be with and celebrate festivals with the family is unquestionably the best way to celebrate them.

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The word festival ultimately fills one with a flush of energy, emotions and happiness. They are a symbol of traditions, enjoyment, love, sharing, fun... and the list goes on. Indian festivals are known for its vastness, diversity and colours all over the world. While every country is known for its festivals having indigenous characteristics.

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On Saturday mornings, Ramona and her husband Jay take their kids to the local animal shelter for a couple of hours. No, they aren't crazy cat people who need to adopt a weekly kitty. They are there to help walk dogs, clean rabbit cages, pay attention to the cats and generally to help tidy up. It's hard to know who benefits more - the animals or the kids. "Our kids get so much," says Ramona. "It's important to Jay and me to teach our kids to be givers, too."

Jenny and Marci are best friends. So are their kids. They all help out at the church soup kitchen one Sunday a month. The older kids help chop veggies. The younger ones clean and set tables. The moms help make the main dish. "We were looking for something that makes a difference and that could involve all our kids. This has been perfect," says Jenny with a grin. Feeding 50 people is no small feat, but they have their systems down. There's laughter and chatting and, in the end, the good feeling that comes from a job well done.

Imagine my surprise when I ran into Seth in front of the mall with his three girls and boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Cookie sale time is usually a mom thing. But Seth has daughters in Scouts and he isn't willing to be left out in his largely female household. He tells me that one of the many ways to get in the loop of the girls' lives is to hang out with them for hours at the cookie table. They've had some of their best talks between sales. Once cookie season is over, he'll pitch in on family day to help set up the local Girl Scout camp. "If I had sons, I'd probably be coaching Little League," he said. "But I have girls and they're into Scouting so we've made it a family thing to be involved."

There are, of course, hundreds of ways to volunteer. These stories are only a few examples of how a family can work as a team to get an important job done. Most nonprofit organizations need help they can't afford to pay for. Most communities have programs that count on volunteer effort to make them run.

Why get involved? Because when parents make volunteering a family affair, both the community and the family benefit.

Here are some ways volunteering enriches a family:

Working side by side provides opportunities for connection and talk. It sometimes seems that we live in a time that conspires against family togetherness. If everyone is on a different device, even while being in the same room, they aren't enjoying and learning from each other.Whether repairing a wall, cleaning up a trail, or staffing a food booth (or a Girl Scout cookie table), there is something very satisfying about working together. The banter, laughter and problem-solving that go on strengthen and deepen family relationships.

The job goes better if people work as a team. Making a community meal, planting a garden or cleaning cages all go more smoothly with teamwork. Volunteering takes teamwork off the soccer field and into life. Working as a team on a task reinforces a family's ability to work as a team at home.

Kids and parents get to see each other in a different light. When parents work outside the home, as most of us do, our work is a mystery to our children. They often have only the vaguest idea of what we do all day. What kids do in school all day is equally mysterious to many parents. When the whole family participates on a project, parents and children get to see and appreciate each other's skills and competence.

Volunteer activities often require problem-solving. Volunteer jobs often require people to figure out where to put things, how to fix things, or how to be more efficient. Finding real solutions to real problems can be a source of enormous satisfaction for everyone involved.

Volunteering is an antidote to pessimism and hopelessness. The media bombards us with visions of war, famine, disease, wrecks and worries. News stories repeat and repeat and repeat the tragedy of the day. Social media adds yet another deluge of negativity. Feeling helpless to do anything about it can foster hopelessness and depression. Families who are actively involved in righting some wrongs, contributing to a community's health, and doing good in the world are families who have reason to feel more optimistic.

Volunteering fosters empathy. It doesn't teach children much to tell them to "think about the starving children in Armenia" when they won't eat their vegetables. But working in a food pantry or soup kitchen certainly does. It moves the needs of others from remote abstraction to something very real and immediate. Being directly involved gives both parents and kids a deeper appreciation for what they have and what others need.

Volunteering increases the family's social network and safety net. Volunteering is a low-pressure way to get to know new people and perhaps to make new friends. Some of those friends may become part of the inner circle who know and love our kids, just as we know and love theirs. Families who survive and thrive when they encounter challenges, even trauma, are families who have multiple people they trust to turn to.

Volunteering is at an all-time high. More and more youth are participating in community service projects and joining service organizations. Teens as well as adults are looking for ways to have impact and to give life meaning. Many parents find that working with their children on projects where their help is really needed strengthens family bonds and nurtures the whole family's positive self-esteem. By doing some good in the world, everyone feels good about themselves and their family.

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There is an increasing concern about the quality of family relationships in Malaysia. In your group, discuss how the relationships can be improved.

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This goes hand in hand with talking together. Find a meal each day, or at least a few times a week, that everyone can get together for. Make something that everyone likes and facilitate discussions between family members. Have everyone turn off their electronics and really engage with one another.

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We live in a time where it is so easy to connect digitally but results in us disconnecting from reality. We are unable to make time to visit and spend with family, we celebrate birthdays and special occasions over Skype and FaceBook and we have forgotten the art of face to face human interaction.

There probably aren't many people out there who don't enjoy a holiday and more especially, a family holiday. We may stay with or nearby family but that doesn't necessarily result in us having quality time with one another. We may see each other in passing in the passageway or share quick pleasantries at the breakfast table but we never really get the chance to connect deeper.

The benefits of a family holiday are well documented and more recently, there has been scientific evidence to back up some of these claims. We will divulge into the main advantages of taking a family vacation.

1. Pre and post-holiday happiness:

Holidays are normally planned in advance and the anticipation for the upcoming getaway results in the brain giving off more 'feel-good' hormones than normal. These hormones are likely to make one less stressed, more happy, more sharp at work and increased performance at school and give one a general sense of contentment. This effect also lasts for a few weeks post holiday.

2. Relationship nurturing:

A getaway from the mundane routine of daily life is a wonderful mechanism to cultivate bonds between family members and to strengthen ties. Being on holiday means that everyone is away from their everyday stresses and can be more involved with each other. It enables you to learn more about one another and to learn from each other, increases awareness of each other, we learn tolerance of each other whilst on holiday and we also learn to accept and respect each other more.

3. Disconnect from technology:

You are with your nearest and dearest so you don't need to be keeping in touch with too many other people. Get the children off their devices and social media platforms as well. A disconnect from technology will also help you realise the importance of face to face, hearty conversations. Without technology, you will be forced to spend more time with each other.

This one requires a bit of a balance. Most people's best memories are created during family holidays and we all love to capture these moments. Be sure to take lots of photos together and photos of all the memorable adventures but do not go overboard and forget to be in the moment. Take the photos for yourself and for the family album rather than for your social media pages. Taking photos to post on social media will result in the impossible mission for 'perfection' - as dictated to us by our fellow social media users. Steer clear from taking too many selfies as this may bring out the narcissist in you!

5. Trying new things:

There is no safer and more comfortable feeling than being with your family. Being on a family holiday also means that you are more relaxed than usual and generally more open to new ideas. Family vacations are the opportune time to do something you haven't done. Get each person in the family to pick out an activity that they enjoy and then everyone has to participate in said activity. This will give you an insight to what other family members enjoy as well.

6. Educational:

Holidays are almost always learning experiences. Use your holiday to teach your kids and perhaps yourself about other cultures, learn about the geography of the place, learn about local cuisine and come back a more learned being.

The above are just a few but very meaningful benefits of taking a family holiday . We hope that your next holiday leads you to the , where you will experience all the benefits above and more.

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-spend time sightseeing and enjoying food
-take photo or video as memories

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-think of others
-show care and respect

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Ellie Dix shares 14 benefits of playing board games as a family. Playing games together has social, emotional, learning and health benefits.

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Sports is one of the most celebrated and enjoyable pastimes ever. There are countless ways to enjoy sports and you can do it as a player or even a spectator. When it comes to establishing solid family values, sports can actually be a fantastic way to bring you and your children together while also providing the whole family with physical and mental benefits.

It sounds too good to be true, but developing an interest in sports with your family can come with countless benefits. To help you understand the power of sports, here are ten benefits of bringing sports into your family life.

It's a great way to have fun with your kids

Sports is a fantastic pastime to enjoy with your kids. Whether you're playing basketball in the back yard or going to a tennis court with your family, there are lots of ways to enjoy sports both as a fun game and a more serious organized event. We suggest that you motivate your children to try more sports at home by teaching them the basics and then taking them out to parks, fields or courts to play with them in a more organized manner. Depending on the type of sport, you could be enjoying fun weekends out with your entire family. Sports also doesn't need to be extremely physical. If you would prefer not to physically push your kids (due to their health or safety reasons) then there are some sports that aren't as physically demanding. This can include baseball, table tennis or even billiards.

You'll meet new people and families

Another great benefit of bringing sports into your family life is finding more opportunities to go out and network with other families. This can help you build a positive community of parents while also encouraging your kids to make new friends at school, at clubs and even at the park. The more people around, the more friendly the environment will be. Of course, you should always aim to avoid certain types of people, such as children that play rough or are mean to other kids.

You can enjoy sports in new and interesting ways

You'll get fit and enjoy yourself at the same time

You'll protect yourself from heart disease, stroke and diabetes

It'll help you relieve stress

It's one of the best hobbies to get into

There are lots of different hobbies that your kids could get into. They could paint and draw, they could play video games, they could read and they could even learn about gardening. However, as a hobby, sports is one of the best things to get involved with because it offers both physical and mental advantages. Since you need to keep your body in shape, it helps you stay fit and it works your heart. Certain sports are also fairly demanding on your mental state as well, requiring you to stay focused if you want to perform correctly, especially under pressure. If you're trying to limit the number of hobbies that your children get into (for the sake of time or budget) then sports is one of the best options to pick.

It's a cheap form of entertainment

It's a passion to share with others

One of the most underrated things about getting your family into sports is being able to have a passion to talk about and share with others. If you've ever sat at the family table with absolutely nothing to talk about (outside of the usual "how was your day?" questions) then having a shared family passion is an excellent way to go. Sports can be really competitive and it tends to spark some friendly competition between family members, especially if they support different teams. You'll also have a hobby that you can share with your kids, giving you an additional topic to talk about when you're all gathered. It can also be the source of many adventures and trips together, such as going out to watch a game with your favorite team or going to the park together to play sports. Being passionate about something like sports is a great way to bring the family together, and it's something that we think is sorely underrated.

It can help with your child's future

We hope that these ten examples of why sports are so great for our families can help convince you to play more sports, talk more about it and introduce it to your kids.

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10 Benefits of Bringing Sports Into Your Family Life - Rosanna Davison Nutrition

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-laughter together and having fun
-encourage a conversations between family members and lead to better understanding of each other behaviour
-created memories together

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- team up to defeat others opponent
- create a sense of togetherness
- shared an interest in specific games ceate closer ties with each other

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- built up team spirit and cooperation
- keep fit together
- Increases blood flow and improves mood

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Eating together can provides a time to be connected. This helps children feel loved, safe and secure.

Should focus on enjoying each other’s company, not on what or how much each child is eating.

Use meal times to teach children about family values and traditions.

Keep mealtime conversations positive. Can encourage children to talk about their day. (This helps to develop more communication between family members)

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- keep in touch
- lively conversations
- catch upon each other's lives

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- food taste better with company
- creates a good mood in a relaxed atmosphere
- build trust - closer ties

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- good reason to get together
- share jokes, experiences or opinions
- understand each other better