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Even though my family traditions may be boring and mundane, i still feel that family traditions are important as not only does it help to instill a sense of togetherness, but it has a main purpose of improving relationships with family members. Actively strengthening family bonds reinforces mutual respect and both parents and children can learn about each other, which can even bridge the generation gap and lessen misunderstandings and conflicts between family members.

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One family tradition i wish to keep is visiting houses during chinese new year. Besides Collecting red packets i feel that this tradition is important as it gives us an opportunity to meet up with our friends and relatives whom we have not seen over the past year. My favourite house to visit is my grandparents' house. We normally go over for dinner on the 1st day of chinese new year. There will always be a scrumptious spread of food and loads of games to keep us entertained. One other highlight is gambling with my grandparents. I feel that we can get to catch up and know each other through a friendly game of mahjong

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One tradition i would like to change is exercising everyday. Instead of spending a lot of time exercising, we could have some days break as we still have other important things to do and we can feel very tired sometime. Although exercising is very important for our health, we could instead exercise every 2 days so that we could have a day off to do other things. Therefore, instead of exercising everyday, we could exercise every two days.

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" Traditions touch, connect and expand us. " Family traditions is the act of creating happy, longlasting memories that we can pass down to our children. In every household, there is bound to have a family tradition that we love or dislike, something that makes up the core of our family. In my family, there are traditions that unite us together be it a simple reunion dinner or having outings together. Personally, the tradition I hope to uphold are family reunions. However, traditions like going for family outings are traditions I do not really enjoy.

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However, I do not enjoy the tradition of consuming durians during the durian season. I think that durians are very pungent and reeks of foul garbage. Although I am unable to endure the "aroma" of the durians, nonetheless, I will always attempt to tolerate it. This tradition happens annually and I do not wish to be a wet blanket to my family.

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Firstly, one of the traditions I would definitely want to keep is the routine of playing monopoly with my family during weekends. Monopoly is a game that requires life skills like decision making skill and negotiation skill. Since my father works as an accountant, he inspires me to become someone like him. Through playing this game, it strengthens our bonds with our family especially being packed with a hectic schedule. We can lend them a listening ear and catch up with one another’s lives. Thus, playing this game plays a vital role in keeping the family united.
~ Azfar

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Traditions are practices that people pass down from generation to generation.  Some may believe that traditions are swept under the carpet over time, while others feel that traditions are quintessential to maintain strong bonds between family. Are traditions really necessary to keep the family together? I beg to differ ,however, some of the traditions inculcated in my family are weekly movie nights, mahjong and our yearly attendance of the ndp parade

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On the other hand, one tradition I am not particularly fond of is the Hungry Ghost Festival. During Hungry Ghost Festival, my family gathers to burn incense papers  as an offering to our ancestors. However, the burning of incense papers emit a lot of greenhouse gases. As a member of the green club in school, I am an advocate for climate change by bringing my own cutlery when I head out to eat to be environmentally friendly. I am also asthmatic, hence during the festival when a lot of smoke is given off from the burning of incense papers causes me to have breathing difficulties which is a huge struggle for me. Instead of burning incense papers, I think that using joss sticks as an offering will produce less waste gases as compared to burning large boxes of incense paper. Thus, I think that changing the way we pay our respects and give our offerings will not change the way that this festival helps our family to bond and serves as a get together.

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Response: A tradition that I would like to keep is gambling on Chinese New Year. Every year, my relatives and I come together to gamble all of our earnings that we have gathered throughout the day. Sometimes, I would bet a huge sum of money, like $100, and the probability of me winning to losing is around one to one. I can recall a time when I bet $50 and got a triple seven in Blackjack. I won $350 but lost it all after a few more rounds. Even though I lost a huge majority of my money, I still found it enjoyable as we all got to form closer bonds with relatives that we have not met throughout the year.🥺👉👈

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Family traditions are an important element of self identity and contributes to how individuals view themselves and the community they live in. Family traditions at times can be a blessing or a burden to some. Have you ever felt obliged to follow a certain family tradition that you dislike? Or have you felt proud to be a part of a unique family tradition? Personally i have experienced both with my family.