tradition!

What do you think of for "tradition"?  The first thing I think of is Fiddler on the Roof  and the song "Tradition!"  The importance of "tradition" in the song and in some of the things we do....  Do you have a particular tradition you follow?  We actually have some interesting traditions we have kept going.

The first tradition we have actually worked on is the needlework.  I was asked, just this weekend, about what I was knitting.  I was working on baby booties (the skein and needles fit in my purse so can go anywhere) that the pattern has been handed down in the family - from my great grandmother.  We also talked about the embroidery handed down.......

Another "tradition" is keeping things.  I don't THINK I would be called a "hoarder" but I have a feeling many family members, probably for generations, have also "saved" things for future use.  I admit I have gotten rid of a lot but I also know I looked at fabric scraps, just today, for if the scrap was "big enough to use" (in the future) or could be thrown away.

So...... what tradition do you think of?  Do you share it with other family members?  Can we celebrate it - like patterns handed down?  Can we laugh about it - as we decide if a scrap is big enough to use?  Definitely something to think about..... Maybe even laugh about......