1. Using the chart below, rate the customs and traditions in accordance with
their importance in your family. Rate them 1, 2, or 3. ( 1 = very important, 2 = somewhat
important, 3 = not at all important)
1 2 3
A. Christmas or Hanukkah dinner
together
B. Thanksgiving dinner
together
C. Independence Day fireworks and
picnic
D. Gifts to family members on
birthdays
E. Mother's Day/Father's Day gifts or
cards
F. Celebrating birthdays with member(s) of
family
G. Decorating Christmas
tree
H. Labor Day
picnic
I. Saying grace at
meals
J. Going to church or temple
together
K. Bedtime ritual for small children(stories,stuffed animals, kisses, and so
forth)
L. Making Easter eggs or other
decorations
M. Visiting with
relatives
N. Family
reunions
O. A special dish or refreshment served at certain
meals
P. Other cultural or religious rituals
Q. New Year's get-together or party as a
family
R. Memorial Day visit to cemetery (or other regular day for such a
visit)
S. Eating breakfast
together
T. Eating dinner
together
U. Watching television
together
V. Family
vacations
W. Family
picnic
X. Family
games
Y. Martin Luther King Day holiday
celebration
Z. Cinco de
Mayo
2. Take the customs and traditions list back to your living unit. Ask a Group
Supervisor or Youth Counselor or another adult to rate the list of customs and traditions
on a scale from 1 to 3, depending on their importance in the family when that person was a
child.
3. Compare the differences in your rating and the adult rating. How many
customs and traditions rated number one were the same? How many were different? How many
customs rated number three were the same? How many were different?