Tradition – what a concept! What do you think of when you hear the word tradition? Exactly what is tradition? Mr. Webster’s dictionary defines the word tradition as "the transmission of knowledge, opinions, customs, doctrines, and practices from generation to generation, originally by word of mouth and personal example." We have all inherited traditions from our ancestors, which we will in turn pass on to future generations. And traditions are important.

Even now we’re looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, seasons filled with all kinds of traditions – visits with relatives, some of whom we haven’t seen since this time last year; a turkey dinner with all the trimmings (although the definition of what constitutes "all the trimmings" varies from family to family); Christmas decoration…