One of my goals in life is to learn about all the different holidays, traditions and beliefs of different religions, cultures and ethnicity’s.  The world is so diverse and intriguing.  I have a very open mind, which is evident in my book shelf.  lol. 

I encourage my children to explore whatever interests them.  Tolerance in the world is so crucial, so my theroy is that the more they learn and understand (no matter what their personal belief may be), they will always be able to understand and relate to the world at large.

Just the other day I learned about Rosh Hashanah.  Not being Jewish myself, I had no clue.  You hear about different holidays all the time in passing….’congress is taking off to celebrate Rosh Hashanah’ for example.  When the kids ask…’what is Rosh Hashanah’, I don’t want to say…’Oh, um, I think it’s a Jewish holiday or something’, I want to be able to at least give them some idea of what it is, or at least point them to an avenue that will do so. 

As it turns out Rosh Hashanah is like our New Year.  Only without the drunken stupor and football games. A time for introspection and reflection.  Bread or apples are dipped in honey for wishes of a sweet new year.  There is also the practice of ‘casting off’ ~ to walk to flowing water and empty their pockets (casting off sins).   That was just a sample.

So I’m wondering if anyone would be willing to share their own practices, traditions, holidays.   You can either post it to your blog and leave comment below (make sure you put a link IN the comment for easy navigation)….or….you can post a comment below with your thoughts.

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