Traditions+KD

In the American culture, there are a numerous amount of traditions that us residents celebrate. Traditions such as distributing treats on Halloween,or or the New Years Ball are a few examples of customs. My personal speculations of these traditions are that most of them are neutral and some of them does not have any significant purpose.

Possibly America's most well known tradition is probably the New Years Ball Drop. Each year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve Ball. At 11:59 p.m., the ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginnings of a new year full of hopes, challenges, changes and dreams. The New Years Ball Drop is a geodesic sphere that is capable of producing 16 million vibrant colors out of the 32, 256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs. Judging by these facts, I think this is one of the worse of all American traditions. The cost of the construction of the ball and the amount of lights used for this project must have been colossal for the one night when it is recognized; plus, it would be a huge add-on to the light pollution.

Another tradition that does not have a importance is Halloween. Halloween's roots fist take us to Ireland where according to their "Druid" religion, November 1st was New Years' on their calendar. The celebration would begin on October 31st, and last into the following day. The spirits of all who died in the prior year, wou;d rise up and roam the earth this night. In modern times, Halloween is now a holiday which children go around houses and receive candy from patrons of the houses. This practice alarms me because children who go to various dwellings in the night for the sake of receiving candy.

There are numerous traditions in America, and most of them I do not enjoy having,but however they are traditions.The some traditions today are great to celebrate, but some I do not appreciate. Traditions that do not do any harm such as the tooth fairy and the easter bunny is perfectly fine.