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 * Traditions Essay VKA**

We all have traditions in our society. Some traditions are once a year like Christmas or Halloween, and some are daily like the Pledge of Allegiance. Traditions can also be good, bad, or neutral. In our society, tradition is important because it's something that we do that makes the memories we love and cherish in our minds. Tradition is also important because when we do it, we are also honoring the people who started that tradition. That makes traditions in our society a very good thing to have.

The Pledge of Allegiance is a good example for a tradition we do. It started in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, and was later made the pledge by Congress in 1942. It was to express the loyalty of the federal flag and the republic of the United States of America. According to the Flag Code, you must have your right hand over your heart. When not in uniform, men should remove any non-religious headdress with the right hand and holding it at the left shoulder, with the right hand still being on the heart. This is a very good tradition because since it's a daily tradition, we are honoring the United States of America and its flag everyday. We are also honoring the soldiers that have, or are fighting for our country everyday. That is what makes this a very good tradition to have.

Halloween is another example of a tradition we have in our society. It started around October 31, 1745. It's a yearly celebration the Western Christians had as a feast called All Hallows' Eve. All Hallows' Eve was a Christianized feast initially influenced by the Celtic harvest festivals. It is also the time in liturgical year dedicated to remembering the people that are dead, like saints (also called hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful believers that have passed away. This is more of a neutral tradition because of quite a few things. On the good side, people get to dress up in costumes and get free candy. Also it is the day that many people give their respect to the dead. On the bad side, there are lots of people that act like idiots and decide to go around and trash people's houses. Others decide to do much worse, which gets them getting arrested. That is what makes this a neutral tradition.

Those were the 2 examples used to show the role of tradition in our society. Overall, I think that tradition is important to our society. Sure, there are some traditions that people think are not needed, but overall we really can't live without tradition. How will we make the memories we love and cherish today? What would be the point of Christmas or Halloween if it wasn't a tradition? Not only do we do these traditions to show our respect to our ancestors, but to make the memories we have today.