The Point of Pointless Rituals
An idea doesn’t need to make sense to be popular.
— Xenocrates
Why do we torture ourselves each new year by making promises to ourselves we won’t keep?
Now that my lengthy vacation is over (and I can continue updating this hallowed space as the fine purveyor of humanity’s oddest propensities), I have a trick question to ask the lot of you: Have you ever wondered why we create so much excitement over days like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and a myriad of others? Why do we make new year’s resolutions we’re going to break anyway? It’s only ONE day right? So what exactly is the excitement for? I got asked this a LOT while on vacation. There is a point to all these rituals. Allow me to explain:
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Categories: Life, People
Christmas, Easter, Holidays, New Year's Day, Rituals, Thanksgiving
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