Family traditions
A tradition is something a family does again and again, year after year. A family may bake sweets before a feast, colour eggs in spring, eat lunch together every Friday, or tell stories in the evening. Traditions are part of our culture. We learn them from older people, such as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. When we take part, we pass them on to the next children. To describe a tradition, we can ask four questions: What do we do? Who takes part? Where did it come from? How did I learn it? A tradition may change a little when a family moves, but the idea can stay.
| Question | Habiba’s family |
|---|---|
| What do we do? | We bake sweet biscuits before the feast. |
| Who takes part? | Grandma, Mum and the children. |
| Where did it come from? | Grandma learned it from her mother. |
| How did I learn it? | I watched and then helped. |
Grandma, please tell me another story.
Of course. My grandmother told this one to me.
Interview a grown-up. Ask a grandparent, an aunt or another grown-up about a tradition in your family. Ask the four questions: what do we do, who takes part, where did it come from, how did you learn it? Draw the tradition and write one sentence about it.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do we do? | tell stories in the evening |
| Who takes part? | Grandpa and the children |
| Where did it come from? | ? |