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Traditions, especially those associated with holidays, provided
students with a sense of continuity and security since these

events had occured throughout the ages.

s a fire crackl ed in most burnt the house down! scroll s). I love th e holiday,
the w.iJ1t er""fireniace, color- We were burning some toys and it's so fun to see adults Celebrati ng her
ful wrapping paper crinkled with gasoline and the fire acting crazy!" sophomore birthday with
under small expectant hands leaped back into the can," Gila Drazen said. family, Fourth
of July
scrambling to see what lay he said . Although certain fireworks, and
in side. The room over- Of course, reli gion traditions were more preva- frie nds from
Maine is junior
flowed with loving relati ves, moti vated many holiday tra- lent among family, friends Kate Whalen.
wholesome food, also develo ped For students
who had
and happiness. The th eir own habitual holiday
best part was, this activities. "My birthdays, there
happened every fri ends and I al- were
advantages
year. waysgoto Vill age such as having
"Ever y Inn. It's j ust out-of-town
visitors, but
Christmas Eve, my a lways ... the re. also downfalls,
entire famil y gath- Plus, the entire like joint
birthday/
ers to eat nachos ~ MN popul ati on holiday
and open presents. hangs out there'" presents.
Santa comes to visit seni or Brian
kids from a range Franz said. -
After ripping
of 18 to 26, then we The con- the wrapping
have a bi g dinner," tinuity of tradi - paper off her
seni or Erion Of- ti ons and the spe- first present of
ficer said. cial occasions of the day, junior
Heather
So m e holidays provided Adams
holiday traditions, stude nts w ith exclaims over
her new
though, ended in di saster. ditions. "During Simchat happy and sad memori es. Looney Tu nes
Sophomore Joe Corbitt al- Torah [rejoicing with the The knowledge that it woul d outfit. Tearing
into presents
ways lit fireworks on the Torah], my favorite holiday, happen again gave students early Christmas
Fourth of July. However, everyone sin gs and dances somethi ng to look forward morning was a
tradition most
"one particul ar Fourth of around the synagogue with to, either next year or next students didn't
July, my brothers and I al- the Torah (the Jewish holy week .• give up as they
grew older.
by Mary Peterson -
and Michelle Lee In
preparation for
Christmas,
junior Kris
Burnham
inspects a
prospective
pine tree.
Decorating
Christmas
trees and
placing
presents
beneath th em,
a tradition
carried on
since 1535
A.D. times, was
still enjoyabl e
for teens in the
'90's. photo by
Jennifer Meyer
Student Life