Fading traditions

Most of us have spent our childhoods in families with a lot of traditions and rituals associated with them. As we grow up, we seem to become less emotional and more resigned to many aspects of our lives. We try hard to give the same kind of traditional experiences to our children that we have had. But somehow each generation seem to be less involved with rituals and customs. We are not probably as traditional as our parents and our children may be less so. And we are worried about the culture gap that will eventually develop between us and our children. I wonder if that is something to be seen as a disappointment?

Our great-grand parents probably did not have the same exact way of celebrating a festival as we did when we were young. For example, the practice of Ganesh immersion started only in the late 1800's in Maharashtra. Ever wondered how the festival was celebrated before the time and in the rest of the country? It is interesting how the rituals and customs morph over time and each generation create their unique footprints defined by the individual experiences and values passed on by the parents. So, even though the way our children may not exactly celebrate the festivals as we did which again may differ from our parents, I guess the spirit is the same!