Pedagogical project “Traditions in the family are an integral part of spiritual education”

Long-standing traditions of the Russian family

The concept of “family” in the sense in which we use it now (that is, meaning wife, husband, children, and sometimes grandparents) appeared not so long ago. Previously, a family was considered a large branched community, consisting of older, middle, younger generations, with many “side branches”, relatives in husband and wife, that is, not blood.

Here, in this large community, the concept of “family traditions” was born, which is, in fact, the basis and support of the family, helping to survive and remain united at any time.

Since the times of Domostroy, it has been customary to believe that the husband is the head of the family, and as he says, so it will be. Yes, it really was like that. Russian family traditions and customs dictated that men, regardless of any events, remain courageous and strong, play the role of breadwinner and breadwinner, and bear responsibility for their family.

In Rus', it has always been customary to involve children early in work activities and teach them independence almost from birth. When the first-born was just starting to walk, holding tightly to the stove with his hands, another child was already appearing in the family, and all the parents’ attention was focused on him. A one-year-old child had to learn to be independent, to take care of himself, to learn to eat, drink, dress and go to bed on his own, since the mother was busy with the newborn baby, and the father was plowing in the field.

With the advent of the third child, the two-year-old child had to not only be independent, but also be an assistant to his parents around the house. They looked after their younger brothers and sisters, carried jugs of water into the house, and did housework.

Boys at the age of three helped their father chop wood and skillfully handled an ax. Now this is simply impossible to imagine. Modern kids, even if they try to help their parents, they do not provide real help; they do everything in a playful way. Today, real help can be expected from children at a more conscious school age.

But there are other family traditions in Russia that have not yet lost their relevance. Read about them in the following sections of the article.

What other national traditions were widespread in the family? For example, in pre-revolutionary Russia, among the nobility it was customary to spend evenings reading poetry or playing music, inviting poets and musicians to their home. The older generation started this tradition, the younger generation supported it, and so literary and musical circles flourished for decades. Thus, the circles of Elizaveta Khitrovo (daughter of Kutuzov) and Dolly Fikelmon (granddaughter of the great commander) were famous in the capital. The Pushkin family hosted poetry lovers and theater experts.

In peasant families, in the evenings, after all the day's work, the female part of the family gathered together, the women spun, sewed, and talked. Thus, home traditions held together the smallest, as it was customary to say (already in Soviet times), unit of society.

Are there such traditions in your family? Maybe your grandmother was an excellent knitter and passed the skill on to your mother, your mother passed it on to you, and you are teaching your little daughter? Or have you been keeping a photo album for a long time, starting with black and white photographs from which young gentlemen in sailor jackets and young ladies in fluffy dresses look seriously?

If you can't remember anything like that, don't be upset. Why not start some great family traditions now? Talk to your children and older relatives. If the elders remember something about the previous habits and customs of the family, it will be wonderful. If children come up with an idea, it will be great, because in this case they will implement it with enthusiasm.

Weekly Traditions

Pleasant traditions, organized on certain days of the week, will create a sense of anticipation in the child. Going to grandma's house on Saturday or having a holiday dinner on Sunday can serve as an incentive to behave well during the week.

You can remind them what exactly awaits the child on the weekend or another specific day. Older children keep track of the days themselves, crossing them off on the calendar, in anticipation of the cherished ritual.

"Sunday Breakfast"

Family weekends will delight any child. These days you can sleep longer, there is no reason to rush anywhere. And of course, a fragrant breakfast awaits in the kitchen, which will bring the whole family together at the table. A tradition for children can also be a certain favorite dish that mom cooks on Sundays. An example would be pancakes or apple pie.

The ideal option would be to combine several traditions: have breakfast at home and go for a family walk in the park. Such weekends will be a bonus for the child’s fruitful week.

"Shopping Trip"

All children love to go shopping. Especially if there are departments with toys and children's products. Therefore, you can create another pleasant ritual for your child by taking him with you to the supermarket.

When going grocery shopping, you need to warn your child that this is not just a walk, you need to buy everything on the list. This can develop responsibility and thriftiness in him. Modern supermarkets have special children's carts that the child himself can pull.

They look like regular ones for adults, only in a smaller form. This attribute will definitely arouse interest in the process. Patience can be rewarded by buying something nice from the children's department.

"Football Day"

For boys, playing football with dad on certain days will be a relevant and favorite tradition. If there are no weather conditions, you can sit in front of the TV and watch your favorite team play.

It will be great to take real fan attributes: whistles, scarves, hats with emblems. The main thing is to do everything related to this sport on this day. Getting tickets to a live match will be a real surprise.

This is a wonderful ritual for introducing a child to sports. It's also a great way for fathers and sons to spend quality time together.

Connecting two families and their traditions

When a new family is formed, the family traditions of two different clans are combined into one single whole.

Each of them has different ideas in matters of raising children, family holidays, gifts, their own attitudes towards the financial component, health, healthy lifestyle, sports, nutrition, religion and so on. When starting a family, the future husband and wife must agree in advance on all the above-mentioned issues, even before entering into legal marriage, otherwise disagreements cannot be avoided.

With the birth of a child, everything changes in the family; there is no time for walks under the moon and long evening conversations. For example, in my father’s family it was customary for the whole family to engage in sports, skiing and skating in the winter, and swimming and active outdoor sports in the summer. In the mother’s family there could be other traditions, for example, it was customary to visit exhibitions and museums, become spiritually enlightened, study art and world culture.

How to combine such different traditions of families into one whole?

A tiny child, as soon as he is born, begins to get used to home, to family. And it is so important now to show the baby family unity and cohesion. In order for there to be harmony in the family, you need to consult and discuss pressing problems while sitting at the family table.

The newlyweds at the wedding are wished “Advice and Love”; advice is the union of two loving people. In a family, it shouldn’t be like everyone is on their own. Family is a strength where everyone should be a mountain for each other. Just as it is impossible to break the rods tied together, it is also impossible to break a strong family. And it’s easy to break one twig at a time. If everyone in the family has only their own opinion and does not take into account the interests of other family members, such a family will never be able to become strong and invincible.

MAGAZINE Preschooler.RF

Smirnova Elena Aleksandrovna teacher-organizer of the State Budgetary Institution of Children's Education Center "On Vadkovsky", Moscow.

Family is a source of inspiration, Where adults and children are nearby, In the family there is salvation from all adversity, Here everyone is responsible for each other

O. V. Tokmakova

What is family? This concept is absorbed from the first moments of conscious life. A family is a home, it is a husband and wife, children, grandparents. This is love and care, joy and sadness, these are habits and traditions.

The value of family traditions is difficult to overestimate. Family traditions are what are passed on in a family from one generation to another, this is what unites all family members, makes their life more joyful and interesting. Family traditions create a comfortable psychological climate in the family, to create a sense of stability and confidence in the future.

Day , the Creative Center "On Vadkovsky" is hosting a festival-competition "Family Traditions" , organized by the State Budgetary Institution of Children's Education and the NP Center for the Revival of Traditions. This event is part of the large festival of family creativity “Moscow Family. The path to success” , established by the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Moscow.

POSITION

about the City Festival-Competition “Family Traditions”

1. General Provisions

1. 1. The city festival-competition “Family Traditions” , dedicated to Mother’s Day (hereinafter referred to as the Festival), is held as part of the family creativity festival “Moscow Family - the Path to Success” of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow.

1. 2. The founder of the Festival is the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Moscow.

1. 3. Organizers of the Festival:

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NP Center for the Revival of Traditions.

2. Goal and objectives

2. 1. The purpose of the Festival is to unite the family through the disclosure and development of its creative potential, increasing the role of the family in the life of a child, restoring and strengthening intergenerational ties, and preserving family traditions.

2. 2. Objectives of the Festival:

demonstration of family traditions;

strengthening family ties between generations based on common interests and hobbies as a result of joint creative activity;

identification and support of talented families;

support for families leading a healthy lifestyle;

dissemination of forms of family leisure, exchange of experience;

family involvement in active social activities.

3. Organizing committee and jury of the Festival.

3. 1. The Organizing Committee prepares and conducts the Festival.

3. 2. The Festival jury is formed from representatives from the founder, competition organizers, and experts.

3. 3. The Festival jury evaluates competition works in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the festival, the main criteria of the competition. Determines winners and runners-up in each category.

4. Participants of the Festival.

4. 1. Families with children from 3 to 18 years old (inclusive) who receive services in social assistance organizations for families and children DTSZN of Moscow take part in the Festival

4. 2. Participation in the Festival as part of a family group, relatives (cousins, uncles, aunts, etc.) is allowed.

4. 3. One family group is represented from the administrative district of Moscow in each of the Festival nominations: “Creating Together” , “Musical Family” , “Sports Family” , “Family Lens” .

4. 4. One family team has the right to participate in several nominations (taking into account that the nominations “Creating Together” and “Sports Family” will be held at the same time).

4. 5. All family groups that submitted applications for the Festival participate in the “Family Recipes” .

5. Procedure for the Festival:

1.13.00 – 14.30 — Meeting of festival participants.

— Photo exhibition of works “Family Traditions” .

2. 15. 00 – 16. 00 – Family Master classes on arts and crafts (nomination “Create together” ) with an exhibition of works of each family;

3. 15. 00 – 16. 00 – Sports competitions for family teams (nomination “Sports Family” ).

4. 16.00 – 17.00 – Concert of family creative groups (nomination “Musical family”).

— Awarding festival participants in the categories “Sports Family” , “Creating Together” , “Musical Family” , photo and video works “Family Traditions” .

5. 17. 10 – 18. 00 – Competition “Family Recipes”

master class “From the history of Russian cuisine” by the NP Center for the Revival of Traditions;

food tasting, family tea party;

Awarding the Festival participants in the “Family Recipes” .

6. Festival nominations.

6. 1. Nomination “Let's create together” .

Decorative and applied family creativity

Master classes on making various crafts, made in any technique and from any material, which all family members love to create (embroidery, paper plastic, working with natural materials, dolls and toys, beadwork, decorative three-dimensional objects (sculpture, carving, inlays), macrame, souvenirs and gifts, jewelry and accessories, etc.)

Criteria for evaluation:

integrity and aesthetic expressiveness of the artistic work, its completeness, semantic load, creative approach;

design of the workplace in the form of an exposition or exhibition of finished artistic works of family members;

accuracy and quality of workmanship, maintaining cleanliness and order at the workplace;

availability of all necessary materials for conducting master classes and provision of them to participants - guests of the Festival.

6. 2. Nomination “Sports family” .

Family teams participate in the nomination (team composition: 2 adults and 2 children). Each family participates in two types of competitions:

Sports obstacle course:

• shuttle run;
• ball relay;
• pair jump rope;
• obstacle course.

Board sports tournament:

• giaccolo;
• elasticity;
• shuffleboard;
• kulbuto;
• cornhole.

Games provided by the Russian Board Games Federation. If desired, teams can conduct training sessions on these types of board sports games on the day of the Festival, starting from 12.00 (by appointment).

6. 3.Nomination “Musical Family”

Instrumental, vocal, vocal-instrumental performance, choreographic dance performances.

Criteria for evaluation:

performance skills and technique;

creation of a single artistic image (musicality, emotional expressiveness, convincing interpretation, plasticity, artistry, costume;

ensemble coherence of performance;

level of stage culture;

performance of one musical composition, vocal piece or dance lasting up to 3 minutes.

Backing tracks are sent no later than 2 days before the performance.

6. 4 Nomination “Family Recipes”

All family groups of the Festival take part in this nomination. Each family presents its own signature pie.

The family brings to the Festival a pie with any filling or decorated in a special way, which is made from fresh, non-perishable ingredients.

Main evaluation criteria:

aesthetics, beautiful design and visual presentation of culinary products;

taste qualities.

Dishes are evaluated by professional chefs collaborating with the NP Center for the Revival of Traditions.

Disposable tableware and napkins necessary for tasting and serving pies to guests are provided by the organizing committee.

All pie recipes will be collected and published in the Family Book of Home Cooking .

When submitting an application, the family sends a beautifully designed pie recipe.

6. 5 Nomination “Family Lens” .

The best family videos and photos.

Main evaluation criteria:

• original approach to presenting material;
• creating a unified family image;
• artistic level of the work performed,

Themes:

• family values;
• my family traditions.

Participants send black and white and color photographs in a photo file in JPG format. in quantities of up to 2-3 pieces to the address of the Organizing Committee. Photos must have a signature (name of the work, year the photo was taken, full name of the author, institution, district, contact phone number).

A video of up to 2 minutes is also sent to the Organizing Committee, indicating the family’s data.

The jury evaluates the work in absentia. The best works will be presented at the Festival on November 25, 2021, where an independent audience jury will select their favorite work for the Audience Choice .

7. Conditions of the Festival

7. 1. Applications for participation in the Festival must be sent by November 18, 2021 to the State Budgetary Institution of the Children's Education Center "On Vadkovsky" to the email address mcabc. [email protected] ru (indicating the subject of the message Festival-competition “Family Traditions” ) according to the established form (Appendix 1). The application is accompanied by a questionnaire for a participant in a specific nomination (Appendix 2, 3, 4, 5)

7. 2.The works of participants in the “Family Lens” must be sent no later than November 20, 2021.

7. 3 Time of the Festival - November 25, 2021 from 15.00 to 18.00. Arrival of participants from 13.00 to 14.00. Placement of exhibitions and preparation of master classes until 14.30.

7. 4.If necessary, participants can bring equipment to the State Budgetary Institution DO CT “On Vadkovsky” on November 24 from 16.00 to 20.00.

7. 5. Venue of the Festival: State Budgetary Educational Institution " (Vadkovsky Lane, 3)

Directions: metro station "Mendeleevskaya" , bus M 10, trolleybuses No. 3.47, 10 to the stop "Vadkovsky Lane" ;

8. Awarding of the Festival participants:

8. 1. Each family group of the Festival receives a Diploma from the Organizing Committee of the Festival;

8. 2. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to award additional and incentive prizes.

The role of family traditions in raising a child

Every person, especially a child, needs an identity as part of something whole. Being a segment of something larger makes us feel safe and secure. Strong traditions exist in every social institution - in schools, in sports teams and, of course, in close-knit families. Children who do not feel part of a strong family often seek protection on the side, ending up in dubious groups, subcultures and even criminal gangs.

A lot depends on relationships in the family; absolutely all psychologists and teachers will confirm this. A favorable home environment helps the harmonious development of a person’s personality. This is especially important for child development, because the child perceives the world through the prism of family relationships.

Family is not just about maintaining everyday life, it is about spending time together, creating comfort and warmth. It’s wonderful when a family celebrates holidays together, not only generally accepted ones, but also their own family ones. These may include celebrating the birthdays of family members and various significant family dates.

From childhood, children need to be taught good family traditions. Attend family events together, play sports, go to the theater, go for walks. Vacations should also be family trips, trips to nature with the whole family, trips to the country, family shopping trips.

Helping elders and caring for them is a good family tradition passed down through generations. Set a good example for your children, treat your elders with respect, and help them. Children see everything and try on themselves. Your actions should not be at odds with your words. Treat your parents the way you want your children to treat you.

If you want your child to be hardworking, work hard yourself. It is clear that you are at work all day and when you come home, you really want to relax. Home is a safe haven where you can gain strength for the day ahead. But if you sit on the couch every free minute, don’t demand more from your child. He learns from you.

Don't force your child to read books if you have never done it yourself. Let it be a good family tradition for you to read bedtime stories to your baby. He will like it, he will understand that books are good, and he will be drawn to knowledge.

Follow a daily routine. Go to bed and get up at the same time. Discipline teaches children order and teaches them to calculate time.

Russian family traditions and customs have a huge impact on the development of a child. Appreciate the time spent together. Respect the interests of all family members. Don't miss any opportunity to set a good example for your children.

School of Moms - Video about family traditions

How to create daily traditions for preschool and elementary school children

Family traditions (parents should set examples for children) need to begin to be instilled in childhood, so that the child perceives them as part of life. Each family can come up with and create its own individual ritual, understandable and dear only to its members. You can also choose from a large number of already established family traditions that are passed down from generation to generation in many Russian families.

"Secret Handshake"

There are situations when a child is anxious, worried and does not feel confident enough. This could be before any public performance, during the period of adaptation to kindergarten, or when meeting something new for the first time. The situation gets worse when you need to take a bold step yourself by letting go of your mother.

Psychologists advise getting out of the situation in a playful way: creating your own tradition of a secret handshake. When saying goodbye to your child, you need to devote time to this gesture, which will instill confidence in the child and give him strength to overcome his task. You can simply stand silently, holding hands, or come up with your own small movements with your hands or fingers, claps, fist bumps.

"Let's eat together"

Many parents suffer from the problem of not being able to feed their children. The child refuses the offered dish, asks for sweets, eats very little and selectively. You can instill a culture of nutrition by creating a family tradition - sitting down at the table and eating with the whole family.

Forcing or force-feeding is not a solution. It is necessary to show by example how important it is to eat on time and correctly. All family members at one table full of balanced and nutritious dishes should arouse the child's food interest.

The tradition can be supplemented with pleasant attributes: lighting candles before dinner, cooking cocoa together before breakfast.

"Family Hug"

Tactile sensations play a huge role in the life and development of a child. The touches of loved ones have a calming effect. Starting a tradition of family hugs is a great idea. You can discuss the ritual itself.

For example, no matter what happens, cuddle before bed. Then all quarrels and misunderstandings will fade into the background, and there will be no opportunity to continue cold communication.

A family hug can also be a good ritual before parting or when meeting.

"Bedtime Story"

One of the most beloved traditions for children is listening to a bedtime story. The night light comes on, mom or dad sits down next to you, and an interesting magical story begins. This ritual has been known since ancient times, when parents sang lullabies to their children while holding them in their arms.

The soothing voice of the mother calms the child and sets him up for rest and peace. By introducing this tradition, you don’t have to worry about your child not wanting to go to bed.

"An evening walk"

Modern children are influenced by television programs and are highly dependent on gadgets and all kinds of devices. This negatively affects the vision and general psycho-emotional state of the child. There is absolutely no time left for live communication and simple games.

The way out of this situation is not easy, because the habit of spending time in front of the screen is difficult to eradicate. It is necessary to interest the child. This can be done by regular daily evening walks with the whole family.

Fresh air and spending time together can be varied:

• going to the park;
• a walk to the nearest lake or river;
• cycling;
• downhill or ice skating in winter.

"Cooperative Games"

Play is an important part of any child’s life. Through it, he plays out different life situations: learns to be part of the whole and confront one on one, learns the joy of victory and the bitterness of defeat, creates and resolves conflicts.

It would be great if every parent made it a habit to play with their own child for at least some time every day. This joint activity will strengthen the bond between the older and younger generations.

Games can be completely different: board games, team games, logic games. It is important to choose exactly what interests the child. In the summer, you can organize an outdoor game. In winter - in a cozy and warm house. The main rule is not to ignore children's requests to play with them.

"Household duties"

Family traditions (examples for children: wet cleaning, washing dishes) can also be educational in nature. Introducing household chores divided among family members is a good way to teach your child responsibility and work. It is important to show by example how important cleanliness in the house is.

You can start small: instruct your child to wipe the dust and collect his toys. A good way is to do Sunday cleaning together. At the same time, as the child grows up, you can entrust him with more and more important tasks. However, it should be remembered that it is strictly prohibited to allow children of any age to participate in dangerous activities, such as washing windows or ceilings.

About the most common family traditions and customs

Family cultural traditions enhance the emotional well-being of its members. Examples of family traditions include joint dinners, where each family member talks about the past day, reading and discussion of what they have read in the family circle, family councils for solving important matters, joint holidays (New Year, Birthdays, Defender of the Fatherland Day, March 8th and etc.).

Maintaining a family photo album, video library or family chronicle contributes to family cohesion. Often, even watching movies or educational TV shows together can be considered a tradition.

In religious families, it is traditional to read prayers before eating or going to bed, and to follow church rituals.

Gardening, crafts, cooking, painting, music lessons, or anything like that can become a good family tradition if everyone in the family takes part in it.

Other family values ​​and traditions

Family traditions (examples for children that are original and rare can be searched on the Internet) can and should be created by ourselves within the family. It would be great if there were rituals that only the child and his parent would know about. Children love everything mysterious and magical, so this will be a real adventure for them.

"Family photo album"

Creating your own family photo archive together with your child will not only be interesting, but also useful. To do this, you can buy a large format album where photos will be placed in chronological order.

If the child is too young to do gluing, he can be entrusted with decorating the pages. Each photo can be interestingly signed and the time and place of the photo taken can be indicated. Over time, the album will be replenished, and looking at it in the evening by the fireplace will become its own separate tradition.

It is also possible to create such an album in virtual space using various programs. This is suitable for those children who love and understand computers.

"Little Holidays"

Organizing small parties for children on various occasions will be interesting for both parents and children. You can start a tradition after a certain success of a child to celebrate this event. This could be a good grade at school, or a won sports event or Olympics.

The holiday may contain special attributes: decoration of the children's room, congratulations and a delicious cake or pie. But a small holiday will also be a visit to a cozy cafe with a cup of warm tea and homemade cookies.

However, there is no need to turn every positive step of a child into a source of pride and admiration, because once he loses, he may experience disappointment or even despair.

"Together Outside the Home"

Going out with your child to some cultural or sports institution will have a positive effect on his development and broadening his horizons. You need to choose one day of the week and devote it to this ritual.

You can visit the following places:

• children's theaters;
• circus;

• playrooms and spaces;
• museums;
• classical music concerts;
• art exhibitions;
• children's cinemas;
• sports playgrounds;
• children's quests;
• zoo.

Entertainment needs to be changed, giving the child the opportunity to choose. There is no need to limit yourself to just one area; the child’s brain is capable of perceiving and processing a lot of diverse information.

"Preparing for the Holidays"

A good family tradition is to wait and prepare for the holidays together. You can schedule the activities necessary for preparation by day.

For example:

• Creating a holiday menu. The child can offer a recipe for a dish or drink.
• Purchasing groceries at the supermarket. It will be great to go shopping together so that your child helps choose products.
• Cleaning of the apartment. Some small tasks can be completed by the child independently. For example, tidy up your room and wipe off the dust.
• Home decoration. The most interesting part for children is the real creative time. They can draw pictures, patterns, sculpt figures and cut out garlands. The child can be entirely responsible for this item, relying on his fantasy and imagination.
• Preparing holiday dishes. Involving your child in cooking together is very useful. This is especially true for girls. Of course, at first you shouldn’t expect the dishes to be neat and refined. Here, spending time together and having an interesting leisure option are more important.

• Making and wrapping gifts. Making handicrafts with your child and giving them to your family later is one of the best ideas. If you still prefer purchased gifts, you can show creativity by packaging them. The child will be able to easily cope with this task.
• Preparing holiday outfits . If New Year or a child's birthday is expected, it will be great to decorate the child's dress or suit with various ribbons, tinsel, rhinestones or feathers. Children love everything bright and shiny. And having a hand in creating a fashionable look is every girl’s dream.

There are many more different examples of how spending time together can be turned into a good family tradition. It is very important for children to feel part of the whole, so rituals with parents will have a positive effect on their growth and development.

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How to create traditions in the family?

Start by assessing and analyzing your own family traditions. What do you do for every holiday? For each family member's birthday? Do you have some weekly traditions in your family, such as Sunday lunch or going for a walk before bed?

Make a list of your traditional annual, monthly, weekly tasks, maybe they are your family traditions.

It is best if you discuss all the ideas at a general family council and make a joint decision. By the way, why not make such meetings a tradition, say, on Friday evenings, when all family members gather over a cup of freshly brewed tea and a box of their favorite chocolates and tell each other about the past week, their achievements and victories, and share problems and plans for the future?

Or you can start a tradition of greeting Saturday morning with vigorous exercises, and everyone chooses the exercises that he likes best, everyone does them, and then the role of the leader passes to the next one, and so on, until everyone gets a charge of vivacity and fun for the whole weekend.

You can start interesting family traditions during the holidays. For example, how often do you go to the theater? Try to visit the theater with your whole family every year before the New Year holidays, choosing a fun, uplifting performance. By the way, this can be done on December 31, after all the salads have already been cut, and there is still plenty of time before the chimes strike.

An example is the famous Zhenya Lukashin, the hero of the film “The Irony of Fate...”. Remember? “Every year on December 31, my friends and I go to the bathhouse...” The man, by the way, eventually found his soul mate, and all thanks to tradition!

Or maybe you too – the whole family – should go to the sauna before the New Year? Everyone there will find something to their liking: the children will play billiards and splash around in the pool, you, your husband and parents will have a good steam bath and swim. You can give each other a massage.

Keep a calendar of traditions, let all important family dates, anniversaries and anniversaries be reflected there. In a special album or notebook, to which each member of the household will add something of their own, you can celebrate the family’s significant achievements and small deeds. Keeping this diary itself is already a tradition.

It would be nice to have at least one major family event every month that you and your baby can look forward to and prepare for. Most of these events will be your birthdays or holidays, and in those months when there is nothing like that, you can simply come up with something special with your child, discuss a way to celebrate or spend this day.

Some such events can be turned into rituals, that is, a certain sequence of events can be clearly defined. Do this once, and the child will quickly remember it and look forward to the event every time.

Involving yourself in family events will give you and your child comfort, safety and a sense of community.

Not only going to the theater, but also visiting exhibitions or trips to the country can be traditional. It is important that they are repeated regularly and that everyone in your family enjoys them. Such a vacation will not only strengthen family ties and allow you to experience unforgettable moments, but will also contribute to the spiritual development of children, broaden their horizons and intelligence.

A great tradition can be weekend walks, forays into nature, skating or skiing, mushroom picking, one-day trips to a neighboring city and leisurely walks along its streets. While children are small, they will enthusiastically embrace such trips.

It is necessary that they retain pleasant, joyful feelings from these joint ventures, then they will not only subsequently offer them to you themselves, but also start them in their families, and so, you see, the tradition will live on, holding the family together. After all, family is our support in difficult times, it saves us from loneliness and prevents us from dying. Without a family, a person is like a lonely tree on a hillock, exposed to all the winds and storms of life. Any grief is much easier to overcome together.

The task of holding together and preserving a family most often falls on the shoulders of a woman, so let’s help ourselves: let’s create good, interesting traditions that will help all family members feel a sense of community, continuity, and strengthen trust and friendship. Tonight, gather your family and come up with something interesting together. Good luck with your ideas - and they will definitely appear, don’t doubt it!

Traditions of Russia

If a family custom—a certain “ritual”—carries a feeling of joy, love, warmth and respect, then it has a “right to exist.”

What traditions can bring a family together and create an atmosphere of happiness?

Almost any!

Studying this soulful topic, you come to the conclusion that there are no “bad traditions.” The only thing is that they can be divided conditionally into the traditions of an entire nation and the traditions of “one family.” At the same time, due to the fact that traditions are often intertwined, they do not need classification.

Although, it is still necessary to sort Russian traditions into “shelves” for more comfortable reading.

Let's start with folk holidays

Here we will dwell on six favorite and “popular” - the dearest to our hearts - holidays. All of them play an important role for Russians in creating a family, raising children, preserving traditions and customs. This:

♦ New Year

♦ Christmas

♦ Maslenitsa

♦ International Women's Day

♦ Victory Day

♦ Easter

Of course, we have many more significant dates, but we sorted them by importance and took the first six. The choice is yours.

New Year

Preparations for the New Year begin long before the onset. We update our wardrobe, buy a Christmas tree, and decorate it. We stock up on food and traditional “delicacies” for the New Year’s table. We are looking for gifts for parents, children, relatives and friends.

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These days we really enjoy the New Year's bustle and confusion. We, like our children, dream and wait for a miracle. The general mood of the entire country provokes us to do this.

The national holiday is considered, at the same time, the most family-friendly. Here we take stock of the past year and look forward to the future with hope. And so, according to tradition, the whole family is assembled. ...

New Year traditions

The most important and desired tradition for us these days is always New Year's gifts. We receive them from family, loved ones, friends, and we ourselves are happy to give New Year’s gifts. Our children especially look forward to them.

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A good tradition for the New Year will be the appearance of Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden in the house. Gifts for your children (and maybe even adults) are given by Santa Claus himself. Everyone reads poems learned for this day, sings New Year's songs, and dances.

Gifts under the Christmas tree

A simpler option, but also sincere, would be the custom of hiding gifts under the Christmas tree. If the gift is not big, then you can hang it on the Christmas tree among the toys, let the person for whom it is intended look for it.

Gifts through forfeits

Gifts can be played for forfeits. But there must be a “leader” who can secretly control the “issuance” of gifts to a specific family member.

Gifts with a surprise

If you are celebrating the New Year in your home or country house, then an excellent option for congratulating you with a surprise would be going out into the woods or going out into your garden. Bonfire, masks, hidden gifts, sparklers and firecrackers.

Decorating the Christmas tree with the whole family

Before the New Year, we collect, glue, and make homemade toys for the Christmas tree. Let's decorate it together.

We make wishes in notes and at the chimes

You can make wishes for the New Year in writing and hide the notes - in a book between the pages or even in a “future tense capsule.” It will be nice to read your wishes and requests later.

During the chiming clock we also make wishes and don’t tell anyone what we made. Otherwise the wish will not come true.

After the chimes, be sure to launch firecrackers and the biggest rocket from dad into the street. We take pictures.

We call our family and friends with best wishes. We especially don’t forget our grandparents. They are our everything.

Tradition of celebrating the Nativity of Christ

An interesting Russian tradition is the Christian holiday - the Nativity of Christ. It starts on Christmas Eve before Christmas. Next, almost two weeks of Christmas. Making Christmas pies.

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Orthodox gifts

At this time it is good to give each other Orthodox gifts. For example, crosses made of any metal consecrated in the church, amulet for a happy fate.

We sing carols, sing songs, visit people

Already on Christmas Eve you can visit your neighbors and friends - caroling, that is, singing songs and congratulating them. People in every house give treats to those who sing and carol, and even give money. You can walk around people and sing carols on Christmas itself.

A wonderful tradition on Christ's birthday that brings love and peace to your family.

Spring Festival - Maslenitsa

On this day, the whole family says goodbye to winter and prepares to welcome spring.

♦ We take part in folk festivals.

♦ We go to visit our parents and relatives for pancakes.

♦ We bake pancakes ourselves and wait for guests.

♦ And on Sunday we go to the square, where, according to tradition, people burn an effigy and walk around.

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♦ We make, dress up our stuffed animal

A very interesting tradition can be burning your effigy, which you will collect from various sticks, planks and old clothes and burn it in the garden, at the dacha, in the vegetable garden, in a vacant lot, saying goodbye to the cold winter.

♦ We ask for forgiveness, and we forgive ourselves

On this same day, we ask for forgiveness from our loved ones and those we once offended.

On Forgiveness Sunday, we throw off all grievances and begin to live with a purified, light heart.

International Women's Day - March 8

This traditional holiday is known to everyone - from young to old. There is no need to remind about him. On this day we congratulate all women on the planet on their holiday. Or rather, every man congratulates his beloved women - mothers, wives, grandmothers, daughters, and simply women they know.

Women also congratulate each other.

March 8th is a day of smiles, hugs, kisses and flowers. Make it a tradition to give flowers simply for no reason.

14 more examples of family traditions for your portfolio

From the above, it is obvious that it is not at all accidental that topics about family, classroom, school, etc. traditions. is given special attention in modern schools. Today, the topic “Our Family Traditions” can be asked for students to write an essay or serve as the basis for a parent-teacher meeting; in addition, students need to compose a story about family traditions and place it in their portfolio.

But for some reason this task becomes difficult to solve even for some parents, and they rush to find examples of family traditions for their child’s portfolio on the Internet, because they assume that, apart from celebrating the New Year and celebrating the birthdays of family members, there is nothing traditional in their family. In fact, this is not always the case, it’s just that some family traditions are so familiar and ordinary that they are not perceived as something special and significant.

Here are examples of some of these family traditions:

1. Joint games between adults and children. Board games are popular in many families: checkers, chess, lotto. During summer outdoor recreation, you can often find families playing dodgeball, badminton, and “potatoes.” In winter, snow skiing and snowball fights are especially popular.
2. Family gatherings. For example, in order to discuss future plans or problems that have arisen, or distribute the family budget.
3. Traditions of hospitality. In many Russian families, it is customary to invite each guest into the room and offer tea.
4. Cooking Sunday lunch or dinner together. A prerequisite for this is the participation of all family members.
5. Celebrating significant events. The reason can be not only red dates, but also the achievements of household members. For example, promotion, completion of the academic year, victory in a competition or competition, etc.
6. Traditions of punishment and reward. Many families now ban computer games and watching TV as punishment for children. And as an incentive, cash rewards, the purchase of things that the child has long dreamed of.
7. Reading before bed.
8. Wishes good night, good morning, kiss goodnight.
9. Family trips and walks, going to the cinema or theater.
10. Holidays at sea or abroad every year.
11. Fishing or hiking in the forest to pick mushrooms and berries.
12. DIY gifts. In many families, it is customary for children to make homemade gifts for their parents and close relatives for the holidays.
13. Agricultural work. In most families living in rural areas, children work equally with adults on their own plots and help care for pets.
14. Religious rituals. In Orthodox families, for example, it is customary to pray before meals and before bed, read the Bible, attend church, observe fasts, and celebrate Orthodox holidays.

These are just some examples of family traditions. As you can see, there is no need to invent family traditions for a portfolio; you just need to take a closer look at the rhythm of life and the characteristics of your own family.