We all have routines that get us through the day as we complete necessary tasks while dealing with occasional new challenges. Annual traditions like celebrating the same holidays in the same fashion promote a common identity with family, friends, and society. Religious traditions, rituals, and ceremonies connect us to the past, reinforce beliefs, and reduce fears. Recreating the past promotes conformity and nostalgia.
Traditional activities may reduce anxiety and make us feel better temporarily, but perhaps we should face anxiety and develop the best ways to handle it. Many events are out of our control; many questions will have no answers. Feeling anxiety may be a sign that changes need to be made in the way we think or in the way we do things. Then we can redesign our lives. Resorting to activities invented years ago or by generations past may hamper our ability to clearly see the present and future.
If you don't like your routines, if you feel traditions don't satisfy your needs, if you don't like it, change it.
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