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GIFTS & GIVING: “The Gift,” by Blake Seidenshaw

Posted in Series, tagged , , , , , on December 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Like all gifts, the gift of giving is as much for the giver as for the receiver. This paradox is especially true of homemade gifts. The modern tradition of purchasing pre-made gifts arises from our tendency to want to really give something to the receiver. Interacting through the medium of money, however, severs the giver, [...]

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REFLECTING ON HANUKKAH: Eight days to perfection…and beyond

Posted in All That is Sacred, Holidays, tagged , , , on December 11, 2009 | 9 Comments »

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. Despite what political correctness and commerce wants us to think, it’s not really a major festival. But this is New Old Traditions…does a festival need to me “major” in order to honor it? Hell, no! We like festivals of all kinds, and this Reveler has found some personal [...]

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ARE WE EXILES? Have faith ye Revelers…

Posted in New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Have you ever felt that holidays exist only to keep your family from falling apart? Have you ever had the feeling that there is something missing, be it life, from a plastic skeleton? Have you ever wondered if meaningful ritual only happens over there, in a place you’ve never been, during a time you’ll never [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Eats

Posted in Holidays, New Old Traditions, The Kitchen, tagged , , , on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Central to New Old Traditions is The Feast. We come together to sing, reflect, and celebrate while along the way we awaken our senses through the food we make for each other. Indeed, the eating of foods made by ourselves and shared with each other brings necessity, importance, and giving together in an instant. And [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Revelers

Posted in Holidays, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Halloween signifies the inversion of social norms, and is a time to subvert all dead energy that pesters the living. Taboos, inhibitions, closeted skeletons are all given the opportunity to expose themselves if they so desire. To this end, Revelers in the New Old Tradition take on a-typical roles and flaunt their alter-egos in an [...]

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