What Is A Tradition?

1. What Is A Tradition? Team 71 Trimester 1 Team Day 1-4-2013

2. Introduction • What is a Tradition? • When you think of Traditions, what are some common traditions that are celebrated or observed here in the United States?

3. What is Earth Day? • State the purpose of Earth Day

4. Break Down of Traditions • Most Tradition Details can be categorized into a few groups • Reason • Time of Year • Ceremony • Attire • Food/Drink • Games or Activities

5. Reason • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

6. Time of Year • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

7. Ceremony • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

8. Attire • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

9. Food/Drink • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

10. Games and Activities • There has to be some reason as to why this tradition is continued, year after year • Thanksgiving – Native Americans working with European Immigrants. • Christmas Tree Cutting– Father and Son spend time together doing “Manly” things. • Half-Way Challenge – On the AT, hikers try to consume a Half Gallon of Ice Cream in half an hour to honor the half-way point of the trail. • Festivus – Festivus for the rest of us. A non-pressure, non-commercialistic holiday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

11. Earth Day Activities • List activities here

12. Getting the Word Out about Earth Day • List ideas here

13. Earth Day Resources • List resources here