Everyday Traditions : Simple Family Rituals for Connection and Comfort

by Atlas, Nava

• ISBN13: 9780963024374
• ISBN10: 096302437X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Book Pub Co

Summary

In these fast-paced times, many parents hunger for meaningful traditions to pass along to their children-simple ways to embellish daily routines, create unique celebrations, and encourage fun activities that reflect our values and passions. Join Nava Atlas who, along with the many women who contributed personal stories, explores how to weave comforting rituals into busy family life. Lushly illustrated and containing scores of inspiring ideas, this book also contains pages for the reader to record and develop their own favorite family traditions.

Author Biography

Nava Atlas is the author of many well-known vegetarian cookbooks and the creator of the popular website "In a Vegetarian Kitchen.". Nava lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Everyday traditions and simple rituals for a fast-paced world	vii
Part one: In the kitchen and at the table	3	(26)
Family dinner at the table: Reconsidering an endangered ritual	4	(6)
Making the table a welcoming place	10	(5)
Cooking together	15	(3)
Comfort foods: Soothing traditions	18	(6)
Our daily bread	24	(5)
Part two: A miscellany of family rituals	29	(22)
Family reading rituals	30	(6)
Sweet dreams: Bedtime rituals for a good night	36	(4)
Family meeting	40	(2)
Volunteering as a family	42	(4)
Family rituals in brief	46	(5)
Part three: Celebrating, commemorating, and preserving memories	51	(28)
They say it's your birthday	52	(8)
Creating unique family celebrations	60	(8)
Preserving family memories	68	(6)
Honoring the departed	74	(5)
Part four: Seasonal rites	79	(32)
Spring planting traditions	84	(2)
Springtime is perfect for picnics	86	(4)
Summer relaxation rituals	90	(4)
Fall festivities	94	(3)
Warming winter traditions	97	(5)
Seasonal food pleasures	102	(9)
Part five: Friendship rituals	111	(22)
Standing dates with friends	112	(10)
Join (or start) a women's book group	122	(6)
The lost art of letter writing	128	(5)
Your pages: A rituals and traditions workbook	133	(22)
Acknowledgments	155	(2)
Bibliography	157