I am not someone who typically adheres to traditions- or at least not any popular ones. I don't observe any holidays- in fact, I don't even really "observe" Halloween as I was not allowed to participate in it as a child. Most of the time, these days come and go and I live my life none-the-different. This is quite different from my religious upbringing, where we were certain to observe several religious holidays and participation in national holidays was essentially mandatory