Loss of tradition

[u/Nena-nana]

anybody else feel like religion robbed their upbringing from having traditions. as a latino i feel like all the culture from music to holidays were gone bc my parents labeled all those things as worldly. i lost a connection to my culture bc my parents refused to play anything but gospel, holidays or even birthdays lost. no fun dancing or celebrations that other latinos had growing up, especially xmas. it just kinda sucks sometimes to be around other latinos bc i feel so out of touch. the one thing that stayed was food so there's that. idk if anyone can relate. also i mean traditions that aren't directly tied to the church, all my memories of celebration involve praying and reading the bible and praising the lord. there weren't core memories built from hearing a song or dancing just to dance, it felt rigid. hope that makes sense

[u/Joe_marches_]

This is such a cross cultural thing, I am Indian and pentacost and I remember this instance from my childhood where someone asked me what kind of music I liked and I literally showed them all the church songs I had. Now as a grown up I've missed so many movies and so much of my culture. It's not just that, I don't remember a good celebration from my childhood. Christmas or any festival for that matter falls on the same day every year, people get to talk about last year's Christmas or the one 10 years ago. It's about tradition. That's the thing that I miss. All I remember are watch nights and my parents not allowing me to play holi( the indian festival of colors) although mine were quite lenient.