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An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions

  • Written by Dimitris Xygalatas, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Connecticut
imageWorking together on a once-a-year project feels festive and special.Flotsam/Shutterstock.com

The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people’s faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. We can almost smell those candles, taste those special meals, hear those familiar songs in our minds.

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