Many families and countries over the world have different traditions. They also have different ways of celebrating them. Some traditions may be very similar to others. For example on Christmas you light a Christmas tree and  in Hanukah  you light a menorah. Traditions aren’t only holidays they can be something special that you do every year with your family. For example my family goes on a skiing trip every year on Easter!  

My tradition is having a big dinner every week on Friday evening. This tradition is called “kabalat shabat” which means welcoming  Saturday. We do this because we believe in god and we believe he created something new in the world every day of the week but only on Friday he rested. On this night the boys usually wear the yarmulke and the girls put a piece of cloth on their head. There is not really a special food for it each family makes something different. But before we start to eat we drink a tiny bit of wine and put bread in salt and it that too. For example my family usually makes really good fish.  But when we go to another family we eat something completely different. Jewish people have always been doing this tradition it’s not new at all. When I grow up I will probably continue with this tradition because I think it is nice to meet up with all the family once in a week! It’s a really fun tradition!

So even though we don’t live in Israel and there isn’t really the spirit of this day in Cyprus we still do it every week on Fridays. I hope my family will continue this tradition because when ever this day comes I feel happy to light the candles and make the table. I have so many funny memories from this day!