Sunday, April 6, 2008

FAMILY REUNION A TIME TO CELEBRATE

It seems of late many families who seldom considered coming together as one big happy family are giving it some thought these days. Family members are reportedly frequenting several family reunions in recent years than ever before. Genealogy research sites are popping up everywhere.Through an online search with popular
keywords that relate to family reunions return 1,170,000 pages. The largest traffic site is packed with information from family reunion activities to family reunion planning guides filled with anecdotes and do’s and don’ts of family reunion planning.

So what’s behind the growing sensation to celebrating family ties and igniting the family reunion fire? On a popular discussion board centered on family reunions notes
one of the factors is a need to connect and reconnect, specifically following a disaster during war-time or other major incidents. It is usually a fact that on that day everyone knows someone who has lost a friend or relative that brings back memories.

It is a family reunion that sets the stage, for holding on tight to your family, your future and acknowledging your ancestry.The popularity of family and family reunions gain prominence with Alex Halley’s book and the movie ROOTS, which opened the door for families of all ethnic groups to once again connecting and reconnect.The family reunion connection has become a symbol for family unity that is celebrated in the music of most America culture. Some popular songs that relate to family are “Family
Reunion….The Ojays; Love and Happiness…Al Green; It’s A Family Affair…Sly & The Family Stones; We Are Family…Sister Sledge and Coming Home…Lionel Richie” to name a few.

The coming together of family at these reunions originally was about the sharing of age old family traditions dating back to the early 1700’s and beyond. Such as, family quilt making; arts and crafts; songs and dance; healing practices and remedies; and preserving the family name that migrated into the America culture along with the people who brought them, Native Americans, Africans, Asians, and Europeans.
Family Reunions are a tradition of uniting the family in a public celebrate of births; acknowledging accomplishments and success; remembering love ones no longer here; sharing of family legends and traditions; and creating social and family contributions programs that is imprinted on the minds, hearts and soul of every family member.

For every family of all ethnic groups, the uniting of each generation in the family unit is the universal family tradition of chronicling the oral and written family history from its humble beginnings. It is the tradition that keeps the fire burning to strengthen, support and build a strong family unit needed to preserve the family name and its heritage. In essences a family reunion is the celebration of “passing on
a generational legacy of health, wealth, prosperity and abundance”.



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