Family rituals

[pegkerr]

Tell me about one family ritual that you do that means a lot to you. I'm asking about everyday rituals, not holiday or special occasion ones. It could be from the family you grew up with or the family you're in now--or even somebody else's family, if it is a ritual you like and admire. I'm looking for a list of the little things that families do that build together memories, cohesion, trust and love.

When Rob and the girls and I eat dinner together, we go around the table and each person says one good thing that happened that day.

Whenever I'm driving with the girls and we see crows, we recite the rhyme:

One crow sorrow
Two crows joy
Three crows a girl
Four crows a boy
Five crows silver
Six crows gold
Seven crows a secret never to be told

And you?

Comments

[papersky.livejournal.com]

As "one for" it's originally a British divination rhyme about magpies, and the last line has two variants, that one and "a secret ready to be told". You count the magpies and whatever number it is, that's what happens. As far as I can tell, the rhyme went to North America and transferred to crows.

It's a long time since I looked this up, but I seem to remember that the origins of the rhyme are unknown but really old.