Halloween and other occasions

[Reha]

Re: Halloween and other occasions

@diwana

Perhaps someone does not know what assimilation means.

It does mean “absorbing” someone’s culture in to one’s own culture and live a different lifestyle than one’s own.

This makes no sense…one’s own lifestyle is the one they were born into or set for themselves. My lifestyle IS the one I live today…I didn’t assimilate into another culture.

@khattichic

But for someone born and raised in America..certain things *are *their culture and lifestyle. My children are 2nd generation born and raised in the US, they’ve never been to India/Pakistan. They have no reason to, as both my family and my husband’s family are settled here. So Halloween, Thanksgiving, 4th of July IS their culture!

I am raising to know that they are 1) Muslim first 2) American second and then of Indo/Pak descent, so for me personally, I will continue to immerse them in celebrations and festivities from all walks of life…if for no other reason than to strengthen and explain what our own religion teaches us.

:k:

My point exactly!