“Traditions are the great threads binding times and ages,” Jonas said slowly. “They connect us to those who came before and those yet to come. We participate in them to remind ourselves who we are and what we believe. They assure us that the same things we do today were done by those who came before us and will be done by those who come after us. If we started casting these traditions aside, eventually we would forget what Lepunia is, and it would cease to exist.”

