Aren&#x27;t all holiday traditions rather arbitrary? I live in Japan and considered some things odd at first, but usually they are just different but equally valid ways to do things.<p>This short TED talk from Derek Sivers illustrates it nicely <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different?language=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ted.com&#x2F;talks&#x2F;derek_sivers_weird_or_just_differe...</a>