“They used to be a large part of summer as a kid, but now that the Depression-era babies are mostly gone, the interest is not there.”

"We did this until we lost Dad a few years ago. I kind of miss these, but the rest of my family has family, and they're too busy now."

"When I was in first grade, we got some kind of pine tree sapling for Arbor Day. I gave it to my grandpa, and he grew it. That tree is now 44 years old, and I just turned 50 this year."

"It was a game. It was supposed to be placed where it was not readily visible. Whichever child found it first got an extra present or goodie."

"It's still a social requirement in my circles. My niece actually chose NOT to invite her whole class to her birthday party last year, just because she didn’t want to write out twenty-something thank-you cards, lol."

"In our culture, there are three days for the dead a year. We all gather, go to the cemetery, light candles, say a prayer, and have lunch (with a tablecloth on the grave and food).

My daughter got married last week and had two centerpieces set aside to take to her grandfather's grave and her husband's grandmother's grave. It was a nice gesture."

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