As my family prepared our Thanksgiving dinner last week, then began decorating for the Christmas season, I thought about the rituals that surround us in life. They are everywhere. Rituals are regular practices that connect us and identify us. They tell us who we are, be it in our family, our faith, our community or our country. Whether it’s a wedding, a funeral, a church service, a holiday parade or a political pep rally, rituals give us common ground. Whether they happen wee