Every family has its own traditions, whether it’s a sick-day recipe or a holiday party staple. Keeping up a family tradition is a kind of time travel, carrying us back in time to the generations that came before us while building a link with those yet to come. And nobody clings closer to their time-honored traditions like Italian families. As we ease into the holiday season, we’re looking at the many ways traditions connect us with our past – and look forward to the future.