“…They are imbued with special meaning and commemorate, honor, and celebrate important occasions during the year and life course (Fiese et al, 2002;Imber-Black & Roberts, 1998;Wolin & Bennett, 1984). Organizing and partaking in them serve multiple purposes, like allowing attendees to engage in emotional exchange, maintaining contact with family members, or showing that one cares about someone (Baxter & Braithwaite, 2006;Fiese et al, 2002;Rancew-Sikora & Remisiewicz, 2020). From a sociological perspective, family rituals -and family practices and routines in a wider sense -unveil the intricacies of and diverging loyalties in families by showing how family is "done" (Baxter & Braithwaite, 2006;Fiese et al, 2002;Morgan, 1999Morgan, , 2011b and may even define and reify family boundaries (e.g., Allan et al, 2011, pp.…”