There lived a mother and daughter. The daughter has grown up, and it’s time to marry her off. The mother made all the necessary preparations for the wedding. The ceremony began, and suddenly a cat appeared out of nowhere. To prevent him from ruining the ceremony, his mother caught him and put him in a basket, after which the celebration continued.
Over time, that daughter also had a daughter, and when she grew up, they began to organize a wedding ceremony for her. Her mother prepared everything exactly as her mother had done for her in her time. But there was still a feeling that something was missing. And suddenly she remembered: “At my wedding, my mother put the cat in a basket!” Then she caught the cat, put him in a basket and brought him to the festive ceremony. Since then it has become a tradition in this family.
People sometimes blindly follow traditions without thinking about their meaning.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru