The holiday season brings family traditions for many people, which is why it's revered. Whether we admit it or not, we value the time spent with our tribe.

Pumpkin carving, turkey trots and feasts, Christmas presents and holiday songs... these customs persist because they bring out meaningful interactions with those we love. And in the Northern hemisphere, they come during the cold winter months, when survival was hardest in times of old.

If we embrace these hallowed practices each year with our tribe, is it possible to extend the sentiment to something larger? Let us expand our sense of community to all those in our species, to all life on this planet, as we whirl around the galaxy.