artifact essay- thesis

My essay is about my family tradition where we all light a candle at the same time on Christmas every year (everyone lives around the country). I have not been able to develop a specific thesis yet. I am considering arguing that my family tradition symbolizes “togetherness” or something along those lines. I want my thesis to reveal how important and special this tradition is to my family and I (why it continues every year too). I am still crafting a thesis that poses an argument about my tradition and why it is significant. When I analyze my family’s tradition, I want to use explanations from my family for the significance of the tradition, but I also want to include facts. The facts cannot necessarily “back up” some of the things I’ll be stating about my argument, but I can add to it by using facts about families being away from each other on Christmas, etc. I am going to include all of the interviews from my family members, my own opinions (possibly, if allowed), facts, and detailed explanations. I could also possibly make a thesis about how traditions shape the way people think/view family/time spent with family, etc. I am still working on developing an effective, strong, arguable thesis.