yichusdik,
I know, this is a simplistic example. But truly, it speaks to the issue.
Nor is the color of our shoelaces (nowadays) a religious issue.
zahavasdad,
A Bar Mitzvah (As practiced in 2011 with a Large Kiddish and Major party) are not part of our mesorah either</em.
The size of the celebration seems to have gotten out of hand, but I don’t think a kiddush, or the idea of a seudas mitzvah, is anything new.
Giving Presents on Chanukah is not part of our Mesorah either
Correct, although there may be a basis for “Chanukah Gelt”.