I agree with 1-3, but would change level 4 to something like “people don’t even associate it with fear, we just think it is a cute tradition for small kids (see: bat balloons)”. I think that level 4 is like: “it might be connected to the territory somehow, but I really don’t care how, it just seems to work for some unspecified reason and that is okay for me”.
Analogical things could be said about Christmas, but on level 1 it is actually two unrelated things (birth of the Messiah; Saint Nicholas).
Actually, all holidays have an aspect of this; some people celebrate Independence Day or Labor Day to make a political statement, but most people just do it because it is a tradition.
I agree with 1-3, but would change level 4 to something like “people don’t even associate it with fear, we just think it is a cute tradition for small kids (see: bat balloons)”. I think that level 4 is like: “it might be connected to the territory somehow, but I really don’t care how, it just seems to work for some unspecified reason and that is okay for me”.
Analogical things could be said about Christmas, but on level 1 it is actually two unrelated things (birth of the Messiah; Saint Nicholas).
Actually, all holidays have an aspect of this; some people celebrate Independence Day or Labor Day to make a political statement, but most people just do it because it is a tradition.