Working outcomeOne sustainable ritual plus a plan for reviewing it.
Choose what the ritual carries
A tradition may carry connection, language, celebration, remembrance, teaching, or stewardship. Name the purpose.
Make participation flexible
Allow roles beyond full play and let family members decline photographs, gifts, stories, or the game itself.
- Keep costs modest.
- Credit who started it.
- Review safety and accessibility.
Document change
Record how rules, objects, players, and meanings shift. Continuity does not require pretending nothing changed.
Keep the boundary visible
Generic beginner rules belong to NewToMahjong; memorial tributes belong to TributesOfMahjong; developmental or cognitive claims require strong evidence and belong outside casual guidance.