As people of God, the Word of God should be our guide. It is a manual that helps us navigate through life efficiently. In as much as we respect those who lived before we came into this world, we should not neglect the one who created them and brought them into this world.
Every other voice that does not sound like the voice of God and contradicts what God says should be ignored. It is quite understandable to value certain traditions and family heritage, but we should be extremely careful so as not to carry out the practices of our ancestors at the detriment of disregarding God laws.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
There are certain beliefs and ways of life (traditions) that we have to put aside after we have given our lives to Jesus. Our ancestors and the patterns by which they lived their lives should not be the reason why we should compromise.