Or weekly/frequent religious community gatherings.
People who aren't familiar with that might not appreciate the community aspect.
For example, for some flavor of American Catholics, much of a normal Sunday can be blown (as far as the kids are concerned) by dressing up in Sunday best clothes, attending the big folk music mass, the chatter as people spill out of the church and maybe also talk with the priest out back after the procession out, followed by hours of "coffee and donuts" socializing in the parish's school cafeteria or meeting hall.
I'm not that kind of religious, but that's one way to find and maintain friendships, as well as sense of community and mutual support.
People who aren't familiar with that might not appreciate the community aspect.
For example, for some flavor of American Catholics, much of a normal Sunday can be blown (as far as the kids are concerned) by dressing up in Sunday best clothes, attending the big folk music mass, the chatter as people spill out of the church and maybe also talk with the priest out back after the procession out, followed by hours of "coffee and donuts" socializing in the parish's school cafeteria or meeting hall.
I'm not that kind of religious, but that's one way to find and maintain friendships, as well as sense of community and mutual support.