The adoptions of the new calendar caused great joy inside people lives and honored those who were responsible; their reactions…
The author, Serena Nanda, provides evidence for her argument by first introducing a broader claim, and the recounting her experience with the topic. As Nanda speaks to her initial failures in trying to find a bride, the reader learns how important marriage matches are in India. Through Nanda’s experience, the reader also learns about different components that play a major role in Indian arranged marriages, like family relations, siblings, and moderate education level. By introducing the reader to these different obstacles in finding a bride, Nanda allows the reader to understand the importance of Indian marriage matches, as well as the differences between finding a spouse in the United States and India.…
Perhaps the most important factor in a person’s development is his or her family. Family members can shape some one’s thoughts and can make it difficult for a person to fit in one’s environment. In the novel Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, Tayo’s auntie is an antagonistic woman who is concerned about other people’s judgment toward her and her family. Her unfriendly behavior sprang from her low self-esteem and the anger she reproached because her sister’s unruly actions.…
Within the first two sentences, the reader understands this family’s gentle disposition when the narrator hits his thumb with a hammer and supposes his father’s response. The narrator hurts himself with a hammer that has been passed down through his family for three generations. Through out the essay, words and actions from different generations of the family encompass a tender sarcasm, a light humor, and an understanding nature that renders a unique patience which is passed down from generation to generation, just like the hammer. This disposition was applied to being resourceful when the narrator’s grandfather married. Even though the grandfather “had not quite finished the house” by the day of the wedding, he “took his wife home and put her to work”. Before sunset, the house was finished. Though the narrator obviously was not present for the day of his grandparents’ wedding, from his point of view, he sees his grandfather dedicated to the endeavor of building a house for his future family. The narrator emulates the same behaviors…
First, families will visit the graves of their relatives. It is during this time that they decorate the grave site with earth, candles, and flowers. They will also participate in a picnic at the grave site where they interact with each other and other families and members of the community who are at the cemetery. Stories of those told are often all buried in the same cemetery. Thus, Day of the Dead acts as a method of grieving and companionship between groups of people in the community. Not only are the ancestors celebrated, but their roles and accomplishments within the community are commemorated as…
Such a sad day today, the chief of the clan has died. He was such a great man,the third oldest of all nine villages and he improved the clan greatly. He made the clan so strong, that they could defeat all their enemies. I always showed respected the chief and “A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness”(chapter 3). The chief was an inspiration to me and I will miss his leadership, but his death could have an advantage for me, because I could have the chance to prove myself as a worthy chief of the clan. The funeral started off wonderfully, with so much celebration and remembrance of the chief. People were pounding the ancient drums, jumping over walls, killing animals or cutting trees that came in the way and they all fired the gun for the last salute, dancing on roofs. They did all this because he was such a…
The wake was held in our family complex in Bulacan, with my father’s sisters taking over the whole service since Aunt Aile, Uncle Lito’s wife, was too distraught to do so. It was a hectic affair; my aunts and older cousins were scrambling around the compound the whole time, switching between finalizing Uncle’s last rites and greeting the guests while we, the younger ones, were busy serving as errand boys and girls. Seas of unfamiliar but similar faces streamed into the wake, all of them bearing consoling smiles and sympathetic eyes. Most were distant relatives of ours, while some were friends and co-workers who wanted to bid Uncle farewell. I admit that amidst the family traditions that were waiting to be fulfilled and the guests that were expecting to be accommodated we did not have much time to mourn truly for Uncle.…
When Molly, Pete, and Kate each made their First Communion, a huge celebration took place in the backyard of whatever house they happened to be living in at the time. ALL of the relatives were invited. Max’s seven siblings along with their spouses and children, Hanna’s sister and two brothers along with their families, and all the grandparents, created an enormous group. Consuming copious amounts of food and drink, this was a party Millie eagerly…
The big wedding was in the church as any normal Greek wedding. The family of the girl warmly welcomed the new husband, who joined their family. In the party the Greek family provided food for the Miller family but they did not accept it and this showed that culture differences can also include food and drinks.…
Ladies and gentlemen I thank you all kindly for coming to the joyous union of my dear daughter Gwendelon and my nephew Ernest as well as the unification of my nephew Algernon and the affluent Cecily. I have never been more excited to have a gathering of this magnitude in light of the recent revolutionary antics. Although that is a crisis for another time I suppose.…
The complexity and intricacy of a civilization and its people will be considered an incomplete puzzle without the presence of weddings, funerals, parties and other social occasions as told by author Amy Tan in her piece de resistance Joy Luck Club. In times of festivity and joy, the characters can be assured that their family and friends, particularly, their mothers, are standing by their side no matter what. Of course, the true bliss and euphoria from fortunate events cannot be truly appreciated without the onset of tragedies, catastrophes and calamities that bring out a raw, vulnerable state and emotion reaction from all characters alike. Nonetheless, Alice Waters emphasizes “...the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be…
Arranging a Marriage in India gives us an insight on how delicate and important it is when in the process of such tradition. Now when reading the story written by Serena Nanda. We may have a perspective that has not been deterred until after. Such as I have been. I came in mind, assuming,"This will be a story of a beautiful young woman and a more than a privileged man would refuse to be united in marriage. No such thing occurred. Arranging a marriage is a tradition and is well awaited for.…
I like this because it is straight situation which includes the writer’s thoughts and moods. Most of Asian mother-in-law is traditional human; they always want their offsprings’ wedding which depends too much on rites instead of creativity and simplicity.…
In behalf of my family, I wish to acknowledge the presence of John & Janice, the parents of Patrick who bear witness to the union thru marriage of my daughter Malou & their son Patrick, to the principal sponsors of this wedding, to the friends and colleagues of Malou in the Medical Profession, to our distinguish guest, our friends and relatives, welcome and thank you for being here.…
The essence of the practice was to inculcate courage and endurance in preparation for joining the rank of the men who were the defenders of the community and providers for the family. The wedding ceremonies were full of pomp and color with the women doing a lot to maintain the exuberance of the occasion. The lady’s parents were most active in planning and coordination of the event which was highly esteemed by the community, as a beautiful and solemn union.…