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    Indonesia Tradition

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    DEATH CEREMONY RITUALS IN SULAWESI SELATAN WRITTEN BY: ADINDA RIZKI NIRMALA 2012/338097/SV/02553 PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA INGGRIS SEKOLAH VOKASI UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA 2012 INTRODUCTION South Sulawesi divided into 20 regencies. One of them is called Tana Toraja‚ which is located on plateau in the north of capital city of South Sulawesi‚ Makassar. South Sulawesi known with their various ethnic groups such as: Suku Bugis‚ Suku Makassar‚ and Suku Toraja. The latest ethnic

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    Right of Passage

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                                                                  Right of passage      Right of passage is a traditional ceremony that marks a  transition point in a persons life  Right of  passage usually have a form of ritual showing the change from roles in the  community .An  example  of right of passage is an quinceanera .  Quinceanera is a celebration celebrating the  transition into womanhood . Quinceanera has many parts and  and rituals throughout the  ceremony ‚ each one is very important  in its own way  having different meanings for each of 

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    Wedding in Bangladesh

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    Bangladeshi people‚ I would like to invite you to join us at a typical wedding ceremony of Bangladesh. No‚ it’s not my wedding; I’ve already done that once. In our culture‚ marriage is such a pompous celebration that most people spend quite a fortune and have to think twice to go through the experience. In the next few minutes you’ll find out why?! It starts with the semi-formal event which is the engagement ceremony. It is semi-formal because instead of boy asking the girl “Will you marry me”‚

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    Jamaica American Culture

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    used to denote a raggedy style of music that was rooted and grew in Jamaica. This genre of music includes Jamaican and American blues and R&B influences. The Jamaican music surrounds through survival revival sessions‚ ceremonies‚ nyabinghis‚ Maroon and Kumina possession ceremonies‚ and dances. Reggae music is one of the most popular music genres in the world‚ and mainly focuses on lyrics of love and peace. In 1492 Jamaica was discovered by Christopher Columbus. The Spanish followed Christopher

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    finished the boys will begin to pursue the girls during various ceremonies‚ dances‚ and rituals. There is a good sense of sexual freedom within the Nuer society. Marriage is encouraged and at the forefront of interest in the youth so there is much consideration in a future partnership when considering sex. Marriage is brought about by the payments of bride-wealth and certain ceremonial rites. Cattle is exchanged at every ceremony and stage of marriage but it does not guarantee or finalize the marriage

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    funded by the emperor and Shinto ceremonies were used in the imperil court. An example of this can be seen in the jingiryd‚ a set of laws which instituted ceremonies to the kami (Toshio). The following is what the jingiryd ceremony guidelines covered‚ the season‚ title‚ and content of official annual ceremonies; imperial succession ceremonies and imi (seclusion to avoid things tabooed); the supervision and administration of ceremonies; dharai (an official ceremony to exorcise evils and offenses from

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    his late twenties. He uses the tea ceremony and the vessels used in the tea ceremony to describe Kikuji’s relationships. Chikako ‚ a mistress of Kikuji’s father ‚ invites Kikuji to a tea ceremony .Kikuji was not a student of the tea ceremony ‚ Chikako invited kikuji to introduce him to Yukiko Inamura as a prospective bride. Mrs Ota ‚ also a mistress of kikuji’s father ‚ and her daughter were also present at the tea ceremony. Chikako wants uses the tea ceremony to manipulate kikuji’s love life

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    Hindu Weddings

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    marriages‚ like most other cultural wedding ceremonies‚ are deeply concerned with their religious rituals and customs. Most ceremonies in the Hindu culture are family oriented with great emphasis on entertainment and inspiration. Also‚ off course‚ the amount of decorations and the extent to which the rituals are carried out depends greatly on the class of the families in society. Wealthier families are inclined to spend vast amounts of money into the wedding ceremony to make it extremely extravagant‚ whereas

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    of their culture for hundreds and hundreds of years and still are. One of the most important ceremonies is the initiation ceremony. The main reason for this ritual is to teach young members of the tribe- both girls and boys- the law‚ and also a lot about their country. It is also intended to teach the young people about spiritual beliefs and for the Elders to pass on their knowledge. The initiation ceremony is often prolonged and sometimes take place over a few years. This is called the stage of “learning”

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    this book. What effect does her status have on your judgment of the roles played by women in the culture? The chi or personal spirit (rather like the daemon of Socrates) is a recurring theme in the book. The term "second burial" is a delayed funeral ceremony given after the family has had time to prepare. How is awareness of rank observed in the drinking of the palm wine? Note that this chapter contains another proverb about proverbs. How does share-cropping work? What is the relationship of women

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