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    Beliefs

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    What are the beliefs and traditions of waray people in education? The Waray-Waray are an ethnoliguistic group located in Samar and Leyte. Geographically‚ they are located in the Visayas. Waray-Waray sometimes shortened to Waray‚ is the term used to refer to the people who inhabit the islands of Samar and Biliran and the eastern section of Leyte. Those who come from Samar are called Samareños‚ while those from Leyte are Leyteños. They speak the language called Waray. ReligionThe Waray-Waray people

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    hindu death rituals

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    There is one thing that is certain in this lifetime that eventually we all must die. A belief in the cyclical reincarnation of the soul is one of the foundations of the Hindu religion. Death is viewed as a natural aspect of life‚ and there are numerous epic tales‚ sacred scriptures‚ and vedic guidance that describe the reason for death ’s existence‚ the rituals that should be performed surrounding it‚ and the many possible destinations of the soul after departure from its earthly existence (Retrieved

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    The Sundance‚ or known to the Lakota as Wiwanyag Wachipi‚ is one of the most fundamental and sacred rites of the Lakota people. It is also one of the more complex rituals‚ as it is a dance aligned with the sun for three days and two nights and there are numerous small details that must be done before the ritual can take place. Created as a means of bringing together the Lakota people and providing community during hardship‚ the Sundance is the largest and quickest pan-Indian movement up to date.

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    Belief

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    Belief has been defined by dictionary as “An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.” or it is a “psychological state in which an individual holds a conjecture or premise to be true”. However‚ this is just the basic definition of belief‚ and if we think beyond the meanings of this word‚ we would probably realized that these do NOT make sense. There is a scale for belief‚ from -10 to 10‚ from impossible to certain. People believed that after they die‚ they will go to hell

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    Beowulf has both pagan and Christian influences. Throughout the story there are many elements of Christian teachings: that man survives only through the protection of God‚ that all earthly gifts flow from God‚ and that the proper bearing of man is to be humble and unselfish (csis.edu‚ 2011). While many pagan influences appear in the poem‚ Christian overtones are more prevalent‚ exhibiting many elements of Christian heroism in the poem. An example is when Beowulf says “God must decide who will be

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    universe of meaning’ for people today: For many people today‚ religion no longer acts as a shared universe of meaning‚ which means for that religion no longer‚ has importance. There is variety of reasons for this. However‚ some disagree as they belief religion still has importance to many and it is needed for society to function properly. Post-modernists argue that religion doesn’t act as a shared universe of meaning anymore‚ this is a result of globalisation. This is supported by lyotards

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    regency in South Sulawesi the dead still continues to walk on earth. It is known that they have the most complex death ceremonies/ritual in the world. The population of the Toraja is approximately 650‚000‚ or 450‚000 still live in Tana Toraja. Over there‚ everyone has different religions such as‚ the majority Christian‚ some are Muslim‚ and a few still believes in a local belief called ‘Aluk Todolo’‚ also known as “Way of the Ancestors”. Death ceremonies are very important to them that most of them spends

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    American Cultural Rituals

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    with their unknown beliefs. Culture can be defined as complex system of values‚ traits‚ moral and customs shared by a society. Another word that shapes culture is its rituals‚ which is formed by different countries. Rituals are associated with religious observation and beliefs. Culture can be viewed as a different prospective. Many anthropologists found discoveries of many rituals among humans and animals that are being practiced today in the world. They believe that these rituals have the power to

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    The Christian ritual of Baptism Many forms of Christianity unite in their belief of performing the ritual of Baptism. But it is seen that these Christian denominations differ widely in their teachings about Baptism. While some consider it a rite of passage into the family of God‚ others strongly believe that without Baptism one cannot truly attain heaven‚ as it accomplishes the “washing away of sin”. There are others that teach it as an important step in the believer’s life without it having the

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    Islam Ritual and Worship

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    In a traditional Muslim society‚ how would you see ritual and worship lived? It should not be strange that the values cherished by all the three major religions are the same‚ since they originate from a common source. For example‚ Islam‚ the predominant religion in the Middle East‚ accepts as an integral part of its religious teachings both the Old and the New Testaments. If this commonality of moral traditions among the world’s major religions does not say something about the universality of

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