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    see the lottery as an unfortunate event that winning it would bring serious repercussions such as execution and death. On the contrary‚ “The Lottery‚” written by Shirley Jackson‚ uses irony to exemplify how people can illogically follow senseless traditions and ultimately demonstrates how society can blindly persecute innocent individuals. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is easily considered as one of the most highly regarded short stories of all times as it leaves the readers with excitement and

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    defeated in the name of progress. The contrasts between Henchard‚ a man relying on the traditional way of life and Farfrae‚ a man intrigued by modern ideas‚ illustrate the inevitability that progress and modernization will overcome tradition. The conflict of tradition versus modernization is shown through Henchard and Farfrae’s contrasting approaches to business‚ their contrasting attitudes toward modernization and their changing roles in Casterbridge society. The contrast between Henchard and Farfrae’s

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    places and be placed at their home for their arrival and remembrances of the places where they visited. Not only for foreigners but also for local people‚ traditional products show how a person love culture and tradition of that nation. They play an important role in the standard of nation‚ so it is impossible for them to be disappeared although they get a little way to success. When a country becomes more developed‚ there is a

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    Posadas

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    Secondly I am going to talk about when and where the posadas are celebrated. The posadas are mainly celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Central America. Such as: El Salvador‚ Guatemala‚ Costa Rica and Honduras. To this day Las posadas is a tradition that still continue. They are celebrated 9 days before christmas from December the 16th to December the 24th. According to Dale Hoyt in the article Las posadas the posadas are also known as a novenario — nine days of religious observance based on

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    beans‚ Meo says to Tom‚ “We know these things‚ you and I. Our people were not born last year. We are of the old people.” By saying “the old people‚” Meo is not referring to their age but to the old traditions that they come from. While Tom is from the Ute culture‚ Meo comes from the Mexican tradition. Tom has been forced to learn the modern ways of life where everything is different. Everyone has been tricking him‚ first the Blue Elk and on to Red Dillon. Meo‚ who shares similarities with Tom

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    Ghale gaon The marvelous village of the Ghales lies in the west of Nepal. Ghale gaon‚ known for its culture ‚ natural beauty and hospitality is an old village resided only by the Ghale tribe. The village is one of the famous places under domestic tourism. It is situated in the cold mountains of Lumjunj. The weather is cold throughout the year. It observes heavy snow-fall during the winters and chilling winds in summers. Ghale gaon is endowed by one of Nepal’s pristine natural and cultural beauty

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    come back to their homeland for the great festivities and moreover‚ for family reunion. Those who have settled down abroad all turn their thoughts to their countries and try to celebrate the festival in the traditional ay‚ never forgetting the good traditions handed down from generation to generation. On this occasion‚ Vietnamese people have about seven days off. Despite officially a three-day festival‚ the preparation maybe made weeks before Tet and te holiday continues fo about a week later. Gifts

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    Raksha Bandhan

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    with his blessings. Brothers‚ in turn‚ give them enticing rakhi gifts and promise to care life long. This custom has been there since time immemorial. Various other believes are associated with Rakhi and therefore‚ people follow certain custom and tradition to celebrate this festival. . Rakhi festival is basically a sacred thread of protection embellished with the love and affection of a sister for her brother. This day is also known as Raksha Bandhan and celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu

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    current form. The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg. The word originally referred only to special religious days. To me Holidays are the perfect time of year regarding Tradition‚ Reunion and last but not least the amazing food! First‚ Holidays are the perfect time of year for Traditon‚ One tradition we have is during Christmas time‚ We first gather around the table. Each of of us is handed a wafer‚ what might a wafter be you may ask? Well‚ a wafter is baked from pure wheat flour

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    increasing becoming the focus of governments and citizen concern around the globe. In this essay I will try to analyse this issue to some cases and give my answer. Many people in my country believe it is a wise decision to keep them alive since the tradition is the heritage we inherit from our ancestors; therefore‚ we have

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