the same festival as the festival of flowers and calls it Baha. Besides sal‚ mahua flowers are also used as an important item for the rituals. Santhals celebrate Sohrai with grand festivity. It is preceded by Dansi. Dansi coincides with Durga Puja while Sohrai is celebrated immediately after Diwali or Kali Puja. Dansi is a dance festival‚ though not an elaborate ritual function. A small ritualistic act is observed before the dance begins at akhara. Sohrai is known for the care of domestic animals
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Puberty Rites of the Akan (Bragoro/Brapue): Puberty rites among the Akan are known as “Bragoro” or “Brapue.” Most Akan‚ especially the Asante and Bono‚ perform puberty rites for their daughters. A girl who is being initiated is called “Brani” or “Sakyima.” “Bragoro” can be performed only after a girl’s first menstruation. As soon as a parent knows of her daughter’s first menstruation‚ she prepares towards the ceremony. Before the rite‚ the girl is presented to the queenmother who
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Romania is situated in the southeast of Europe‚ to the north of the Balkan Mountains. It has a population of about 23 million inhabitants. Most of its people are of Roman origin-in fact‚ “Romania” means “land of the Romans”. But there are also Hungarians‚ Germans‚ Serbs‚ Tartars‚ and Russians who make up the rest of the population. The official language is Romanian‚ the only language of Latin origin in Eastern Europe. Brought up to respect religious traditions‚ the majority of Romanians is Orthodox
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green when going out to sea because green is the royal colour of the Spirits of the Sea. Another is to touch the water when arriving at a fishing spot‚ and asking permission from the Spirits before throwing in the net. Other superstitions include ritual bath ceremonies‚ sacred offerings‚ and even worship to the Spirits of the Sea. While most‚ if not all of these sacraments are no longer practiced in Malaysia today‚ one particular myth has evolved into a cultural dance masterpiece. It tells the story
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Horace Miner Response Horace Miner’s essay "Body Ritual Among The Nacirema" is deeper then a clever critique of the absurdities of the American culture. Other then mocking the science of anthropology‚ Miner shows how an outsider would view America. This sight would not be much different from an American viewing an uncivilized village in the middle of the forest. Miner’s essay extensively proves that the culture of America is not very different then many other civilizations. The perspective
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other religions. The similarities between sports and religion are striking. Considering that sport and religion have faith‚ worship‚ ritual‚ dedication‚ sacrifice‚ commitments‚ sprit‚ prayer‚ suffering‚ festival and celebration”. It odd to compare religion to sports but as noticed‚ there is a hidden connection between each other if we look at the facts. If ritual may be entertaining‚ then entertaining as experienced in a sports stadium may be ritualistic. Fan wear team colours and carry its #1 finger
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Evolving Traditions In the novel‚ Ceremony‚ Leslie Marmon Silko writes about an Indian veteran and his struggle to deal with the stresses of war. Early in the novel Silko reveals some of the rituals that the Laguna Indians perform. One of these traditions is the ritual they go through after they have hunted in order to show their appreciation for the animal‚ in this case a deer. Some of the other Laguna traditions include the rain dances they perform during a draught and various other ceremonies
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the earth untouched and as it was before the settlers came to America. The religion prophesied the peaceful end of the westward expansion of whites and a return of the land to the Native Americans. The first dance was held by Wovoka in 1889. The ritual lasted five successive days‚ being danced each night and on the last night continuing until morning. Hypnotic trances and shaking accompanied this ceremony‚ which was supposed to be repeated every six weeks. The ceremony also had rhythmic drumming
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University MSWK June 25‚ 2008 In the United States‚ Americans die every day; however‚ the dying process and funeral rituals are different from culture to culture. As professional workers we must be aware and have knowledge of a variety of culture behaviors when it comes to death. Before doing this assignment I had little knowledge about other cultures rituals and arrangements on death. In the social work profession a client’s culture background is very important and in order to be an
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In Christ’s article‚ Why Women Need the Goddess‚ she explains the deep roots religious symbols and rituals have in people‚ religious or not. Even those unaligned with a religion‚ still take part in daily religious rituals‚ such as finding themselves in a church for a wedding or a funeral (WSIR‚ 164). Christ discusses how these symbols have derived from a patriarchal perspective in religion. It is not as easy as to merely reject these symbols; women must create their own and replace the standing religious
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