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    Rites & Rituals

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    In an arrange marriages‚ the bride and groom is selected by a third party‚ rather than by each other. It is especially common in Indian‚ Southeast; Asian and African cultures‚ and I believe this is a ritual that I would strongly recommend to be eliminated in contemporary society. From my point in view‚ arrange marriages are just unfair and it is cheating life. Usually‚ in arranged marriages it basically forces two human beings that can be incompatible for each other and are forced to spend the

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    rituals and festivals

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    Rituals and festivals have been a part of traditional European life for many years. They involved all religions‚ social classes and happened in almost all areas throughout Europe. Back in these times‚ there were no forms of entertainment like television‚ cell phones and video games. People depended on one another to entertain themselves. People in Europe would also be punished or tortured in front of the whole town to control public outbursts. An example of this is known as charivari. Some of these

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    American Cultural Rituals

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    different cultures 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

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    Mexican Wedding Ceremony

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    fifteen years old when I first saw a wedding ceremony in Mexico. All the people in the church were happy and animated. Everybody was sitting and waiting for the bride to arrive. The groom looked nervous and excited. Finally the bride arrived to the church‚ everybody was clapping and smiling to her; it was so beautiful to see that two persons were about to join their lives forever. However‚ nobody could imagine all the effort that the couple did to make the ceremony wedding happen. When a couple wants to

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    hindu death rituals

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    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 from http://mailerindia.com/hindu/veda/index.php?death on 18th January‚ 2012).this essay will discuss the rituals performed for the soul of the dead body so it reaches heaven peacefully. Traditionally‚ a Hindu dies at home. Nowadays

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    Native American Rituals

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    Americans and the Rituals of Birth There are so many different cultures inside the American Indian culture. Although within the American Indian culture you can categorize or generalize the culture by making factual statements such as: Native Americans value your word‚ Trust is important‚ and Native Americans rely on information networks‚ there are still numerous different religions‚ tribes‚ rituals and ceremonies that all lie within the one culture of Native Americans. Birthing rituals in the Native

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    Define Marriage

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    How might we usefully define marriage in universal cross cultural terms? Marriage‚ which is one of the most vital relationships of human beings‚ is a bewildering subject in people’s lives because it is hard to define‚ especially in the cross cultural terms. Cross cultural‚ according to the fourth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000)‚ is defined as “the interaction of differing cultures‚ or a comparison”. This

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    Graduation Ceremony

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    Graduation day – shaking‚ nervous‚ ready to venture out of the high school world. This is the beginning and the end of a journey to what our lives will ultimately come to. Next year‚ we won’t be back‚ but now we’ll be heading off‚ starting at the bottom of the chain again. The whole stadium seems to echo‚ sounding only with everyone’s pounding hearts in their chest. Next year‚ we’ll be paying for school‚ living off of Top Ramen‚ and awaiting this last step that determines how the rest of our lives

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    Japanese Tea Ceremony

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    Japanese Tea Ceremony Introduction: The tea ceremony is an ancient tradition that shows cultural knowledge‚ respect and order to other people. Body: The Japanese tea ceremony is also known as Way of tea. This was because they show their manners and respects by way of preparing tea and the way how it is prepare. This activity is a Japanese cultural ceremony that includes the form of presentation and making of the matcha that is a green tea. This ceremony was created and influenced by a way

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    The Lottery Ritual

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    It is very important to pass down the formal rituals of the town to next generations. In order to pass down the ritual‚ the community will need a large black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held

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