"Traditions and beliefs" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 20 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Differences in Health Traditions between Three Cultures There are many different traditions among different cultures. One culture I learned about was Vietnamese culture. My friend told me that her culture does not like going to the doctor unless they are “dying”. They believe in Acupuncture and breathing in steam made of herbs and plants. They practice oriental medicine such as cupping and coining. The Vietnamese believe that these procedures take away pain and sickness. They also believe that

    Premium Health care Medicine Prayer

    • 386 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Buddhist Beliefs

    • 925 Words
    • 4 Pages

    (2) The Buddhists hold that every creature fears death‚ and suffers in it (or in the thought of it)‚ and that therefore it is wrong to kill any living thing. On the other side it can be argued that every living thing dies anyway‚ and that suffering is unavoidable except for trained Buddhists. Does this undermine the case for the Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things‚ or is there still a case? The Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things is‚ of course‚ a natural consequence

    Premium Life Religion Buddhism

    • 925 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Traditions are beliefs that are kept around for centuries‚ and are passed on from generation to generation. There are all sorts of traditions around the world. Traditions are made up by one person‚ and no matter how stupid the tradition is it is still followed. Traditions are supposed to be memories‚ and who would want to remember such a gruesome tradition. The murder of Tessie hutchinson was one that never would be forgotten. In “ The Lottery” they had a tradition that was chilling. Of course

    Premium Short story The Lottery Salem witch trials

    • 378 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Tradition vs Modernity

    • 1384 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Tradition is the collective wisdom and modes of behavior of the ancestor’s cherished and ritualistical iy observed by the present generations. Tradition is also belittled occasionally when it is seen to sanction or promote unscientific and superstitious conduct and beliefs. Modernity as opposed to tradition refers to an outlook that is generally future oriented and forward looking. Modernity rests on a rational interpretation of religious‚ social and economic institutions and phenomena. Modernity

    Free Family India

    • 1384 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Elements of Religious Traditions Sarah L. Emde REL133 April 2‚ 2012 Sandra Oravetz Elements of Religious Traditions Religion can be defined in simple terms as a fundamental set of beliefs and values in regards to the creation of the universe and the powers that are responsible for such creation‚ usually involving one or many deities. While there are numerous religions recognized throughout the world and society‚ there are basic components of all religious traditions. According to Molloy (2010)

    Premium Christianity Roman Catholic Church Catholic Church

    • 902 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Mozi's Beliefs

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages

    7. There would be no food. It was believed that a country would easily be defeated by their enemy’s after these seven disasters. The Mohists believed in ten beliefs. The ten beliefs were put together in five pairs. They were: 1. “Promoting the Worthy” and “Identifying Upward”- This meant the government should promote and encourage people to be moral and praise the people that are and punish the people who fail. 2. “Inclusive

    Premium Chinese philosophy Han Dynasty Laozi

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    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 (nearly 87 percent). Protestants are the next largest denomination at 6.8 percent with Catholics making up 5.6 percent of the population. A small number of Muslims also live in Romania. Romanian Orthodox

    Premium Romania Easter Wedding

    • 4036 Words
    • 17 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Is Marriage an Outdated Tradition? In this essay I will be explaining whether marriage is an outdated tradition along with my opinion and the ones of Christians. In my opinion I believe that No‚ marriage is the same strong‚ important connection it was 100 years ago. The difference is the people who enter into it‚ and the way society no longer supports the couples who choose it.  We’ve become a “need it now” society and are ready to discard whatever doesn’t give us instant happiness. Divorce

    Premium Marriage

    • 563 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Religion Catholic Traditions

    • 3338 Words
    • 14 Pages

    Catholic 1. What does the Catholic Church teach us about life after death? Catholic tradition teaches us that life after death is a deceased person that is raised from death to a new eternal life with God. Catholics believe that although the body has died‚ something in us lives on. At the moment of death‚ is when the soul is separated from the deceased and is no longer within the body. The body then begins to fall apart and left on its own to decompose. However the soul is everlasting and will

    Premium Burial Soul Funeral

    • 3338 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    "Customs and traditions in the USA" Customs and traditions are important part of our culture‚ of our lives. Customs and traditions unite‚ build community. They provide identity. They tie us to our ancestors and heritage. They remind us of where we came from. Every country and every nation has it’s own traditions and customs. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different people. It will help you to know more about the history and life of different nations and countries. Custom

    Premium Wedding

    • 2192 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
Page 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 50