As well as many other religions/likewise, traditional religions belong to those, whom practicing and celebrating life-cycle rituals play an essential role throughout the one’s life. In Africa; for example, the most popular yet well-known rituals such as, birth, coming of age, marriage, and death in general concepts are reasonably extensive between each other. First, the native African civilizations and their pattern of performing life-cycle practices are frequently initiated as some type of contributions to the familial/ancestral spirits. These offered gifts are a combination of food such as pumpkins, honey, and yams, with different beverages; for example, water or something stronger left at the worship places “… taken out and poured over the ancestral, burial ground” (Sinaiko, xli). Therefore, birth as a first ritual plays an important part, and shortly after birth, it is crucial to name a newborn baby.
For many indigenous peoples, the natural world is a valued source of food, health, spirituality and identity. Land is both a critical resource that sustains life and a major cause of struggle and even death. Each indigenous culture is distinct and unique. While many peoples may express similar worldviews and a common indigenous identity, their cultures are nonetheless based on different histories, environments, and creative spirits. (www.indigenouspeople.net/) Here in Trinidad indigenous people existed for over 6,000 years before the arrival of Columbus, and numbered at least 40,000 at the time of Spanish settlement in 1592.
Because of this, the songs get passed down from generation to generation, from bard to bard; some even existing today. Music genres like folk music and country/western music still carries the traits of the music of the bards in the way that they too, carry stories and histories about today’s societies and ways. This essay will explore the similarities and the influence of traditional bardic music to these musical genres in the contemporary world. Folk music emerged in the 15th to 19th centuries and is the musical aspect of folklore and is a clear link to traditional bardic music as it is ‘the earliest kind of music’ . Folk music is portrayed to be traditional and a way of describing the life of people in their communities.
In our civil society today, there are many, many different kinds of cultures that each person lives in every day. Some of those cultures include a “Western Civilization Culture.” In this type of culture, these people are very interested in religion (especially Christianity), artistic, philosophic, literary, and legal themes and traditions. The many heritages that practice this culture include Latin, Celtic, Germanic, and Hellenic ethic or linguistic groups. These religions that practice this western civilization culture help our understanding of how the western culture was hundreds of years ago. In conclusion, the western civilization people from the past hundreds of years have made a huge impact on our society today and the way things are done in our life.
A Comparison between Inuit and Assiniboine Do you know Frist Nations? Canada is the most multi-cultural and immigrants of country in the world, but less than 500 years ago, the only people living in Canada were Frist Nations people. There were many different groups, such as Inuit, Huron, Central Coast Salish, and Assiniboine. Although Inuit and Assiniboine are both First Nations in Canada, they have a lot of differences in terms of their food, social and political life, and present-day status. One obvious difference is food.
Mina Mikhael Mrs. Leite HRE 3U/CI October 8, 2011 Powwow Ritual Native Americans have many rituals and ceremonies which are demonstrated through their spiritual content. The Powwow ritual is a common ritual in Native Spirituality. This ritual is done to receive a connection with others, to communicate with the physical environment, or to gather with families; done by dancing in a clockwise motion, singing together or meeting with families and friends. Often times, their rituals or ceremonies have a deeper meaning than just dancing. It helps be one with nature or to please friendly spirits (such as the sun, plants, animals, etc…).
On this day again, I was acquainted with some traditional music as well as traditional, celebration songs. One of these celebration songs is known as Arirang. Arirang is played with various types of instruments and there are many genre of the song that requires different instruments to fit the situation. It became a very popular traditional song that still holds to this day. Because of such early exposure to my country’s traditional music, I was aware of my cultural, musical background at a very young age.
In learning about other cultures and their ways of living can only help give more examples of what we might be doing wrong and what we might be doing right in our own culture. The Batek culture and society has been around many years and continues to exist so they must be doing something right and must have a great structure to allow for their society to strive. “The Batek are one of Malaysia's 133,000 Orang Asli, which simply means 'original people' in Malay” (Beswick, 2010). The Batek people of Malaysia are considered a band society. They live in camps that typically consist of five or six nuclear family.
Elements of Religious Traditions REL/133 Elements of Religious Traditions Around the world religious traditions play a large and vital role in men, women, and children’s daily lives. Because there are so many different religions throughout the world the differences are vast but the majority is designed for its followers to live a better and more moral life. Religions are the gateways or connections for those looking to get closer to his or her god or gods depending on the religion. In this paper I will describe the basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred. Furthermore I will identify key critical issues in the study of religion.
Tattoos have been used as cultural symbols among many tribal populations, as well as the caste-based Hindu population of India. Henna and Mehndi were popular in ancient India and ancient Egypt, and still remain popular today in the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and North Africa. Tattooing has been a part of Filipino life since pre-Hispanic colonization of the Philippine Islands, tattooing in the Philippines to some were a form of rank and accomplishments, some believed that tattoos had magical qualities. Pre-Christian Germanic, Celtic and other central and northern European tribes were often heavily tattooed, according to surviving accounts. The Picts were supposedly tattooed (or scarified) with elaborate dark blue woad (or possibly copper for the blue tone) designs, though only Julius Caesar described these tattoos in Book V of his Gallic Wars (54 BCE).