In both short stories, the clear distinction between the good and the evil is portrayed through the use of similar characters. In “Young Goodman Brown”, Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts Goodman Brown as a young, innocent and a religious man. “Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salem village; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as she was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street, letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap while she called to Goodman Brown” (Hawthorne 1), Hawthorne chose to name his character Goodman Brown and his wife Faith, to portray them as a young and religious couple. He also chose to talk about the pink ribbons in Faith’s cap, to show her as an innocent girl; because the pink ribbons symbolise innocence as they are worn by little girls.
Even the simple act of praying had to be explained to me. The wedding itself was quite similar to the most weddings in America. With just a few differences, one of the differences was in the groom’s choice of attire. While in an American wedding the groom will often wear a tuxedo, in a Mexican wedding the groom wears a Mexican style shirt, specially made for the wedding. Another difference that I took note of was the kissing of a cross.
The cake, usually great in size and color, is topped by a figure of the person whom is being celebrated. With many tiers, they cut and eat the first piece of cake. Both a quinceanera and a wedding dress are traditionally to be found as a white ball gown. The difference is that a wedding dress has a trail while the Quinceanera dress does not. “The dress of the Quinceanera makes her appear to float as if an angel upon a cloud.” (bellaonline) The actual ceremony of a Quinceanera consists of the giving of gifts bought by her family, such as a tiara, a ring, a bracelet, earrings, a bible, and a rosary.
Although, many songs they play are religious based on the Catholic ways. They also play Hispanic types of music that is generally used with the flutes, drums, and rattles. Guitars, drums and flutes are popular instruments they use to entertain with their family and friends. Most of the homes owned by Catholics are decorated with a Christmas tree hung with elegant decorations like candy canes or crystal balls. Many people might have something that represents the nativity when baby Jesus was born.
Furthermore, after every kill the brothers would follow up with a prayer. The family prayer the MacManus brothers recite when they justify the wrong resembles many aspects from the Catholic Religion. It displays the respect for passing of the dead to the holy world, no matter what one did in the world to wrong others. With each prayer ending in: “In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritūs Sancti,” or in English, “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” This is used as a blessing in Catholic Churches for communion, or other religious benefits and services. So the men utilize that blessing as a message from God to deliver to the evildoers when they complete his command.
If we look back to the time Maya Angelou graduated from high school, things were different and everyone acknowledge the annual graduation day. From her priest mentioning the graduates in his sermon to her customers visiting the store she worked to give her nickels and dimes as appreciation gifts, everybody within her society appreciate the feelings it brings to see their loved ones graduating from high school. Most importantly, Angelou, along with her family and the community she lives in at that time, looked at academic fulfillment not only as a celebration but also as a sign of hope and better things ahead for their community. There are some evidences from the text that supports her story and experience of how it feels like to be a high school graduate during her time. One of them is on page 13 where she stated that “Oh, it was important, all right.
The priest directs various family members to give offerings into the holy fire. The couple walks around the fire four times exchanging vows of duty and love, fidelity, respect and a fruitful union. the groom then places the brides hand on his forehead, to denote that he accepts her as his wife for better of for worse, in health or in sickness and that it his destiny to marry her. The couples heads are held together implying that although they are separate individuals, from this day onwards, they are one in body, mind and spirit. The major difference between Jewish and Hindu weddings is the Indian wedding as it has evolved to this day is a marriage between two families rather than of two individuals.
Few Catholics today have an understanding of Charlemagne, a great Catholic King of an empire covering most of modern day Europe. Charlemagne was a just King who wanted the Middle Age World to be Catholic ruled by a just catholic king Charlemagne showed a love and concern for his family as a Catholic father. He made sure that his family was warm on the trip to see the Pope in Rome. On the same trip, When his family was with him on their way to Rome, as they were passing the place where Romans used to worship the pagan god Jupiter, the king drew Carl within the shelter of his blue cloak, holding its folds against his cheek, as though he would protect his son against the evil which might still linger in that desolate place. Another example, when
An Amish wedding ceremony is very similar to other wedding ceremonies. During the first song, the bridal party, ministers, bishops and deacons enter the church. During this time the bride and groom are instructed of their duties as husband and wife. At the end of the service the couple pledges their faith to one another. After the final pledge, everyone joins together for a feast.
Running Head: RELIGION FIELD RESEARCH MY VISIT TO ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH Margaret Barnes Professor Jermaine Marshall Rel-212 December 13, 2012 MY VISIT TO ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH: My experience at the All Souls Catholic Church was different from the Pentecostal churches, the atmosphere was nice and the people were very friendly. I’m pleased that I was able to visit the church and have some insight on how the Catholics worship as well as their beliefs. Going to All Souls Catholic Church enlightened my understanding of the way the Catholics worship. The First Sunday of Advent is always a special day for the Catholics, this is known as the celebration of Christ’s coming forty days before Christmas. It was with great pleasure