Past Present Future

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Ghosts of my Past, Present, and Future People in various groups are often seen as different. Differences are due to culture. Each culture is different through its viewpoints and perspectives of values, beliefs, customs, and traditions. Each individual has their own values which are shared by a group of people. No individual or group is alike. Every culture consists of characteristics that make them unique. Factors such as languages, cuisines, manners, traditional outfits, holidays and ceremonies outline culture. These values may originate from their early ancestors or could be built upon. Culture has grown to influence and shape our behavior. I come from a unique culture. My ancestors originate from Ukraine which makes me one hundred percent Ukrainian. In 1995, I was born in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. For the first five years of my life, I resided in Ukraine with my family. Every day we practiced strict, respectful, yet cheerful customs and traditions. Our family was feed on Ukrainian foods such as katleti, borche, tufteli, and many other delicious recipes found by our ancestors. Although we are exceptionally religious and honor God, we practice religion once a year in a church with all our family and friends. Easter is the most religious day for my family. We come together to paint eggs naturally through collections of onion scraps to capture a rich color of amber. We also bake homemade tortes from scratch and glaze them with milk and sugar. In the morning, my family visits the church for a special session of honor. Our priest blesses our family and foods as a ceremony. Afterwards, we all gather at the table to share our blessings and delightfully eat. A special tradition that we share at the table after the ceremony is to crack eggs with one another to see which egg withstands the most pressure. It is always pleasant to share such customs with my family

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