Traditions In The Kite Runner

The traditions used in Hosseini’s book, The Kite Runner, are historically accurate to Afghanistan because the book used details including marriage, competitions, and religious events that are very similar to how things actually are in real life. For example, when two people are going to get married in the Islamic faith, there are separate payments that need to be made. Unlike Christian weddings, Islamic weddings include an engagement party that the bride’s family pays for and the ceremony is paid by the groom’s family. In the book, when Soraya and Amir decide to get married, they follow in the same footsteps by having a party for their engagement then having an actual ceremony, even though their wedding wasn’t exactly up to the code of the …show more content…
Buzkashi is an event where men on horseback fight to put an animal carcass in a scoring circle. This event happens on days such as the first day of spring and on New Year’s Eve. During The Kite Runner, Buzkashi and kite flying were experienced by Amir and Baba. Amir stated, “Buzkashi tournament…on the first day of spring, New Year's Day…was, and still is, Afghanistan's national passion” (Hosseini, 2003, p. 18). This proves that The Kite Runner is accurate because Hosseini used each event to give the reader the sense that the reader is in Afghanistan, that it is real life. Finally, Afghanistan has numerous religious events including Eid-e-Quorban which is an event to celebrate the near sacrifice of his son that Ibrahim almost made for God. The custom is to sacrifice a lamb and divide it into thirds, one for the family, one for the friends, and one for the poor. The Kite Runner used this event but warped it to their family. In the book, Baba and Amir do this event even though they aren’t religious people, but instead of giving the sheep to friends and family, Baba gives all the sheep to the poor. (Hosseini,