Cultural Differences Of Children With Different Cultural Perspectives

Children all come from backgrounds with different cultural perspectives. Some are small differences such as the type of food they consume, the clothing they wear, and simple family traditions that belong specifically to their culture. Other differences can be large scale such as holidays they celebrate, religion, political views, and socio-economic status’. Teachers have a mission to build bridges to cultures that differ from theirs. According to Davis, “We begin this journey by learning about ourselves. A book study is one tool to do that. Professional development that examines issues of equity in your school is another,” (pg. 13). Teaching our children about different cultures is a way to keep all those with differences accepted. Halloween is an interesting holiday to celebrate. According to novareinna.com, Halloween is primarily celebrated in North America and Canada. It originates from Ireland. Other countries celebrate different holidays with the same theme as Halloween. For an example Sweden celebrates “Alla Helgons Day” from October 31 until November 6th. Mexico, Latin American, and Spain celebrate “All Souls’ Day” to honor the dead. There are also people groups who do not celebrate Halloween. Some Christians celebrate Harvest, …show more content…
It is something that they take seriously and would not want children seeing witches as a fun and playful thing. Christians usually raise their children being aware of evil, but also knowing where evil stems from. In Deuteronomy 18:10 it states, “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer.” God in the Bible makes it clear that those who practice witchcraft is a seriously thing. Practicing witchcraft is deliberately worshiping the opposite of the God of