Mexicans embrace death, it is part of their identity, through rituals and celebrations they respect those who are no longer living. Mexican culture are mixed with Mayan, Aztec and Catholic beliefs, (www.funeralwise.com, 2016). The Mayans and Aztecs were both warriors. Combine this ancient belief with the Catholicism that missionaries brought to their country. Mexican culture similar to other Latin American culture hold a wake for the deceased.…
“We are at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviors, beliefs, rituals”, Randa Abdel-Fattah. Have you ever sat down to think how many cultures are there in the world? In one community there might be more than one culture among the community. You would probably go crazy trying to count all the culture in the world. In today world, culture plays a major part of our lives.…
Introduction: Mimbres is a termed to describe materials that were found in the southwestern part of New Mexico. It is part of a larger group called the Mogollon. Mimbres means “willow” which is also named after the river that flows near this region. This pottery was produced during the AD 1000s, it was neither “flawless nor unique, and the colors used are no different than are found in most other parts of the Southwest” (Kantner). The decorating of the pottery is what makes Mimbres pottery highly wanted.…
Mesa Verde’s cliff habitations were sometimes four stories high; there was considerable variation because of limitations imposed by cliff sites. Its kivas, viewed diagrammatically, were generally keyhole-shaped and lined with rock. Because water supplies were critical to traditional agriculture in a relatively dry environment, these pueblos also included artificial reservoirs and stone check dams, as well as stone fieldhouses. Other cultural characteristics were manifested by common ceramic utility vessels—bowls, mugs, and jars—known to archaeologists as Mesa Verde corrugated and Mesa Verde black-on-white. Perishable items—leather moccasins, yucca baskets, rush mats, and wooden prayer sticks—have also been unearthed on site.…
Treviño, Roberto R. The Church in the Barrio Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006. In the book, The Church in the Barrio Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston, Roberto R. Treviño begins by discussing his past growing up in a catholic culture along with being a minority. Treviño discusses how U.S. catholic culture is automatically assumed to be Mexican Americans and the Mexicans are mostly focused on the faith tradition.…
The article “From my friend”, Ro Vargo explains the strategies used by a young girl and her parents when she was placed an inclusion setting. From kindergarten through twelve grade she has encountered many obstacles along the way, but based on her positive attributes and problem solving skills she was able to fully function in a normal setting. Risk and resilience are both a great example of how an individual like Ro has overcome. Ro’s life is described in this article as if there were no boundaries to learning and abilities to perform in an inclusion setting. The resilience and social network are illustrated in Ro’s life which are followed by the framework of risk and positive peer relationship.…
She describes the Catholicism that Chicanos practice as an imperfect union of the religion of the conquistadors and the pagan religion of the Indians (Anzaldúa, 27). She also describes the struggle of her people to hold on to their native culture in the face of Christianity and colonization: “our faith is rooted in indigenous attributes, images, symbols, magic and myth … The Indian, despite extreme despair, suffering and near genocide, has survived” (Anzaldúa, 30). She believes that the spiritual world of the native religion is a concrete reality and that those who have been ostracized from their tribe have a more immediate connection to it. (Anzaldúa, 37-38).…
In Laurinda, Alice Pung’s inclusion of symbolism of Amber’s school blazer is used as a form of power used to corrupt. In Term Four at Laurinda, Lucy Lam gains a sufficient amount of power over the Cabinet because she is becoming herself again, Linh Lam. At Laurinda, every student must equip the correct school uniform including the expensive “Edmondson’s” blazer. The school blazer at Laurinda is a symbol that shows how power can corrupt, and an example of this is when Amber Leslie uses the inside of her blazer pockets to hide the supposed offensive photograph taken of Mr. Sinclair at the school social; “Every girl’s blazer had an inner pocket sewn into the lining” (pg.309). Amber had hidden the picture of the teacher deep into her blazer pocket.…
The tradition dates back to Aztec times. The festival shrouded in the history of the Mexican people. It combines both Spanish-Catholic traditions. They had many heritages that would symbolize the passage through the stages of life.…
The core of all the teachings of the Navajo or Diné people “stress male and female [aspects] as a basic form of symbolism; the notion is that only by pairing can any entity be complete.” (Reichard 1950, 29). Thus, the traditional Navajo housing structure, a hogan (hooghan), emphasizes this core idea, since the belief is that all natural things have both a male and female aspect for balance. Accordingly, this sense of balance is symbolized in the function and construction of both aspects of the hogan. The hogan’s male aspect is the conical, fork-stick hogan (alchi adeeza), whilst the round hogan (hooghan nimazi) is considered the female aspect.…
Marina and Ulay Their performances followed some form of supernatural between the two. They treated two bodies as one, and gave the audience exactly what they performed in front of them. There was no hidden tricks, they just collaborated and did body art in bizarre scenarios. Continuing Marina’s goal of wanting to push limits of the mind, body, and soul.…
The goddesses of ancient Mexico played an important role not only in religion, but also in politics, culture, and art. They were very significant and influential figures in society which through stories and narratives about them, led people to justify how the world was created which they implement that on how societies should be created. This led to the justification and validation of hierarchical societies, rules and regulations in relation to genders, and the distinctions of gender roles in the home and in society. Two major ancient Mexican civilizations that were highly religious and devoted to their goddesses whom they believed were responsible in the creation of the earth and humans but were also belonging in the groups of women of enemies…
One of the most important institutions for a human being is the family. The family is where the individual builds up their manners, values, and morals. Family is also where socialization is mostly affected for an individual. According to Coltrane, family is defined as “a group of two or more people who reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption” (Coltrane). On the contrary, family is defined in many ways, some people define family as long past ancestors, distant family members, siblings or other blood relatives, and friends who are so close that they become honorary family members (Coltrane).…
As a Mexican American, I have learned many of the traditions and customs of the Mexican culture. One tradition, I have learned as a member of the Mexican community is called a dicho. Dichos or “sayings” as I like to define the term, is a Spanish term used to describe a proverb. A proverb is a short metaphorical statement that a culture constantly uses.…
One of the most popular food offerings are tamales and there are hundreds and hundreds types of tamales they make for example chicken or pork. Mexicans have two different altars, you can find one in homes and…