Rituals and Festivals in Europe: What’s the point?- DBQ Essay The anxiety and eagerness with which the people of traditional Europe awaited rituals and festivals leads to the interesting question of what their true purpose in society was. Communities and members of various groups would gather to hold ceremonies covering multiple aspects of society that affected their everyday lives. Rituals can be traced back to the early churches and their original practices, but evolved over time to become what are more known as holdings to bring people of all types together to support a common event. Writers, artists, and historians of the time recognized that these festivals had the potential to be seen as altering moments in European life spanning from the mid-fifteenth century as far as the late-nineteenth century.…
A tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. My most favorite tradition is making tamales during Christmas eve. My relatives are always busy and we never have fun because they are either far away or just to busy. Making tamales is a way for my family and relatives to get together and have fun. Every single one of us gets a task that is not to hard and not to easy.…
Comparisons between Halloween and Dia de los Muertos By: Bryan Garcia Countries have different cultures and celebrations, but they all celebrate unique holidays. There are holidays that celebrate the dead, or celebrate the end of the harvest season. The holidays that represent these celebrations, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, are similar and different in their own way.…
Instead they celebrate the Day of the Dead on November 1st. This is a day dedicated to people who have passed away by honoring them. They set up an alter and put their favorite foods, objects and wine for adults and water or soda if it was a child. They gather together with the family and celebrate their loved ones life. It’s a joyous occasion instead of a time of morning, which it probably the best thing about this holiday.…
It is in human nature to seek answers to the large questions of life. Some of these questions include: Why does the universe exist? Who created it? What is the purpose of life? And what happens when a human dies?…
The Day of the Dead used to be in the summer, but because of Christian holidays All Souls Day and All Saints day, it was moved. Día de los Muertos and now stars on October thirty first and ends on November second. They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31, and the spirits of all deceased children (angelitos) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. On November 2, the spirits of the adults come down to enjoy the festivities that are prepared for them. There will be many parades with people in brightly dressed skeleton costumes.…
Some individuals claim that tradition is not something you inherit—if you want it, you must give away something in order to receive it. It’s not something that can be given for…
It is believed that on these days the veil to separating the afterworld and earth is weakened and so the souls can visit their families. On the 1st the souls are believed to come visit and on the 2nd families go to the cemetery and decorate their loved one’s grave in honor of them. I found this strange at first but, a couple of years ago after my great-grandmother died and then later after a close friend died I could see the value of this holiday tradition. This is the day that those who still remain on earth can honor their loved ones who are no longer here. While I don’t believe that they can see what is being done for them I still think this day allows us to keep the memory of our loved ones…
With each round of the seasonal carousel comes the holidays, which come and go like old friends. They bring memories of past, and promise of new traditions to come. Whether it is winter the incandescent branches of pine are adorned in glittering glass.. Easter, when children scatter in search of painted eggs. Halloween, where children come knocking late in the evening, or thanksgiving-- thankfully eating until you almost yack.…
La dia de los muertos, known as The Day of the the dead, is celebrated similar to Halloween. Both Halloween and The Day of the dead include spirits but they are incorporated in different ways. These holidays share similarities and differences through their history, festivals, and and they way the spirits are incorporated. While Halloween is celebrated only on October 31st, Day of the dead is celebrated starting on October 31st and ending on November 2nd. The day of the dead was started centuries ago by the catholics and aztecs.…
The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos), is a very important holiday celebrated in Mexico. The purpose of the holiday is to gather family and friends to remember members who have died. We celebrate on November 1st and November 2nd where the children eat first and then adults eat the second day. Some traditions that mexicans do for the day of the dead is build altars, marigolds, favorite food, and also visiting graves. We honor our deceased ancestors by cooking their favorite food and putting it on the altar so they can get full.…
Celebrating Day of the Dead Day of the dead is a big celebration in all mexico. This famous holiday is celebrating on November two. This day is to pray and to remember the people who passed away. November first is dedicated to babies and little kids who had die, and November two is to remember the adults and old people who had die too. Most mexican families dedicate this day to make an altar conmemorating to the person they loved.…
I suggest to everybody stop practice the bad tradition just keep doing the traditions that include happiness, peace, joy, and those who has spent more time with you family and friend, where not body has died or feel…
Children are waiting for this day, they lie in wait month by month and plot what costumes they will wear on this day; they figure out who amongst their friends and family will gather the most candy; this day is called Halloween. Halloween is the one day in the whole year where people and children alike dress up in costumes and go door to door in order to accumulate candy, however, one would not think that Halloween was not always a child-friendly holiday but had a shadowy and foggy past. Halloween then and Halloween now are completely two different people. Halloween in the past was first a day that marked a new season, but soon became a time where terror resides in the hearts of the Celts. Halloween today, has taken a dark turn where sadists and commercialization have sucked the fun and the historical truth out of Halloween.…
Family Practices and Simple Gestures Families have different practices and traditions that make them to unique from each other. Activities, objects, or stories, become meaningful to members of these groups, that otherwise would be meaningless to anyone else. Being a part of a family does not always mean you realize that these customs are unique to your group either, because they are sometimes things innately learned for you to fit into that group. In the second chapter of Living Folklore, by MARTHA, family stories are said to be something that can define these groups. Stories that are important and told repeatedly by different members to one another, from the current time decade, or dating back to the origin of the bloodline.…