Tribe Rituals

Rituals over the years have provided a foundation for many people. Rituals are structures that we follow that make up our lives. As a person who follows the Christian faith, we have many rituals that we follow. Every first Sunday we take part in communion. This is the ritual that is used to remember Jesus and his sacrifice for the freedom of our sin. We take a piece of bread to represent his body and cup of wine to represent his blood. Rituals are used to appease a source humans believe are greater than their own. Rituals connect us to the spiritual plain and bring us closer to what we consider home. Evidence of rituals has been seen since the Neanderthal man. Joseph Campbell said when he visited the Le Moustier, the dead were buried with gear. The …show more content…
Joseph Campbell described the buffalo to the Blackfoot tribe as a “thou” instead of an “it” due to the reverence they show towards the buffalo. Too many the buffalo may be seen as insignificant but, to them it was a vital source of their food supply. The buffalo had the power to keep them alive but when it was taken away so did the some of the tribe. That shows that rituals hold power. Even in literature, the importance of rituals is noticeable. In the poem “Lost Sisters”, foot binding was used as ritual. At a young age, children had no right to make any objections regarding getting their feet bound. It was a ritual followed because it was thought to be beautiful and was a ritual used my individuals of the upper class. Foot binding displayed that the women didn’t need to work and were ready for marriage. Women with their feet bound were called lotus feet. Although it was a ritual frowned upon in the 20th Century, it was a significant ritual for centuries. In “Home is Where the Dumpling Is” there ritual consist of making northern Chinese jiaozi with the family. Like said in the story, making jiaozi is there