A Celebration

whisk you back to the parades, picnics, and family barbecues of your childhood days. Remember how simple life seemed then? All it took was a hot dog, a slice of watermelon, and a few sparklers to turn a warm summer evening into pure magic. Holiday celebrations have likely gotten a lot more complicated for you since those days. They’ve gotten so complicated that many people have grown to hate all holidays. But holidays are important opportunities for families and communities to bond together.…

their success, the soldiers held a party in celebration of their massive achievement. Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, reminds people of the numerous struggles that Mexicans faced during this period of time, marks the victory of the Mexican Army, and provides a day of celebration in a remembrance of the triumphant success of that particular day. During this war, Mexicans faced an abundance of problems, including a poorly supplied…

traced back to ancient Aztec rituals celebrating the goddess Mictecacihuatl, known as the "Lady of the Dead." These rituals were held in honor of deceased ancestors and were dedicated to helping their spirits journey to the afterlife. The modern celebration of the Day of the Dead typically takes place on November 1st and 2nd. Families create colorful altars, known as ofrendas, adorned with marigolds, candles, incense, photos of the deceased, and their favorite foods and drinks…

They both show us a celebration of a culture that celebrates the dead. They also talk about the three deaths that the person takes when dead. The first death is when our body does not function any longer. The second, is when we are returned to the ground and are remembered, relating…

country being taken over by others. It completely disrupted a way of life that had been undisturbed for 50,000 years. The date of Australia Day is a disrespectful celebration towards aboriginal Australians. Firstly, the meaning of the celebration is disrespectful to aboriginals and the date should be changed or the meaning of celebration reconsidered. It is one thing to acknowledge the fact of invasion; it is quite another to celebrate it. Australia reveres its fallen warriors at Gallipoli…

Juneteenth are the oldest know celebration commemorating of the ending to slavery in the United States. Back in 1865, it was on June 19th that union solders, led by Major General Gordon Granger, Landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the…

This is a photo of my good friend and me on her wedding day. She is Indian and I am Hispanic, both two completely different cultures. I selected this photo because of the amount of culture diversity it represents. As shown in our faces, it does not matter to us what we are as a nationality we both care and love each other very well. She is standing next to me in her wedding attire, which it is not your regular “wedding gown” but in her tradition brides must wear red or pink and it’s a suit not a…

As soon as I was born, I have been experiencing powwow after powwow. I was a dancer for seven years of my life. I have danced fancy shawl, and jingle. I have competed in competitions and I have even travelled to the United States for two different powwows. My father is also a dancer, and a singer in his own drum group so my experience with powwows is incredibly high. When I attended the FNUC opening powwow, I possessed this thought in my mind that this powwow was not going to be all that special…

Dia de los Muertos: A Complicated History and Unique Celebration of the Mexican Identity The history of Mexico’s most popular celebration, “Dia De Los Muertos” or “Day of the Dead, (English and Spanish will be used interchangeably in the paper), is complex and combines Indigenous culture with Catholicism in Mexico, to create a unique celebration of life and death, which is evident the rituals, foods and arts. The festival blends two different ideologies, yet in ways similar, to create an…

The idea of chaos and destruction is strongly present throughout the prose passage featuring the celebration that is being retold. The prose passage is about a celebration that originally starts outdoors, but gets interrupted by a destructive storm, causing the celebration to move indoors. The storm creates chaos and destruction through the celebration. This can be seen through the contrast of the content, the social customs and most prominently, the imagery used in the prose passage. In the…