The Celebration

Chinese New Year Vs. American Christmas On Friday, February 16th, 2018 the next celebration of the spring festival, also known as Chinese New Year, will take place. This is the most important part of the year in China, and is comparable to our Christmas. The two holidays have some similarities, but the two cultures are very diverse, causing many differences. In the story “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, these differences are seen at a Christmas dinner with both Chinese and American guests. The Chinese…

New Orleans, known for their wild Mardi Gras celebration, experienced a tragedy as multiple shootings left three people dead and several other people injured. Police are investigating at least three separate shootings. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is one of the most popular times to visit New Orleans. This is often a recipe for disaster as many parties and celebrations become out of control. On the night of Tuesday, February 13, 2018, three separate shootings took place in New Orleans.…

Latin American culture regards a “Quinceañera” as an adolescent girl’s entrance into womanhood at the tender age of 15 (“quince años” meaning 15 years of age/15 years old). Traditionally, this coming-of-age celebration was intended “to introduce girls to society and signify they were ready for marriage” (Quinceañera: Coming of age in a bad economy by Nancy Lofholm of The Denver Post). Nowadays, this momentous occasion recognizes girls as women who are capable of wearing makeup and dating.…

El Dia De La Independencia If you are unfamiliar with Mexico’s culture then you have probably never heard about Mexico’s biggest tradition, El Dia De La Independencia. This is one of Mexico’s biggest traditions that no Mexican citizen wants to ever miss, this tradition has gone for many and many years. Furthermore, it is the day Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain. El Dia De La Independencia is Mexico’s biggest tradition because is the day they celebrate their independence gain…

My Mom’s family actually did a family tree and her ancestors are from Ethiopia. My Dad has not done a family tree so he doesn’t know where his ancestors are from that’s why I identify with more American traditions than African. Education, celebrations and family are part of my cultural identity. My grandparents to start out were actually sharecroppers and they picked cotton during segregation in Mississippi. Luckily, during that time they still got a good education went to college and got…

Chase). Rudolph handed the ball to the referee, and decided to perform his own version of the Lambeau Leap (Chris Chase). Packer fans were not very excited to see Rudolph’s actions. Neither was the referee. The referee threw his flag for excessive celebration and charged the Vikings with a fifteen-yard penalty (Chris Chase). Kyle Rudolph being flagged was completely fair and what happen was very acceptable for the National Football League and the referees. No one should ever think that they…

help if one is pure. They have ritual ceremonies and believe that many things like illness, are caused by spiritual stains and that these stains must be cleansed by bathing and other rituals before praying. Believers of Shinto had many holidays, celebrations, and rituals. Shinto worship can take place in homes or shrines and follow strict conventions of protocol and should be carried out with sincerity, cheerfulness, and purity, A typical ritual ceremony would begin purification, which…

The families are strongly knotted together through celebrations and traditions. The families spend quality time together. The interviews showed that the youth of the family tend to participate in the traditional celebrations and wedding enthusiastically since they have developed their identity with the culture and unique patterns of celebrations. The family interviewed also agreed that religious values and traditions as well as wedding celebrations are all linked and develop the social lives of…

Some people think that it 's not the crackdown on celebrations that needs to be changed, but the crackdown on concussions. Recent experiments have concluded just how dangerous football really is. The NFL has put in place several new rules in order to help protect the safety of the League 's many players (Hudson)…

Latin American countries that picking your favorites can be tough. We’ve therefore done the hard bit and narrowed down the fiestas to ten, selecting the best parties in Mexico. So, check out these top celebrations and get your party started. 1. Festival de Mexico We got to start with the main celebration in the country: Festival de Mexico. The fiesta connects well over 50 venues across to country host official national and international events, with smaller fiestas happening across the…