Traditions

Burial traditions vary across time and space. Looking at societies in similar stages of development, trends in how individuals of various statuses are buried become visible. In looking at a few of the Mississippian cultures and the famous tombs of King Tutankhamen and The Death Pit at Ur, one can explore how these trends and differences appear. Additionally, these case studies can be used to examine larger issues within the field of archeology -- such as looting and preservation -- and to…

During the first decade of Christianity, Christians followed Jewish traditions and went to synagogue with those who had not converted to Christianity. They attended temple daily and celebrated the Sabbath as they always had. Up to about 20 years after Christ’s death Christians had to be converts to Judaism before converting to Christianity. It took the temple being destroyed in 70 a.d. to show the early Christians that they were separate from the Jewish people. They realized that Jesus was the…

one of them is the Cadigal Wangal clans from the Eora Nation. The Cadigal group is located in Petersham and near to the Cooks River, while the Wangal are located near to the Parramatta River in Parramatta. A brief of the big days in Aboriginal traditions was back in 2007 when the NAIDOC (National Aborigines Day Observance Committee) week had the 50 years celebration and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum. In 1994 Marrickville Council formed the Marrickville Aboriginal…

Ramadan: A Special Family Tradition Having to deprive yourself of food for almost an entire day seems out of reach to most people, but millions of muslims and even non-muslims partake in such a practice all the time. It takes place on every 9th month of the year, because it is the month in which the holy book of Islam; the "Quran" was revealed. Ramadan is a practice of Islam in which the follower does not eat from 6 in the morning until the sun goes down at a certain time. It is one…

The Western Tradition video on the rise of the Church begins with Christ and his disciples preaching to the Jews. This preaching contained the beliefs that a day of judgment would come when good would be rewarded and evil punished, instead of the Hebrew tradition of the coming of a Messiah creating the Kingdom of God on earth. One of the disciples, Paul, was initially a devout Jew, who punished Christians as heretical. This changed when Paul had a dream that showed him Jesus was the Son of God.…

biggest influences one can have in their lives whether it is for the good or the bad. What I believe, how I think, and who I am is a collection of what I have either accepted or rejected from my family. I think it is often easy to accept family traditions and values simply because it is “what’s always been done”. My mom taught me that the most important person to listen to was myself when it came to determining what was right and wrong. I think that this made it more difficult to find my beliefs…

I. Discuss the supernatural tradition in explaining abnormal behavior The supernatural tradition of abnormal behavior is a model existing since prehistoric times. This model consists of attributing the causes of abnormal behavior, or unusual behavior to be caused by forces, demons, and evil spirits. For instance, this evil spirits would be thought to inhabit the person, and cause them to behave awkwardly. Furthermore, this model refers to the high superstition of people for hundreds of…

the Earth. South Dakota is the current home of the Sioux Nation tribe. South Dakota has ten reservations located in our state, one that covers part of Nebraska (Johnston, n.d., para. 4). South Dakota is one of the many states where American Indian traditions are still celebrated. Through all the struggles and the triumphant Sioux pride has remained. Luther Standing Bear wrote the book My People the Sioux to show how his life was changed through assimilation. Although American Indian’s way of…

Some of the traditions that she remembered best were those surrounding birthday celebrations, the lunar New Year, and some religious holidays. Whenever it was someone’s birthday, it was common that they would commemorate the special day with an egg for the individual…

In the Islamic tradition, fasting is one of five pillars that provide a framework for life as a Muslim. Muslims all over the world observe their annual fast during the daylight hours of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar year, in keeping with a divine commandment set forth in the Surah Al-Baqarah of the Holy Qur 'an. Allah also states in the Al-Baqarah, "O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous in order…