The Notion of Carnivalesque in Bakhtin’s “Epic and Novel” by Vaishali ‘Epic and Novel’ is an essay authored by Mikhail Bakhtin in 1941 that contrasts the novel to the epic. A literary mode characterized by mocking or satirical challenge to authority and the traditional social…
Essays on Celebrations & Rituals
Winterlicious is a food festival that is held each year in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which runs the first two weeks of February. Therefore, as an international student, I am very honored to be one of the participants this year, which is a great opportunity for…
He is dying, Cytherea, your tender Adonis, What should we do? Beat your breasts, girls, tear your tunics…’ This famous fragment is the oldest evidence about mourning over Adonis death, derives from the 7thcentury B.C.E poem of Sappho. The choir of girls asks Aphrodite what…
Nepal is a small and beautiful developing landlocked country in South Asia. Nepal shares border China in the north and share border India in the south, east, and west. The total area of Nepal is 147,181 square kilometers. Nepal is approximately 800 kilometers long and…
With delicate white, trumpet shaped petals and yellow stamens the Easter lily is revered for its wonderful fragrance and magnificent bloom during the springtime. The Easter lily can be seen every year leading up to the Easter season pinned on the shirts of Catholics and…
The Iriabo tribe is a group of people located in Nigeria, Africa. The Iriabo tribe is also known as Iriapu. Boys and girls have rituals to become men and women, which means that they must participate in ceremonies to reach adulthood. In order to reach…
The Powhatan Indians had many rite of passages for both males and females. The Powhatan tribe were leaders of a league called the Powhatan Confederacy, which was a union of at least 30 Algonquin-speaking tribes. North American Indian leader, father of Pocahontas, took over the…
In the Sioux culture, religion has been an important part of daily life. With religion, traditional practices and ceremonies have been believed to be a way of connecting to nature’s spirits and gaining protection for the tribe. The Sioux based their lives on the belief…
The Fulani people, also known as Fulbe or puels, are one of the largest groups in the Sahel and West Africa. The total Fulani population numbers are more than 6 million. The Fulani are nomadic trading people. Their language is stretched across twenty different countries…
Miner’s (1956) Body Ritual Among the Nacirema examines the customs of the North American Nacirema tribe. This society is mainly concerned with their health and handsomeness, depending on magic and body rituals to prolong lives and enhance looks. These customs require great efforts to maintain,…
Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday,” is traditionally celebrated the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday which is the day Lent begins. Mardi Gras is most popular in the United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans first Mardi Gras can be dated back to March 3,…
Mardi Gras, also known as Lundi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday, is a French holiday that is celebrated once every year, on the Christian calendar It starts on January 6, also known as the twelfth Knight, the feast of the epiphany, and it ends on…
Every year, millions of people travel to New Orleans for the city’s yearly Mardi Gras festival. Though many people consider the holiday as Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, when the Christian season of Lent begins, it commences on the Feast of the Epiphany…
Easter is not only a time of deep reflection for those of the Christian faith, but it is also a time for friends and family get-togethers. It is that long weekend, which brings that much-needed break from a busy and whirlwind-like first quarter of the…
In David Foster Wallace’s article, Consider the Lobster, Wallace starts this article off explaining the festival he was attending, known as Maine Lobster Festival. Wallace starts by explaining what the Maine Lobster Festival is all about, from the crowd that is drawn in right down…
