Essays on Tradition

Introduction In this paper, I will be exploring the topic of Portuguese Fado music. I will outline the historical background, culture and traditions, and social contexts while examining the different styles of fado, where they originate and how they are perceived in the modern day….

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…

Applying mehendi to the lady of the hour and the husband to be before the wedding, is one of the most established Indian customs. The function, nonetheless, involves a detailed utilization of mehendi plans on a lady of the hour’s hands and feet. With respect…

Jewish sacred texts are imperative in maintaining the Jewish heritage, encompassing areas of history, socio-cultural practices and morals & values. Through interpreting these texts, the justification for adherents actions and conduct of their lives are administered. They form the fundamental foundations or cornerstones of the…

Before Columbus time the relationship between the natives and the colonist that would come to North American during this time was very surreal. Many colonists were known to kill native people or capture and carry away their men and women. But in this documentary, I…

In the contemporary setting, modernity revolves around the numerous changes taking place at the community level. These transformations entail a change in the technological processes, elimination of traditions, education, and equality, among others. The exposure to modernity in China and Japan led to the establishment…

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) translated as The Brave-Hearted Will Take Away the Bride is romantic bollywood film directed in 1995 by Aditaya Chopra. The plot of the film is Raj played by Shah Rukh Khan and Simran played by Kajol, young Non-resident Indians (NRIs),…

Introduction The changes which the image of India in the western mind has undergone would in themselves offer a worthy object of study. While seventeenth century observer’s used to be impressed by India’s riches, India is now mostly known for its desperate need of economic…

The origin of this celebration is not completely clear, it’s most believed that it is the result of the combination of both Mesoamerican and Spanish cultures. During pre-Hispanic times, Aztecs, once a year, celebrated Mictecacihuatl, which was the goddess of the dead, this event was…

In English, Día de los Muertos means “day of the dead”. The main purpose of this holiday is to honor and remember the dead. The holiday acknowledges the spirits of dead people, and that pleased spirits will provide people with a better life through means…