Essays on Tradition

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…

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 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…

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…

Family is an important concept. This raises the question what is family? Over the year’s family has been defined in many different ways through many perspectives. Traditionally family was described as “a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption” (Smolka, 2001, p.3). Another…

Moving from one culture to another is exciting, but it is also a very stressful experience. While you are transitioning from your own culture, from everything familiar to you to a completely new one, it almost always results in a culture shock. Culture shock is…

What is culture shock? This means not having the same customs and traditions as in other places, let’s talk about people from different parts of the world, who come to live in Mexico, and who are surprised by many things when they arrive in our…

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…