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    friends‚ dancing‚ and of course the big kiss at the end of the ceremony to seal the deal. It’s the start of a new life for the bride and groom‚ together and out of the households of their parents. According to the book‚ Cultural Anthropology by Conrad Kottack‚ marriage is defined as: “a union between a man and a woman such that the children born to the woman are recognized as legitimate

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    1 A Comparison of Kenyan and Vietnamese Traditional Weddings Ashley Hodge ANT101 Cultural Anthropology Lise Byars-George 1/26/15 2 There are many different wedding traditions around the world‚ depending on the culture and religion that one belongs to. Each culture around the world has its own traditions‚ some of which us Americans may consider unusual. Weddings usually happen when two people are joined and

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    also had important cultural‚ ritualistic and historic significance. The Sowei masks were only worn by the most important and senior female tribe members during the initiation ceremony of young girls into adulthood. These masks were an essential and central part of the ceremony and it is believed that the “magic” of the ceremony resided in these masks. The specific and fine details of each mask may have varied in some degree dependent on the carving style and location‚ but they each portrayed the same

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    Traditional Japanese Weddings The Japanese marriage system and wedding ceremonies have many traditional aspects which are incorporated into both the celebrations leading up to and including the actual wedding day. However‚ overall‚ the practices are more formalized and structured than those in Western culture. For example‚ traditional arranged meetings are common in Eastern culture and the parents of the bride and groom have a great influence on the marriage‚ whereas in Western culture many marriages

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    Tangihanga traditions The Tangi Hanga or Tangi is the Maori death ceremony. The ceremony has been a part of Māori culture for a very long time; it was used a long time before the pakeha came to New Zealand. The ceremony takes place over 3 days and is a time for Māori people to express their grief over the death of the person and the ancestors who died before him. The ceremony is different from the European funeral practise in many ways is not widely known around the world although it is used in

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    Assignment‚ Ceremony of Twelve‚ and Stirrings. Those are all used in the language of Utopia. They are renamed to hide the true meanings. Also‚ they hide the true meanings to take away the power of the people. First‚ assignment. An assignment is similar as a job‚ but not quite identical . In our society we can choose our own job. They changed the name to assignment because one is assigned an assignment‚ their “jobs” are not chosen. In their society the Ceremony of Twelve is an enormous deal

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    The ceremonies that are performed are usually four days‚two days‚ or one day. It all just madders what ceremony or ritual they are performing. They use the sandpainting in their ceremonies.They use sand paintings as a spiritual way to heal the sick. The symbolic colors have many meanings‚ black‚ white‚ yellow and blue . they define direction. (navajo culture) some of the ceremonies they perform are puberty ceremony when a boy or girl is about 12 to 13. A coming

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    those that do not get practiced enough that do build that comradery need to be practiced more and the traditions that are a waste of time should no longer be practiced. Change of command ceremonies is a tradition that should be eliminated so that the time‚ resources and personnel utilized to make these ceremonies happen can be distributed to other areas in order to improve training quality‚ unit cohesiveness and overall unit readiness. All too many times have I heard

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    development and ceremonies associated with this resolution forum. Two other authors also covered the same topic‚ agreeing with Brown’s opinion although from different perspectives. This paper will compare Brown’s viewpoint to Jon’a F. Meyers article‚ “It is a Gift From the Creator to Keep Us in Harmony: Original (vs. Alternative) Dispute Resolution on the Navajo Nation” published in the International Journal of Public Administration and Jeanmarie Pinto’s article “Peacemaking as Ceremony: the Mediation

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    and groom got no real chances to say anything‚ and would only really meet each other at the main ceremonies‚ or even on the wedding day. However‚ nowadays young adults are usually able to have a much better say in choosing their partner. As a wedding is a massive change in life‚ Hindus make a good time of it; there is not only one wedding ceremony‚ but sometimes quite a few other different ceremonies as well. After all‚ it is the joining up of two families and a happy couple.Each wedding varies

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