Chapter One A General Introduction to Folk Customs 1. Folk customs: a definition Folk customs‚ or folk ways‚ comprise the part of cultural life that people of a country or nation have created‚ practiced and transmitted in their endeavors to satisfy their needs at various stages of their history and society. Deep-rooted in the cultural life of a community‚ folk customs are passed down from generation to generation in a temporal dimension and spread from one place to another in a spatial dimension
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Exploring Vietnamese Culture Viet Nam War or Pho are the two popular things that people usually think about when the words “Viet Name” are mentioned. However‚ there are many interesting things about Viet Nam and its culture that people need to learn and explore more. Throughout the history‚ Vietnamese’s culture has been shaped and influenced by the Chinese‚ the French‚ the Russians‚ and the Americans. Even though the culture has impacts from all of the outside influences‚ Vietnamese people still
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Understanding other cultures can expand your comprehension of the world and shine light to new perspectives. When I was younger I used to be able to understand and speak Vietnamese as a result it lead to me to become closer to my family. Since Vietnamese is a dominant language in my family‚ rarely do I get a chance to really talk to anyone in my family. Ever since I lost my second language it feels as if I’m not even apart of my culture. The United
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‘forced marriage’ and the South African Children’s Act Lea Mwambene and Julia Sloth-Nielsen( Abstract In this article‚ we evaluate the implications of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 for ukuthwala. Ukuthwala is a practice whereby‚ preliminary to a customary marriage‚ a young man‚ by force‚ takes a girl to his home. Questions arise relating to the impact of constitutional principles upon customary law and practice. It is suggested that instead of a prohibitionist stance towards customs that seem
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others’ beliefs about the suitability of an individual for marriage. It is more acceptable for psychological distress to be expressed through the body than through the mind. Little is known about what underlying beliefs and values Vietnamese-American parents may adhere to from Vietnamese culture that may significantly impact their views of children’s mental health‚ but there is some information on general mental health. More traditional Vietnamese Americans view mental illness as due to harmful sprits
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Customs and Trade Much of the history of international relations and trade concerns efforts to promote free trade among nations. The 17th century saw the growth of restrictive policies that later came to be known as mercantilism. The mercantilists held that economic policy should be nationalistic and should aim at securing the wealth and power of the state. Governments were led to impose price and wage controls‚ promote exports of finished goods and imports of raw materials‚ and prohibit the exports
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customs modernization program in Ethiopia Chapter one 1.1 Introduction Customs administration plays a vital role in the growth of international trade and the development of economy in the country. The efficiency and effectiveness of customs procedure can significantly influence the economic competitiveness of nation. In a highly competitive world environment‚ international trade and investment will flow toward efficient‚ supportive
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Funeral custom world wide Death: the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Death is a very painful and emotional time‚ yet one that may be filled with hope and mercy and is base off of the world ’s religious traditions and of philosophical enquiry. Belief in some kind of afterlife or rebirth has been a central aspect of most‚ if not all‚ religious traditions and as a result of that over time there has been different type of
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INTRODUCTION Customs union is the form of economic integration which is in act today. Nowadays the integration and economic globalization is taking place in the world. Customs union is a trade agreement between the group of countries according to which there is a set of tariffs to the countries which is not in union while there is a free trade zone between the countries signed the agreement (ITAR-TASS‚ 2010). In this project we will talk about the economic integration between three countries
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to relax‚ especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a stopping of general business activity to honor or celebrate a particular event. In religious term‚ it is a holy day. For example‚ American people celebrate holidays such as‚ Thanksgiving and Christmas‚ Hispanics celebrate Cinco de Mayo‚ and for Vietnamese people‚ we celebrate a very important holiday which is the Vietnamese New Year. In my speech today‚ I will inform all of you how the Vietnamese New Year came into being‚ the tradition
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