Coordinator: May 2010 Candidate: 1 Table Of Contents • Rationale……………………………………………………………...3 • 1.Introduction……………………………………………….………...4 The meaning of traditions and superstitions for British people..4 • 2.Traditions – All Year Round British Folklore and Customs…….....5 Christmas in the UK………………………………..……….…9 ♦ A Christmas story…………………………………….……9 ♦ Chritmas nowadays……………………………....…….….11 • 3.Superstitions……………………………………….…………….....13 • 3.1.What do Superstitions mean to the Britih?..
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Customs Traditions and Rituals of the Indian Culture Nearly every country in the world possesses some form of religion. With religion comes the need for people to express their beliefs. Often times‚ these expressions are seen as religious customs and traditions. Along with these religious customs and traditions‚ most countries also posses customs and traditions practiced by even the average non-religious citizen. These customs can be enormous milestones in the lives of young-adults‚ or something
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of the Romans”. But there are also Hungarians‚ Germans‚ Serbs‚ Tartars‚ and Russians who make up the rest of the population. The official language is Romanian‚ the only language of Latin origin in Eastern Europe. Brought up to respect religious traditions‚ the majority of Romanians is Orthodox (nearly 87 percent). Protestants are the next largest denomination at 6.8 percent with Catholics making up 5.6 percent of the population. A small number of Muslims also live in Romania. Romanian Orthodox
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The British are said to be reserved in manners‚ dress and speech. Their insularity‚ conservaticism and sticking to traditions are often pointed too. They are famous for their politeness‚ self - discipline and their specific sense of humour. May be many British are such in their nature but not at all. There are big differences in manners between individuals even within one nation. It is similar with customs and traditions. Many traditional British customs have changed as the way of life has changed
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"Customs and traditions in the USA" Customs and traditions are important part of our culture‚ of our lives. Customs and traditions unite‚ build community. They provide identity. They tie us to our ancestors and heritage. They remind us of where we came from. Every country and every nation has it’s own traditions and customs. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different people. It will help you to know more about the history and life of different nations and countries. Custom is
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I Customs and traditions in the UK Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. Britain is different from our own country. This is natural. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published. Foreigners coming
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Indian Customs and Traditions Faith‚ family and castes shape just about every aspect of Indian culture -- from birth to death -- and all the trials and parties in between. Indian society is structured around the families people are born into and where they are born. Individuals inherit their social position and stay within it throughout life. A caste‚ or jati (meaning "birth")‚ is the level within the social system that determines who people will marry and often even what line of work they can
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Custom and Tradition of Italy Greetings in Italy When we introduced to an Italian‚ we should say ‘good day’ (buongiorno) and shake hands (a single pump is enough). ‘Hello’ (ciao) is used among close friends and young people‚ but it is not considered polite when addressing strangers unless they use it first. Women may find that some men kiss their hand‚ although this is rare nowadays. When being introduced to someone in a formal situation‚ it is common to say ‘pleased to meet you’ (molto lieto)
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Sudanese Customs and Traditions Sudanese Hospitality • Sudanese people are well-known by their hospitality all over the world. 2. At occasions such as RAMADAN • Sudanese hospitality seems clearly in RAMADAN ;When all neighbors and relatives sit together on street And invite every one walk through the street as they Have known him for long time. In addition they present All types of local food such as(aseeda ‚waka…)and all Types of drinks:(;…)but the special drink For them is(hilo mur ) which
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ripping hearts out of the human sacrifice‚ mainly high- ranking war prisoners‚ and leaving it there for the gods or by pushing them down a cliff. They used human sacrifice because it was believed that human blood made the gods stronger. Yet‚ another custom was practiced which was self-torture‚ where they would pierce a body part and run a thread through to let the blood run down it. Sometimes‚ the Mayans would have dances and dressed up in clothing and masks resembling their gods. The
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