Southern Hospitality Tradition

The Tradition of Southern Hospitality “Southern hospitality… not a tangible thing, but an attitude which has been ingrained in southerners forever…” Bee Jackson. Bee Jackson states southern hospitality in perfect truth. Just as a bee’s instinct instructs the bee to concoct honey, so the culture dictates the hospitality of the south. I believe that the Gospel, taught from the pulpits of the many southern churches, inspires this hospitality. My southern experiences fill my mind with memories of welcome, hospitality, and acceptance. Welcome of the highest quality creates a southern experience to remember. Even sayings that southerners use like “Come by anytime!” hint to the geniality of the south. Constant welcome, unconditional hospitality, and accepting ladies generate a loving atmosphere. With a welcoming heart, southern homes remain open to others. This humble consideration of others erects an atmosphere that abounds in hospitality. My aunt Ellen demonstrates southern
Loving, godly ladies preserve the hospitality of their homes by giving to the poor while reflecting the Bible’s characteristics of an ideal woman. Proverbs depicts one biblical trait that many southern women retain: “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:21. One example of this trait comes from the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Calpurnia, a southern black woman, invites a poor boy named Walter Cunningham into the Finch home for lunch (Lee 30-33). With generosity, she presented the warm welcome of the south and shared her gifts. I find that most southern women, even those who scarcely attend church, hold Christlike and ladylike qualities similar to Calpurnia. Women like Calpurnia draw me to believe in the hospitality of southern ladies. These ladies who open their home to the needy construct the loving, welcoming atmosphere of the