Essays on Tradition

In Maya Elston’s book, Eggstravagant Easter Eggs, Maya explores the many creative ways we as adults can decorate eggs. While for many people Easter eggs mean Easter egg hunts and dyeing eggs with mom in the kitchen, Maya Elston takes it a step further; turning...

Situated in East Central Europe, Hungary is a country filled with beautiful landscapes and charismatic people. The medium-sized European state holds around 10 million people which speak one of the most unique languages that I know, Hungarian, also known as Magyar. I find this country...

Social relativism alludes to the possibility that the qualities, information, and conduct of individuals must be comprehended inside their own social setting. This is one of the most essential ideas in human science, as it perceives and certifies the associations between the more prominent social...

Death is a topic that is most accepted by some but yet a taboo to talk about for many. To them, it means the end of everything with that loved one. It is a very scary and painful topic to talk about. The lives of...

Tradition Tradition alludes to both the giving down from one era to another and the customs, or thoughts handle that is passed on over time. It includes all about the inherited ways of considering or acting and the portrayal of respect, great conduct, which when...

Tradition conforms individuals and represents a critical aspect in how society reacts to certain objectives. Many people tend to be so deep in the traditions being believed, that they are unable to determine wrong versus right. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, it is mentioned...

In this essay I am going to discuss tradition and what the word traditional means. Tradition is very individual, that is to say that everybody interprets their own tradition differently even if they are a part of the same tradition. It is due to this...

Shirely Jackson, writer of many art works, in her short story “The Lottery” (1948) argues that tradition should not be followed in every situation when men are always first, and women take the backseat. Jackson shows her argument with different examples that include traditional living...

“The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson where you are introduced to the traditions of a small town. It is not a fun tradition like decorating a Christmas tree, it is much darker. Every year the town has something they call a lottery...

The universe is full of many traditions – tailgates before a ballgame, parades commemorating holidays, and trick-or-treating on Halloween. Why does society adhere to traditions? What is the importance of a tradition? Will society ever be content with its current progression? In order for any...

Marriage According to the New Testament The New Testament has shown to demonstrate the efforts of a young community, and the teachings of Jesus Christ our Savior, and the way He influenced the community in a significant way. The confrontation with the Jewish culture which...

Every culture has events unique to its people, which are then passed down through each generation. In the Spanish culture, there is a distinct coming of age celebration for young women. This festivity, a Quinceañera, is not only a religious event but a rite of...

The award-winning, genre-defining poet Thomas Stearns Eliot is known not only for his poetic masterpieces, but also for his literary criticism. He spent years of his life studying with Harvard professors “renowned in poetry, philosophy and literary criticism, and the rest of his career was...

I belong to United Arab Emirates and I’m a strong follower of the Arab Islamic culture and values. The Arab culture along with the Islamic faith is intensely knotted. While Islam is the major religion, other spiritual groups are believed and treated with esteem. Most...

My culture informant was born in in Italy and raised by her parents. She moved to the United States at the age of 10 but still visits Italy every chance her family can. She is now in her third year of college and still talks...

The article “From Folklore to Revolution: Charivaris and the Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837”, written by Allan Greer, is the one I chose to critique. The thesis written by the author goes back to the same point, which was that the charivaris were an apparatus...

Have you ever seen a religious dance or an art piece that had special meaning to a group of people? Many religions have developed different ways of expressing different beliefs through the form of arts, such as dance, visual arts, and music. In this essay...

Over the thousands upon thousands of years that humanity has been around, culture has been the spark that set humans apart from any other animal known to Earth. With diverse sets of culture and norms, there’s no surprise that several groups of people break off...

Piraq Causa, meaning “who’s to blame”, is a feature in the “Arts of Resistance” exhibit at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. This series of 5 paintings depicts the Shining Path conflicts of Peru, events which resulted in 69 000 people, largely made up of innocent indigenous...