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Holiday Celebration Essays and Term Papers
Obon-Japanese Cultural HolidayAC0622398
AN 310 Cultural Anthropology
Social Anthropology #8
November 22, 2010
OBON
I am writing my paper on the Japanese cultural holiday “Obon”. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom which honors the departed spirits of one’s ancestors. Obon is an abbreviation of the Sanskrit word ...
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Succot: The Jewish HolidayAfter the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, the wandering Jews lived in tents
or booths, called Succots. They were pitched wherever they happened to stop for
the night. Today it is called the Succot the festival of booths remembering both
the ancient agricultural booths and those of the Exodus. The ...
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PassoverPesach, more commonly referred to as Passover, is the most commonly observed Jewish holy day. According to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey, eighty percent of Jews have attended a Pesach Seder.
The celebration of Passover begins in the evening of Friday, April 6, 2012, and ends in ...
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Winter Celebrations Of The WorldChristmas- is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the true date of his actual birth, but it is observed on Dec. 25. Christians and others celebrate this holiday by attending church, or partaking in religious ceremonies unique to year. Most popular: the ...
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The Major Jewish HolidaysThe Jewish people are a people of celebration. All year long there are many holidays that the Jewish people love to celebrate. Seven of are Shabbat, Purim, Passover, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Rosh Hashana, and Shavuot. Each holiday has its own customs, presentations, and services that make it ...
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MardigrasThis paper is about Mardi Gras, A festival or Carnival
celebrated once a year. In this paper I will discuss how
Mardi Gras originated, when it is celebrated, how it is
celebrated, and what does it mean to all the different
cultures.
Mardi Gras, in the French speaking parts of the world
and ...
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Holidays In MexicoA white Christmas for Hispanics does not exist. Most of the countries that they live in like New Mexico for example have tropical weather during Christmas. In Mexico the celebration of the holiday starts with Las Posadas, this is nine days of candlelight and lively parties. Throughout Mexico, ...
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Christmas Traditions Around ThRELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND POPULAR CUSTOMS
The Bible provides no guidelines that explain how Christmas should be observed, nor does it even suggest that it should be considered a religious holiday. Because of the lack of biblical instructions, Christmas rituals have been shaped by the religious and ...
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Jewish Tradition Of PassoverIn Jewish tradition and history, Pesach or Passover is one of the festivals noted for its diversity and many meanings. It is a festival that commemorates the emancipation of the Jewish slaves from Egypt. The name Pesach comes from the fact that the houses of the Israelites were “passed over” ...
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Comprehensive New OrleansIn a country containing so much diversity and history, it is practically impossible to
locate one city which embodies “American” diversity. a colony started by the French was
the first area to fully integrate culture and religion. The city of New Orleans, now
prosperous form its ...
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ChristamasCelebration No Longer a Religious or a Family?
Close your eyes and try to imagine this: the streets of Sarpsborg the last days before Christmas last year. Does it look like people are calm, happy, waiting for the festival when we celebrate the birth of Jesus? Can you see any signs of this reason ...
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Halloween and Dia De Los MuertosHalloween and Dia De Los Muertos
Halloween has become nothing more than jack o’ lanterns, trick or treating, and costumes. Most of us have come to believe that it is nothing more than an excuse to dress up and get intoxicated. Yet we don’t know that Halloween is an ancient ritual, much like ...
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Christmas SatireToday's Christmas is no longer a celebration of Christ and happiness, but is a celebration of a now fake, commercialized, overweight Santa Claus. The idea of eating yet another turkey dinner while watching a forgettable Disney movie on television brings tears of pain, not joy, to one's eyes. The ...
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Christmas SatireToday's Christmas is no longer a celebration of Christ and happiness, but is a celebration of a now fake, commercialized, overweight Santa Claus. The idea of eating yet another turkey dinner while watching a forgettable Disney movie on television brings tears of pain, not joy, to one's eyes. The ...
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Halloweenis the best holiday of the year, and should be more
actively worshipped than all the rest of the holidays. This is because
relieves people form the stress of every-day life, was
originally a wiccan holiday, and because on Halloween the television
stations play all the good horror ...
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The Goddess RememberedFilmmaker Donna Reed directed the 1989 documentary-format film The Goddess Remembered, with sponsorship from the National Film Board of Canada. It is currently used as a major educational resource in many universities' Womens Studies classes, appearing on numerous syllabi
This film speaks ...
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KwanzaaIt’s a harvest, holiday and heritage festival all rolled into one week long event. Each year, millions of African Americans kick off a celebration with feasts, decorations, and exchanging of gifts. This is the religious holiday known as . Created thirty years ago by Dr. Maulana Karenga, brings a ...
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What Is WitchcraftWhat is "Witchcraft"? This question is gaining importance to people as we approach the 20th century. To catch up with a constantly changing environment, people should be more aware and open-minded to things, especially to those that are rejected by our old traditional sets of values. We should get ...
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ThanksgivingThe truth behind the tradition is surprising. and the Pilgrims seem to go together, but the truth is, the Pilgrims never held an autumnal feast. However the Pilgrims did have a feast in 1621, after their first harvest, and it is this feast, which people often refer to as \"The First \". This ...
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WitchcraftWhat is ""? This question is gaining importance to people as we approach the 20th century. To catch up with a constantly changing environment, people should be more aware and open-minded to things, especially to those that are rejected by our old traditional sets of values. We should get to know ...
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