Essays on Tradition

The Milk Maid is a painting done by Johannes Vermeer . It is one of the most influential paintings done by Johannes Vermeer and was inspired by his era and their tradition. Portrayed in the background of the painting is the foot warmer which is a perfect replication of what...

West African Women: Changing Roles and Responsibilities West Africa has various societies inhabited in countries with various geographies, social customs, religions, and historical circumstances. Irrespective of these variations, it is possible to examine the ties between women in these societies while juxtaposing the changes that have belimped in their roles over...

Cross burning was a Scottish practice that was first embraced by guerrilla groups like Ku Klux Khan. It was supposed to frighten or intimidate the new freed slaves. This was also a way to assert the group's dominance. The tradition was commended in a 1915 film about the birth of...

Traditions are practices or values that are handed on in a culture because of their symbolic meaning. Throughout the world, diverse cultures adopt and follow a number of rituals that have important significance for them. Specifically, many rituals have been followed for thousands of years without sacrificing their significance. The...

Forbidden Joy of Independence and the Oppressiveness of Marriage Kate Chopin's The Tale of an Hour is a reflection of late-nineteenth-century customs in which most of American society retained the profoundly rooted norm that women are inferior and should therefore remain dependent on their husbands. Women were essentially supposed to cook,...

Christmas is the each year festival that commemorates the birth of Jesus observed on twenty fifth December as the cultural and religious celebration among billions of character around the globe. The fiesta evolved over two thousand years ago into the international secular and religious celebration integrating several pagan and pre-Christian...

The Kweika tribe in New Guinea which has a leader recognized as Ongka (big man) was the focus of the film. The willingness to give several gifts in Moka creating alliances and maintaining peace among tribes is what determines the authority of a man. To own uncountable wives and many...

Culture as a Determinant of Group Identity Culture is a key factor that determines the identity of a group, but very few consider its roots and the reason for following one tradition over another. With activities such as clothes, food spices, and attitudes, nonhuman pirates are like humans, but they do...