German Wedding Traditions
http://www.personal.psu.edu/jld345/German.html/ accessed December 8, 2014
Global Citizen
13 amazing coming of age traditions from
around the world.
http://www.globalcitizen.org/Content/Content.aspx?id=070c47a6-f0df-4680-88e7-a80158cdacc6/
accessed December 7, 2014
On Our Own Terms
Death: Cultural Traditions. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/articles/cultural.html/ accessed December 9, 2014
Philippines Wedding Tradition, Culture and Beliefs
http://philippineculture.ph/filer/Philippines-Wedding-Tradition-and-Beliefs.pdf/ accessed December 8, 2014
The Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish Funeral Customs: Saying Goodbye to a Loved One. http://www.jewishfederations.org/funeral-customs.aspx/ accessed December 9, 2014
Pictures:
Filipino Weddings & Debuts
www.tradesensation.com/ accessed December 8, 2014
Global Citizen
13 amazing coming of age traditions from
around the world.
http://www.globalcitizen.org/Content/Content.aspx?id=070c47a6-f0df-4680-88e7-a80158cdacc6/
accessed December 7, 2014
My Hunt for German Wedding Traditions, Part 2!
www.weddingbee.com/ accessed December 8, 2014
Paper Masters
Burial Practices for Native Americans. https://www.papermasters.com/burial-practices-native-americans.html/ accessed December 9, 2014
Death and Funeral Customs
http://www.funerals-and-flowers.com/death-and-funeral-customs.html/ accessed December 9, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Death Rituals
The Lakota:
In the Lakota culture, there is a very common saying
that the parents tell to their children. "Be kind to your brother, for
someday he will die.” (Huang, 2000). The Lakota tribe is the second biggest
group of Native Americans in the United States today. Death is just a part of
their everyday life. Anger is a minimal emotion when it comes to death for the
Lakota, because they understand that is a part of life. When a person or even an
animal pass away, they enter a neutral land known as “Wanagi Makoce” (Huang,
2000). They believe that going to heaven is not a matter of being nice
throughout your life since the soul is believed to be existent before birth.
Cremation is never an option when it comes to deciding what to do with the
body. The Lakota bury their loved ones so to keep the spirit with the body to
not be disturbed. “Wanagi Yuha” (Huang, 2000), is a religious gathering to give
cheer one year after their loved one has passed and gone to the other side.
This ceremony is a lot like a reception we would have in America. The friends
and family get together and recall and reminisce on the memories that they have
shared with the one they have lost. A long with this, they take the possessions
of the deceased one and give them to those who have been apart or have helped
the family the most in the last year of the loved ones life. Finally, they
exchange gifts among each other to show their respect. These gifts usually
range from tools to clothing or anything that might be beneficial to the loved
ones family. The Lakota try be as virtuous as possible in the next year of
their lives without their loved ones so that their true character may emerge.
Jewish Burial:
Jewish funeral customs are quite similar to that in
the American culture as they are buried in plots in cemeteries as well.
According to law, Jews are mandated to be buried in a plain pine box as to not
complicate having to pick a coffin. When preparing the bodies to be buried, men
will prepare men, as women will prepare women. They clean off the body with
warm water from head to toe and make sure to never lay the body facing
downwards. All bodies are buried in a white shroud, so that there is no
distinguishing between the rich and the poor and it keeps it equal. Blood is considered
to be holy life for the Jewish culture, so if one has been killed in an
accident they do not clean off the body and preserve the blood with the body.
Most Jewish funerals are short and usually nothing to extravagant. They are
started off by the family tearing their clothes to signify their loss of their
loved one. In some funerals, the Rabbi will tear the garments for them or tear
a black ribbon to give to the family. Once the mourners leave the room, those
who are attending the funeral are then allowed to sit down. Those attending
then leave to mourn the family before the burial. Once the burial is complete,
those who are not family members form two lines in which the mourning family
passes through. While the family is passing through, the lines are reciting a
form of condolence. Afterwards, the family sits in shiva or another name for
mourning. They sit like this for up to 7 days. The time of shiva is a time for
the family to grow closer and bond through their loss.Monday, December 8, 2014
Marriage Ceremonies
Germany:
When it comes to overcoming trials and hardships,
the Germans know how to make that possible when it comes to marriage. For
Germans, the idea of marriage is just as sacred as any other culture, but not
with all same customs of course. To start it all off, the bride and groom
create a newspaper that details and depicts all about the bride and groom. This
newspaper is then sold at the receptions and helps to pay for some of the
wedding. Next, there is one lucky person who is appointed the official of going
door to door and getting to hand out the special wedding invitations. To accept
or RSVP, they pin a ribbon to the official’s hat and then he is invited in to
have a drink the party. For the wedding, the brides are known to wear tiaras or
a sort of crown on their head rather than the traditional tiara as in many
other cultures. Going back to trials once again, the bride and groom saw a log
in half after the wedding to exhibit that they have overcome hardships to be with
each other. Now all the fun begins as the party makes their way toward the
reception. Once they make it there, the real party begins when the groomsmen
kidnap the wife and take her to a pub for her new husband to find her. Once he
manages to find her the whole party moves to the pub and continues the party
once again. To finally end off the night in a bang, and allow the new couple to
get over one last obstacle, the friends of the wedding party have one more
thing up their sleeve. They go to the room and fill it with balloons, hide
alarm clocks, or anything else to give the bride and groom one last trial to
face.
Filipino:
In the case of the Filipinos, the groom’s
family gets the lucky honors of being able to pay for the wedding. The groom’s
family are the primary structures of weddings in the Filipino culture, as the
grandparents also take place by being the sponsors of the wedding as well. When
it comes to wedding time, not only the bride wears white as in most cultures,
but so does the groom as well. Now the killer part for the wife is that she is
not allowed to try on her shiny new dress until the day of the wedding as it is
considered a bad omen and could destroy the marriage. The groom is a little more
casually dressed as he plainly wears a white, un-tucked shirt over a pair of
black slacks. Another benefit of being the wife in the Filipino culture is that
she is presented with 13 gold pieces by the groom to show his dedication and
love for her. Once it is all said and done they both have a cord draped around
their shoulders to show an infinite bond and veils are draped to express unity
in the new couple’s life. To express their strength in their faith the bouquet
is offered up to a saint possibly rather than just being thrown to the
unmarried women of their culture. As well as that one candle for unity is lit
by to separate candles to represent the coming together of the two new
families. Just as you thought it couldn’t get any more different, rain is
actually smiled upon when it comes to the wedding day. Raindrops are considered
lucky as they may bring prosperity to the new couple in their future life to
come.
When it comes to overcoming trials and hardships,
the Germans know how to make that possible when it comes to marriage. For
Germans, the idea of marriage is just as sacred as any other culture, but not
with all same customs of course. To start it all off, the bride and groom
create a newspaper that details and depicts all about the bride and groom. This
newspaper is then sold at the receptions and helps to pay for some of the
wedding. Next, there is one lucky person who is appointed the official of going
door to door and getting to hand out the special wedding invitations. To accept
or RSVP, they pin a ribbon to the official’s hat and then he is invited in to
have a drink the party. For the wedding, the brides are known to wear tiaras or
a sort of crown on their head rather than the traditional tiara as in many
other cultures. Going back to trials once again, the bride and groom saw a log
in half after the wedding to exhibit that they have overcome hardships to be with
each other. Now all the fun begins as the party makes their way toward the
reception. Once they make it there, the real party begins when the groomsmen
kidnap the wife and take her to a pub for her new husband to find her. Once he
manages to find her the whole party moves to the pub and continues the party
once again. To finally end off the night in a bang, and allow the new couple to
get over one last obstacle, the friends of the wedding party have one more
thing up their sleeve. They go to the room and fill it with balloons, hide
alarm clocks, or anything else to give the bride and groom one last trial to
face. Filipino:
In the case of the Filipinos, the groom’s
family gets the lucky honors of being able to pay for the wedding. The groom’s
family are the primary structures of weddings in the Filipino culture, as the
grandparents also take place by being the sponsors of the wedding as well. When
it comes to wedding time, not only the bride wears white as in most cultures,
but so does the groom as well. Now the killer part for the wife is that she is
not allowed to try on her shiny new dress until the day of the wedding as it is
considered a bad omen and could destroy the marriage. The groom is a little more
casually dressed as he plainly wears a white, un-tucked shirt over a pair of
black slacks. Another benefit of being the wife in the Filipino culture is that
she is presented with 13 gold pieces by the groom to show his dedication and
love for her. Once it is all said and done they both have a cord draped around
their shoulders to show an infinite bond and veils are draped to express unity
in the new couple’s life. To express their strength in their faith the bouquet
is offered up to a saint possibly rather than just being thrown to the
unmarried women of their culture. As well as that one candle for unity is lit
by to separate candles to represent the coming together of the two new
families. Just as you thought it couldn’t get any more different, rain is
actually smiled upon when it comes to the wedding day. Raindrops are considered
lucky as they may bring prosperity to the new couple in their future life to
come.
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