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…well known in Japan - and around the world. Perhaps one of the most fascinating arts that has come to be linked with the samurai is the cha no yu, or tea ceremony. Few activities in general are quite as thoroughly refined and thoughtful and yet evolved…

…in their initiation ceremonies known as Mukanda. Although they are exclusively worn by men, Mwana Pwo masks represent female ancestors and emphasize the features that are most admired in young women. The masks are worn with a tightly knit body suit which includes false…

…important time in a person’s life is when they are first created and brought into the world. A Buddhist looks at death ceremonies as being the primary concern rather than birth of a newborn. Buddhism there is no soul, therefore nothing will survive the death…

…was punished by death in most cases and the institution of marriage was very important; however, men were not held to the same standards as women in such affairs. A number of traditions were present in the Ebo land. Marriage was a ceremony with a lot…

…and during the awards ceremony gave the Black Power Salute. The Black Power Salute was a non-violent protest against racism in the United States. The two men were barefoot as a reminder of black poverty, wore black gloves with clenched fists to represent black…

….). It was originally called Shi (Poems) and Shi Sanbai (Three Hundred Poems). Each poem in The Book of Songs was set to music and could be sung. The compilers classified the 305 poems into folk songs, ceremonial songs, and sacrificial songs, according to their contents…

…of the Zuni Shalako ceremony by Barbara Tedlock. He claims that her words would be his contribution to a show “affinities of the tribal and postmodern.” The paragraph goes into much detail about a scene of, not the actual ceremony, but of the crowd; how…

…In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, many cultural values are demonstrated through special ceremonies. The Ibo inhabitants of the land Umuofia perform ceremonies of many different sorts. Today, in modern America, we brush our teeth, take…

…. The Academy Award Ceremony awards actors and producers for their role in films, another American method of exploitation. Due to the rigid, cut throat and unfair standards set by the Americans, foreign films and film makers are underrepresented on the world market…

…is a ceremony in NYC. The names of all the people lost in the World Trade Center Towers were read off. It was a very emotional ceremony with a huge turnout. But the media coverage of the ceremonies and the speeches was overkill. Bush’s speech was on channels 2, 5, 7…