Traditions can be described as events with special meaning repeated within a family, culture, or group. Some traditions are healthy and happy events that are passed down from generation to generation such as annual holiday functions or religious beliefs. However, other traditions are not healthy. In fact some traditions can be harmful for the persons involved such as unhealthy eating or dangerous lifestyles/activities. In the short story, “The Lottery”, written by Shirley Jackson, the author depicts
essential question around why we are reading this book is ¨tradition versus change¨ and this is happening every where around us be we see it from Okonkwo's point of view , it's happening to him in many circumstances . Much of the book centers on Umuofia traditions of marriage , burial , and laws . Things fall apart provides many examples of tradition versus change for example , Okonkwo and Lowe's relationship , Okonkwo's character shows us tradition while Nwoye shows us changes . Okonkwo
of Tradition This semester, in literature class, I read a story named The Lottery, which narrates a traditional activity. Currently, tradition is a topic people often talk about. After learning this story, I begin to think something about this topic. In this article, two parts are included, one part is people’s view on this traditional activity in the story”The Lottery”, while the other part is my opinion on tradition, and how tradition values
March 2015 Beyond the Cover; the eye the ear and the arm Let’s look deeper into the meaning of tradition. The scientific novel The Ear the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer three kids get kidnapped and they learned their true values, in which they can defeat their fears and the evils right in-front of their face. Farmer accurately states African traditions in her science fiction novel. The three main traditions she uses is; Mhondoro, beliefs of ancient Africa, and Ndoro. How Farmer uses a Mhondoro is
Marriage: Marriage is a social contract between two parties of opposite sex in order to precede a legal relationship and for legalizing of children. It is a religious duty as well as social necessity. The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Marriage is my tradition; whoso ever keeps away there from is not from amongst me.” Marriage is completed when a person of sound mind signs the ‘Nikahnama’ whereby a heavy responsibility was cast upon him to fulfill the needs of his wife. Purpose of marriage: The word ‘Zawj’
marriage party had reached to my place. They were stayed at a near by Madrasa. That religious institution was named after my late grandfather and founded by my family members. At nine in the evening, one person came and broke the news that finally the Nikah ceremony was over. All young girls and women congratulated me heartily. I felt overjoyed and completely out of my sense for sometime. How a few sacred words of the holy Quran and some sayings of prophet Muhammad make a boy or girl tied with the marriage