Christmas Day In Japan

In this paper I will discuss Social Theories such as Structural Functionalism, Conflict theory; with emphasis on Karl Marx’s early work and how it relates to the conflict theory and Symbolic interaction. I intend to define and discuss relevant sociological terms of these theories and how these theories could apply to my favorite holiday which is Christmas.

Many countries celebrate Christmas differently than we do in the United States. Jamaica is no exception. Jamaica’s Christmas is all about family and spending time together, but there are other traditions that go along with the family time. In this essay we are going to talk about how they celebrate Christmas and three Jamaican Christmas traditions. The traditions I will describe are: decorations, foods, and carols.

Jamaicans celebrate Christmas, by going to church. A gift exchange, so pretty much like Secret Santa. They gather lot’s of food for a big dinner in their household. When it’s Christmas day they have a huge feast with chicken, oxtail, curry goat, roast ham, and rice. They call Christmas Eve the “Grand Market.

There are similarities and differences between Christmas in America and Christmas in Italy. The Christmas holiday originated with the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, a day around the shortest day of the year. Therefore, the main reason we celebrate the holiday is to celebrate Christ's birthday. Another reason for celebrating Christmas includes the changing of the seasons and the days that will become short before becoming long again. The shortest day, not necessarily falling on Christmas, is Winter Solstice which happens also to be a Pagan, agricultural holiday to mark the changes is the seasons. Most simply, we celebrate Christmas across the world as inspiration to imitate ethical behaviors of Christ who unconditionally loved all men and women regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds.

Cuba’s celebrations are greatly reduced ever since Fidel Castro outlawed it in 1969. Today, it is celebrated with not as much festivity as other countries. Columbia celebrates the Christmas season much earlier than most, starting on December 7th to have “The Day of the Candles.” They also have families gather each night for nine days to perform religious prayers called novenas. In Spain, they start the winter solstice with “Hogueras,” which lets people jump over fires to symbolize that they are going to overcome sickness that winter. Mexico is well known for their Christmas ornaments and for their three holidays, Las Posadas, La Fiesta de Reyes and Las Pastorelas. Each country differs on giving gifts to children. In Spain, children receive gifts from the Three Wise Men as recalled to into the Bible. They leave their shoes outside on January 5th and the next day, Epiphany, children get candy and cakes. Mexico also has the tradition of letting children open their Christmas presents on Epiphany, however, the night before, they write a letter to the Three Wise Men asking for what they want. In Columbia, it is baby Jesus that reads the letter of what children want. They leave the letter under the tree on December 24th and open presents the day after. Sadly, for Cuba, ever since the decline of Christmas in 1969, Christmas isn’t celebrated like other countries. However, before that,

They also put up a christmas tree to represent the holiday season and get gifts for everyone in their family and community. People also prepare a cake or loaf called panettone some people like it sweet though.

Other than religion, there are many other aspects of their society that the Japanese care about, many very different from those of the US. Family always comes first in Japanese culture; however, in the US it is very rare to see that family is put first. For example, in Japan if a father or mother wanted to move, they would consult the rest of the family, both young and old. In America however, families will move because of the father or mother without even consulting their spouse at times. In the US people often put personal growth over family almost every time. In

All around the world individuals of different descents celebrate Christmas with their own custom approach. Although my mothers side of the family is part German and Native American, we don’t celebrate any traditions related to our background. I come from the plain old American family who gets to open one present on Christmas Eve and then sets out cookies and milk for Santa. However, it may be time to learn a little bit and introduce some traditions to my dull family.

Let’s start with the first Tradition. The first tradition is “ The burning of the Devil”. The burning of the devil started a long time ago. They start this tradition on December 7th and then they celebrate Christmas on December 28th. They normally do this because if they don’t they believe that the devil will be hiding under there bed if they don’t.

Christmas is celebrated in many places, many ways, and at different times. Have you ever thought about how other people celebrate Christmas around the world? And some places might not even celebrate at all, it depends on their religion what type of family they grow up in. For instance, in some countries do most of the same things people do in America like skiing and ice skating. Now let's talk about how people in Canada celebrate Christmas.

Jamaica observes the holiday of Christmas in a way true to their own. The Jamaican people take the day to re-do their house paint, bedrooms, and curtains. They create a kind atmosphere in their homes by inviting family and singing old time songs. The meal of a Jamaican Christmas usually consists of the listed below:

​First, Christmas is celebrated in the U.S on December 25th. On December 25th, families in the U.S exchange gifts. Some families put a lot of gifts under the Christmas tree for their family members. Families go to church and have a family feast. Most Americans believe that Jesus was born on the 25th of December, and that’s why most Americans

Samoa celebrates christmas very similar to America. They have cookies, cakes, ice cream, and brownies. They also have parties and they play games like ring toss and relay races. Before they open their presents they have to say a prayer and thank god for all the gifts he gives you and all the things that he helps you with just like me. It is so peaceful and happy in Samoa for all the

New Years is an exciting holiday in many countries. It marks a new period of time with the pure and pristine beginning for individuals. Every country has a unique cultural celebration and specific traditions depending on where you live. However, there is a big difference between how Asian people and Western people celebrate New Year. The three most noticeable differences are in the preparation, travel and length of the holiday will be last.

Activities there are different to. Here the normal things that you would do would be go to a museum, go to the zoo and different things like that. Things that you could do there would be go visit the Japanese castles, they have around 5000 castles in Japan. There you can go skiing, go to the beach, and go to amusement parks. A lot of those things you can do in both country's. But the culture is different. Like when you go to concerts. Concerts in the United States are very loud and the music in rock or country. Concerts in Japan are mostly dance with different kind of