Diwali And Rituals In Hinduism

Every Culture has a set of rituals that they partake in, that are often constructed over a long period of time. Simple Actions, and special moments contain so much meaning and make everlasting memories. All rituals despite the locations they originate from, or the location they are carried out in contain the same components, they are repetitive, symbolic, remind a certain group of people about their values and beliefs, and these rituals commemorate a significant moment. For example christians commemorate the birth of christ by attending mass, and many other cultures celebrate this moment in many different ways that have in depth symbolic meaning. In the book “Guests of the Sheik” by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea rituals play a major role. Fernea’s husband Bob is an anthropologist studying the occupants of a small village named El Nahra and their culture. Fernea has documented her experiences, and adventures, and her perspective of the many rituals that the townspeople participate in such as, Ramadan, Muharram, weddings, and pilgrimages. In Muslim culture pilgrimages are immensely important and can even lead to an elevated status. Such as the pilgrimage to Mecca. Fernea is able to participate in a pilgrimage to Karbala with a couple of the towns women she had befriended. The Pilgrimage to Karbala is a symbolic, and cultural ritual in the aspect that it is reenacted every year, and is full of symbolic meaning, commemorates an important occasion and reminds a culture about their

DBQ: Using specific examples from the documents below, analyze the purposes that rituals and festivals served in traditional

Rituals and ceremonies are the practical aspects of Christianity, which involve customary acts of special, deliberate and repeatable patterns of behaviour through the use of words, actions and symbols (Coleman, 2006). Rituals and ceremonies solidify the relationship between Christians and God as they present a practical, symbolic and comprehensible expression of their underlying beliefs (Morrissey, 2010). Baptism is the ritual of initiation into Christianity, which in essence, is initiation into a life of positive living modelled on Christ. Baptism is held within a congregation of the body of Christ where they vow to spiritually nurture the child or adult being baptised (RCA, 2012). The symbology of the water in baptism encompasses the cleansing of an individual, and it is a practical element of the ritual, which underpins a broader idea of initiating a living adherent into the religion. Another ritual present in all Christian denominations is prayer, which the baptised

It was not until I was older that I got more experience participating in rituals that were meant to create overall group community and cohesion. For example, as a member of a Greek organization, I regularly participate in my organization’s ritual, which is meant to bind our members closer. Because I do not participate in any religious practices, my organization’s ritual is the closest thing to religious practices that I have first-hand experience with. In the Greek-community setting, I have never viewed rituals to be “dumb” or “cult-like”, but instead have always viewed them to be unifying activities that motivate members to achieve common goals. This is quite different from how I have often viewed extreme religious

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* Does the ritual seek to have practical outcomes (health, safety, prosperity)? Social outcomes (a change in status)? Emotional outcomes (feelings)?

My grandparents and parents were Hindu priests, having been raised with the family ancestral traditions and belief, I have often been exposed to rituals based on spirituality.

(they dismantle the circle and alter). Other rituals include: dedication, initiation, handfasting, parting of ways, wiccaning, and funeral ceremonies.

The most common ritual was known as human sacrifice. Although, before religious rituals, believers would fast. The evening would commence with singing and dancing lasting for a few nights, before reaching at a climax, where the offerings of incense, food and animals

“Pagan rituals commonly focus on honoring a deity or deities; observing natural cycles, such as seasonal changes or the waxing and waning of the moon; or celebrating rites of passage, such as birth, transitioning into adulthood, marriage, and death” (Harvard University). Paganism is associated with sacrifices and devil worship because that is what is displayed on TV, no one looks beyond it. Rituals are

For Confucians life after death is not a big thing, Confucius said that there was no point on speculating about things that nobody can know anything about. But after you die, you deserve to be worshipped as an ancestor. This is the exact opposite in Daoism, they believe that the soul survives after death and has the ability to travel through space. They also believe in immortality, but immortality doesn 't mean living for ever in the physical body, the idea is that as the Daoist draws closer and closer to nature throughout

The Aztecs were very serious about their religion and it affected every Aztec’s daily life. Their religion revolved heavily around human sacrifices in order to please the gods. Sacrifices to the sun were essential to them because they did not want the sun to burn out on them. They do this because in their religion there was believed to be four other suns which had burned out before the sun we have now. Other than that it united its people and was what shaped the magnificent Aztec empire to what it was.

What's important about any ritual is the energy it pulls in and creates a calm peaceful energy for the spiritual gathering. The main point of the Great Rite is the creation of calm and peaceful energy between the male (physical) and female (spiritual). That can be just as easily done through symbolic means as it can through a physical act. It becomes a prayer, a method of worship in honor of the goddess and god. It is a fertility act for planting and harvesting as well for the

Ritual is a religious ceremony that involves a series of activities performed in a particular order by those who subscribe to the religion. Sacrifice is the act of giving something to a supernatural being to please it. The word sacrifice also means the offering given to the supernatural human being. The essay is going to discuss rituals and sacrifices in Confucianism, which is one the largest religion in China.

The way of ancient Chinese commentated death is an important part of Chinese traditional culture, which influenced by Confucianism, not only in the form but also in the content, are both reflect the traditional Chinese patriarchal ideology and ethics. As a cultural heritage, Chinese funeral customs have its feudal side, but it is undoubtedly a spiritual creation with far-reaching impact. Confucianism was founded by Confucius as a traditional humanistic philosophy which fundamental concepts is benevolence and wisdom(551-479BC). Confucianism as the main rule of the Chinese society, which have a great impact on thousands of years of cultural mainstream, China's political, economic, cultural and other aspects. The influence of Confucianism on commemorating