Essay on German Cuisine and Oktoberfest

For me, the most important thing a company should focus on their website is the “you attitude”. If it is done correctly and clear, the customers will continue to be attracted to visiting the website and using that company. If it is flat out incorrect and not use effectively, the website and company will suffer. If the audience does not feel like their needs are being aided or feel like they are not important to the company, they will simply stop visiting the website and company. The company I decided to analyze for my assignment is Whataburger. The website’s “you view” is a very customer friendly and inviting. The reasons that make me believe that is that the website uses keywords like “you” and other positive words that lets the reader know

Olive Garden is a family friendly restaurant that specializes in Italian-American dishes, and is well known for their soup, salad, and breadsticks. My family and I ate dinner at Olive Garden in Lafayette, Indiana. The criteria used to rate our experience was the flavor, appearance, and healthfulness of the food, the prompt and efficiency of the service, the price of the meal, and the lighting and decor of the atmosphere. When it comes to the best service, food, price, and atmosphere Olive Garden excels and continues to please their customers.

The Zuni Turkey Dance is an Native American Indian dance performed to entertain and to get people knowledgeable about their cultural heritage. It appeals to unfamiliar and familiar people. This dance appeals to an audience because it is a form of entertainment. Entertainment can be defined as a performance that pleases and audience. In the Zuni Turkey dance we can see the art of ;dancing, drums/musical instruments begin played ,costumes, and hymns.The performers are enthusiastic and full of energy attracting every eye in the audience.

Dance Marathons were physically and mentally exhausting, but people would still enter into them as a test of physical endurance. Dance Marathons in the 1920s were also referred as “bunion derbies” or “corn and callus carnivals” These nicknames are a reflection of the callus’ and such that people would get during these kind of contests. These kinds of contests would last anywhere between a few hours to a few days; maybe even a week. These competitions really were competitions that required great stamina, strength, and perseverance. “Dance marathons were both genuine endurance contests and staged performance

Whether it is through the contributions made to the economy through the training and advancement of technology at the University of Oklahoma, or through Norman’s consistent acceptance and pursuance of new business throughout its 189 square miles, the city is consistent in its pursuit of both growth and excellence. Norman hosts large festivals throughout the year, including the Norman Music Festival, the Medieval Fair, Jazz in June, and 89er's Day Festival. These festivals all bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city of Norman and its businesses, plus they help to increase the popularity of tourism in not only Norman, but also across Oklahoma.

During the summer of 2016, I participated in the local Scandinavian Festival. This year it took place on the outdoor stage at our community center. The festival presents a wide variety of information on the countries of Scandinavia. This activity is very important to me because I met new people, and was able to come out of my comfort zone while learning about heritage in my community. I was hesitant on dancing for the festival, but my parents encouraged me to put myself out there and try something new.

It is strongly linked to the traditional Christmas market in wonderful settings. You 'll find plenty of hand-crafted Christmas decorations, cute little incense burners, wooden-carved toys, and nativity scenes to place at the heart of your Christmas display. Germany 's first Christmas market was recorded in 1393. Today, there are thousands of them all over the country. Both gingerbread houses and the Nutcracker came from German stories. Another tradition celebrated in parts of Texas is Oktoberfest. This 16-day festival in Munich attracts over six million visitors per year who consume about 1,320,860 gallons of beer, 400,000 pork sausages and 480,000 roasted chickens. It started October 12, 1810, at the wedding of Bavaria 's Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Against tradition, the couple invited Munich 's locals. The events were held over five days on the fields that today are named Theresienwiese after the bride.

On March 26, 2016, the American Indian Student Association held a Powwow at the University of Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. This event was the 102nd of its kind at the university. It started at 2pm and continued on until midnight. I arrived after the Gourd Dance and food around 6:30 pm.

Although the dance originated in Zitlala, dancers perform it today in many regions for many different celebrations and festivities. One of these include “Dia de San Juan Bautista” or Day of Saint Juan. In fact, they perform this and similar dances during celebrations of all the Saints. A parade usually marks the beginning of the festivity. Cars and floats move along the streets. These floats normally all demonstrate some aspect of Mexican culture, such as music. Then, the dancing begins. There is also a firework show. These festivities usually last through the night. The dance is

When thinking about Hispanic parties, most people think of piñatas, traditional hollow papier-mâché creations filled with candy. Each child at the party is blindfolded and given a stick to try and break the piñata, spilling the candy onto the ground for all the children to collect (Explore Hispanic Culture, 2012). However, researchers believe this tradition extends back to Mayan times, where clay pots filled with gifts were broken open and considered to be favors from the gods (EHC, 2012).

The regalia that the dancers were wearing was absolutely beautiful and the amount of craftsmanship that some of them put in were awe-inspiring. I watched several of the dance contests. The Tiny Tots contest was so adorable and was great to see such young children actively participating in their culture. Another favorite was what they called the “Golden Age” dancers, where community elders took the stage. It meant so much to them, which was very profound. One of the older women looked very similar to my grandmother and reminded me of her. The centerpiece of the entire celebration of when the men’s fancy dance contest occurred. These were people at the top of their craft dressed in beautiful regalia. The realization that really struck me was just how modern a lot of the clothing and items were. Some dancers wore noticeable machine-made pieces; other wore bright neon colors that do not exist in nature. I remember the powwow (probably a little over a decade ago), where most of clothing was hand-sewn and beaded. This change was something I did not expect, but comes with modernization of any culture or tradition. Seeing how the dancers and the powwow itself have adapted to contemporary times while also holding on to the essentials of their traditions was so fascinating to see

San Antonio, Texas is not just a tourist spot, and there are lots of cultural festivals is going on for the whole year. The events, lots of local people join with the tourist visitors from all around the world. Some of the cultural festivals are: Celebrate San Antonio on New Year’s Eve, BorderFest, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, El Dia De Los Muertos, Texas Sandfest, Memorial Day Arts & Crafts Show, Fiesta San Antonio, etc. Now we are giving you the list for the whole year, thinking that you may like to join and take part in one or few cultural activities.

Relevance: As college students being the main audience at music festivals now a days, it's an amazing history lesson to learn about where, when, and why these 2-3 day food, laughter, dance, and fun filled events have come from.

A cultural event that I have attended in the past that has had a memorable affect on my life was a Native American Powwow. This event takes place every year, Thanksgiving weekend in Tucson, AZ. I arrived in the late afternoon, as the sun was going down. I remember seeing many different types of people, from tourists to the different Native American performers. The physical setting of this particular celebration was outside, and based around, one main circle. Drums were beating so loud, you could feel the pound inside your chest. Different activities were going on all around, such as dancers, vendors, and a huge variety of foods to choose from. The circular dancing arena is known as the arbor, this area is blessed before any of the events

pastor. The movie quickly shows his silent dominance over his two daughters. He keeps them under his wings until the day he dies, and then even after that they continue to live in his shadow. Everything he preached is believed and followed by them and members of their community. The father taught them that “the only thing which we may take with us from our life on earth are those things which we have given away.” Because of their father, the two devoted their lives to carrying on