Jeune Marocaine Entre Occidentalisation Et Tradition

Misra (2017) suggests that the Olmec culture of Mesoamerica heavily practiced yoga from Hindu-Buddhist culture, and were originally migrants from China - specifically, from the Shang and Xia dynasties. Evidence is drawn from Misra’s interpretations of various Olmec artwork (including statues and figurines) as depictions of yogic asanas, and as influenced by Hindu-Buddhist religion as well as Chinese-style sculptures. These theories are based on the sudden appearance of the Olmec culture in Mesoamerica, therefore the Olmecs were migrants from China who were influenced by Hindu practices.

•    Trace the development of relations between Amerindians and Europeans in North and South America from the Colombian encounters through the 19th century.

The Olmecs were farmers, traders, artists… innovators. The Olmec culture first emerged in the Isthmus region of Tehuantepec. The site of San Lorenzo, which sits on the Coatzacoalcos River, sheds the most light on this mysterious culture. During this time period, The Initail Formative, food surplus sparked an increase in population and career specialization. With the increase of specialization and sedentism came the environment for complex culture.

It is clear that cultural tradition delivers set foundations into a person’s lifetime, giving identity and sense of belonging to a person and their social group. It allows individuals to feel part of something and understand their ancestral values and customs. Several people believe that it is very important to preserve cultural traditions because they feel as if tradition is the main enabler to a shared identity and to a construction of social consistency and unity. People also believe that conservancy of cultural traditions forms exclusive bonds within members of the community, holding people with the same background together to pass on cultural values, and excluding those who aren’t part of the culture. They think that the actual preservation of traditions means not to change the customs and traditions, to not grow from our culture, for example not learning another language because you already know your mother tongue. It is a way to group up and tag everyone in a form of an alliance, and to have better organization and awareness of where everyone comes from.

In Latin American countries, they have a very unique culture. With their holidays, music, celebrations, and art, the countries in Latin America never cease to bring joy in people’s lives. Latin American culture is vastly different than other cultures in many ways. In Latin America, the languages of Spanish and Portuguese are dominant and most people speak them. However there are people who speak other languages as well. Latin America includes nineteen countries and several territories. There are a variety of different ethnicities in Latin America including Mexicans, Europeans, and Asians. Education inside the Latin American culture still struggles. Only a little more than half of kids ages 13-17 advance into secondary school. Because of this, the crime and violence rates in Latin America are at an all time high. These countries have been rated as one of the most dangerous regions in the world because of how high the rates of crime and violence are.

The Colombian culture is formed from the inheritance of the indigenous peoples present in the territory since ancient times, the Spanish traditions adopted during the colonial period and the African Customs incorporated by the slaves that led the conquistadors. This mixture of cultures constitutes a society with traits common to the rest of Latin American countries but, at the same time, very different also. Indeed, even within Colombia's own territory there are many differences between regions and others. Geographic diversity-can be found from tropical beaches to mountains of more than 5,000 meters in height with perpetual snows-and the natural isolation of some areas has led to this diversity. Some of the most important cultural groups according to their location are the so-called cops, located in the Altiplano Cundiboyacense; the countries, settled in Antioquia; The foresters, Settlers of the eastern plains; the Vallunos, settled in the area of Valle del Cauca; the coastal, inhabitants of the Caribbean coast, and the Santander, residents of the departments of Santander and Norte de Santander. All these groups are characterized by showing great cultural differences among themselves, which makes Colombia a fascinating country to know and enter into the day to day of its inhabitants.

Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne focus on concepts that relate to the darker side of the human experience by creating characters that embody the relationship between evil and abnormal psychology. “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne feature characters that engage in an abnormal or unusual behavior and suffer from a flawed, obsessive psyche that causes them to commit evil or immoral acts. Montresor and Aylmer, the two main characters of each short story, both exhibit obsessive-compulsive behavior with one character fixated on revenge and vengeance and the other attempting to transcend the limits of human capabilities by altering nature to achieve “perfection.” Poe and Hawthorne are suggesting

In the 1500s, a clash between two worlds occurred. Although the French and the Spanish had the same religion and economic ideology, their treatment of the natives were vastly different. The Spanish used their superior military to commit atrocities against the natives, while the French allied their military with the natives. The Spanish used their religious zealotry to justify their heinous crimes, and sent missionaries to completely convert the natives, the French, meanwhile, believed the natives should have their religion if they wished, but still sent missionaries to the natives willing to convert. At first contact, the Spanish began to enslave the natives and put them to terrible labor, the French also desired materials from the natives, but they traded goods with them rather than kill and loot them.

Within a chapter titled “Tracking down a tradition” (111), Julia Alvarez delves into background of how the Quinceañera tradition began. She explained that some believe the tradition began in ancient Aztec rites other believes it began with the Mayans and some even believe that the “indigenous” people started the tradition (111). Within the Aztec tradition, the girl was ready for marriage at age fifteen. During the ceremony the mother acknowledges that womanhood is upon her daughter and warns her daughter in a speech of life of perils and possibilities that await. Similarly Esperanza’s great-grandmother’s story also tells of the life she will one day grow into.

This lovely tribe called the Olmec located in Eastern South America, is the foundation of the mesoamerican culture. Religion was tremendous aspect in the exhibit. The Olmec believed that their gods provided them with many things like maize and rain, so they worshipped them in many ways. These Native Americans showed their thanks by performing religious rituals and gave offerings as well. Some of these rituals took place in special community buildings such as pyramids or ball courts. Religious rituals lead by Shamanism, could vary from playing a simple ball game to possible human sacrifice. The Olmec were not very complex peoples, although one of their more popular gods is the were-jaguar, a human body crossed with a jaguar

The earliest known American civilization emerged around 1300 BCE, along the tropical wet lands of Mexico. This civilization was named the Olmecs, meaning the rubber people, and they arose before the Aztecs and Mayans. The Olmecs were a highly developed civilization with unique beliefs, art and influence.

When Europeans arrived in North America, they encountered the Native Americans. This encounter was fraught with difficulties for both sides, for the Native Americans more so than the Europeans. Europeans conquered the Native Americans, forced them into labor, and spread diseases which the Native Americans had no resistance to. In addition to this the Europeans considered themselves superior to the Native Americans. Despite this, the Europeans and Native Americans both had things the other wanted and so they frequently engaged in trade with each other. However, the Native Americans thought that, despite not having the luxuries the Europeans had, they were better off than the Europeans. This sentiment is exemplified in “Your People Live Only Upon Cod” by French priest Chrestian LeClerq who was traveling with the Micmac Indians. It is a documented response by an unknown Micmac leader to European, particularly French, claims of superiority. In analyzing this document, we will find that the cultures of the French and the Micmacs were vastly different. We will also discover what the Micmacs and the French thought of each other.

There are many examples of how humans are connected to the Earth. We will begin with the theme of birth. Skywoman came from above and created land with the help of the animals. She then gave birth to a girl who then began pregnant with twin boys. These births represent new life and the beginning of life on earth. During birth of the twins, the mother died because of fighting between the brothers. They buried their mother and from her grew corn, beans, squash, strawberries, tobacco, potatoes and medicines. These became a staple of nourishment for humans and display a direct connection between humans and Earth. Another example is that of the twins creating life.

The Olmec are believed to be the first great Mesoamerican civilization. The city known as San Lorenzo existed around 1200BC and declined in 400 B.C. It is considered to be the first major city in ancient Mexico.

The Mbuti people are known as foragers because their main source of survival lies on hunting and gathering as they move from one place to another. They originated from a region in Africa called Congo. The Mbuti people even with their fairly decent population prefer to be grouped into smaller groups or bands which are mostly made up of close relatives. They live in the rainforests of central Africa, where they have lived popularly for more than 6000 years now.