Wedding ceremony participants

Central Alberta Pride In August of this year, I had the opportunity to partner and work with Central Alberta Pride in Red Deer during pride week. This event was held August 13-20th, during this week they hosted events including, pride in the park ceremony with a flag raising, block party and barbeques all in hopes of raising awareness and reducing the stigma that is associated

This is particularly evident when analysing similarities and differences in each faith’s perception of the purpose of marriage, the structure of the two wedding ceremonies, the symbols involved in the two ceremonies, and the role of family in the Catholic and Hindu wedding ceremony. An area of similarity within Catholic weddings and Hindu weddings is the purpose of marriage. Both Catholicism and Hinduism represent the purpose of marriage through their sacred texts and traditional ideas. In Catholicism

The wedding ceremony is a celebratory event romanticized by couples nationwide for its ability to unite creativity and tradition in a convenient package. One need only observe the plethora of wedding trends, from outlandishly alternative to stringently orthodox, to understand how important representing individuality remains among contemporary couples. In retrospect, much of the symbolisms attributed to these trends come from centuries of applied social significance; couples see the most value in

it on his beloved's finger. "With this ring, I thee wed..." Duke makes his way back to his place, next to the father of the groom, and promptly falls back to sleep. Who is this drowsy participant? A bored nephew? An aging grandfather? A narcoleptic uncle? None of the above. Duke is the latest trend in weddings. Duke is a golden retriever. Brides and grooms who can’t foresee getting through this special day without all family members

In Jewish Religion Marriage ceremonies are major steps in not only Jewish individual’s lives but also the Jewish community as a whole. Marriage is seen as a significant part of any Jewish individual’s life as it is seen as a blessing from God and that marriage was not created for simple sexual drive but for the natural order of creation. In the Jewish community marriage is seen as a vital step that needs to be taken in order to continue with life and once done is fulfilling the requirements of Gods

as a result of migration to Australia. Marriage celebrated in the Persian culture ceremonial wise, as well as its values has been proven to be different to the western ideals of marriage in its traditional sense. For a questionnaire response, participants were asked if the tradition, concept and values of marriage were changing for the Persian women who migrate to Australia. 69 of the 81 (85.18%) respondents believed so and the remaining argued against. Graph 3 Graph 3 represents the questionnaire

A Black (And White) Wedding: Traditional Filipino and Spanish Marriage Ceremonies The concept of marriage has existed in nearly all human cultures throughout history, though its participants, basis, and goals have varied a great deal. Still, in almost all modern societies it is seen as a person’s most important relationship and the foundation of family. Therefore, it is not surprising that weddings, the celebration of marriage, are treated as important, milestone events in countries around the

marriage in the Jewish faith through the utilisation of both Van Gennep and Victor Turner's model portray the significant contribution culture and family has within all aspects of the ritual. The Pre-Liminal phase of the ritual incorporates Jewish Weddings rituals have significant cultural impacts on both individuals and the Jewish community as a result of the Pre-Liminal, Liminal and Post-Liminal aspects of Van Gennep's model which further enhance the sociological importance of the marriage. The ritual

elements of social interaction. My interest was drawn towards a wedding being officiated at this venue with people coming from diverse backgrounds being present at the venue. This event provided the perfect scene for identifying various ethnographic phenomena. Observation and Analysis The Boston Common Park

INFLUENCE OF WESTERN CUSTOMS OF WEDDING ON CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM MARRIAGE CEREMONIES IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA BY ABDISHAKUR HUSSEIN SHEIKH C50/27142/2011 A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY JUNE, 2015 DECLARATION This proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University. Sign:___________________________