Most newborns die before the age of 5. Their life is threataned by disease,drought,famine,physical and human disasters.
During Childhood, both boys and girls stay with their mother, and then when the boys reach puberty they start to live with their father. It is mandatory for boys and girls to attend primary school. The boys either work in the fields, or if they're small, they make tiny weapons.
An important Initiation used in Africa is the making of art which is used for the expression of ideas associated with their changes.
Marriage is a prominent moment that follows right after both events break bonds of the individual with childhood and the unmarried state and to bring together the individual into the adult community.
For an adult in Africa success in a traditional community is measured by his or her ability to find a partner, raise a family, and provide for the children that guarantee that the family will survive through the generations.Adulthood
When people have a problem, when disasters befall them, when they need answers to unanswerable problems, they deal with the gods with the help of the ritual specialist who may use any of hundreds of techniques to open lines of communication between man and God. Such techniques may include prayer, sacrifices, offerings, and divination. Religion
There are two major systems of rule in Africa in which art has a role: centralized and non-centralized. Leadership
Authority is held by elders of the group, and as a person becomes older he or she can exercise greater influence over the life of the community. Elders cease to have the day-to-day concerns for the health and well-being of their children, who are now grown with children of their own. Elderhood
Death is the final event in life and is celebrated by the same important rites of passage that mark every significant transition in the life of an individual or a community in Africa.Death and Re-birth
As they are forced to deal with ever changing problems, Africans develop new means of dealing with them. Objects like the masks seen here continue to be made in ever changing forms and colors to deal with the new challenges of life. African art is hardly a dying artChanging Face of African Art
The Nandi, in Kenya, have their girls circumcised in a long drawn out ceremony.The Akamba and the Massai, in East Africa, are just two groups where circumcision of the boys is the central rite of passage.African circumsision
Coming of Age: is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies. In the past, and in some societies today, such a change is associated with the age of sexual maturity, in others, it is associated with an age of religious responsibility. wikipedia coming of age
Coming of age by Ethel smith This is a song that reflects people maturing and moving on to the next level of their life.
Gwallye is a coming-of-age ceremony observed in ancient Korea. To mark a child's passage into adulthood, boys had their hair coiffed into a topknot and wore a gwan, the horsehair hat. The name Gwallye therefore comes from the gwan worn during this ceremony. Girls put up their hair in a chignon, fastened with a binyeo, the hairpin.Korea Gwallye
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Coming of age ceremonies are held when a child or youth becomes recognized as an adult for the first time. These rituals were and are found in almost all aboriginal societies. In modern times, the transition into adulthood often happens without a formal, public celebration.Coming of age rituals
Japan Coming of Age was declared a national holiday in Japan in 1948 and in Okinawa in 1961. It is a day of tradition, but also of fun. In addition, it is a day of advice and wise words and a day to begin exercising the rights of adulthood.
Traditionally Chinese men became adults at the age of 20 during the capping ceremony. Women became adults at the age of 15 during the hairpin ceremony. Both ceremonies were traditional in Ancient China. It is believed that these ceremonies are more than 2000 years old. There are evidences that they were held in the period of Zhou Dynasty Coming of Age in China
Some couples want nothing more than their first dance to be set to the tune of an old favorite, one that many happy couples have used in their weddings, too. And for good reason - there is just something about each of these songs that inspires real romance, and the fact that they have been so popular with newlywed couples means that perhaps there is something lucky about them.top wedding songs
Musically, baptism is the most under-represented of the big services that affect the lives of families. In part this is because it has always been more low key than a wedding service, and in part because baptism tends to be either slotted into a normal parish service, or a special short service at which there might not be any music at all.Baptism songs
In Holy Communion, Christ is present in the bread and wine with his body and blood in a way that is real yet is beyond explanation.Communion music
In India there is no greater event in a family than a wedding, dramatically evoking every possible social obligation, kinship bond, traditional value, impassioned sentiment, and economic resource. In the arranging and conducting of weddings, the complex permutations of Indian social systems best display themselves.Marriage In India
Birthday celebrations are an ancient European tradition which evolved as attempts to fend off the evil spirits which people believed were attracted to a person celebrating their birthday. The act of giving gifts and well wishing follows this. Birthdays in countries around world
Happy Birthday In Iran This is the birthday song that is played in Iran and it is kind of cathcy. check it out!!!
Chinese people put their family in a very important position as they regard it as a means to keep the family blood stream continuously running. And the running family blood stream maintains the life of the whole nation. That is why children production and breeding in China becomes a focus of all members of families. It is even accepted by them as an essential moral duty. There is a Chinese saying that of all who lack filial piety, the worst is who has no children.Chinese birthday
The top 10 graduation songs of all time have a handful of qualities in common. They remind graduates of the friends and memories they've made over the years, and fill people with hope and inspiration. Most of all, they stir up emotion in a way that plain words - however heartfelt - never could.Graduation list of songs
Love songs are a fundamental part of pop music. Most of us can think of particular songs we associate with the love relationships of our lives. In the first of a 5 part series on love songs, here are the top 10 love songs that deal with that giddy first flush of love - the crush. Songs are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the artist.Top Love Songs
African life
The Nandi, in Kenya, have their girls circumcised in a long drawn out ceremony.The Akamba and the Massai, in East Africa, are just two groups where circumcision of the boys is the central rite of passage.African circumsision
African Wedding song-Ngwino Rukundo This is a common wedding song played in Africa.
Coming of Age: is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies. In the past, and in some societies today, such a change is associated with the age of sexual maturity, in others, it is associated with an age of religious responsibility. wikipedia coming of age
Coming of age by Ethel smith This is a song that reflects people maturing and moving on to the next level of their life.
Gwallye is a coming-of-age ceremony observed in ancient Korea. To mark a child's passage into adulthood, boys had their hair coiffed into a topknot and wore a gwan, the horsehair hat. The name Gwallye therefore comes from the gwan worn during this ceremony. Girls put up their hair in a chignon, fastened with a binyeo, the hairpin.Korea Gwallye
Turning 13, 18, 20, 21... every culture and country has a different set of standards for what constitutes adulthood.
In a new series for 2006, OhmyNews International's editors are asking their citizen reporters to file stories on cultural topics spanning the globe. In doing so, the editors hope to harness the unprecedented power of citizen journalism and the technology that brings writers and readers together from all corners of the world.coming of age around the world
Coming of age ceremonies are held when a child or youth becomes recognized as an adult for the first time. These rituals were and are found in almost all aboriginal societies. In modern times, the transition into adulthood often happens without a formal, public celebration.Coming of age rituals
Japan Coming of Age was declared a national holiday in Japan in 1948 and in Okinawa in 1961. It is a day of tradition, but also of fun. In addition, it is a day of advice and wise words and a day to begin exercising the rights of adulthood.
Traditionally Chinese men became adults at the age of 20 during the capping ceremony. Women became adults at the age of 15 during the hairpin ceremony. Both ceremonies were traditional in Ancient China. It is believed that these ceremonies are more than 2000 years old. There are evidences that they were held in the period of Zhou Dynasty Coming of Age in China
Some couples want nothing more than their first dance to be set to the tune of an old favorite, one that many happy couples have used in their weddings, too. And for good reason - there is just something about each of these songs that inspires real romance, and the fact that they have been so popular with newlywed couples means that perhaps there is something lucky about them.top wedding songs
Musically, baptism is the most under-represented of the big services that affect the lives of families. In part this is because it has always been more low key than a wedding service, and in part because baptism tends to be either slotted into a normal parish service, or a special short service at which there might not be any music at all.Baptism songs
In Holy Communion, Christ is present in the bread and wine with his body and blood in a way that is real yet is beyond explanation.Communion music
In India there is no greater event in a family than a wedding, dramatically evoking every possible social obligation, kinship bond, traditional value, impassioned sentiment, and economic resource. In the arranging and conducting of weddings, the complex permutations of Indian social systems best display themselves.Marriage In India
A sacrament in which the Holy Ghost is given to those already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. Confirmation For Catholics
Chinese marriage is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established by pre-arrangement between families. Within Chinese culture, romantic love was allowed, and monogamy was the norm for most ordinary citizens.Chinese Marriage
Birthday celebrations are an ancient European tradition which evolved as attempts to fend off the evil spirits which people believed were attracted to a person celebrating their birthday. The act of giving gifts and well wishing follows this. Birthdays in countries around world
Happy Birthday In Iran This is the birthday song that is played in Iran and it is kind of cathcy. check it out!!!
Click on the following link to check out how birthdays all around the world are celbrated. It is quite interesting! Birthday Traditions From Around The World
Chinese people put their family in a very important position as they regard it as a means to keep the family blood stream continuously running. And the running family blood stream maintains the life of the whole nation. That is why children production and breeding in China becomes a focus of all members of families. It is even accepted by them as an essential moral duty. There is a Chinese saying that of all who lack filial piety, the worst is who has no children.Chinese birthday
The top 10 graduation songs of all time have a handful of qualities in common. They remind graduates of the friends and memories they've made over the years, and fill people with hope and inspiration. Most of all, they stir up emotion in a way that plain words - however heartfelt - never could.Graduation list of songs
Love songs are a fundamental part of pop music. Most of us can think of particular songs we associate with the love relationships of our lives. In the first of a 5 part series on love songs, here are the top 10 love songs that deal with that giddy first flush of love - the crush. Songs are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the artist.Top Love Songs
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