In the perspective of the whole world (not including Filipinos): What are your insights or your understanding of the Filipino people? What are your positive and negative opinions about the Filipinos? Do you know any of their customs, traditions or culture and their impact in a globalized perspective?
Only for Non-Filipinos Please
I think they are great people. I was stationed in the Phil for a while. I left there with a good impression of the people as a whole. They are likable honest and hardworking . They are also a courageous people. They have been our allies since WW2. God bless them all. I wish them well
I am a US Citizen.
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Just where did we get the following from
1)decorating and worshiping Christmas trees for the promise of the return of spring.
2)Santa Clause
3)Exchanging of Christmas presents.
4)Mistletoe and holly and ivy.
does anyone think baby Jesus would approve of Christmas customs.
by worshiping trees I mean the evergreen tree is the one tree that has green leaves all year long,even in the Winter and Autumn,the evergreen symbolizes,sex,life,fertility and the promise of life that will return in the Spring.(when all the snow melts.
I don’t think we worship Christmas trees. What does a dead tree have to do with the promise of spring? Christmas has nothing to do with spring.
Many traditions are from Germany. Santa Claus is rather universal, but with different names. Giving gifts is what the Wise Men did when they saw Jesus. Mistletoe and holly and ivy are not necessarily Christmas, but when greens were brought indoors to decorate the house, holly and ivy would last along with evergreens.
I don’t think Jesus would be happy with the way we celebrate Christmas, forgetting Him completely and worrying more about the great sales on Black Friday.
I don’t think he wants us to worship our Christmas tree either.
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What traditions would they keep?
Having a Christmas Tree like their ancestors did?
Celebrating Easter? Like their family has done?
Belief in Jesus through Generations? Oh wait, their own family already believed that…?
Just WHAT "Jewish" traditions are they upholding that they have passed down from generation to generation?
Christmas tree is from pagan romans
Easter (Ishtra) is also from pagans..
BTW, Messianic jews does not exist. The moment a person except Jesus as their saviour, they are called christians.
So i have to do a report on the mid atlantic region. like their customs, traditions, clothes, whatever. Im not asking u to help in with my report, although that would be lovely. I just want a good site I can go to, because i cant find one.
Start with:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_States
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What can shock or seem strange in Russia? What it is necessary to put in a suitcase before trip there?
DOs: If you leave the house, but then return immediately before leaving for a second time, make sure that you change something about your appearance slightly, otherwise you run the risk of encountering bad luck.
When setting off on a journey, spend a few moments sitting on your suitcase if you are leaving a place to which you would like to return.
If you give someone flowers, make sure that they are of an odd number (unless you are going to a funeral…)
Take off your shoes when entering a Russian home, and be prepared to wear someone else’s slippers if you haven’t brought your own. (This is eminently practical if you bear in mind the snow or slush around for much of the year in Northern Russia.)
Give in coats and large bags when entering theatres, restaurants, museums etc.
Touch one of your buttons when you go past a cemetery.
Ensure that all your debts are settled before 31st December; otherwise you will be in debt for the whole of the next year.
Spit over your left shoulder 3 times when someone pays you a compliment. If this strikes you as too bizarre, then knocking on wood should also produce the desired effect.
Throw 3 handfuls of salt over your left shoulder if you spill any salt.
Keep hold of lilies with 5 petals and, similarly, any bus tickets where the sum of the first 3 digits adds up to the sum of the last 3. To encourage even greater luck, and if you are feeling brave, eating the flowers or tickets is recommended!
Beware of black cats crossing your path, as this will bring you bad luck. However, white cats are said to have the opposite effect.
And DON▓Ts:
Shake hands or kiss over the threshold of a Russian home, as this means that you will argue with the person who you are visiting.
Whistle indoors – this will result in your money flying out of the window.
Light a cigarette from a candle unless you are hoping for a sudden death in your family.
Worry if you break something. This will, in fact, bring you good luck, especially if it breaks into many pieces.
Sit behind the corner of a table or desk (this applies particularly to women), otherwise you will never get married!
Start anything important on a Friday.
Give handkerchiefs, mirrors or sharp objects as presents. If you decide to give a purse or a wallet, then remember to put some money in it first.
or see :http://www.womenrussia.com/russians.htm
http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/traditions/
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The only ritual of aztecs I know by far is that they pick a yuong lad to sacrifice it to their god. the young man is allowed in complete luxury until his time comes.
Also aztecs use prisoners or captured soldiers for this ritual to. They would lay the sacrifice on the table and cut out his still beating heart from his chest. The high priest then rubs the heart on the idol and he also takes the skin of the sacrifice and wear it like a cape.
For some reason, aztecs will leave the blood on the altar for many days.