Everyone is unique. I am sure you are familiar with this saying. Although we are so alike but at the same time we are different. These differences give beauty and variety to life; as you know humans abhor monotonous. It is all the same when it also comes to different cultures.
People in every culture have their own traditions. Sometimes I wonder is it necessary to keep these traditions or as time changes it’s better to get rid of them? What is tradition, anyway?
Tradition is a belief or custom that has existed for a long time. Some of these traditions have good reasons behind them; maybe it was because of natural reasons like ceremonies which are held at the beginning of every season or at the end of it. Maybe it was because of victory they gained after a war or it might be because of religious reasons.
Whatever the reason was it gathered people together. It was like an excuse to bring people closer to celebrate and to have fun. Some of these traditions have lost their real meaning during the time and turn into something completely different; as time changes people come to conclusion that they must put an end on them.
Some of these traditions were based on a wrong thought or idea. Ideas which were originated from discriminated beliefs related to gender or race. So they get abolished; of course not completely and after struggles of some brave people.
In general we should preserve our traditions, because they are related to our roots as who we really are and where we come from. Traditions tell stories about our past and we feel connected to our ancestors and the people whom we share theses traditions. It’s not a good idea to abandon our traditions and think of them as something useless. If you consider every tradition it has its own beauty just like every food from different areas which has its own flavor.
It is also so fascinating when we learn about other traditions which are different from us. We can learn more about others through their traditions. So to put it in nutshell I would say various cultures and traditions make our world more beautiful.
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We have good traditions that are existing even to this day. Unfortunately, some are covered by the modern traditions that the youth are copying from other countries like the kissing of the hands of the elders (actually, it's just drawing the hand to the forehead like in the picture) as a sign of respect.
Thank you for this wonderful topic, Setareh. You should not stop from blogging, dear!
Hello Setareh, nice words "variety is the beauty of life"; after reading all comments, I agree with Sara, traditions must be reviewed, there is no sense to keep a tradition alive, just because is old and we feel secure about it.
Have a nice day my friend,,
I just like those traditions that make me happy. Some traditions make me sad, embarrassed and angry.
A readable article. There is no SABAT (this is persian) in the factory of Nature. It runs on variation. (BAY SABATI).
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