In Chapter 5 of Day in the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon, Regina Marchi discusses the political themes surrounding various Day of the Dead celebrations in America. She claims that Day of the Dead events offer opportunities for Latinos to voice their opinions about current issues, giving them a sense of cultural independence. Furthermore, Marchi argues that the practices and rituals of these Latinos living in the U.S. during the Day of the Dead holiday brings them closer together in the midst of political adversity (Marchi, 73). Throughout this chapter, Marchi talks about different Day of the Dead events that have occurred in the U.S. within the last century and how their presence has shone light
1. Jerusalem - its name resonates in the hearts of Christians, Jews and Muslims alike and echoes through centuries of shared and disputed history. Known in Hebrew as Yerushalayim and in Arabic as al-Quds, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. It has been conquered, destroyed and rebuilt time and again, and every layer of its earth reveals a different piece of the past. 2.
Following to the appearance to the Ritual Axe, the axe seems to be only made by wood and iron, but no jewelry were embedded. Although there was no jewelry or precious stones on the Ritual Axe, Owo was the most powerful kingdom in the eastern Yorubaland. Being a powerful kingdom has no effect on how the wealth or sources the artist could have. The artist of the artwork possibly chose to use a medium that was easily available to them, especially since any jewels, stones, or gold were limited to the area the Yoruba people were living in. The Yoruba people were not afraid to expand their territory to gain more opportunities for advance trade and to expand the areas for agriculture.
Aside from being depicted in Mesoamerican artwork, the concept of death in Mexico also tells the story of the imposition of Catholicism on Mesoamerican civilizations during colonial Mexico. Artwork during this time period illustrates images of death, such as a deceased nun, a masked death, devil and devil dancers, and ancient decorated skulls (Carmichael and Slayer 1992, 36). According to Stanley Brandes, scholars often have a difficult time minimizing the role of the Zapotec natives while simultaneously emphasizing on the European origins of the Day of the Dead holiday. Much of the pre-Columbian antecedents steams from the iconography of ancient civilizations living throughout Mesoamerica. This includes its huge amounts of skulls and skeletons during the modern Day of the Dead rituals as well as the variations of the meaning of the skeletal depictions as it differs from region to region.
I believe that people should not be celebrating the day of the natives' death. Christopher Columbus used his people and didn't care for anyone other than himself. He killed thousands of people and had no mercy for them. He gave away people like they were worth nothing and didn't even think about or even ask how they felt about being sold. History has been manipulating the fact that Christopher Columbus was a bad person and they hide all the bad things he did so that we can celebrate this day of “greatness.”
It should represent a day in which the Natives are celebrated for who they were as a people before Columbus employed his ways upon the people. Imagine living in your peaceful community and one neighbor moves in next door and causes terror. Terror which leads to the wipe out of your kind. That’s exactly what Christopher Columbus did, he spread terror amongst the indigenous.
I would rate the book The priests graveyard a good 9-10 I just loved how it just kept making me want to turn the page and it was an empowering story of having the main character at such a low point in life and then just one person changes her life forever. The first part of the book stared in an intense situation of the main character Renee Gilmore on an insane hallucination from heroin. She endured pain, fear, and confusion “I wandered out into the middle of the street” (Dekker 28). I liked how the savor for Renee was Lamont who was the one who hit her with his car but it turned out that he is the only reason she is still alive.
Instead, we should celebrate this holiday as 1492 day. A day to weigh the subsequent and global consequences of what started with
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Just as the Grim Reaper illuminated the relationship between humans and their mortality during the Black Plague, the folk saint Santa Muerte similarly reveals significant information about Mexican society’s view on mortality and it’s relatively close, almost familiar relationship with death. Unlike an official saint that is canonized by the Catholic Church, Mexicans view folk saints as spirits of the deceased who possess miracle-working abilities capable of performing incredible feats such as healing or supernatural punishment. For this reason, many worshipers of Santa Muerte frequently present offerings such as rosaries, candles and flowers to the deity in an attempt to gain her favor and reap the benefits of her blessings. Many believe that
Have you ever been beaten up for the color of your skin? People in the South, have been beaten or murdered because they were African-American. 4 innocent children were killed in a baptist church by a bomb that was thrown by the white supremacy group. Another example of African-Americans being violated against was, bloody sunday .
Saint Valentine of Rome, most commonly known as Saint Valentine, is a Roman saint who’s feast day is on February 14 (Valentine’s Day) and is often associated with love and relationships. Saint Valentine is a popular name for just that reason. People often talk about the holiday, but not so often the saint. St. Valentine refused to give up his faith and Christianity and was executed on February 14, 269. Under the rule of Claudius, Rome took part in many bloody campaigns that the people didn’t like.
The following passages and their following explanations are excerpted from Flannery O’Connor’s “A Temple of the Holy Ghost “. The excerpts are an attempt to summarize what I believe to be the significance of this short story. The significance then of these passages are the representation of the struggle that one faces between being a “good person” and just being naturally imperfect and often not realizing that it is our imperfections that do make us perfect. Through the mischievous behavior and thoughts of our main character in the story, we are shown that these imperfections cannot be ignored and in fact are given to us by the Holy Ghost himself. It is through the cousin’s visit that the narrator realizes that it is ok to imperfect and
The saint I chose is Saint Valentine, he lived during the 200s in Rome, Italy. He originated as a holy priest and always continued to live within his faith. I chose Saint Valentine because I can actually relate to him. He is the patron of love, young people, and happy marriages. I feel like I can relate to him because of the fact that I like to be happy and dislike when things go bad and not the direction they’re supposed to go in.
"While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take it; this is my body." (Mark 14:22-25) These words were spoken by Jesus at the Last Supper as he shared his body and blood with the Apostles. Today's mass includes these words and the spiritual symbols of forgiveness and the new covenant along with the physical symbols associated with the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist like wheat, grapes, and the chalice. Each time one receives the body and blood of Christ during mass, they are accepting Jesus' presence into their lives and strengthening their relationship with God.
