Tema: DESCRIBIENDO LA CULTURA

Y PLATOS TIPICOS ALREDEDOR DEL

MUNDO

SESION 9

Docente: Murguía Flores, María Luz

Culture

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 What is Culture

• A Way of life of a group

of people who share
similar beliefs and
customs.

• It includes language, what

they do, eat, make, believe
and how they dress.

• These groups are called

“Cultural Groups”
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 Culture
varies around the world

Buddhist Monks in Myanmar

English Punk Rocker 4
 SOCIAL GROUPS
RICH YOUNG
MIDDLE CLASS OLD
POOR

ETHNIC GROUPS
MEN

WOMEN

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 LANGUAGE
Dialect

I E PIE
WH OOP
v s .
GOB

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 Religion in Cultures

• Religion is an
organized system of
beliefs with specific
rituals and practices
that includes the super The Bible- the holy book of
natural. Christianity.
• Religion can guide
people in ethics –
standards of accepted
behavior.
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The Koran – the holy book of Islam.
Daily Life

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Daily Life (Sports)

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History

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ART

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 GOVERNMENT

• Monarchy: Kings and

Queens rule.
• Patriarchy
• Matriarchy

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GOVERNMENT
• Dictatorship:
Individual rules the
government any way
who or she wants to.

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GOVERNMENT
• Democracy: The
power is held by the
people to vote for their
leaders.

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GOVERNMENT
• Mixed democracy and
monarchy

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 ECONOMY
Traditional Economy:
Things are done how
they always were
usually due to
customs and beliefs:
Religious

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 ECONOMY
Market Economy:
Individuals make Right to own property
or businesses and
decisions about what choose what job to do.
to produce: They
make what people
want to buy.

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 ECONOMY
Command Economy:
Communism or
Socialism
Government has the
control of what you
sell and produce

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 Amish Culture
• The Amish are a sub-
culture in America.
• A cultural group that
lives within the
existing larger national
group.
• The Amish Culture
keeps to themselves as
much as possible.
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Amish History
• Religious Group.
• Roots are in
Anabaptist movement
of the 1500’s.
• Ethnically German-
Swiss.
• Amish in America
dates from 1693.

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 Amish Beliefs
• Very strict – especially
the Old Order group
• About 198,000 Old
Order Amish in United
States.
• The Ordnung is an
oral tradition of rules
which regulates how
the Amish way of life
should be conducted
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 Amish Cultural Values
• Family
• Humility
• Anti-individualism
• Calmness &
Composure
• Education only to the
8th grade

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 Amish Virtues
• Modesty and purity
are important virtues.
• The Amish are
pacifists - they reject
all forms of violence.
• They do not serve in
the military.
• They admire large
families.

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 Amish Dress
• Amish wear traditional
and plain clothing
• It shows they are not
conforming to the world.
• It expresses an obedience
to their church.
• It shows their lack of
vanity.

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 Education
One Room School House

Formal education beyond Grade 8 is discouraged.

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 Rejection of Conveniences
• Most Amish reject
modern technology
such as automobiles.
• They believe it
promotes pride or
vanity in one’s
possessions.

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Amish farming is often without
machines

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Amish Hand Weaving

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Hand-made Items

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 MEXICAN TRADITION
• DAY OF THE DEAD

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This tradition consists of visiting loved ones who have already
departed in cemeteries and preparing altars with food,
candles, incense, photographs and flowers to remember them
 November 1 corresponds to All Saints, a day
dedicated to the "little dead"

on November 2 to the Faithful Departed, that is, to

adults
An altar of the dead is made up of a great variety of
objects
Among the
necessary elements
are candles,
incenses, salt, sugar
skulls, dead bread,
confetti and
cempasúchi flowers
personal items are placed, food that he enjoyed in
life, some liquor or cigarettes and photographs, or
even a toy or candy if it is a child
in 2008 is declared as Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity, due to its importance
and traditional-contemporary meaning
ARGENTINE TRADITION

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ORIGIN OF TANGO
In the 1980, tango gained more popularity due to
international recognition through various Hollywood films.
Today, tango schools have been opened all over the world
and in 2009 UNESCO included it in its list of world
intangible heritage.
GERMANY TRADITION

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It is the largest popular
festival in Germany and one
of the largest in the world
with annual visits.
It is celebrated in the field
known as Theresienwiese
("Teresa's meadow"), central
Munich.
It lasts from 16 to 18 days.
 begins the first Saturday
after September 15.
The beer must be brewed
within the city limits of
Munich, as it meets the
criteria to be designated
'Oktoberfest beer'.
The barrel opening

 The mayor opens at twelve

o'clock the first barrel of.
 Twelve cannon shots are fired
and the Bavarian president
takes the first maß (one-liter
tankard of beer).
Parade of traditional
costumes
 In honor of the silver wedding
anniversary of King Louis of
Bavaria and Princess Teresa.
 On the first Sunday of the
festivities, eight thousand
participants dress in historical
festival costumes and parade