Regarding patterns of handling emotions and death:
- In Papua New Guinea, women from the Dani tribe cut of segments of their fingers upon the loss of a loved one. As the number of loved ones who pass away increases, so do the number of cut segments of their fingers. Sometimes it is for sacrificial purposes ( depending on how the person died ) sometimes it is meant to remind the woman of the pain the person who died went through. Most of the time though, it is practiced to ensure that the dead are not forgotten. You know, the women there do this because they want to. Yeah, apparently they aren't forced to do so by men, ( which I admit is why I thought they did so in the first place since there was no mention of men cutting off segments of their fingers). Then again, this information was shared by a man, so who knows!? ( I joke). I was curious to know a little more, so i delved into some deeper reading and apparently some men actually do, and when they do chop off segments, it is regarded as personal sacrifice and a sign of mourning.
Regarding theories of disease:
- In Mongolia, there are different classifications of diseases, I don't know if this is true in urban areas, but in rural parts, some believe that there are good and bad diseases. For example, esophageal or stomach cancer would be considered good cancers because these types of cancers result in decreased food intake ( as compared to how much you would eat when your healthy) hence, your body will end up being cleansed and harbouring less toxins before you leave this earth! Very positive way of looking at it I must say! A bad type of cancer would be something such as cervical cancer, because of the amount of bleeding that the body experiences.
I wonder what my culture ( as I think it is) would look like if put it in pictures.. hmm........
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Very interesting alyssa! Keep posting more!!!
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hahaah I thought us Zimbabweans were the only ones that ran away from each other! Well in the diaspora we do! I here you on thinking there isnt much unique about your culture. I never really paid attention untill I started living in North America. Man! I have never been so patriotic and been in touch with my culture the way I have been. Hahaha problem is it took coming here to realise the richness of my culture and how it shaped me to be an individual. Did I mention that I also realised I was black! Lol the racism here is so laughable! There are some cultural quirks that we all have that will make you go hmmm. I like your roving mind! I will go ahead and put a clip for you to see what some of my culture looks like. Although I do not have a rural home or lived in the rural areas, we do practice some of the things in the video. I hope you enjoy it and do tell me what you found most surprising to you! http://www.megavideo.com/?v=9TYIQY9D
ReplyDeleteWow! Hi, I just saw this too, You know what, I'm going to check out your video once I get home tonight. Thank you so much for sharing! I love to learn about different cultures and to interact with people from all over!! Thank you for sharing, will get in touch with you once I watch the video!!
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