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traditions define a culture. if u take away traditions, all cultures wud be alike bcuz there wud be nuthin to distinguish them from other groups of pplz. they wud eat and wear the same thing and live the same lives.
now if u were to take culture from, say, one individual, that person wud lose part of himself. u wudn't realli hav a nationality, u wudn't noe the language or lifestyle of ur ancestors, and u wud be sum1 hu onli adapts to the changing lifestyle of the present. sure, u can live like that, but ur traditions and culture define hu u r. they're like roots. w/out them, ur more likely to wander around. pplz alwaize get connected w their roots by visiting the homeland of their ancestors, practicing ancient rituals, and other things.
sorri i kinda rambled and i dunno if this makes sense nemore, but i'll giv u anothr example: many countries are becomin industrialized and don't practice old routines nemore. taiwan is such an example. hardly neone wears traditional dress and they probably onli noe about their culture thru a history class, if they take it. pplz hu dun experience nethin w their culture and traditions juss bcum uniform. as a result, most of the youth of taiwan is very modern, which is good, but they noe very little of their roots.
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12-11-2002 04:24 AM
