Customs and Traditions

Customs and TraditionsHolidays (holy days) and celebrations

Customs and TraditionsAnswer these questions in your notes:

What is your favorite holiday? Why?How does your family celebrate birthdays?What do you often do on the Fourth of July?

We will discuss your answers in class tomorrow.

Customs and TraditionsHolidays and celebrationsEtiquette: What is polite? What is expected? What is offensive? How do we treat one another?

Customs and TraditionsHolidays and celebrationsEtiquette: What is polite? What is expected? What is offensive? How do we treat one another?Hygiene/Odors/Grooming

Customs and TraditionsHolidays and celebrationsEtiquette: What is polite? What is expected? What is offensive? How do we treat one another?Hygiene/OdorsView of time

Customs and TraditionsHolidays and celebrationsEtiquette: What is polite? What is expected? What is offensive? How do we treat one another?Hygiene/OdorsView of timeIndependence vs. Interdependence

Time to Reflect and Summarize:Look over your notes. Take a minute to think about what weve talked about, then add ideas and details to your notes to make sure they are adequate.Add your personal response or thoughts.Add questions that you have about this aspect of culture.

LanguageCommunicationEducationRecord-keepingHistory

Unexpected Aspects:ProximityFlexibility/Assimilation of new wordsGreetings

Farewells/Good-byes

Electronic technology changing language and communicationGoogle translate

LanguageNumber systemsArabic numeralsRoman numerals: I, II, III, IV, V, VIAustralian aborigines : 1, 2, ManyMeasurement systemsFeet, inches MetricCalendar SystemsSolar or LunarReligious or Common Era

LanguageSymbol SystemsNumber your paper from 1-10.As each of these symbols appears, write down on your paper what each means. You can pause the video so you have time to write if you need to.

Time to Reflect and Summarize:Look over your notes. Take a minute to think about what weve talked about, then add ideas and details to your notes to make sure they are adequate.Add your personal response or thoughts.Add questions that you have about this aspect of culture.