Culture andLifeCycle

TheLifeCycle MajorLifeCycleEvents
BirthandInfancy

Culture andLifeCycle ChildhoodandAdolescence

Adulthood andParenthood
BirthandInfancy
Elderhood andDeath
Childhood andAdolescence
Adulthood andParenthood
Elderhood andParenthood

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Birth and Infancy Birth and Infancy

Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
Buddhist Withinthefirstfew Babygiftsand WesternChristian Infantbaptismorchristening Ba bygi ftsa nd
monthsoflife,followers congratulatorycardsare generallyta kesplaceduringthe congra tulatory
ofmanyBuddhist appropriate fi rs tfewmonthsoflife ca rds are
traditionsholda Inchurch,a religiousleader a ppropriate
ceremonyathometo ManySoutheastAsians s pri nklesholywa teronthechild,
welcomeandblessthe avoidcomplimenting orthechi ldmaybefully Modestcl othing,
child newbornsforfearof i mmersed nothi ngtoo
attractingevilspirits Thel eaderanointsthechildwith i nformal
oi l andformallyasksparentsand
godparentsi ftheybelieveinthe
fa i th,i ftheyresistevil,a ndi fthey
wi s hthechildtobebaptized
Theyceremoniallynamethechild

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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
EasternOrthodox Ca l l ed"churching,"theoneto Ba bycl othesor Hindu Bra hmanshaveahomeceremony Typi ca lbabygi fts
Christian threemonthi nfantisbaptized moneya nd ontheba by's11thdaywhenthe a rewelcomed
throughfulli mmersionthree congra tulatory pri estblessestheinfant
ti mes,thena nointedwithoilon ca rds are Donot
theforehead,chest,hands,neck, a ppreciated Thepri estannouncesthebaby's compl imentthe
ba ck,a ndfeet ri tua listicnamea longwitha ba by
Dres smodestlyi n modernname
Thi s eventtakesplaceinthe thechurch Pa rentsplacea blackdotonthe Getverydres sed
churchofficiatedbya bishopora ba by'sfacetodeterpeoplefrom up
pri estandadeacon compl imentingthechilda nd
a ttra ctingtheevileye

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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
Jewish Atei ghtdays,malechildrenare Ba bycl othesand Muslim SomeMuslims observean Ins idethe
ci rcumcisedina homeceremony i temsare i nformalakikah ceremony mos que,women
ca l ledaBritMilah a ndconducted a ppropriategi fts wel comingthenewborn s houldcovertheir
bya mohel a rms ,have
Moneyi s Theceremonymayta keplacein modestnecklines,
Theba byreceiveshisHebrew frequentlygi ven themos que,butmorefrequently a ndhemlines
na meatthistime a thomewherefooda ndnon s houldbebelow
Thetra ditional a l coholicdrinkares erved theknees
expressionof a fterward
congra tulationsis Gi fts ,especially
"mazeltov" ca s h,forthebaby
a rea ppreciated

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Buddhist
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Religion/
Culture
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Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts
Culture
Boys fromThailand,from Iti s i nappropriateto WesternChristian Roman Ca tholics ha ve Confi rmationgifts
6to21becomenovices gi vegi ftsonthis Confi rma tion ceremonies s houldbereligiously
fortwoweekstothree occa s ion for boys and gi rls who a re ori entedorserious
months,a ndresideand 15 or i n the 9th gra de
s tudywi thmonkstolearn Whenenteringthe Qui nceaeras
howtol iveasBuddhists templ e,remove This takes pla ce after wel comepersonal
s hoesa nds ocksand intensi ve study in the i temssuchas
Toma rktheirchangeof s tepover,noton, a rti cles of fai th and rituals jewelrya nd
s ta tus,theys havetheir thethreshold of Chri s tian ceremonies perfumeaswellas
hea dsa ndwearsaffron rel i giousi temsand
robes books
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Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts
Culture
Mos tbra nchesofthe Whena ttendingthe Hindu Boys oftheBrahmanor Gi fts ofcl othesor
Ea s ternOrthodoxChurch churchs ervice, pri estlyclasshavea onesthatrelateto
ha venocomingofage womenshouldwear ceremonya llowingthemto l ea rningare
ceremony dres sesra therthan s tudytheVedas a ppropriate
pa nts
However,intheAntiochian Itoccurs duringoneofthe Avoi dwearingblack
bra nch,preteenshavea It i s a ppropriateto boy's oddnumbered
bri efinitiationceremony dona temoney bi rthdays,a searlya s5a nd Whenenteringthe
offi ciatedbythebishop,ora whentraysa re upto11 templ e,remove
pri est,andadeacon pa ssedduringthe s hoesa nds ocks
ceremony Theboywearswhite
threa dsoverhisleft
s houldertoindicatehis
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Religion/
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Religion/
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Aftercompletingi ntensive Gi fts are
s tudy,a boyiseligiblefor a ppropriate,
Ba rMi tzva ha t13yearsand es peciallythose
oneday
Thi s allowshimtobecome Attendancea ta
ful l yincorporatedinto
Jewi shlife,including
pa rti cipationi na prayer
quorum
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Ceremony
Dependingonethnicity,
ceremoniesfrequentlyta ke
pl a ceathomewithdinner
receptionsheldafterwardsi n
res taurants
Ceremoniesa relengthya nd
offeringsaremadeuponthe
homea ltar
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DosandDonts Religion/
Culture
Muslim
rel atedtolearning
Cons ervativeand
Orthodox
Syna goguerequires
mentowearhead
coveri ngs
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DosandDonts Religion/
Culture
Athomesa nd WesternChristian
i ns idethetemple,
removeyourshoes
Womens hould
a voi dwearingblack
orwhi te
Gi fts are
a ppropriate,but
a voi dgivi ngknives
a ndcl ocks
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Ceremony DosandDonts
Anyti mefromthemidteens Nogi ftgivinga tthis
up,a personmaypa rticipate ti me
i nthes hahadaceremony Atthemos que,
obs erveseparation
Itmus tbewitnessedbytwo ofthes exes
ma l eMuslimsoreight Womens houldhave
femaleMuslims a rms covered,
modestnecklines,
Duri ngthisbriefceremony, hems atmidcalf,
theyoungpersonrepeats a nds carves
theIs lamicdeclarationof coveri ngthehair
fa i th:"Thereisnodeitybut Menma ybe
God,a ndMuhammadisthe ca s uallya ttired
mes sengerofGod"
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Ceremony DosandDonts
AmongMexi canCatholics, Dres sappropriate
a fterthevowsandri ngs,a toa church
rel ativehands13dimelike s etting,modestly,
coi nsi nas mallboxtothe a ndnottoocasual
pri est,whohandsittothe
groomwhohandsi ttothe Ma terialgiftsand
bri de ca s hare
wel comed
Afri ca nAmericansa re
begi nningtoa dopttraditions
fromAfri ca intothewedding
ceremony;ones uchtra dition
i s "jumpingthebroom"
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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
EasternOrthodox IntheGreekOrthodox Ifnotofthefaith, Hindu Thecouplewearscolourful Avoi dwearing
Christian tra di tion,thebrideandgroom rema ins eated tra di tionalIndiangarbandsits bl a ck
excha ngeringsthreeti mes whi leotherskneel i nroya lchairs Removes hoes
a nds ocks
Thema idofhonora ndbest Wea rdressy Aburni ngfireisconsidered
ma nholdcrownstiedwitha cl othing thewi tness; a mongthe Greetpeoplewith
commonri bbona bovethe Bra hmancaste,thecouple namaste, a s i gnof
coupl e'sheads; later,thebest Gi fts ofmoney wa l ksaroundthefirethree res pect
ma ncri sscrossesthecrowns a ndhousehold ti mes
overthei rheadsthreetimes i temsare
a ppreciated Attheendoftheceremony,
gues tsthrowflowerpetalsa t
thecouple

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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
Jewish Duri ngtheceremony,the Al l gi ftsare Muslim Ethni citya ffectscustoms,and Ca s ha nd
weddingcouples tandsunder wel comed ceremoniesneednottake hous eholdi tems
a bri dalcanopy i ncl udingmoney pl a ceinthemosque a rea ppreciated
At Orthodox
Theceremonyendswhenthe weddings,women AmongIranians,atthe Iftheceremony
grooms tompsona glass s houlddress reception,marriedfemale ta kesplaceatthe
wra ppedi ncl oth modestlyand gues tsrubtwos ugarcones mos que,
ma rri edwomen togethera ndl etthegranules s eparationof
Whenguestsheartheglass s houldwearhats fa l lontofabricheldoverthe s exesisobserved
s ha tter,theys hout"Ma zel ors ca rves hea dsoftheseated a nda tthe
Tov,"mea ninggoodluck newl ywedsasawishfora reception,after
s weetlifetogether theceremony,
mi xeddancingis
nota l lowed
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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
Buddhist Dependingonethnicity, Wea rblacka t WesternChristian AtRoma nCatholic Wea rblackor
homeceremoniestake ceremonies ceremonies,memorialcards s ombercolors
pl a cefors everaldaysprior wi thbi ographical
tothefuneral Avoi dwearingred i nformationandaphotoof Fl owersare
orfl oralprints thedeceaseda re a ppreciatedfor
Photos ofthedeceasedmay di s tributed thefuneral
bedi splayedona home Moneyi n
a l tarwithburningi ncense envelopesis Somefamiliesmayobserve Foods enttothe
a ppreciated,but vi s i tationa tthemortuary homeofthe
Duri ngtheceremony, s houldbegiven fora fewdayspriortothe deceasedis
fa miliesmakefoodofferings pri ortothe funeral a ppreciated
ona na ltarori nfrontofthe funeral
gra veduringtheceremony

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Elderhood and Death Elderhood and Death

Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
EasternOrthodox Openca sketsa recommon Womens hould Hindu AmongBra hmans,bothmen Foods entduring
Christian a ndguestss toptopaytheir notwea rpants a ndwomenwitnessthe themourning
res pectsatthecasket s ui tsi nchurch crema tionceremony,a nd peri odwillbe
theel destsonpushesthe a ppreciated
Atthegra vesite,familya nd Col orss houldbe buttontosetoffthe
churchmembersmayplace da rk crema torium Donotoffer
a fl owerontheca sketor money
s preads oilonthecasket Fl owerssentto For12da ysa fterdeath,the
themortuarya re fa milymournsanddoesnot Wea rs olemn
a ppreciated cook cl othes,
preferablyblack
Theybelievethes oul
departsonthe13thdayand
cryi ngcea sesa tthisti me
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Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts Religion/ Ceremony DosandDonts

Culture Culture
Jewish Funeralss houldtakeplace Don'ts endflowers Muslim Mus l imfuneralstakeplace Donotgi ve
wi thin2448hoursa fter 24hours afterdeath money,buti tis
dea th Dona tionsto a cceptableto
cha ri tyi nthe Dependingonthetraditions s endfl owersto
Thei mmediatefamilywears na meofthe fol lowed,familymembers thehomeofthe
bl a ckl apelribbons,a nd deceased a re preparethebodywi thoils deceased
beforethefuneralservice, a ppreciatedasa re a ndfra grances fol lowingthe
thera bbitearstheri bbons gi fts offoodfor AnIma n(priest)officiatesat funeral
toreenactthea ncient themourners thefuneral
pra cti ceofrendingone's duri ngtheseven Atthefuneral,
ga rmentsasa signof da ys ofofficial wea rblack
mourni ng mourni ng

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