Our latest Unit of Inquiry is Beliefs. 

The central idea is:
Rituals, traditions and artifacts can help people sustain and express their cultural beliefs and values.

So to start, we investigated the meaning of rituals and traditions. We also thought about how they connect to our own families.

Rituals and Traditions: What do these words mean? How are these words different? How do they look in my family?

By Anais

Rituals

Traditions

For Easter, we attend church services, sometimes at dawn. We praise the death and rising of Jesus. Easter dinner we have roasted ham and other side dishes. This is done with our nuclear family, since the rest of the family is so far away. For Thanksgiving, we prepare a roast turkey, stuffing, and other sides. We eat a lot. Afterward we may begin to sing Christmas carols for the first time. For Christmas, we eat a meal similar to Thanksgiving, but with ham instead of turkey, or maybe a beef roast. We used to also prepare a Jamaican drink: Hibiscus flower juice. The red color of the drink is symbolic of Christmas and of the blood of Jesus. Birthday celebrations come with a cake, maybe a party, and the ability to make a wish for a special gift or experience. When I was a child we did not have a lot of money, so birthdays were extra-special.

Celebrate Easter Celebrate Thanksgiving Day Celebrate Christmas Celebrate Birthdays Honor children when they turn 16 and get a driver’s licence Honor children when they turn 18 Children celebrate when they turn 21

Are they the same? why?

I do not believe that rituals and traditions are the same. I think that a tradition is a cultural value, something that you honor in your family life. The way that you honor it, the process, is a ritual. For example, it could be my tradition to honor my child when they turn 16 years of age. The way that I do that--a fancy party, with fancy dress, food, and music, is the ritual that I observe in honor of that tradition.

Ritual: It means a ceremony of an act that is always performed the same way.

Tradition:Beliefs you do over and over and over again.

Ritual: It means a ceremony performed normally under religions faith. Ritual is performed to realize spiritual wonders. It follows regular sequence of actions.

Tradition: It means a practice or norm within a group of people which has been passed on from generation to generation over a long time. It accompanies pride within a group. It is often related to culture.-Nana

Ritual means a kind of ceremony that is religious.

Tradition means something that you do over and over.It creates a meaning. - Beatix

Rituals: A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a customary way.

Traditions: Traditions are long standing customs and practices.

-Noor

Ritual is a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion.

Tradition a belief,custom,or way of doing something that has exist and for a long time,or these belief, customs etc in general.-Min jea

Ritual	A ceremony of acts that is always performed the same way A religious ceremony including of a series of actions performed according to a order.
Tradition	Beliefs from generation to generation Beliefs that you do over and over again

Ashwini

My Ritual and Tradition

My Ritual  is that i g to church ever saturday.  

My Tradition  is that I read the bible every day.

-Selma

   

My tradition is when I am going overseas me and my family will go to Pizza Hut my richual is at christmas time we will make cookies!

Tradition	Ritual
My dad- Something that you do year after year that has a meaning. Mina- Belief that you do over and over again.	My dad-  Part of tradition and how you do you tradition. Mina- Ceremony of acts that you do the same.

Ritual it is more  religious than a tradition.

Tradition A tradition is passed on from generation to generation.

Naban!!!

Ritual	Tradition
Any procedure or system that based on history or religion	Something that you do over and over again at the same time.

varuni

Rituals and Traditions

Rituals	Traditions
MOM: For rituals my family slaughters cows or sheep,goat every eid and we have a feast. ME:Things you do over again every year.	MOM: My family in celebrations always goes to my grandma's house for breakfast. ME: Steps in ceremonies.

Yash:

Rituals	Traditions
Mom	Mom
A habit or practice you do regularly.	A ritual passed down from generation to generation becomes a tradition.