What are some cultural traditions that are still practised today?

Read the Texts and watch the videos to answer the questions below.

Text:  Hifi Ulu

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Niuean Hair Cutting Ceremony

Text:  Chinese New Year

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Celebrate Chinese New year

Text:  Man and Sea 

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The Evolution of Tatau

Q1: Identify

What is the tradition practised and the country of origin?

The tradition of cutting hair. And hair cutting ceremonies originated from Niue.

The Tradition of A Chinese New year. And the Chinese New year tradition originated from china.

The tradition of Tattooing is practiced in Samoa and tattooing came from Samoa.

Q2: Describe

What is the purpose behind the cultural tradition?

 

Hifi ulu marks the rite of passage when a first-born son begins his journey into manhood.

Signals the starting of a chinese new year. And is also a time for a family reunion.

The tradition of Tattooing is practiced in Samoa by boys who are getting their traditional tattoo and the meaning of it is them entering manhood.

Q3: Think ahead 

Fast forward 10 years:  How do you think these traditions may change?  Explain your answer.

Now some people cut their hair when they are five before they start school. But I personally think that it's just the families that choose to do it when they want to.

No it won’t change for a while because heaps of chinese people keep on doing this tradition of celebrating Chinese new year.

Q4: Your thoughts:  

Do you think it is important for people to continue to practise cultural traditions?  Why/ why not?  Refer to the texts to answer with examples.

Yes because it keeps your culture alive by keeping on doing the traditions that your ancestors have done. It is very important to keep your culture alive by doing the traditional stuff that your culture does.