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    Asia has many diverse traditions that are still prominently practiced today, especially during holidays and celebrations. Some examples given are Feng Shui originating in China, the Japanese arts of flower arranging and paper folding, sumo wrestling in Japan being both an art and sport, contributions to literature and agriculture, and festivities throughout the year including Christmas traditions in the Philippines and lunar new year celebrations. The document encourages visiting Asia to experience these traditions firsthand.

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    Asia has many diverse traditions that are still prominently practiced today, especially during holidays and celebrations. Some examples given are Feng Shui originating in China, the Japanese arts of flower arranging and paper folding, sumo wrestling in Japan being both an art and sport, contributions to literature and agriculture, and festivities throughout the year including Christmas traditions in the Philippines and lunar new year celebrations. The document encourages visiting Asia to experience these traditions firsthand.

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    Asia has many diverse traditions that are still prominently practiced today, especially during holidays and celebrations. Some examples given are Feng Shui originating in China, the Japanese arts of flower arranging and paper folding, sumo wrestling in Japan being both an art and sport, contributions to literature and agriculture, and festivities throughout the year including Christmas traditions in the Philippines and lunar new year celebrations. The document encourages visiting Asia to experience these traditions firsthand.

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    Asian & African Traditions and Culture

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    Asia has many diverse traditions that are still prominently practiced today, especially during holidays and celebrations. Some examples given are Feng Shui originating in China, the Japanese arts of flower arranging and paper folding, sumo wrestling in Japan being both an art and sport, contributions to literature and agriculture, and festivities throughout the year including Christmas traditions in the Philippines and lunar new year celebrations. The document encourages visiting Asia to experience these traditions firsthand.

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    Asian Traditions and Culture

    Asia is as diverse as the people in it, and despite the infusion of other cultures, the Asian traditions and customs are very prominent especially during holidays, festivities and other celebrations. Here are some Asian traditions that you can experience when you take a trip to Asia. Feng Shui originated and is largely practiced in China while there are a lot of countries adapting this practice too. Feng Shui identifies good and bad fortune and can make recommendations for your home on how to make positive energy flow into it. Japan has a great expression for the arts where they are able to perfect the art of flower arrangement and of paper folding, known as Ikebana and Origami respectively. These works of art and the skills required for them are being passed on for generations. Sumo wrestling is both an art and sport that wrestlers have dedicated their life to their passion. Despite the size of the people competing in this sport, it is the heritage and respect for the sport that makes it appealing to the world and spectators of the sport. Literature and agriculture are also some of the contributions of Asia to the world. Written works and different rice culture are constantly being developed. With rice being the main staple, Asian countries share the best practices while still keeping their distinctive produce and crops. There definitely is no shortage of festivities when you're in Asia, and they seem to never run out as there are festivities all throughout the year. Christmas is as colorful and as joyous as it can be with carolers, gift-giving, and in the Philippines, people of the Catholic faith attend mass every 4'o clock in the morning for nine consecutive days leading to Christmas. Called 'Simbang Gabi", this tradition is believed to grant the person's wishes if he or she is able to complete the nine masses. There are the colorful lantern festivals, food festivals, and festive New Year celebrations, whether it is the Roman New Year or Chinese New Year. Personal celebrations are symbolic too, with birthday customs and traditions and weddings complete with such Asian wedding favors as oriental fans or beaded necklaces or bracelets. Next time you plan your vacation, make Asia your destination and get to experience the fun, taste the food, meet the locals, and see the sights to make you feel like you're in paradise.

    African Costums And Tradition


    African Tradition is expressed through many different art forms, such as music, dance, art, sculpture and beadwork. These traditions are deeply ingrained into the whole African culture. Many African languages are tone languages, meaning that pitch level determines meaning. Naturally, singing is very important to the African society because the melody and rhythm follow the intonation of the song text. The songs are often sung in call-and-response form. In West Africa, a griot is a praise singer or poet who possesses a repository of oral tradition passed down from generation to generation. They must know the traditional songs and must also be able to improvise songs about current events and chance incidents. Oral tradition is very important in African culture, as it insures the passage of cultural practices from one generation to another. Listening is an equally important skill, which has been perfected by the traditional oral practices. Numerous songs and dances have been transmitted by word of mouth.

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