Traditions: USA

THE TRADITIONS OF U.S.A.

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There is no official language of the United States, according to the U.S. government. The most frequently spoken non-english languages are Spanish, Chinese, French and German. Ninety percent of the U.S. population speaks some English and most official business is conducted in English. Some states have official or preferred languages. The Census Bureau estimates that more than three hundred languages are spoken in the United States. The bureau divides those languages into four categories; Spanish, other Indo-European languages, Asian and Pacific island languages, and all other languages such as Hungarian, Arabic, Hebrew and native American languages. 

Religion

Nearly every known religion is practiced in the United States, which was founded on the basics of religious freedom. About seventy one percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians, according to information gathered by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan research group, in 2017. The research also found that about twenty three percent had know religious affiliation at all and around six percent of the population is made up non-Christian religious. According to the Pew Research Center, this category is expected to drop from sixteen percent in to 2015 to thirteen percent in 2060. The United States is widely known around the world, as a leader in mass media production, including television and movies. According to the USA Department of Commerce, the US comprises one-third of the worldwide media and entertainment industry. American folk art is an artistic style and is identified with quilts and other hand-crafted items. American music is very diverse with many, many styles, including rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel country and western, bluegrass, rock n roll and hip hop. 

              
MONGOLIAN TR. VS US TR.
Mongolians usually are Hindus, though not hardcore while Americans are mostly not hardcore, too. Americans are not as superstitious as Mongolians. 

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As an exit point, you will be writing a blog entry that explores the beliefs, customs, common attitudes, celebrations, festivals and holidays of the country assigned to you. The purpose of your blog is to integrate all that you have learned about Traditions in your various subjects to come up with something that does not only summarize new knowledge and skills you have gained but for you to also be able to express your understanding of Traditions from various viewpoints. Blogs are usually written in paragraph form and is very much like writing a personal diary on a website. 

Before you can start writing your blog, you will have to do some research in the library or online. Agree among the members of your group about how you are going to do your research. You have now until 26th of March to do this. As most of the information that you will be able to gather from your research is not yours, make sure to cite the sources of your information (name of books and author name, or website address) at the end of your blog entry, including pictures and videos you find online that you might want to include in your blog. See examples below on how to do this.

Sources:

*If information is taken from websites

Title: 8 Turkey Traditions you will find Fascinating

From https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/8-turkish-traditions-youll-find-fascinating/

*If information is taken from books

Title of the book: Biology Essential skills

Author/s: Li- Anne Sia

Your must write a blog that is 400 words long (minimum) and divided in into 3 paragraphs. You can also include your own pictures and videos. Each paragraph should try to answer the following questions.

Paragraph 1  (100 words minimum)

Describe the country you are assigned by writing something about its location, geography, population, economy, languages and others which you think are important.

Paragraph 2 (175 words minimum)

What traditions such as customs, beliefs, common attitudes and celebrations (festivals and holidays) are unique to the country?

Paragraph 3 (125 words minimum)

How does your own traditions compare with the traditions of that country? What some similarities that you will between your own culture and that of the other country? Why do you think their culture is different from your own?

Start writing your blog within these dates: March 26 to April 2. Your technology teacher (class teacher) will be checking your blogs on April 3.

Traditions: Thailand

 

                                                                    

                                                          THAILAND

                   
               

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country that is landlocked in between Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Geographically the regional area is very hot and humid due to it being on the coast of the Pacific ocean and the country being quite close to the equator. The average temperature being 36 Celsius, the daily weather still is divided into 3 seasons such as hot, cool and wet. Hot season is from March to June. While they have the wet season from June to October. Then from November to February it is the cool season and is the best time to travel there if you would prefer a less hot and humid weather. Thailand’s currency is the Baht and 1 US dollar is equal to 31.74… Thai Baht. The country has a constitutional monarchy which means they have a king and a president who represents the National Assembly of Thailand.

Thailand is a cosmopolitan country but 95% of the population (70 million) is Theravada Buddhists making most of the cultural practices related to Buddhism, but Hinduism has had quite the bit of a influence thus you can see a lot of similarities between Thai and Indian art and etc., What unifies the cosmopolitan citizens is the language; Thai. But there are many festivals which are connected to the religions. For example Yi Peng the lantern festival. It’s a festival that takes place every year during November according to the lunar calendar. Its celebrated only when the moon is full to raise the thousands of lanterns which the people raise to ask for good luck and fortune. The Ghost Festival is held on the weekend of the 6th full moon of the lunar calendar. It usually has the main parade on the Friday with pageants and music on the Saturday and Buddhist ceremonies on the Sunday. The Lopburi Monkey Banquet is a festival which is enjoyed by monkeys and tourists since the locals set a feast for the monkeys with fruits and vegetables. The tourists are also allowed to add to the table but they must be careful of the monkeys stealing their belongings.

              Thailand and Mongolia worship the same religion but different in the type, so they have some different festivals and cultural practices but the roots are same. These two countries both celebrate lunar new years but Thailand celebrates the Chinese New Year while Mongolia celebrates it a little bit differently. I believe that their culture is different from ours because they have a different religion, history and origins. Other countries (neighbors) influenced the culture a lot too, plus every country is different and unique, and we have different types of citizens, different lands and different histories .

                                                   Team members: Siilen.S   Amina.O   Tsogt.E     Egshiglen   Mergen.B

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  Links:

About the Festivals
Read more at: http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/best-festivals-in-thailand.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

Read more at: http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/best-festivals-in-thailand.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

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Traditions: Poland

                                           

                                         POLAND

1.         Location: The geography of Poland locates the country in Central Europe on the North European Plain, east of Germany, north of Czech Republic and Slovakia, West of Ukraine and Belarus, south of Russia and Lithuania.

Within the North European Plain, terrain variations generally run in bands from east to west. The Baltic coast is lacking in natural harbors except for the Gdansk,Gdynia area and Szczecin in the far north west of Poland. 

The geography of Poland is split into the north eastern region known as the Polish Lake District which is densely wooded, sparsely populated and has little in the way of agricultural and industrial resources. To the south and west of the Polish lake district there is a vast region of plains extending to the Sudetes on the Czech and Slovak national borders, to the south west and to the Carpathian Mountains on the Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian national borders in the south east of the country

• The current population of Poland is 38,047,096 as of Tuesday, April 2, 2019, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
• Poland population is equivalent to 0.49% of the total world population.
• Poland ranks number 37 in the list of countries by population.       

Poland has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Poland is a member of the European Union (EU).

Polish is the most widely-spoken West Slavic language and the second most-spoken Slavic language after Russian. 97% of Polish citizens speak Polish as their mother tongue, making Poland the most linguistically homogeneous country in Europe.                      

      2.UNIQUE  festivals and holidays 

                                  

•  Nowy Rok (New Year's Day)
• Trzech Króli (Epiphany)
• Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday)
• Środa Popielcowa (Ash Wednesday)
• Dzień Kobiet (Women's Day)
• Pierwszy Dzień Wiosny (the first day of spring)
• Wielkanoc (Easter)
• Weekend majowy

     

Most of Poland’s popular festivals relate to the country’s love of music. Poland holidays and events are relatively modern happenings, which began after the nation’s independence from Soviet rule in 1989. Jazz is a highlight at the All Souls Jazz Festival in November and one of the most significant days on the calendar is Independence Day, which celebrates their most-recent liberation from Communism.

Cracovia Marathon

During the springtime month of April, Krakow hosts the continental Cracovia Marathon. There is the full marathon for hardcore runners, and shorter distances for others to participate in.

Constitution Day

In 1791, Poland's second constitution was drawn up and implemented. Celebrated on May 3, the day includes a variety of interesting festivities and is commonly joined with Labor Day on May 1.

International Street Art Festival

July’s International Street Art Festival is a magnificent way to experience local culture in Warsaw. It is one of the most unique celebrations in Europe, with the streets of the capital the backdrop of many displays and performances happening right before your eyes.

Crossroads Festival

The Crossroads Festival is held in the city of Krakow every year in July. The event is famous for bringing a range of music from around the world, including the unique likes of Mongolia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Jazz at the Old Town

Jazz at the Old Town Festival is a striking live musical event that brings thousands of art lovers from across Poland and Europe. It is held on Saturday evenings in July and August, so visitors are guaranteed warm weather for the event. The festival is held at Warsaw’s Old Town, and is free to attend.

Warsaw International Film Festival

Thousands flock to the Warsaw Film Festival every year in October, a great way to extend the boundaries and reach movie lovers and genres across the globe. The films and showings are offered in a number of different venues, and plenty of parties are held on the weekends for visitors to the event.

Independence Day

Arguably the biggest and most important celebrations on the Polish calendar, Independence Day in November is the memorial of Poland’s emancipation from Russian occupation. Since the early 1990's, this marvelous festival has seen the major cities and towns celebrate in their own way. Warsaw is the place to be though for fireworks, performances, food and rides throughout the capital.

All Souls Jazz Festival

Located in the city of Krakow each November, the All Souls Jazz Festival pulls in large crowd throughout its operation. The event has grown into one of the country’s largest and most famous musical events

We think Mongolian and Poland's traditions are different. The Culture of Mongolia has been heavily influenced by the Mongol nomadic way of life.

Polish culture has a historical context, but it continues to evolve, incorporating old traditions with modern life. The culture of Poland developed as a result of its geography and connections to other countries, and it's rich thousand-year history.

The Poland of today continues the traditions and customs of this history with origins in the ​Slavic culture. There were even Byzantine and Ottoman influences. Approximately 95 percent of Poland's inhabitants are Roman Catholics, with about 75 percent attending church services regularly. This church affiliation has influenced the holidays and traditions that are such an important part of Polish culture. 

We think their culture is different from our own country because Mongolians are influenced by nomadic way of life, but Poland's way of life is modern. SOURCES

• http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/poland-population/
• https://www.babbel.com/how-to-speak-polish
• https://ciwm-journal.co.uk/poland-slovenia-referred-by-ec-over-e-waste-failings/
• https://ciwm-journal.co.uk/poland-slovenia-referred-by-ec-over-e-waste-failings/
• https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/poland/memo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
• https://karolinapatryk.com/polish-holidays-celebrations-poland/
• https://www.tripsavvy.com/polish-culture-1501992
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Mongolia

    

Traditions: United Kingdom

                                      United Kingdoms

   UK is known as United Kingdoms and is an island country located in west Europe. The country itself is made up of England, Scotland, Whales and northern Ireland. Its surrounded by large waters such as the Atlantic ocean, the Celtic sea, North sea, and the English channel. With these seas its climate is windy and rainy most of the time. Northern regions would most likely stay cold, meanwhile the southern parts of the country would remain more colder. The monarch kingdom has an estimated number of civilians of 66'040'229 people by 2017. This makes the nation speak a variety of languages other than the native English one, such as Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Irish to name a few.

   The country has been in monarchy ever since history. Thus, having a long and rich history.It also is a very multicultural country meaning that there are different holidays for different religions, beliefs, ideas etc. But a there is a celebration in particular that might be interesting to know about. The " Bank Holidays" is an event that happens through all of UK even though they would be celebrated in different times across regions of the country. This was an influential result of the Bank Holidays act in 1871. On this day banks as well as other work places have a paid holiday. Even if the Queens birthday is widely celebrated by  a parade it still quiet hasn't become a tradition yet. As a widespread nation and with so much historical information; there is still no such  holiday as a " National Day". But after the 4 nations had turned into one  country, they have had celebrations to fest on interracial communication and such. These would be an interesting holidays. But within those people exist many sub celebration and fests to be known. Thus some may not be exactly a traditional holiday.

The culture here and the culture across the world differs so much. As an example if we take Mongolia, we have lesser people and the civilians are mostly known to be from a singular ethnic group or have similar beliefs and religions. This may hinder many people to do things at once but the holiday will be of something the same. Meanwhile in an more ethnically open and variable there will be more people celebrating several things during different times of the year.In conclusion, The tradition and the culture of the United Kingdoms can be widespread and be varying people to people, meanwhile in Mongolia tradition seems more of the same and similar things kept to the only few ethnic groups existing in the country. 

           sources:
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
https://www.internations.org/great-britain-expats/guide/29464-culture-shopping-recreation/public-holidays-in-the-uk-16131
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holiday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqDJW4EhmE

                                 7c Tsolmon B.Nomin Guyeg Galbadrakh

Traditions: Greece

Greece 

Greece 🇬🇷 is located in southern and south east Europe, with population over 11 million as of 2019. It is officially the Hellenic Republic and historically known as Hellas. Nation's capital and largest city is Athens and it's considered to be the oldest city in the world.

Greece borders to the north by Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, to the east by Turkey. Greece is surrounded to the east by the Aegean sea, to the south by the Cretan and the Libyan seas and to the west by the Ionian sea, which separates Greece from Italy.The climate is divided into three main classes:
 - Mediterranean climate (summers hot and dry, winters wet and cold);
- Alpine climate (winters harsh, summers cool;
- Temperate climate (cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers).

Greece 🇬🇷 is an unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with an advanced high income economy, a high quality of life and very high standard of living.Greece is the 17th largest economy in the 28 members of European Union. Also, the youth unemployment rate is extremely high compared to European Union standards. It is developed country with an economy based on the service, industrial sectors and agriculture. The country is a significant agricultural producer within the European Union.

The national flag of Greece is made up from two colors. Blue and white have been explained as symbolizing the colors of Greek sky and sea. As one of its national symbol, it is made up from nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. In the upper hoist side corner there's a white cross on a blue square representing the Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 

The Greek language holds an important place in the history of Western world,  Christianity and the Principle of Ancient Greek literature. It has a long and well documented history and it is considered to be the longest of any Indo-European language extending over 34 centuries. Greek roots is used to new words in other languages.  In fact, Latin & Greek are the main sources of international scientific vocabulary. The language in which many of foundational texts in science, astronomy, mathematics, logic, philosophy and even in Bible. The religion of Greek people is an important aspect of the Greek culture.

The Greek population in mainland Greece and the Greek islands is Christian Orthodox per 98%. The religion of rest of the population is Muslims, Catholics and Jewish. Greece and Russia are the only countries to have such a great proportion of Orthodox population. It was first came in Greek by Saint Paul in 49 AD. As mentioned, 98% of Greek population are  Christian Orthodoxy , 1,3% of greek citizens are Muslims and other 0,7% are Catholics, Jewish, Jehovah's witnesses & others.

Panathenaea or the Panathenaic games were hold every four years from 566BC the 3rd century AD. It was celebrated to honour the goddess Athena. during the festival there are games incorporated religious festival, ceremony , athletic competitions and cultural events nested within a stadium.  In fact , the festival was divided into two parts that are The Greater   and The Lesser Panatheneae. The ceromony was more important than the games & contests itself. The Panathenaic festival was formed in order to honor the goddess Athena who had become the patron of Athens after having a competition with the god Poseidon where they were to win the favor of the Athenian people by offering the people gifts. The festival would also bring unity among the people of Athens. As for the contests , the festival held contests in a number of musical, athletic and equestrian events. There were The Musical contest which took place Kithara players, Flute players and singers. The athletic events were the stadion, pentahlon, wrestling, boxing and pankration. The equestrian events were two-horse chariot race, horse race, and javelin throw on horseback. Also, there were prizes in each contests.

Greek mythology is probably the most recognized by everyone. It is symply a large collection of ironic stories about the beginning of the world, life and adventures of god, goddesses, heroes and heroines.

Greek cuisine usually consists of vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, wine (white and red), and meat because of the geographical area. Other important ingredients including olives, pasta , cheese, lemon juice, herbs, bread and yoghurt. Fasolada or Fasoulada  is a Cypriot soup of dry white beans , olive oil, and vegetables.It is a very heart-healthy Mediterranean soup and it is high in protein, iron and vitamin B.

Ancient Greeks wore simple garments that draped over their body.The chiton and peplos were both simple outfits made from one-piece rectangles of fabric, with holes cut out for the head. The peplos was sleeveless, while the chiton covered part of the arms. Over this, people could wear a cloak called a himation. These outfits were usually made of wool, a fabric used frequently in Greek clothing, due to the prevalence of sheep farming in Greece and the country's surprisingly cool winters. Linen was also traditionally used for clothing worn during the hot Mediterranean summers.Comparing Mongolian to Greek , they don't worship same religions because of the different religions there are different types of festivals, tradition and history. I believe climate, geographical location, history and religion can affect the difference between this two countries. Even though, they both have myths and legends  to share and history to teach.Also, Mongolian culture and tradition can be affected the nomadic way of life and the greek from the settled way of life.
Sources:
  -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
  -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathenaic_Gameshttps://
   -www.theoi.com/Festival/Panathenaia.html
   -https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/greek-tradition2.htm
   -http://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/traditional-greek-bean-soup-recipe-fasolada/
   -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Greece
Videos:

-About ancient Greece in 4 minutes.

-Short animation about olympic games



Written by; Ts.Zolboo ; U.Khongorzul ; O.Tsogt ; O.Khantushig

Traditions: China

Traditions and Culture : China
                                                                                    China , officially the People's Republic of 

China , is a country in East Asia and the world's most populated country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. The country is governed by the Communist Party of China. China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilisations, in the flow of the fertile basin of the Yellow River. For millenia, China's political system was based on heriditary monarchies, or in other words dynasties. There were many ages of the Chinese empire such as Tang and Han dynasties.Their language forms the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.Most part of the country speaks in standard Mandarin , nowadays.

Chinese people believe red is a lucky colour and they tend to use it during weddings, and celebrational days and holidays.The most common festival in China is the Lunar New Year.During the lunar new year Chinese people eat sweets a lot ,believing the next year would be "sweet". In our teammate Nara's experience living in China,she says: "The continuation of the festival is 15 days , very long, unlike other Asian countries. They start decorating the malls, the streets and everything with red lanterns , wishing good luck for the upcoming year. During the nights of the festival, people start fireworks and do it all night, for the whole 15 days. Also they eat long noodles during lunar new year, representing long life." In general, China is a very unique and nice country, with intresting culture and extraordinary customs and beliefs.

There are many differences and similiarities between Mongolia and China, their culture and belief and a lot more things.Mongolian tradition compares with China ,with our traditional upright script , although the traditional dress , food for example dumplings and other things are similiar. I think some of the details are similiar to each other's culture and tradition because in the early 13th century Mongolia concured almost half of the world and spread it's tradition.But,we think the difference depends on the culture spread after Mongolia's concurance. 

In conclusion to this blog, we would like to say every country's culture and tradition is glamorous in their own way. Whether how weird or unique it is they have to keep their tradition ,and pass it on to the next generations.

Traditions: Russia

RUSSIA

The Russian Federation is a transcontinental country that is located in the Eastern Europe and North Asia. At 17,125,200 square kilometers, Russia is counted as one of the largest country in the world by area. It is also the ninth most populated country with about 146.77 million people. In the western, European part of the country, about 77% of the population lives there. Moscow, Russia's capital, is counted as one of the largest cities throughout the world. With Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia,and North-Korea, Russia shares land borders from northwest to southeast.The current president of Russia is Vladimir Putin. Russia is one of the most beautiful countries throughout the world. It is well-known for it's tourist attractions and landscapes.

                                         

                                                   STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM

    

The State Hermitage Museum is  a museum of art and culture that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is also the second largest museum in the world. In 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired and impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, the museum was founded.On 7th of December, Saint Catherine's Day, the museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding. The museum itself has been open to public since 1852. Its collection compromise over three million items, including the largest paintings in the word. Also the museum has several exhibition centers abroad.

RED SQUARE

Red square is the city square of Moscow, Russia.Since the city's major streets, which connect to major highways, originate in the square the Red Square is often considered to be the central square of Moscow. Buildings surrounding the Red Square are all significant in some respect like the embalmed body of Vladimir Ilych Lenin contained in Lenin's Mauseloum. Nearby the south of the square is the elaborate brightly domed Kremlin and the palaces.

Russians have preserved lots of national traditions that has been passed on from their ancestors. Many people believe in omens and legends, so the Russians still celebrate pagan holidays. Holidays such as Easter and Christmas are passes on from Christianity. Old traditions are passed on from generation to generation. Maslenitsa is an old Russian tradition for remembrance of the dead, but the Russians turned the sad holiday into a jolly one with full of fun and entertainment. This celebration takes place in 4th-10th of March.

Russian people's culture has a long tradition of achievement in many fields like literature, folk-dancing, philosophy, classical music and such.Turkic and Scandinavian have a big influence on early Russian cultures like pagan beliefs. The culture of Western Europe also has a big influence the Russian cultures, nowadays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WRITTEN BY:   MISHEEL
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