Customs/Traditions
What are the customs and tradtions of your time period and how do they play a role in the novel you are reading? Are they customs and traditions that are practiced today? Did they orginate during that time period or because of that time period?
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Since the girl in my story Sarah is 18 yrs old, she must find a husband soon b/c it is not very common for a girl her age to not have a husband at her age so that is one of the reasons she is going to North Carolina.
In this book which takes place in 1912, when people met eachother, they would usually go for tea, and have sandwiches. This book is about a girl who is going to the united states from england on the titanic and whenever she went to meet the lady who she would be going to england with, and when she went back to visit, they had tea. It also talked about other times when they went for tea. It seems like a custom to have tea whenever you are socialising with other people. Today, most people don't have tea when they are talking. Sometimes they do, but it is not as often as in the book. I dont know if it originated during that time period, but tea was very important back then.
Sarah`s parents are very old for having a daughter their age so they keep sending her off to many different places like to virginia, maryland and North carolina so that she would find a husband. Her older siblings take care of her and make her work really hard. She just graduated from highschool and she is very educated all she needs is to find a good, rich husband in order for her family to stop buggin her.
In this book which takes place in 1466, it was a tradition for girls over the age of 16 to get married. The girl in this book is soon to be 16 and still needs a husband, her brother ( The King ) is trying to marry her off to a 32 year old man, there was nothing wrong with that way back then. It was a tradition for Royals to marry Royals and non-royals to marry non-royals. Today, it is illegal for a minor to marry an adult at the age of 32.
My book "look to the hills", took place in 1763 and this was a time of slavery. If this book was more recient this wouldn’t have happened because there aren’t slaves anymore in England or America. We don’t have these customs anymore.
My story is about lillte Cusi. He runs away from home with his dog and some lamas. His adventore is about finding the history of his familly.Now he must prove himeself worthy to be enturusted with the fabulous secret from the past
In my book it is about a sioux girl which is indian. One of her customs were a courting ceremony, when a man wraps himself in a blanket,approaches a woman and hopes to make her his wife while his horse stands nearby.This book is called my heart is on the ground diary.
The girl inn my story Leela has been engaged since she was two and has gotten mariied at the age of nine and is now preparing herself to go and move in with her husband and his family for the rest of her life.When she moves in with her husband she can never return back to the home that she has once knew where her own family lives.But before she can go she must prepare herself for the trip that she has to bestow to go and stay with her husbands family for a life to come.But unfourtunately her husbands dies and now she has to shave her head out of a tradition and mourn for a person that she barely knew.After her husband dies she has to sacrifice all of her pretty jewlry and beautiful saris that she once use to wear.
The girl in my book is a sioux girl and one of her native customs that she talks about is when a man wraps himself in his traditional blanket and walks up to a woman and hopes that she will be his wife while his horse stands by.
this book takes place in 1942.by now independance day had been officially made into a holiday. this is significant to the plot of the story because in the book german agents that are working undercover in maine choose to carry out their job on july forth after the independance day celebration which brings the climax of the story in and wraps the whole story together.
My book: ANASTASIA THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS mentions many customs the imperial family of Russia completes. For example, at certain times each year they have a great fast. They also have another custom called butterweek. It starts on the 25TH of January. During this week Russians eat lots of blini drenched in butter. Blini is the Russian version of a pancake. Normally on Christmas Day the imperial family goes out in a parade to see the people but due to the war they don't do that this year.
My book "A Day No Pigs Would Die" took place in the 1920's where a lot of people had there own farms that they raised cows, pigs, chickens, and oxen. Also, people trade goods just as much as they actually buy items with money.
The Japanese family in my book have strict customs they eat on cusions on the floor, they sleep in futons, and they take their shoes off.
My book The Kite Fighters the customs and traditions in Korea consist of flying a kite. This is a big event for everyone in korea at this time.
RESPONSE TO L. LEONARD
Why was it such a big deal to the Koreans? Do they have any other interesting cutoms? How often do they have the kite flying competition?
In my book "The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow"Takes place in New Mexico in 1864.They believe things that happen are caused by spirits.
in my book "edgar allen poe stories" there is many stories. one of the is the cask of the armartillo, the main characters (poe and his friend Fortunato) are wine collecters and they go done in the catacombs below poes house to go get some of his rare and expensive bottle of armatillo. the truth is, poe wants to bring fortunato down so he can let the spirits take him.
Response to jparker.
My book "A Day No Pigs Would Die" has characters with very strict customs too. My characters are 'Shakers' a very religious group. According to Shaker Law they are to have no 'frills' (Any luxury or item you can easily live without. Like toys, expensive store bought clothes, candy, ect.).
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In my book Brooklyn Rose one of customs and traditions is having an arranged marriaged and for the girls they are supposed to do the things of a mother and learn how to take care of a husband for someday if they shall be married some day.
My book is taking place in the 1860's and it’s about a girl named Eulinda who lives in the south. The custom is that the southern plantation owners would own slaves to grow their crops and since Eulinda isn't white she is a house slave. These customs and traditions aren't practiced today because the North won in the Civil War and Lincoln abolished slavery. These customs originated earlier than the 1860's.
My historical fiction book character has a tradition in farming. He is the oldest boy in the famliy and his dad will pass down the farm to him when he gets older. that is if the dust storm doesnt take it first...
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