Cultural Practices

Cultural Practices

A Cultural Practice can be define as an expression or demonstration of a culture or sub-culture especially in regards to the tradition and customary practices of a particular ethnic or other cultural group. When it comes practices, manifestations or even known as rituals, what we built in our mind at once will be a rich picture filled with mystic symbols and the events full of lively, passionate scenario. These acts have played an essential part in the process of human civilization. Over a long period of time, human beings have “reserved” their collective knowledge, memories, and emotions by the manifestation of practices, so they are able to turn their historical memories, collective knowledge and wisdom into repetitious acting in rituals in terms of symbolic units, objects and behavior accordingly.

Some Examples of Cultural Practices:

1.    Religious and Spiritual Practices

2.    Medical Treatment Practices

3.    Forms of Artistic Expression

4.    Dietary Preferences and Culinary Practices

5.    Cultural Institutitons  

6.    Natural Resource Management

7.    Housing and Construction

8.    Childcare Practices

9.    Governance, Leadership, Conflict Resolution

Check out this video to see more Cultural Practices around the world.

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