... ability to perform those traditions. "Turtle is Cherokee. She needs to know that- (Kingsolver 76). Even in cultures such as Native American culture that are rich in tradition, without exposure to these traditions children like Turtle cannot be exposed to traditions without repetition. Continuing cultural tradition ... is impossible for the Native American unless their traditions are taught to the next generation through repetition. Cultures that lack in tradition many times lack in tradition due to ... lack of effort put forth towards tradition. A good example of a lack of cultural tra...

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The ritual Sundance of the Sioux and the Jewish Brit Milah ceremony could not come from two more different religions, yet both rituals share similarities. Both practices are centered around the physical donation of flesh and binding rituals. The Jewish practice of circumcision is symbolic of binding the physical body ... , bestowing good health and good wishes upon baby, parents, sandek and mohel" (Zaklikowski 2013). The Sun Dance is a "renewal ceremony of the Great Plains that was practiced by approximately twenty [Native American] tribes in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries."" (Hallow...

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