lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2014

First Task

There are two chart one with the Chilean tradition and other with the England tradition

Chilean Traditions

Tradition
Rodeo Is a traditional sport in Chile. It was declared the national sport in 1962. It has since thrived, especially in the more rural areas of the country. Chilean rodeo is different from the rodeo found in North America. In Chilean rodeo, a team consisting of two riders and two horses ride laps around an arena trying to stop a calf, pinning it against large cushions. Points are earned for every time the steer is properly driven around the corral, with deductions for faults. Rodeos are conducted in a crescent-shaped corral called a medialuna.

Rituals
Many popular religious celebrations and processions are held in Chile. One of the most colorful is the Festival of La Tirana. This festival is celebrated for three days in July in the village of La Tirana, some 40 miles inland from the northern port of Iquique, near the Atacama Desert. This celebration is strongly influenced by the carnival of Oruro, Bolivia. During the celebrations, some 150,000 people dance through the streets in colorful costumes and devil masks. The Festival of La Tirana is an expression of the religious blend between Catholicism and ancient indigenous practices.

Ceremonies
Te Deum Ecuménico de Fiestas Patrias is a ceremony, which is organized by the Catholic Church and led by the Archbishop of Santiago, has taken place since 1811 when it was started by José Miguel Carrera. In 1971, President Salvador Allende asked that the celebration become more ecumenical, encompassing the diverse religious beliefs throughout the country. The ceremony itself begins at 11:00am in the Plaza de Armas. On September 19, a military parade takes place at Parque O'Higgins, overseen by the President of Chile.

Social norms
Chileans are in general less formal than other Latin Americans, they definitively follow certain rules in social gatherings. During formal occasions people shake hands in a restrained way, while good friends may shake hands and embrace. Chilean women normally salute acquaintances with one kiss on the right cheek. Chileans commonly use the formal "you" to address persons, independently of the interlocutor's social status.  Chileans are quite restrained in public spaces and restaurants and it is particularly bad form to talk too loudly. Waiters are called "señor" and are addressed in formal "you" form.

Customs
Food in Daily Life: The first meal of the day is breakfast, which mostly consists of rather light fare including toasted bread with butter and instant coffee with milk. Lunch is the big meal of the day; traditionally two main dishes are served. The first course may be a salad of some kind. A common salad is the ensalada chilena, including sliced onions, chopped and peeled tomatoes, and fresh cilantro. The second dish generally includes beef or chicken. Around 5:00 P.M. Chileans take once, an afternoon tea with bread. Around 9:00 P.M. most families serve dinner, which is usually a single but substantial dish.

Beliefs
A large majority of Chileans (73 percent) are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Some 15 percent of the population identifies itself with several Protestant groups. This includes Anglicans and Lutherans, but the vast majority of Chilean Protestants (90 percent) belong to the Pentecostal Church. Another 4 percent of the population belongs to other religious groups (Jews, Muslims, and Greek Orthodox), while 8 percent claim not to profess any religion. Chileans profoundly respect the religious beliefs of others, and religion seldom constitutes a source for conflict or disagreement.

Worldviews
Each part of Chile (zona Norte, zona Centro ,zona Sur y zona Austral) has a particular way to see the world. Every Chilean people know that the Chilean essence of population has characteristic like : to be unpuntual; to be good friend and very close to the other people. Sometimes the Chilean people to the rest of the world are qualified like: thieves or disordered.





England traditions

Traditions
Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night)
On the 5th of November, the English celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.  Guy Fawkes was not a hero, however.  In fact, Guy Fawkes is one of the most famous traitors is English history  Guy Fawkes Night also has another tradition.  Children make ugly dummies, called "guys," out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper.  They carry them through the streets and throw them in the bonfire!
The Trooping of the Colors(The Queen's Birthday)
The Trooping of the Colors occurs on the second Saturday in June.   This is the day when the English celebrate the Queen's birthday.  There is a colorful parade where the Queen's soldiers march by on horseback to honor her.  The festival is watched on television by millions of people in England.
Rituals
Maypoles
A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on May Day or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected at Midsummer. In some cases the maypole is a permanent feature that is only utilised during the festival.
Mummers
Mummers Plays  are seasonal folk plays performed by troupes of actors known as mummers or guisers . They are sometimes performed in the street but more usually as house-to-house visits and in public houses.
Ceremonies
Epiphany
A service of Holy Communion is celebrated on 6 January (Epiphany) each year in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, when an offering of gold, frankincense and myrrh is made on behalf of The Queen. These are the gifts offered, according to tradition, by the Magi to the infant Jesus.
Garden parties
With tea, cakes and a beautiful garden to stroll in, garden parties are among the most relaxed and informal Royal events.Every summer, The Queen hosts at least three at Buckingham Palace, as well as one at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Social Norms
Meeting and Greeting
•The handshake is the common form of greeting.
•The British might seem a little stiff and formal at first.
•Avoid prolonged eye contact as it makes people feel uncomfortable.

Dining Etiquette
•Although the British value punctuality, you may arrive 10-15 minutes later than invited to dinner. However, if going to a restaurant be on time.
•Do not rest your elbows on the table.
•If you have not finished eating, cross your knife and fork on your plate with the fork over the knife.

Customs
Meals
People in  England tend to have a light “continental” breakfast: cereal and/or toast, perhaps fruit juice and tea or coffee. The traditional “English breakfast” is a 3-course meal and a lot of homestays may not be prepared to cook this.Lunch is normally a light meal, though some people like to eat well at this time.Dinner is generally the main meal of the day, and would consist of 2 or 3 courses. It’s not unusual to miss either the starter or the dessert and have just 2 courses, and it’s not normal to have bread on the table or to drink wine on a daily basis.
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea, that most quintessential of English customs is, perhaps surprisingly, a relatively new tradition.  Whilst the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China and was popularised in England during the 1660s by King Charles II and his wife the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza, it was not until the mid 17th century that the concept of ‘afternoon tea’ first appeared. Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840.
Beliefs
Church
The faith of Anglicans is founded in the Scriptures and the Gospels, the traditions of the Apostolic Church, the historical episcopate, the first seven ecumenical councils and the early Church Fathers 
The Beasts and Monster Dogs of Britain
There are many stories and have been many sightings over many years of mysterious beasts, big panther-like cats and monster black dogs living in and around the south west of England. These strange creatures are even now supposed to inhabit the wilder moorland areas of the counties of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall - savagely gored pet cats and dogs, sheep and other farm animals, and strange howls in the middle of the night have all been reported in the last ten or so years on the Quantock Hills, Exmoor, Dartmoor, and Bodmin Moor.
Worldviews
Individual
Self-reliance, responsible for conduct of own life; independence
Tolerance for Ambiguity
Comfortable with ambiguous situations; risk-taking is encouraged








After of read these different chart you can see the big differences of two cultures. Each culture has particular things that makes unique. But, here you see the influence of Spain in Chile different part of Chilean traditions, and the language influence too. You are Thinking why is language a influence of these culture? Fist the society is based on language and the culture is made by the society. Second Chile and England has different language: Spanish and English; you know that English is direct to de point and this characteristic you can see in the English people  (to be  polite) 







Second part of first task

We chosen three traditions that we aren´t follow :

Rodeo: one of the biggest reason is the animal violence that you see in this game.Also, this tradition with the time is lost.
Religous rituals: because each member of the group has different point of view about religion.
Wear the typically clothes: Now is very difficult see a huaso or chilote with the her / his typically clothes because is lost with the globalitation and the discrimination that is made by the young Chilean.

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