OBJECTIVE Family rituals are associated with adaptive functioning in pediatric illness, including quality of life (QoL). This article explores the role of family cohesion and hope as mediators of this association in children with cancer and their parents. METHODS Portuguese children with cancer (N = 389), on- and off-treatment, and one of their parents completed self-report measures. Structur...

Cultural heritage inventories have been created to collect and preserve the culture allow participation of stakeholders communities, promoting disseminating their knowledges. There are two types inventories: those who give data access via web services or open data, others which closed external can be visited only through dedicated sites, generating silo problems. The integration harvested from ...

In this paper I will introduce a vernacular emblem, a copper peacock with an open tail which resembles the form of hand and a tiny miniature sculpture of lion, adjacent to the peacock feet. This sacred Shi’it item consists of symbols which have always been presented during Muharram rituals, conveying a number of iconography connotations. Comparison this figure with other&nb...

This study investigates the cultural expressions of traditional socialization activities that occur in connection with cadets attending 3-year Officers Programme at Karlberg Sweden, order to analyze how masculinity norms a male-dominated military organization are produced and sustained. A narrative analysis method was used interpret meaning campus traditions described interviews made five toget...

Literature best describes the culture of people. The study aims to identify cultures found in inthinai. characteristic remembering that time has come when leader (thalaivan) who goes search object is one returns beautifully situated. It explores leader's (thalaivi) temperament and sense disability. This article reveals nature keep her secret from being revealed world perpetuated only by virtuou...

One of the recent inquiries in the field of hadith studies is the investigation of transferred traditions and their causes and impacts on Shi‘i hadith circles. By exploring some traditions in the hadith collection of al-Shaykh al-Saduq and comparing the textual similarities and also the chain of transmitters, this research attempts to show that traditions of Jewish origin in the Shi‘i hadith ci...

Families are central to the social and emotional development of youth, and most families engage in musical activities together, such as listening to music or talking about their favorite songs. However, empirical evidence of the positive effects of musical family rituals on social cohesion and emotional well-being is scarce. Furthermore, the role of culture in the shaping of musical family ritu...

www.ritualdynamik.de Hand over the pūjā plate with the siddhir astu. ācamana. Make the purification for the clay of the guru reciting the rakṣohanaṃ. Sacrifice bali, reciting the adhy avocad. Light reciting the tejo ʼsi. Ritual bath reciting the svasti na indro. • Rituals exist in all human cultures across all times. • Similarities between rituals from very distant cultures can be observed. • I...

Folk literature is the mirror of society. reflects experiences and feelings rural people. The customs, rituals, ceremonies traditions country people are expressed in folk literature. nature seen many ways. One them Nalayira Divya Prabandham, Vaishnava literatry work. Alwars composed hymns describing virtues Tirumal's marriage incarnations showed it up also sung lullabies. They have a song calle...