This round is a two-part question: you should first respond to the quote I've supplied by sharing your opinions and questions about the passage. Then answer the questions I've posed below.
Respond to the quote on pae 55 that ends with Gogal's father saying, "Finish it, Gogol. At your age, I ate tin."
Consider Gogol's "annaprasan." What is this ceremony about? In your family or culture, what kidn of attitudes exist about food? Why is the act of eating ritualized across the world? What is the significance, and what is the impact to the community?
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In my family the traditions are different from other peoples. Are first tradition is that we pray, and that are elders are served first. Usually at the end of our meals the people that did not cook wash the dishes. The act of eating shows respect in many ways. Either is through religion or through the sign of respect through others. The impact to the community is that it characterizes the different family groups around the world.
Its tradition in my family to serve only the necessary amount. It dont matter how much food its eaten, as long as you dont waist it. And to dont be ashamed on how much you eat, that there'a enough to go around. It shows that the eating tradition rely on the families origin or their culture.
I have two families so to speak and in each we have different traditions that we follow. When i am at my fathers' house we only sit down to eat if we are both going to eat. We do this simply out of respect for each other. We also do not put more food on our plates than we can eat. wasting food is something we try very hard not to do.
At my mothers' house it is tradition that we all pray for the food. They see it to be greatly disrespectful if someone chooses not to pray. Also we must all be seated at the table before we start to eat. Everybody washes their own dishes except for my grandparents.
Eating is not only necessary but it is also a way to differentiate certain cultures from others through the traditions that accompany it whether they involve religion or just certain guidelines of respect.
What is suppose to be a tradition is that we cook food and give part of it to our ancestors, but we dont really do that now and days. it just kind of died. also kids are suppose to wait in till the elders get to the table and then they may eat. again we dont really do that in my house but i know that is what is suppose to happen.
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