Culture

• Refers to the ideas and things that are passed on from one generation to the next like:

• Knowledge

• Beliefs

• Values

• Language

• Customs

• In El Paso many speak English and Spanish.

• but...over one billion people in the world speak Chinese!

• 480 million people speak Hindi.

• Spanish is the official language of over 20 countries.

• Food is a culture trait that differs depending upon where in the world we are.

• Recipes are passed down from generation to generation.

• A society's location affects the type of shelter a people have.

• In El Paso we may have a flat roof because it doesn't rain much.

• We have stone walls because rock/stone is plentiful here.

• If families tend to be large in a certain location, the shelter/homes tend to be large.

• If families tend to be small, the shelters/homes tend to be small.

• Greetings are different depending on where you are in the world.

• Different cultures have different greetings.

• We may wave or shake hands...while other cultures may bow.

• The rules and expections for how we live each day.

• We learn these patterns of behavior from the day we are born.

You may not remember life without the internet or cell phones - but our culture has changed greatly because of it.

Is there anything you do that your parent or guardian or grandparents do/did?

How about certain recipes?

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