Culture

Culture is a form of expressing one's self. Different people believe and do different things because of their culture. For example, in Cuba, their culture is very music oriented. For celebrations, they like to preform ethnic dances such as The Habanera. This dance originated in Cuba during the 19th century. The Habanera is slow paced and involves delicate movements. Cuban culture is why the Habanera dance is around. Haitians are very colorful. They are like this for one reason, culture. Whether it's art or festivals, Haitians are known for being lively and colorful. For example, the most festive time of year for them is during Carnival. This festival starts in February and some festivities include; parades, music, dancing, parties, floats, and more. Haitians use Carnival to escape from normal, day-to-day life. media type="custom" key="6342709" align="right" Belief systems can, both, unite or divide. For example, in Haiti, the official religion is Roman Catholic. However, voodoo may be considered as the country's national religion because the majority of Haitians believe in and/or practice in at least some voodoo. Many voodooists believe that their religion can peacefully coexist with Catholicism. In fact, most voodooists think of themselves as Roman Catholics. For the most part, voodooists practice the same things as Roman Catholics, however, voodoo revolves around serving their family spirits. The family spirits they worship are the maternal and paternal lines. While voodooists believe they can coexist with Roman Catholics, most Protestants strongly disagree with voodoo. Protestants do not accept the voodoo religion to their own.

Culture is developed by what like to do/believe in. Some examples of this would be art, music, clothing, religion, customs, and traditions. There are many more ways culture is expressed, these are just a few. Culture is also always changing. For instance, when clothing becomes more modernized, more 'in-style.' Through the ages, culture has developed mostly because of modernization, infrastructure, and the changing times. Another example of culture changing is the music. In every culture there is a significant difference between music produced in say the 1940's than the music produced in the 2000's. Big events have also changed culture. Like in Cuba, the Cuban Revolution changed everything, from the peoples culture to their daily lives.

Is culture influenced/affected by the government? Arguement 1: Culture could be influenced by many things, however, culture is 100% about expressing people. The government should not influence/decide culture. Arguement 2: Because of the laws that the government makes, it may restrict some aspects of a culture.