The Importance Of Tradition In Mardi Gras

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (Third Edition, 2002) defines proverbs as “short, pithy sayings that reflect the accumulated wisdom, prejudices, and superstitions of the human race”. In this definition use of the words ‘prejudices’ and ‘’superstitions’ is crucially important; and later on the analysis of the data of the current research will show human prejudices and superstitions are reflected in the proverbs of different languages. Every nation has its specific cultures and customs with prevailing values and opportunities that are pride and identity of it. Looking at cultures express us what is acceptable or unacceptable, valuable or worthless, reliable or unreliable, right or wrong among nations and races. It includes most aspects

Also this dictionary defines custom as, a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual, it is the custom in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. Tradition and custom relate people to their history and culture which play an importance and key role in pride of a nation and tie them all upward into their family trees. These are a way of honoring their ancestors and those who departed them, and of welcoming new members. Positive feelings and occasion are often carried on in traditional times and special days that people spend together. Considering and transferring these from generation to next generation and teaching to children is an important issue in every

Based on studies and findings, Azeri Turkish is the oldest language that has been spoken by Medes in Azerbaijan area and its origin is related to ancient Pahlavi that is the original and old language of Iran. Azerbaijani evolved from the Eastern branch of Oghuz Turkic ("Western Turkic") which spread to the Caucasus, in Eastern Europe, and northern Iran, in Western Asia, during the medieval Turkic migrations. Persian and Arabic influenced the language, but Arabic words were mainly transmitted through the intermediary of literary Persian. Azerbaijani is, perhaps after Uzbek, the Turkic language upon which Persian and other Iranian has exerted the strongest impact-mainly in phonology, syntax and vocabulary, less in