Elements of My Culture Krystina Symbols Symbols bring

Elements of My Culture Krystina

Symbols ► Symbols bring out different emotions and thoughts. Everyone has at least one symbol in their life. ► Some of mine are Dance, Friendship, and Trust symbols.

Language ► Language is how we communicate with each other and all people have some kind of language. ► I speak English and am learning ASL. I would love to learn Japanese someday.

Norms/Customs/Traditions ► These are things that everyone in a grood of people or even just one person do or don’t do. ► I have a lot but some of my main ones are Christian holidays with my family and birthdays.

Religion/Beliefs ► This is how most people answer the question of creation. ► I was raised Christian but I have adopted bits and pieces of different religions and now I believe my own thing.

Social Collective ► Family This is were you rank in your family. I am the youngest. I have a half brother that is 12 years older than me and a half sister that is 10 years older than me. I’ve only met my sister two times. My parents have also been divorced since I was two. ► Status This is your rank in your community. I am a high school student so I don’t rank very high. We are a group that is usually looked down on.

Artifacts ► They are physical things represent a part of a belief or community. ► One artifact that represents me is one of my stuffed animals. He is over 95 years old.