Module 2 Project Proposal
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Terry C. Johnson Jr
11/5/23
SNHU
HUM-100
Module 2 Project Proposal
Festivities!
The first cultural work that I chose is the Mardi Gras which started in 1703, the tiny settlement of
Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated America's very first Mardi Gras. In 1704, Mobile established
a secret society (Masque de la Mobile), like those that form our current Mardi Gras krewes. The
first informal mystic society, or krewe, was formed in Mobile in 1711, the Boeuf Gras Society.
Mardi Gras, (French: Fat Tuesday) festive day celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday (the
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday), which marks the close of the pre-Lenten season. The French
name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before
Lent in preparation for fasting and abstinence. This work means so much to the southern culture
where I am from. This festive has become part of the way we do things and is a little different
then what the French meant it to be. The French intended that day to be a day of eating all the fat
before Lent to prepare for fasting, but it has become a day where we now celebrate it between
three days and make it more about community and fun.
My second cultural work is Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a holiday traditionally
celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be
included depending on the locality. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed,
and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage. Mexican
academics are divided on whether the festivity has genuine indigenous pre-Hispanic roots or
whether it is a 20th-century rebranded version of a Spanish tradition developed during the
presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas to encourage Mexican nationalism through an "Aztec" identity.
The festivity has become a national symbol in recent decades, and it is taught in the nation's
school system asserting a native origin.
This gives me a better understanding why things were created like for personal or religious
reasons. And why do people from that country or culture take pride in that cultural work even if
it not the same reasoning as it was originally created for. Also, a better understanding of what
people care for and take pride in. If we take the time to learn for other perspectives and
experiences, it will give us a new way of looking at things that we normal wouldn’t have thought
about. I feel like it gives a better way of understanding each other at work, home, and
community.
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