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India, Ireland, New Zealand - Coggle Diagram
India
c) The indians fast to get closer to God,to purify the soul, to strengthen the body and obtain forgiveness.
d) It is important because it is a way of getting closer to God and mantaining the customs of religion.
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h) No, this custom hasn´t changed.
f) People can stay all day without eating, just drinking water, or eating fruit and drinking milk, but the general rule is not to eat any solid food.
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g)There is no rule, so people fast when they think it´s better, but they usually fast at religious festivals and there are some people who fast on full moon days
Ireland
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h) No, it hasn´t changed.
c) The first objective was a form of protest by residents and the second objective was a way to help Irishmen to identify their homes.
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b) There are two theories: the first one is that they say that, when Prince Albert passed away, the Queen ordered everyone to place a black flag in front of their homes in mourning sign. But at night, an Irishman, disgusted with England, painted his door colorful and then was copied by other Irishmen. The second one is that this was an easier way for drunk men to recognize their houses by the color of the doors.
In relation to the second theory, it is important because the drunk men wouldn´t be hitting the wrong houses and with the colored doors they would know for sure where to enter.
g) It doesn´t have a specific period, it is done as often as they think it is necessary to mantain the tradition of colored doors.
New Zealand
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d) It is important to make this greeting because it demonstrates that they know each other´s souls and demonstrates the kindness of the people.
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b) It is originated from the Maori culture, the indigenous people who lived in New Zealand.
h) No, it hasn´t changed.
g) People do this mainly at welcome ceremonies, to greet the hosts with the hongi.
i) It hasn´t suffered much, they try to preserve the custom.
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a)The interesting custom is that people greet each other with a "hongi", touching each other's noses and foreheads.