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Cultural Identity

Cultural identity refers to a sense of belonging that includes shared beliefs, interests, and principles. When a person identifies with their culture, they often embrace traditions passed down through generations that link them to their heritage. Some view cultural identity as the foundation on which other aspects of a person are built, creating an outward means of identifying their culture or nationality. Examples used to identify a person's culture include language, religious ceremonies, clothing, and how important milestones are celebrated. Maintaining one's native language and religious traditions helps ensure cultural identity is preserved over generations.

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Cultural Identity

Cultural identity refers to a sense of belonging that includes shared beliefs, interests, and principles. When a person identifies with their culture, they often embrace traditions passed down through generations that link them to their heritage. Some view cultural identity as the foundation on which other aspects of a person are built, creating an outward means of identifying their culture or nationality. Examples used to identify a person's culture include language, religious ceremonies, clothing, and how important milestones are celebrated. Maintaining one's native language and religious traditions helps ensure cultural identity is preserved over generations.

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Cultural identity

What is this?
A Definition of Cultural Identity
The definition of cultural identity, in its most basic
form, is a sense of belonging. This includes a shared
sense of companionship, beliefs, interests and basic
principles of living. When a person identifies with
their culture, they often embrace traditions that have
been passed down through the years. The cultural
identity links a person to their heritage can help
them to identify with others who have the same
traditions and basic belief systems
Some people claim that a person’s cultural identity is
the foundation or groundwork on which every other
aspect of their being is built. It is the cornerstone of
what makes them who they are. Embracing one’s
culture often means practicing a specific religion,
wearing a certain type of clothing or something else
that represents their culture. It creates an outward,
visible means of identifying that person as part of a
particular culture or nationality
Cultural Identity Examples
There are several examples that are used to identify a person
as part of a culture. These can include:
Why Is Culture Important?

Culture gives us a definite starting point when


beginning to search for our roots. Knowing where a
person comes from will help to define how they look
at their family obligations as well as how they
celebrate important milestones in life.

Culture is extremely important if a tribe or ethnic


group intends to continue living in the same fashion
as their ancestors.
How to maintain culture?

There are several ways people can maintain and control


their cultural integrity. One of the most important ways
is to continue to speak their language. By speaking their
native tongue in their home, they maintain a sense of
pride. This also gives the advantage of being bilingual,
which has many cognitive benefits throughout life.

Hold fast to religious ceremonies and belief patterns is


another way to maintain cultural identity. Passing
religious traditions down to children will help to ensure
they do not die out or become lost over time
Kazakh national holiday NAURIZ
Mongolian national holiday – Tsagaan Sar

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