Petra is one of the ritual dolls used by Tenggerese people. generally in funeral ceremonies as a symbol ancestral spirits or people who have died, so petra doll that respected local community. This study focuses on examining plant lexicon composes dolls. research was conducted to increase understanding community about commonly rituals ancestors and examine possibility inter-language contact. Te...

In this study, we designed and constructed a live media streaming system to broadcast important activities such as: graduation ceremonies, sport games, and banquets. There are many different streaming systems and coding formats. In this study, the selecting procedure would be conducted to find suitable and stable technology for implementing live broadcast service, and evaluate the feasibility o...

The topic of the paper is devoted to analysis of socio-cultural impacts of tourism, as effects on the people of host communities resulting from their direct and indirect associations with tourists. The social and cultural impacts of tourism are the ways in which tourism is contributing to changes in value systems, individual behavior, family structure and relationships, collective lifestyles, s...

The importance of traditional healing practices for First Nations people has created interest in traditional ceremonies, including sweat lodges, which are increasingly incorporated into programs serving Aboriginal people. Despite the fact that traditional healing practices have always been valued by Aboriginal people, there is virtually no research on their efficacy. The results of a pilot stud...

The term Mawlid in Islamic culture, stands for many concepts from literature to fine arts, sociological phenomena religious services and musical practises. Literally meaning the birth place time, mawlid especially refers Holy Birth of Prophet Muhammad (Blessings Allah be upon Him His household - pbuh), commemoration ceremonies held on occasion anniversary literary texts written observance this ...

Why do some organized crime groups (OCGs) carry out face-to-face killings where perpetrators debase their victims and defile bodies? Leading criminologists contend that OCGs extreme deliberately to attain specific performance objectives. Conversely, psycho-sociological scholars argue only occur in situations affect perpetrators’ reasoning emotions. In view, these are largely beyond OCGs’ contro...