Thursday, November 20, 2008
Frankie Sorrentino's Question
The Anglo-Saxons loved to take part in celebrations. Their culture was based on celebrations and many of our own holidays can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxons. After Beowulf slays the beasts he is greeted with all kinds of celebrations and feasts in his honor. Do celebrations take place today in the same way and for the same reasons they did in Beowulf's time?
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While this holiday cant be traced back to the Anglo Saxons, Martin Luther King day is n example of a holiday that celebrates a man being heroic. He may not have slayed a dragon or fought off the creature wreaking havoc on their town, but he did take strides towards bettering the lives of many people, just like Beowulf.
Celebrations today do take place in the same way, and for some of the same reasons. Beowulf was triumphant in completing his goal, slaying Grendel. This is much like the triumph an athlete feels when he or she is to win the world series, superbowl, or stanley cup.
I do believe that celebrations today do take place in the same way and reasons that they did during the Anglo-Saxon time. If you look at events like Presidents Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day you can see that they are both based on heroic people in our society. Also there are plenty of days when families and friends get together to watch a "fight" or sporting event on tv.
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