I missed the first day of presentations, so I only heard 2 presentations the second day. I was the only one who presented on the third day. The two people who presented were Yazmeen and Mel. Yazmeen talked about the evil eye. I found her presentation very interesting mostly because I had never really heard of the evil eye besides the American idea of it. Our version is simply that if someone looks at you in a cross-eyed way (something evil looking) then they are putting bad luck onto you. The cultural significance of the evil eye is very interesting for Turkish people. I like how they actually use the symbol of the evil eye to block away bad luck that can come from it.
Melanie's presentation was very thorough in discussing the traditions of a Jewish person's death. There are many strict details on the proper methods of burying the person, along with how to mourn for them. It was interesting to hear about because my family also has many strict traditions for properly burying a member of our family. I don't know much about them, but there are some similar traditions such as periods of mourning. We also celebrate the first year after someone's death like the Jewish tradition.
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