My Culture, My Pride by Favour Tukyes Bitrus

What is Culture 

Culture refers to the art, costume ,habit beliefs and values of a particular group or society.

Is the way of life of a particular people or society

You can't talk about culture without 

Food 

Believe

Language

Values 

Costoms 

Art and costume 

Culture plays a vital roles in our life, It affects our day to day activities, culture defines,distinguish,and it guild and bound set of people, culture influence

 our choice

How we see things

How we react to things

 How we behave

 How we dress

How we talk

Dress and adornment 

Ritual (marriage right) 

 culture is basically a lifestyle ,so It is safe to say culture is identity 

2 Pride

We have the healthy and unhealthy pride 

Healthy pride : is a  feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's achievement.

Conscious of one's dignity

Knowing one's self worth

Unhealthy pride :the quality of being proud inordinate (unreasonable) when someone feels there's no one above him/her or he or she can never ne wrong

3 my culture my pride (my identity my pride )

"My culture my pride "is a powerful expression of the importance of one's culture and the sense of pride and identity that comes with it,it acknowledges the importance of one's cultural background, traditions and values that shape who we are and where we come from,

Is the declaration of the importance of  preserving and sharing our culture and tradition with others 

 A lot of people tend to be ashamed of their culture because of people's perspectives about their culture, some go as far as denying their culture, people are trying so hard to sound and act like the white, making people with accent feel bad,do you know why people are trying so hard to be like the white?. Is because the white are proud of their culture, people with positive pride motivate and inspire others to join them or be like them, when you're proud of your culture you Make people love your culture, you Make people want to know more about your culture,

4 Why you should be proud of your culture

Cause is your identity

For promotion 

Cause culture is beautiful and unique

Cause it give good impression about your culture

5  Why is important to promote culture

For preservation

For education

For unity

For legacy

For identity and belonging

4 How to promote culture

Educate yourself

Shate traditions

Talk about it

Social media

Community engagement

Attend cultural events 

Conclusion:  you cannot be proud of  something you don't love, first you have to accept who you are (culture) love it before you can promote it, speak your tribe when ever you have the chance to ,teach your children the importance of culture, your accent will not stop you from achieving anything, have healthy pride ,accept your culture,love your culture,and promote your culture, and most importantly respect other people culture, let's stop making people with accent feel bad .

CULTURE MUST NOT DIE