The person I interviewed was my aunt, at the time I had to interview a relative I thought of her because she is one of the wisest people I know and just by asking a little she gives a lot of detail about the story and also while she is telling the story she gives extract details about what is being talked about. In the interview we had, I realized that if we do not give a lot of importance to a custom or a certain event that is important for development, it is very difficult for it to be maintained over time and if it is maintained, it is very difficult for it to be the same. way of how it originated. A clear example with my family, some of my grandparents did not influence my parents much with religion and I have almost heard very little about religion, rarely in my life have I gone to mass. That’s what I mean: if you don’t put that effort into inheriting a custom, it will be very difficult to keep it in the family over time.

Another clear example is myself, most of the time when I lived in Ecuador I have always celebrated “carnival” but it was not until now the last thing that has to do with being a religious symbol or that has meaning, I always thought that the holidays were celebrated. And the custom is gradually disappearing on my side because I haven’t celebrated carnival for 3 years because I live here in the United States as it is not a celebration here, only people from Ecuador know about this celebration. 

There are practically no people to celebrate with, another point I want to get to is that as I, little by little without realizing it, I am losing that idea of celebrating the “carnival” I can’t imagine my children, they will have no idea what I’m going to be talking and it’s going to be one more story about how we had fun in my time, because as they were born with the culture here, suddenly in their daily lives they learn about events that are celebrated here. It all depends on me if I want to invest my time in teaching them some custom from my native country, and another thing is that if the custom or celebration catches their attention, and if they no longer like it, you cannot force someone to do something. does not want to, at that moment is when the inheritance of customs is lost.

Something that caught my attention is that most religious celebrations are celebrated almost at the same time during this time of year. Lent and Holy Week are during these months of February and April. I’m not very clear about these other two examples, but just these days I heard that Ramadan began and another celebration is Passover and finally Easter. I don’t know much in detail about each celebration but I know that they are related to religion and it seems curious to me that they are celebrated for the same time. An interesting fact that my aunt said in the interview is that in the old days there was no doubt about the words of adults, which means that everything was under the word of adults, practically, that this is the right thing to do and is the truth. They did all this so that minors would pay attention and not doubt.

Finally, in the interview I realized, thanks to my aunt’s words, that technology is separating the new generations from customs and culture, this is a simple way to explain it is that the new generations have access to thousands and without number of websites, games and many other ways of training with a phone at hand, the result is that little by little they lose their habits.

Reflection 2

In my interview with my aunt, her profound insights shed light on the delicate balance between preserving cultural traditions and the influence of modernity. Her wisdom highlighted the importance of passing down customs through generations, illustrating how neglecting to do so could lead to their gradual erosion over time. Reflecting on my own experience with the fading tradition of celebrating Carnival since moving to the United States, I realized the significance of actively maintaining cultural practices within my family. Moreover, her observation about the simultaneous occurrence of religious celebrations underscored the interconnectedness of diverse cultural phenomena. The interview also raised concerns about the impact of technology on younger generations, emphasizing the need to navigate digital distractions while nurturing a connection to cultural heritage. Overall, this conversation deepened my appreciation for the rich tapestry of traditions that shape our identities and underscored the importance of preserving them for future generations.