Hello My Fellow Hivians! Trust our weekend going has expected, and I welcome you all to my blog. On this topic I'll sharing on a Brazilian Tradition that inspires alot. I've known of this tradition for a long time now, so when I saw this topic from hiveghana, I was like, this is really a great previledge to share what I know about this tradition and culture because I've been wanted to share this a long time ago
First I'll ask this, have you ever watched people dance like their joy is bigger than life? That was how I felt when I saw a video of the Brazilian Carnival. It wasn’t just the colors, or the music, or the people dancing on stilts in the middle of the street. It was something deeper. It felt like tradition in motion loud, proud, and alive. While some tradition feels like it holds people back, this one shows that culture can still grow, shine and even spark innovation, while staying true to its root
Brazilian Carnival, to me, is one of those traditions that don’t just preserve culture they broadcast it to the world. It's a celebration that came from a mix of African, Portuguese, and Indigenous roots. It started as a way to express freedom, identity and unity and today, even though it's all over social media and has become popular worldwide, it still carries the soul of the people
I believe tradition should not always be silent or stuck in old ways. When a tradition is alive like this Carnival, it becomes more than just something we do, it becomes who we are. Even with all the flashy costumes and loud drums, it's more than entertainment. It tells stories of struggle, strength, joy and unity. It bring people together, rich or poor, old or young, everyone become part of something big and beautiful
Now to be honest, not every tradition inspire like this. Some traditions back home, if we speak the truth, have kept us in one place for too long. Things like stopping girls from going to school in the name of culture, or making people feel small because they come from a certain tribe, or even the way some communities refuse to accept change in farming methods or health practices, all because “that’s how our fathers did it.” Those kind of tradition, they don’t protect us, they slow us down
But traditions like Brazilian Carnival. They show us how culture can be a dance forward. It mixes old with new. Local drums with global beats. Tradition with creativity. It is still respectful of where it came from, but it is not afraid of where it's going. That kind of mindset is what we need in Africa too. We should ask ourselves, does this tradition bring us together or tear us apart? Does it light up our identity or dim our future?That should be the questions we should ask ourselves*
In the end, I feel tradition should be like a drumbeat, it should keep us in rhythm with our past, but still push us to move forward. That is why I will always pick the kind of tradition that inspire, create, and uplift not the ones that hold us down in the name of “what has always been
