Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony
I watched London Olympic Opening Ceremony yesterday. It was very exciting. And at that time, I also see the reveal of British cultures.
Someone said :” The nationalism at the heart of the Olympic “ideal” is part of its nature ,Its DNA.” and we can not forget how the culture play the important role in the Olympic games.
Recall the previously Olympic Opening Ceremony, such as BeiJing 2008 , Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000.They all have the similar thing including London Olympic which is they want to show their Cultures to the world.
What is the culture? Culture provides members of a society with a common sense to the certain facts which people may see it in the same way. It includes material culture and non-material culture.
Material culture is the artifacts of a society , which represent adaptations to the social and physical environment. In addition, Non-material culture including knowledge, belief ,customs, values, morals, and symbols that are shared by members of a society and that distinguish the society from others.
Olympic games can be consider the non-material culture and also it can be see as a global cultures. Athlete joins the “sports party” for their dreams, and also people involved and enjoy the Olympic games. People from different countries with different cultures come together will share and transfer the culture to each other.
Now, it is London, in its Opening Ceremony, it shows its history,culture and society. For the later game days, we will see, know, and understand the British more and more.
Therefore, we can see not only British show its culture to the world, at the same times, but also the world bring their cultures to the British. Olympic is the way the make exchange global cultures.
I like the part where all of the competitors from more than 200 countries are parading through that athletic track. A lot of them were wearing their traditional costumes, which gives us some example about their clothing styles. For example, the clothing style of some pacific island countries ( American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa) were quite unique. Some of the males were bare-bodied when they were passing by. I also noticed a lot of traditional African costumes. I saw Indian female atheletes in ‘Saree’, Pakistani female atheltes in ‘Blazers’ and ‘Salwar-Kamiz’. It was really fascinating to see so many different athletes from different countries with their uniquely beautiful traditional costumes.
I also watched the opening and I have to agree with you. Olympics are an event where all the countries come together with their cultures to compete one another. I believe it is a real eye opening experience for the competitors but for us as well. We get to see how different cultures interact with each other and get to compete for their country.
I believe all people around the world will very concerned about the Olympics. We all watched Olympics no only because we love our country, but also to understand different countries’ culture.
Culture is a part of our society, and also it is a very importan in our life. It is a learned pattern of behavior and ways in which a person lives his or her life. Culture is connect people come from different country. For example, the main residents in my neighborhood are Asians and Mexicans. As we know, Mexicans are very passionate about life. Usually, they host many parties to enjoy themselves. It’s a good way for them to relax. Most of the time, many Asian people want peace and quiet. They like to stay at home watching TV or movies. Different cultures always around us, I think try to understand different cultures will become very intersting lesson for us.
I like how the Olympics showcase the culture of all the different countries for all the world to see. It always made me laugh how crazy people get over the Mets vs the Yankees. The Olympics are really the world stage. Athletes that have trained their whole lives only get a chance at gold once every four years. It is really a very small time window if you think about it.
I love it when world records are broken and how it creates a pride in the collective society of that country. It is great to see a whole country of people band together and be ‘one’, even if for only a fleeting moment.
The impact that hosting the Olympics has on the growth and prosperity of a country is very interesting as well. I would love to see the games hosted here in America again soon.