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Read the following passage, and choose the letter of your answer from the choices given.
Storytelling and Cultural Traditions
Storytelling, an ancient and universal practice, predating writing and continuing to this day, entertains, informs, and transmits cultural traditions. Oral storytelling, using voice and gestures.comes in various forms such as poems, chants, rhymes, songs, encompassing myths, legends, fables, religion, prayers, and instructions-a timeless method for passing down cultural heritage.
Like all Native American tribes, the Choctaw have an oral storytelling tradition going back generations. Their stories are intended to preserve the tribe's history and educate the young. For example, the Choctaw oral tradition includes two stories about how the tribe came to be. One is about the first Choctaw people moving east to find a better life. The other says the people were created from a large hill called a mound. In addition, the oral tradition includes history as well as life lessons or moral teachings. Many of the Choctaw traditional tales use animal characters to teach such lessons in a humorous way.
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Native Hawaiian storytellers know a lot about history and genealogy, which is the study of a person or family's family tree. They are honored members of society. However, Hawaiian storytelling isn't only words. It also uses mele (song), oli (chant), and hula (dance). Hawaiians value the stories for more than just entertainment. They also teach the next generation about behavior, values and traditions.
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The peoples of sub-Saharan Africa have strong storytelling traditions. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the countries located south of the Sahara Desert, and includes nations like Ghana and Nigeria. In many parts of Africa, the village comes together around a central fire after dinner to listen to the storyteller. Like in other cultures, the role of the storyteller is to entertain and educate.
For ages, griots have been vital in West African culture, working as storytellers, counselors, and singers like troubadours. The roles, passed down in families or learned in griot schools, were open to both men and women, though women, called griottes, often had lower status than men.
Passover is a Jewish holiday celebrated in the spring. The holiday celebrates the Exodus, or the story of the escape of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. The celebration includes a feast and storytelling tradition known as the seder, or order. During a meal, the story of the Exodus is told orally in order to educate the young. The storytelling begins when the youngest child at the seder asks the traditional "four questions." These questions ask why some typical Passover traditions exist, like not eating bread or other foods that "rise" with yeast. The answers explain the story of Exodus and how each Passover tradition represents a part of the story. This story of Exodus is written down in the Jewish book, the Torah. The same story is also told in the Old Testament of the Bible.
The seanchai were the traditional Irish storytellers. They would travel from village to village, telling ancient legends and tales of wisdom. They told old myths as well as local news and happenings. Prominent in the Irish oral tradition are tales of kings and heroes.
Today, storytelling and interest in storytelling appear to be making a comeback. As one Irish storyteller put it, "It's a need for connection... I think storytelling nurtures connections with people in real life."
1) Modern storytelling in Ireland
A. is not an important part of the culture
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