Cultural+Aspects+of+Alcohol

On this wiki page I will talk about the aspects of Culture. I will talk about religion, and tradition in different kinds of countries.

Alcohol is used in a lot of different kinds of cultural events, for example, when there is a wedding people celebrate it by dancing, sining, and drinking wine and other kinds of alcohol.When people have something to celebrate they will drink wine or champagne instead of spirits and beer. When people are at a bar or at home they will most likely drink beer because it is informal and it is a way of relaxation. ( Morris, Desmond)

In Judaism there are holidays that involve alcohol. One of those holidays is Passover. Passover is a time of happiness, people drink alcohol, have fun, and has a good time. In Passover everybody is supposed to drink 4 glasses of wine. Passover is the celebration of the exodus from Egypt, in which the Israelites were freed from slavery. (Passover)

Children in Italy, France, and Spain alcohol it is a tradition and they drink wine with meals and celebration. (Peele, Stanton) The countries that drink beer are Belgium, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Ireland, England, Denmark, Czech-Republic, and a lot of other countries. The countries in the north-east such as Russia, and Poland drink stronger alcohols such as vodka because it makes them feel warmer in the winters.

In France the legal drinking age for strong liquors is 18, and 16 for beer and wine. France is one of the oldest wine-making countries. The typical alcohol that France produces is wine because it produces a lot of grapes and wine is made form grapes. Also in France there is less obesity and heart disease compared to other west-European countries because wine is good for your health and reduces obesity and heart disease. (Culture of France)

In The Netherlands the age that you are allowed to drink alcohol is 16. In The Netherlands people drink wine but people drink more beer. The most famous Dutch beer producers are Heineken and Grolsch. In Noord-Brabant and Limburg there is a strong beer tradition with a lot of different kinds of beer. (Culture of The Netherlands)

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