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Exploring Cultural Rituals Intergenerational Interview

Use these questions to help you gain information about your rituals.

1. Name of the person you interviewed:
2. Relationship to you:
3. When and where was the person born?
4. What is the person's birth order in the family?(only, oldest, youngest?)
5. If the person has siblings, how many does he/she have? Gender of siblings?
6. What is the person's culture?
7. How long has the person's family lived in the United States?
8. Name jobs held by family members?
9. Name languages spoken by person's family?
10. What celebrations did person participate in as a child?
11. What celebrations does person participate in as an adult?
12. Do you believe it is important to celebrate rituals? Why or why not?
13. Ask person to name a news event that is memorable to him or her. Why is it memorable?
14. Ask person to name an important family member. Why did he or she choose that person?
15. What is the person's definition of a family?