Culture and traditions are perceived by many as being difficult to be separated but in an actual sense, both work towards the same purpose.

Culture is created and formed by a group of people out on their language, weather conditions, the food they eat, and even their source of drinking water and their beliefs.

All these things go into how culture is formed however traditions and culture cannot be separated from each other or work separately or in isolations; even though they are not exactly the same.

You cannot have a culture without Traditions. Sometimes culture is formed out of occurrences and traditions which happen to be the norms of the people.

Culture comes out of authority that God has given to man to constitute moral principles and guidelines to guide every group of people but people can decide to institutionalize them against the principles of their maker depending on the kind of spirit they have accepted or adopted.

Culture and traditions were created to provide moral guidelines to every society according to the books of
1 Corinthians 14: 40, 1 Corinthians 12:28-31

Tradition is a description of the behavior and beliefs of any group that is passed on from one generation to another generation.

Main lessons on culture and traditions.

No society or group of people can fully survive by their culture and traditions only. Its not possible because the world has moved away from that stage where a group only live by their culture, but we can minimise and put a stop to the negative influence that bad foreign culture bring on our society.

Our culture and traditions seem unattractive to our young people today not because of religious beliefs, as some say, but because we have failed as a society to put value on the good aspects of our culture making our it attractive and appealing to others.

REASONS WHY FOREIGN CULTURES AND TRADITIONS ARE DOMINATING OUR CULTURE SO FAST .

We lack an understanding of culture and traditions.

We have failed as a people to document the good aspect of our culture and traditions for the education and training of our children.

Our culture and traditions do not have a system or structure to determine what and how something should be accepted as part of culture and traditions.

The strength of our economy is another reason why foreign culture is overshadowing our culture.

Most citizens are not benefiting Economically from our traditions and culture. This is also another reason why foreign culture keeps dominating our culture and traditions.

Inability to make our products attractive, quality, and the perfect packaging for local and international customers. When you place or put a commercial value on your culture and traditions, you will value the culture and comply because it comes with attached benefits.

Brainwashing, Negative and wrong mindset by parents, community leaders, and Television ( showing too many foreign movies )

Creates a wrong impression by the lifestyle of parents and leaders for children and citizens to believe that foreign products are the best.
Conclusion:

Until we change our negative mindset and poor attitude towards nation building , our situation will still remain as we see it.

Apostle Paul Kofi Agyekum is a televangelist, socialist, and pastor who through his in-depth knowledge of culture, traditions, society, and politics has brought to light a hidden mystery.

He is currently resource person on Sompa Tv/ Radio on the show dubbed “Na Mennim”

Source.. www.sompaonline.com//Eric Murphy Asare