Since national identities are social constructs rather than inherent,biological traits,school rituals are believed to play an important role in the formation of our national identities,which consist of three aspects,namely,our affective,cultural as well as political self-identification.Firstly,school rituals bind different communities together through both time and space,and hence improve our affective attachment to the nation.Secondly,school rituals also strengthen our cultural belongingness to the nation via framing our life within specific metaphysical,epistemological and moral paradigms.Fi...
