Although the Trobriand Islanders of Melanesia have adopted a number of items from the British,such "borrowed" things are combined with traditional ones,as in the ritual celebration of the yam harvest,which they combined with the game of cricket which the British missionaries insisted they play instead of the traditional celebration.This is an example of _______________,
A)creativity
B)ingenuity
C)imagination
D)syncretism
E)inspiration

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Syncretism refers to the merging of different cultural practices or beliefs to create a new, hybrid form. The Trobriand Islanders' combination of the traditional yam harvest celebration with the British game of cricket demonstrates syncretism.

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