and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to rid themselves of all bad feelings. Cleaning is frowned on during Tet because one would not want to sweep out any good luck. Digging and drawing water is also not allowed so the ground and water can enjoy the holiday. The marketplace is very busy the week
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was born to the name‚ Eleanora Fagan on April 7‚ 1915. She was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Fell’s Point section of Baltimore. Her mother‚ was just 13 at the time of her birth; her father‚ was 15. Holidays’ teenage parents‚ Sadie Harris (aka Fagan) and probable father‚ Clarence Holiday‚ never married‚ and they did not live together for a long time. Clarence‚ a banjo and guitar player worked with Fletcher Henderson’s band in the early 30s. He remains a shady figure who left his family. Clarence
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Chrisda Spending my holiday in Bandung On July 31‚ 2013 I was on my way with a train call Herina with destination to Bandung. At that time‚ it was my first time on a train. I was so scared because I have no idea how to find the place to sit or to find my seat number. So in order to do that‚ I asked one of the securities guard to help me find carriage and where my seat was. Right at 9 pm the train starts to run the engine‚ I was so excited. On the way‚ I met a nice family who also went to Bandung
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literal translation- “head of the year”‚ is the first of the high holidays which is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur (Bamberger‚ B. J. 2010). History and celebration of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is observed in the early fall‚ during the first two days of Tishrei- otherwise known as the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In Israel‚ Rosh Hashanah is the only holy day that is kept for two days‚ due to its importance and two days turn into one long day of 48 hours. Even in the earliest days
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capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In the United Stated‚ Christmas seems to be a biggest holiday where family gathers around homes and churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Whereas in Vietnam‚ Tet Nguyen-Dan‚ or the arrival of the Lunar New Year‚ is the most joyful and ceremonious of all Vietnamese Holidays. Tet‚ as it is generally called‚ is normally celebrated for three days
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Holidays filled with fun‚ family outings‚ shopping‚ Christmas Trees‚ and bringing in the New Year. It is not always like this for others. Holidays can be a very depressing time for others. When families get together you might want to pay attention to that loved one that maybe still grieving or going through life’s blows. It is hard to get into the grove of things when you look around and see that their is someone missing this year. Life is not the same without that person or persons. You are
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TET HOLIDAY; WHY IT IS IMPORTANT Many countries each have various holidays. There are unique ones only happening in a certain nation or region. There also are some celebrated by most people in the world. New Year’s Day is one of these. It can be celebrated on different dates in different ways‚ but it always is one of the most important occasions of a year. In Asia‚ New Year’s Day is a family holiday. After a whole busy year‚ working and travelling‚ this is time for people to come home‚ back to
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Almost all of the form 5 students will do their revision during the Hari Raya holidays. They worry about their SPM examination and their future. But‚ it doesn’t work for me. I had spent my time with my family‚ friends and the computer. The meaning of a holiday in my opinion is an authority of rest for everyone to have a vacation. So‚ I left out all my stress and enjoyed my Hari Raya holidays. My father had decided to celebrate this Hari Raya at Georgetown‚ Penang. We prepared ourselves early
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chool holidays are not too long. Children are forced to attend school between 9am and 3:30pm every weekday which is fine in primary school‚ but when it gets to secondary school‚ children often have to contend with bullying and humiliation in school on a regular basis as well as a greater workload. Christmas and Easter breaks‚ as well as half term are great‚ but they’re not enough time to really relax. A lot of the time they will be spend doing family things. The good thing is about summer holidays
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ celebrated generally on December 25th around the world. Every year more than 400 million people celebrate Xmas around the world — that makes Xmas one of the world’s biggest religious and commercial festivities. The celebration on the 25th of December starts with Christmas Eve‚ the evening of December 24. Popular customs include exchanging gifts‚ decorating Christmas trees‚ attending church
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