ice cold door knob‚ I found myself standing in a whole new world. The food‚ the music‚ the faces‚ the language‚ everything was different than what I knew. For the first time in my life I was the minority in my small home town of Winamac‚ Indiana. New Year’s eve was the first time meeting my Hispanic boyfriend’s family‚ of course I had taken a few Spanish classes back in high school‚ but not even the most advanced class could have saved me here. As the night grew longer‚the room began to flood
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`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually‚ in the months of November and December‚ in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech‚ I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year‚ such as the culture of the food‚ tradition clothes‚ and the activities that are involved. I. There are several activities that are involved at Hmong New Years. A. The game of love "Pov pob‚" or ball toss‚ involves lines or groups of men
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New Year Resolution Although many of us make a New Year resolution at the beginning of a New Year but we do it more out of a custom than with actual planning. Also‚ people don’t spare much thought in finding out what he/she will actually like to achieve in the year. Hence‚ the success rate with New Year resolution is actually poor. Some tips therefore can become handy in making your New Year resolution a success. Fix your target: What is really important to you? What do you want to achieve
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I am in winter holiday and outside is snowing. In one of the day‚ me and my brother Gabriel went outside and looked around where some children were making a snowmen and others were sleighing through the snow. The trees were charged with snow and look like silver trees. I can remember last winter when me and my friends went to the country and made the biggest snow man from our town. The snow was like silk and every time the sun shone it was glittering. The houses were full of this
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Festival – Myanmar New Year - in April The country Myanmar is Known as the "Golden Land" in the world since every pagoda is decorated and painted with gold. Myanmar is full of very colourful and deep rooted festivals. There are 13 most popular year around festivals in Myanmar. One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival‚ as the Water Festival or Myanmar’s Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days before New Year day by throwing
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shopping mall‚ second prize was a ten day holiday trip to Europe with family and Rs. 50‚000 cashes and the third prize were 3 days Goa trip and Rs 25‚000 cash. I don’t know why but my sixth sense told me I have better chances of winning the first prize‚ so I ask my mother to get a lottery ticket for me. At first my mother was reluctant to buy the ticket‚ but later on she agreed when I continually irritated her by my requests and kept on saying her please‚ please‚ please all the time! After purchasing
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Nowruz literally means “new day”‚ and the Norooz Festival‚ at its core‚ celebrates the rebirth of nature. This symbolizes the victory of good over the evil forces of darkness‚ which are represented by winter. The festival includes a big range of traditions and ceremonies from the last Wednesday of last year to the thirteenth day of the new Persian year; from the “Red Wednesday” and “Year Delivery” to “Pass Thirteenth!” among all. The night before the last Wednesday of the year is celebrated as “Chârshanbe
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few minutes that she spent with Aasje at the hospital‚ no farewell words were spoken between them‚ there was no time to say goodbye‚ for Aasje was gone before we knew it‚ and only God knows why he summoned her at such an early age. The next few years were a blur‚ I remember the four of us clearing Aasje’s apartment from her belongings and finding packages that Ellen and I wrapped up in newspaper during the “store” games we played with our aunt. I also remember how solemn Oma and Mom were in
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large multicultural festival not only celebrating fashion‚ but also music and food that strengthen the bond within the Afropunk community in all parts of the big apple. The New York Times has called Afropunk “the most multicultural festival in the US‚” and this year’s festival was nothing less than spectacular. Year after year festival goers have continued to gather in a positive space where they can share ideas about evolving street style fashion that has continue to mark themselves in their NYC
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holidays every year such as July 4th‚ Christmas‚ Easter‚ Labor Day... However‚ my favorite holiday is still Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which is usually called Lunar New Year. With the whole family here‚ we can still celebrate Tet annual as a traditional custom. It is not only a traditional celebration when the new year comes‚ but also the most important annual celebration in Vietnam. The season of Tet occurs around the beginning of February and the end of January. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year
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