Christmas in the Philippines (Filipino: Pasko sa Pilipinas)‚ one of two predominantly Christian countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor)‚ is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country has earned the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season‚[1] with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting variously until eitherEpiphany‚ the Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9 January‚ or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of January
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Vietnamese Ao Dai Vietnamese Ao Dai is a fashion of all fashions in the country. In old days it was both for men and women and was preferred by people of all classes. Men’s clothes - loose garment reaching from the neck to about the waist called Ao Coc (short blouse) and loose trousers - were usually brown (in the North) or black (in the South) to suit them when they did farming. On special occasions‚ men join the rituals or festivals with their formal blouses and white trousers or even Ao Dai
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|City |History/Etymology |Borders |Attractions |Product & Cuisines |Accommodation |Fiesta | |Caloocan |The city is historically significant because it|Northern Caloocan |1. Bonifacio Monument |1. Macapuno Tarts |1. Kabayan Hotel |1. Bonifacio Day | | |was the center of activities for the Katipunan‚|North-
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3.0 Introduction: Mapping of the village is a major technique of P.R.A. (Participatory Rural Appraisal) and R.R.A. (Rapid Rural Assessment). It is a technique that helps a team to learn about the social structure of a community and how differences among households to land and other asset holdings and access to difference services to identify groups and social categories. It is a different form of map that demonstrates the major and minor resources and the social structure of a village. It is
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(Manuel E. Arguilla) (1) It was sunrise at Nagrebcan. (2) The fine‚ bluish mist‚ low over the tobacco fields‚ was lifting and thinning moment by moment. A ragged strip of mist‚ pulled away by the morning breeze‚ had caught on the c umps of bamboo along the banks of the stream that flowed to one side of the barrio. (3) Before long the sun would top the Katayaghan hills‚ but as yet no people were around. In the grey shadow of the hills‚ the barrio was gradually awaking. Roosters crowed
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Dahong Palay Arturo B. Rotor The big ax sang its way through the large arc and then came down on the block of wood with a mighty crash. It neatly cleaved in two formidable mass‚ the pieces flying for along distance in opposite directions. Surveying his feat with glowing pride‚ Sebio felt a ripple run down the muscles of his arms‚ forearms‚ shoulders. He dropped the heavy ax and wiped the perspiration from his brows‚ from his bare brown arms‚ letting his fingers rest caressing lyon each muscle
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Dynasty‚ the government set up gunpowder workshops‚ where flammable or explosive weapons like a fire cannon‚ rocket and missiles etc. were produced in different periods. In 1‚259 AD‚ something called an erupter was introduced. It was a device with bamboo pipes‚ in which gunpowder was loaded. In the middle of the 16th century‚ a new type of rocket called the Fire Dragon was introduced. The rocket is regarded
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Home on the Sierra Madre by Sigfredo R. Iñigo "You forgot to check the traps‚" Father was chuckling‚ shaking his head as he came up to our hut from the meadow. He held between his two fingers a tiny feather-covered skeleton: a quail had been caught and gone unnoticed for days and the ants had picked it to the bone. He was not a big man but he could roam by himself through the woods for days with only a box of matches and a sharpened machete. I was perched on a log on top of an outcrop‚ watching
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Chilean Folk Music There are four main types of folk music in Chile they are: -Northern Chile‚ Musica Andina -Central Chile -Mapuche Music -Chiole Music Each type or sub-genre of music has a quite distinct sound and can be related to the racial groups of these areas and to the history of Chile. Racial History of Chile The history of Chile is varied as it has influenced greatly the course of folk music in these four main areas. The history is marked by the following major events:
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Morong‚ Bataan Brief History of Morong Bataan Morong was originally known as “Bayandati”‚ believed to the settlement located in Nagbalayong. Due to the scarcity of land available for cultivation‚ residents migrated to adjacent areas where wider lands can be found. When the Spaniards arrived to this place in 1578 the residents were elusive and distant to newcomers. The Spaniards observed that people called “Moros’ engaged in trade with the residents‚ hence this place was called Moron. Moron together
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