Halloween is traditional festival among most of the english- speaking nations.Traditinally Halloween is being celebrated on 31st of October- the night before All Saint’s Day. It is believed that it is the night of the year when ghosts‚ witches‚ and fairies are especially active. According to some scholars‚ incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead‚ particularly the Celtic Samhain‚ however other scholars believe that the feast originated entirely independently
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The Spring Festival is a traditional festival for all Chinese people; since 1983‚ Chinese families have sat down to wrap dumplings and watch CCTV’s New Year’s Gala on television on Chinese New Year’s Eve. It’s a Chinese New Year’s Eve tradition that nearly every family in China participates in to ring in the New Year. It brings so much happiness to Chinese all around the world in the past twenty years. WHEN: For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year‚ the program begins at 8:00PM
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Originally named the Mid-Autumn Festival‚ the Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. Traditionally‚ it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in observance of the bountiful Autumn harvest. Although old rituals are no longer followed‚ families continue to gather for a day to relax and eat moon cakes. Upon this occasion‚ the legend of the Moon Goddess‚ CHANG-O‚ is often told to children. Once
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Dashain Festival of Nepal INTRODUCTION Dashain is the biggest festival in Nepal. Dashain is celebrated by Nepalese people with great excitement. It is normally in the month of October but sometimes in late September. This festival is the longest and the most important of all festivals in Nepal. It falls in the best time of the year when fruits‚ vegetables and other foods are in plenty. And‚ all animals are well fed and healthy. It is said that Dashain is a celebration of the victory of the gods
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For my event I attended the Black Swamp Arts Festival back in September. This festival was over a whole weekend and it was filled with eclectic styles of art and music. Walking through the festival and seeing the different booths made me feel like I was in a whole new world sometimes. The art was gorgeous‚ some of it was funny and amusing‚ and others were moving and were very deep. The musical portion of the weekend is where I found my most memorable events that I believe related to this class in
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Densie Keaton Social Networking Advantages and Disadvantages HLT 610 Grand Canyon University Finding the advantages and disadvantages of social networking for career advancement was to say the least interesting. The employment advancement with Social media in education can teach students marketing skills early on in the process. When using sites like Facebook‚ twitter‚ and Instagram individuals are able to send information about themselves out to millions of people. If that same person
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There are three things that are certain to occur in Oklahoma during the spring. One being bad weather‚ the second is the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and the third being the start of festival and fair season. Oklahoma City has festivals to celebrate the arts‚ music‚ and foods that are unique to Oklahoma. The City of Guthrie devotes a whole weekend to the Land Run of 1889 with “89er Days Celebration” and in Bartlesville you will be transported back to Indian Territory of the 1820s during the
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predict this celebration happened in october and lasted for three days Myth#4: The food they ate was similar to the food we eat now Fact#4: Actually there was no cranberry sauce‚ popcorn‚ or turkey Myth #5 Only one or two natives came to the harvest festival Fact #5: When in fact about 90 native men attended Myth #6: The pilgrims or colonists only wore black and white clothing Fact #6: Incorrect as well since the colonists had a variety of colors and a few materials. Myth#7 We believe that the first
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and styles. During these celebrations‚ people are usually wearing their traditional dresses and enjoying customary foods. Moreover‚ it will be wonderful experience for people those who are not familiar with these traditional practices. Some of the festivals are of international attention‚ attracts tourists‚ and thereby
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Thingyan is probably the most celebrated‚ most joyous event in the culture and custom of Myanmar people. From the poorest to the richest in Myanmar‚ this is the greatest event for the year. Every body‚ poor‚ rich‚ uneducated‚ educated‚ young and old all participate and enjoy in this once a year event. For every Burmese‚ this is the event not to be missed. Even for those Burmese people in foreign countries‚ this is the time for a celebration in the memory of their homeland and their culture. Thingyan
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