9/26/10 Rituals and festivals have been parts of traditional European life for many centuries. They included all social classes‚ religions‚ and occurred in many areas across Europe. For example‚ festivals have been used as a way to vent out stress and express one’s self. Rituals as well help support the understanding of social classes. Some rituals like charivari could take place at any time that helped construct order around Europe by public humiliation and torture. Rituals and festivals served the practical
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JEWISH PASSOVER FESTIVAL MOOD: The mood of this festival is happy as it is a celebration of freedom. TIME AND DURATION: Passover begins on the 14th or 15th day (depending on where you are from) of the month of Nisan and ends on the 22nd day of the month of Nisan. It is celebrated for seven days in Israel and eight days outside of Israel. The reason for the difference has to do with the way the ancient calendar worked. HOW DOES THE RITUAL REFLECT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JEWISH PEOPLE
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Community Book Festival Every day hundreds‚ if not thousands of families look forward to their local upcoming weekend activities. For some‚ it is the local fair that rolls into town with the rides for their children. Others‚ it is a walk on the water front with good food and drinks. For most‚ it is time to relax‚ have a cold drink‚ and enjoy things like Seafair in Washington State‚ or the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for Southern California residents. Without local non-profit organizations
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General information: Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. Lunar because it s based on a lunisolar calendar (moon phase and solar year) and spring because it s the beginning of Spring. You celebrate the first day of the chinese calendar‚ but basically it s a long chinese holiday starting from the first day until the Lantern Festival on the last day. It is the time to honor deities and ancestors. New year´s days are celebrated as a family affair and a time
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The Festival of Colours Holi is a popular‚ religious festival that is celebrated by Hindus. It is often referred to as the ‘festival of colours’ because of the famous ritual that it has bore. It originated in India and is celebrated near the end of the winter season‚ on the last day of the lunar month. This usually falls in late February‚ or early March. Holi is a celebration of various legends‚ such as the legend of Prahlad and Hiranyakshyap. It stated that there was once a demon king named
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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Diwali rituals Diwali‚ the festival of lights‚ is one of the important and widely spread holidays celebrated in India. It is a celebration of lights‚ and for many‚ it is truly a sensory experience; some families decorate their houses with all sorts of lights and open up to the neighbors‚ sharing their love and their food. Those celebrating Diwali spend time with family and friends. They perform religious ceremonies to bring in wealth and prosperity for a new year‚ cook and eat delicious food
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Diwali The Festival Of Lights An ancient celebration with deeply spiritual roots‚ this Festival of Lights is technically a tradition with a religious foundation‚ but all that are willing to share in the season of abundance are welcome. Thousands of oil lamps‚ fireworks‚ lavish feasts‚ fragrant flowers and colored sand in the form of lotus blossoms adorn India in this annual homecoming that is Diwali. The festival has its roots in ancient Indian texts and it stands for
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali‚[1] popularly known as the "festival of lights"‚ is an important five-day festival in Hinduism‚Jainism‚ and Sikhism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname
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Culture/Arts To define arts and culture all types of creative expression must be considered ranging from individual to collective and also from grassroots to institutional. Auckland Council. (2012). The Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute believes that culture as a word has become enormously confused. The denotation of culture includes the following six fields yet many more do exist; Language which is and the most developed channel of expression and yet also the oldest human institution‚ Arts &
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