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    Toronto International Film Festival Mission Statement The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) mission is “transforming the way people see the world through film. “ This statement is grounded in the geographical location of Toronto that consists of a population from around the world. TIFF seeks out programming that will allow our audiences to express themselves‚ their cultural perspectives‚ and their sense of being‚ through the shared experience of the moving image. Sponsors TIFF gratefully

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    mid-autumn festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon Festival or Moon cake Festival. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. When was mid-autumn festival first appeared? A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou‚ a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty from 3‚000 years ago. The celebration became popular during the early Tang Dynasty. The history and origins of mid-autumn festival The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional

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    France with some pocket money and a video camera. He started the trip on a train station and all his misfortunes have started. He lost his money‚ passport and his luggage. He caught himself with Stepan‚ Emil’s son who is a movie critic in Cannes Film Festival‚ leaving the train unintentionally. A lot of misfortunes happened to Bean until he was helped by Sabine‚ an actress in a movie that will premiere in Cannes. They get into the event and Bean‚ together with Stepan‚ disguised to get inside the building

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    Identifying the role of festivals‚ oral traditions in music‚ distinct national dances such as that of the Meo‚ traditional theatre of cheo‚ fine arts and literature such as the famous 3000 verse epic Kieu by Nguyen Du (1766-1820). Festivals: Lunar new year (TET) - Is the most important festivals for Vietnamese people - Celebrated between late January and February - Homeland festival which continues for a week or more - They indulge in eating‚ drink and social activities

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    Do you know the Chinese traditional festival? Do you know how to the Mid-Autumn festival the Chinese traditional festival? Nowadays‚ I want to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional Festival-the Mid-Autumn festival‚ which is on the 15th august in China’s lunar calendar. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn festival‚ we have to recall the moon. The moon is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival. The people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival by doing every thing about the moon. For

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    the remaining water leaving a hollow vessel. A windproof ice lantern is now formed. The windproof ice lantern has gain popularity that people starts to make ice lanterns to put outside their house and gave it to their children to play during some festivals. Ice lantern was the symbol of winter holiday back in the old days. Ice lanterns also symbolize the novel changes and immense advance in techniques of the Chinese craftsmanship. 2.2 Introduction of Harbin Ice lanterns were first found in

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    On the Chinese and Western Superstition Differences in Superstition-related Numbers and Festivals between Chinese and English 从英汉数字和迷信节日看中西方的迷信思想差异 内容摘要 迷信是人类文化的一部分,它起源于人类出现的第一天。尽管科学和技术在发展,迷信思想仍然存在。迷信思想存在于人类生活的方方面面中,并在很大程度上影响着人们的行为。迷信作为一种文化现象,因国家和民族的不同而不同。随着世界各国交流日趋频繁,了解世界各国的迷信思想文化的差异显得尤为重要。中西方国家在数字和节日方面存在一些迷信思想差异,文化,宗教,心理等因素的不同是其差异的主要原因。因此,探究中西方数字与节日的迷信思想差异及其成因成为本文的主旨。 关键字:迷信;差异;迷信数字;迷信节日 Abstract Superstition‚ as one part of human culture‚ dates from the first day when human

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    Well‚ most of the festivals that I know of were religious in nature. Christmas of course being the most famous‚ it lasted from Christmas Day until Epiphany (the 6th January)‚ and was preceded by the fast period of Advent. Epiphany used to be the climax of the Christmas period and was the biggest celebration of all‚ but in england it has faded away and is no longer celebrated. However‚ it is still the climax of christmas in Spain and Italy. Easter of course‚ preceded by another fast‚ Lent‚ which

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    Giulia Nunnari English Grade 12 Postmodernism Donnel 02/14/ 2012 Coachella Destruction Since its beginning‚ the Coachella music festival has seen a rise in popularity and price‚ attracting not only a wider audience but also exhibiting a greater tendency toward “mainstream” music. Though the culture of the festival itself has changed‚ the poster that advertises it has remained surprisingly the same. The poster depicts the bare Indio Valley with a mountain in the background‚ palm

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    Lim festival Bac Ninh is a place which owns many cutural beauties in Viet Nam. When visiting Bac Ninh‚ tourists will be impressed by many traditional festivals in here. Lim festival is regarded as one of the most popular ones. It is famous for beloved Quan Ho folk songs which is really attractive to foreign and domestic tourists. Lim festival takes place in Noi Due and Lien Bao communes‚ Lim town‚ Tien Du district‚ Bac Ninh province. It’s held on 12th‚ 13th‚ 14th of the first lunar month every

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