Gras Celebration Mardi Gras began as a historical event to celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday in Christian celebrations. This has later become known as the Catholics holy day of obligation where the members of the church would begin their 40 day period of austerity. This 40 day period leading up to Easter Sunday is known as Lent. Fat Tuesday was another for Mardi Gras. In France Fat Tuesday was on its way to becoming a day of excess and disorderly behavior before the Lenten celebration. It is
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Celebration of Discipline‚ by Richard Foster‚ was a great book explaining practical ways to live a Christian life. It also provided key insights on how to strengthen your Christian walk‚ live a spiritually disciplined life‚ and showed the outcomes of living such life. In the book Mr. Foster talked about twelve spiritual inward‚ outward‚ and corporate disciplines. The inward disciplines mentioned in the book were meditation‚ prayer‚ fasting‚ and study. These disciplines help us to evaluate ourselves
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foreign rule. It came after a long and hard struggle. Preparation for the day: We celebrate this day with great zeal every year. This year great preparations were made in our school. Every one of us was eager to take part in the Independent Day Celebration. The vice principal drew up a programme which was announced by the principal on the 12th august. Programme of the Day: Early in the morning of the 15th August we gathered in the School ground. Our teacher also joined us in a few minutes. There
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My dear children‚ parents‚ distinguished guests I am grateful to Saint Sai Montessorri School to have invited me today to this 23rd Annual day celebration. It is a great pleasure to address young children and their parents. Children are our tomorrow - our future. Bright children I see here today will be the citizens of tomorrow. They may tomorrow grow up to be Einsteins‚ Rabindra Naths‚ Gandhis‚ Abdul Kalams & Kishore Kumars. And if we see the past record of this school...most of the kids who
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Public holidays and celebrations in Great Britain Great Britain is a country of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some of them are funny‚ some are strange. But they all are interesting and they are an essential part of the British way of life. There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are the days when most of offices and shops are closed and people don’t need to go to work. In Scotland‚ England‚ Wales and Northern
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her passing‚ even my extended family. Her funeral was a family reunion of sorts. Although many members of my family were affected greatly by her passing‚ her death was the worst event in my life that I can remember. Before her passing‚ my great grandfather‚ Horace Ware‚ was the first to pass. From what my family tells me his death was the same caliber of tragedy as my grandmother’s. And after that‚ my grandmother on my dad’s side and my first dog died. However‚ my great grandmother’s death affected
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My Favorite Holiday Celebration Christmas has always been my favorite holiday of the year. As a child it was the one time of year that I thought I could get a glimpse of Santa Clause leaving me presents. What an exciting memory. I wish I could go back to when I was little. To this day‚ I always look forward to waking up early in the morning to be the first person to look at all the presents and then going to church. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Our house is warm with the spirit of Christmas
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Easter Celebration for The Kids in My Church Jesus said‚ "Let the little children come to me‚ and do not hinder them‚ for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Matthew 19:14‚ NIV Bible). The quotation alerts the Sunday school teachers to treat their students like Jesus did. In celebrating this Easter season‚ the kids under 12 years old in my church could actively be involved with the help of the teachers. In this case‚ Sunday school teachers have an important role to make Easter celebration
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What comes to mind when the idea of "Romantic Literature" enters your head? Immediate imageries consisting of two lovers‚ a rose‚ or even a starlit sky may come to mind. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein‚ she disproved these imageries by creating her own scenario with grotesque images and lonely characters. Many have overlooked this novel as a romantic literature but it is actually one that contains the most elements of a romantic literature. Romantic literature emerged through a movement called Romanticism
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Every country has its own customs and traditions. They are manifested clearly in anniversaries‚ ceremonies and especially on New Year’s Days. In Vietnam every year towards the 15th day of the 12th lunar months‚ everybody begins to strip the apricot trees off their leaves and water melons are seen to be sold everywhere then one is realdy to welcome New Year with all his merriment and joy. They all have their houses whitewashed and decorated‚ buy new clothes for their children and get everything
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