Dinagyang Festival A participant of Dinagyang Festival The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City‚ Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January‚ or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. History Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez of a local Roman Catholic parish introduced the
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Subject: How Basant Festival Affect The Pakistani Culture: Attached in my report “Is Basant festival celebrated or not” which you requested on 15 April. The report represents recommendations for the celebration of Basant festival in Pakistan. This proposal recommends that by taking some precautionary measures Basant festival should be celebrated in parks or in open grounds just for 2 days. Table of contents: Chapter: 1 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………… 1 2. Background……………………………………………………………
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PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL (BAGUIO) Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio‚ the summer capital of thePhilippines.[1] The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin‚ meaning "season of blooming".[1] The festival‚ held during the month of February‚ was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.[2] The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers not unlike those
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Spring Festival Chinese New Year holds the most significant position among all Chinese festivals and holidays. The Chinese New Year is accompanied by a belief in good future. Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival (1). Putting the spring festival scrolls up‚ hanging the lanterns‚ having reunion meals‚ having dumplings‚ sitting up late and waiting for the ring of the New Year are all Spring Festival’s customs. (2) Spring Festival is the day for family reunions
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has its own festival and celebration. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the festivals and celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Let’s start in Europe. Europeans have a lot of festivals that attract
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Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival (Shangyuan) is a traditional Chinese festival‚ which is on the 15th of the first month of Chinese New Year and the first full moon night which symbolizes the coming of spring. It may be regarded as the last day of the Spring Festival. The start of this festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival is regarded as a good day for family gatherings. An old custom from china is people on that night will lighten up fancy
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In Lupao‚ Nueva Ecija ‘Baybayanting Festival’ highlights battle between Christian and Muslim crusaders By Enrique P. Valenton LUPAO‚ Nueva Ecija – Like in other places which feature festivals with religious undertones‚ such as Ati-atihan‚ Sinulog‚ Feast of the Black Nazarene‚ “Taong-Putiik”‚ and Araquio‚ this town has its own - the “Baybayanting Festival”. Held every July 25‚ it is in honor of “Señor Santiago Apostol” (St. James the Apostle). It is carried out by members of the Iglesia
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Rituals and festivals have been a part of traditional European life for many years. They involved all religions‚ social classes and happened in almost all areas throughout Europe. Back in these times‚ there were no forms of entertainment like television‚ cell phones and video games. People depended on one another to entertain themselves. People in Europe would also be punished or tortured in front of the whole town to control public outbursts. An example of this is known as charivari. Some of these
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[pic] 42nd ANNUAL WORLDFEST-HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE DOCUMENTARY “FOOD FIGHT” Houston‚ TX (Mar. 18‚ 2009) —The 2009 WorldFest-Houston proudly presents Food Fight as part of its award-winning documentary side bar. Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food production developed in the 20th century‚ igniting a California food movement that sparked a tasty‚ counter-revolution. The documentary dishes up topics including sustainable produce‚ farmers markets
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Qingming Festival‚ Clear Bright Day‚ or Ancestors Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 15th day from the Spring Equinox‚ usually occurring around 5 April of the Gregorian calendar. It is similar to the All Souls’ Day in western church‚ in order to memorise the dead. Chinese is deeply influenced by the Confucianism and advocate the filial duty. These also apply to the ancestor. Since ancient times‚ Chinese people worship their ancestors. With developing of society‚ people’s attitude toward
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