commonly known by Vietnamese as Tết Nguyên Đán or Tet‚ is the most important and popular holiday and also festival in Vietnam. Do you know: Vietnam Lunar New Year 2012 will fall on January 23rd. 2012 is the year of Dragon About Tet Vietnamese Lunar New Year‚ commonly known by Vietnamese as Tết Nguyên Đán or Tet‚ is the most important and popular holiday and also festival in Vietnam. Similar to Lunar New Year in South Korea or China‚ Tet is celebrated for the arrival of the spring
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HUNG TEMPLE FESTIVAL IN VIETNAM Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. There are so many festivals held through a year: Do Son Buffalo Fighting‚ Mid Autumn‚ and Lunar New Year‚ etc. As for me‚ one of the most important sacred is Hung Temple Festival. The festival begins with a palanquin procession performed by three villages of Co Tich‚ Vi Cuong and Trieu Phu. The procession carries bamboo elephants
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Day. Or in Japan‚ Tango no Sekku ‚which occurs on the fifth day of May is their Children’s Day. In my country - Vietnam‚ the fifteenth day of August in lunar calendar is the Children’s Day‚ also called Mid-Autumn Festival‚ is the second important occasion in Vietnam. Mid-Autumn Festival is the time for parents to play with and catch up their kids. Parents often tell many stories to their kids on this holiday. The most popular story is about “ the moon man and his banian tree”. The banian tree had
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mooncakes are to mid-autumn festival what mince pies are to christmas. the seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. and the moon is what this celebration is all about. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month‚ it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest. this year the festival falls on october 1. there are two legends
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FESTIVAL 1. What’s the name of the festival and where does it take place? Reincorporation of Tacna’s Day takes place in August in the city of Tacna‚ Peru. 2. What does it celebrate? 83th anniversary where Tacna’s city is returned from Chile to Peru. Do you remember Heroic City of Tacna? Well this is the reason. 3. When is the festival and how long does it last? The festival starts in August from 1st to 31st and goes on for several weeks. The central day is 28th August
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Tomorrow is the Dionysia festival. This will be my third one since moving here to Athens four years ago. I plan on attending the newest tragedies being performed at the theater of Dionysus. I heard that Sophokles is introducing one this year. It is called Oedipus Rex. Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Elaphebolion 2‚ 426 Today was a wonderful day. The day began with an early start. I woke up and adorned myself with my finest peplos. I left my home for the festival and immediately headed for
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WORLD IN 14 FILMS that will take place from November 25th to December 3rd 2011 at the cinema Babylon Mitte. The Babylon Mitte is one of the oldest still active cinemas of Berlin and the only one surviving that was a premiere theatre during the silent film era. During the nazi period it served as a hiding place for enemies of the regime. The Filmfestival AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS will bring together 14 extraordinary independent films from 14 regions around the world. From South America to
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History: Microsoft is a multinational American Corporation founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. It is headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington and is one the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft focuses on developing products and services related to computing. Originally‚ Microsoft was first established to develop and sell basic interpreters for the Altair 8800‚ and now Microsoft has grown and developed to be the market dominant company for operating systems and personal
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Name _______________________________________ Class ____________________________ Date _______________ The New Republic CHAPTER 1 Guided Reading Strategies 1.4 READING THE SECTION As you read the section‚ use your RHS note-taking skills to Remove unnecessary words and keep the key information you need to Hold onto list two or three key points about each of the people identified below. Then‚ Substitute your own words. I. Government & Party Politics: Write 2 key facts for each… A.
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Tanabata- Japanese Star Festival Every country around the world had many different festivals and celebrations that out own. Japan has many different festivals each season based on the lunar calendar. One of the most celebrated festivals in Japan is a festival called Tanabata‚ which is also called the Star Festival. The first annual observance of summer is known as Tanabata‚ falling on July 7. It is a day that commemorates a romantic story‚ first handed down to Japan’s imperial court via China and
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