words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents‚ but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events: A general leave of absence from a regular occupation for rest or recreation A specific trip or journey for the purposes of recreation / tourism Official or unofficial observances of religious/national/cultural/other significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities (public/religious holiday) A holiday or vacation
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A Guide to Package Holidays National Consumer Agency Who are we? The National Consumer Agency is an independent national agency that was established by the Irish government under the Consumer Protection Act 2007. Our activities incorporate the work that was previously done by the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA). We also have additional areas of focus‚ which are outlined below‚ and we have extensive new powers. Among other things‚ these powers allow us to deal with unfair‚
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El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico more than 500 years ago‚ they encountered the native people (Aztecs) practicing a ritual that appeared to mock death. The native people had been practicing this ritual for over 3‚000 years prior to the Spaniards arrival. At first‚ the Spaniards attempted to convert the natives to Catholicism and eradicate this ritual; however‚ they were unsuccessful. Instead‚ the ritual has been merged with Catholic theology‚ and
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. Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7‚ 1915‚ in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ to Sarah Julia "Sadie" Fagan (née Harris). Her father‚ Clarence Halliday (Holiday)‚ a musician‚ did not marry or live with her mother. Her mother had moved to Philadelphia at the age of thirteen‚ after being rejected from her parents’ home in Sandtown-Winchester‚ Baltimore for becoming pregnant. With no support from her own parents‚ Holiday’s mother arranged for the young Holiday to stay with her older married
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Culturally‚ Americans have a common trend; the celebration of holidays. In most recent days‚ holidays have been condensed to a festival of bargains‚ retail finds and materialistic trinkets. We have reduced some of our most sacred holidays into giving and receiving gifts. Christmas‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Halloween‚ and Thanksgiving are just a few examples of how today’s society has skewed the true religious‚ diverse meaning of the holiday. The prime example would be Christmas. Christmas is supposed
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Bob Joe Biography 101‚ 4th Hour Mr. Max Mander February 14‚ 2014 My Favorite Holiday Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Santo Nino. The dance moves to the sound of the drums and this resembles the current (Sinulog) of what was then known as Cebu’s Pahina River. Thus‚ in Cebuano‚ they say it’s Sinulog. Sinulog‚ which is of pagan origin‚ is the link between the country’s pagan past and its Christian present. Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan came to Cebu
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Studies Chicano/ Latino Holidays Holidays are days of festivity or recreation in which work is normally canceled and families or friends get together and celebrate for a certain purpose. Within separate cultures the holidays or celebrations may be different. For example within the Jewish culture those who follow that religion may celebrate Hanukkah. Within my research paper I will be covering the holidays that the Chicano or Latino culture celebrates. For example holidays such as Cinco De Mayo‚
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October 24‚ 2009 The Holiday Beach in Haikou Since I was a child‚ I have dreamed of living in a luxury beach house where I could enjoy my life with nature. Last summer holiday‚ my friend Liang invited six friends including me to his hometown Haikou to enjoy a one-week vacation. The thing that impressed me the most during the vacation is the place where we stayed‚ an amazing beach named Holiday Beach. It is one of the most famous beaches in Haikou. While staying on Holiday Beach‚ I realized some
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VacationSpot.com and Rent-a-Holiday were both on-line travel companies that focused on the independent leisure lodging segment of the travel market. VacationSpot.com company comes from Seattle‚ Washington while Rent-a-holiday comes from other side of western world Brussels‚ Belgium. Both companies started at around same time and in April 1999 they entered formal merge negotiations. In march of 1998 the CEO and president of VacationSpot.com Murch was contacted by the CEO of Rent-a-holiday Coppieters. Later
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Thesis statement: Ryan Holiday is an extremist who is trying to make a difference in media manipulation. Body paragraph 1: • Concrete detail: “…I felt that if I could just get everyone’s attention and expose the problems in the right way‚ it could make a difference” (xvi) • Commentary: Ryan Holiday is using his own way to expose media manipulation. Instead of being nice about it‚ to him the only way to make a difference is to go in extreme lengths. He wants people to truly open their eyes about
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