Diwali is an annual festival of Hindus. Generally it falls during the month of October or November. Hindus throughout India celebrate this festival with great joy. The festival of Diwali has a religious sanction behind it. It was on this day thousands of years ago that Shri Ram Chandra set foot on Ayodhya after completing the 14 years of his exile. His return was a matter of great joy and relief to the people of Ayodhya. They celebrated the occasion by arranging illuminations on a large scale
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The Athenians would enjoy festivals throughout the whole year and devoted several days of each month to them. There was an extremely diverse variety of festivals to cater for different parts of the population. Festivals were very important to Athenians in particular for many reasons. The Athenians were very proud of their festivals and they became a way in which Athens attempted to show off and prove her prominence and importance to other Greek states. Firstly‚ they allowed a way to honour the gods
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Slavery had been going on for hundreds of years in the Caribbean. The European powers dominated and exploited the region for its riches‚ resources‚ and its people and provided an oppressed servile class of Africans to use as a labor resource. The slaves would work on plantations against their will without any regard for their well-being or livelihood. Furthermore‚ as the industry began to develop‚ the Caribbean saw a major decline in slavery partnered with a rise in indentured servitude. This
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Festivals in the Philippines 1. BULAKLAKAN FESTIVAL January 01 / Muntinlupa City‚ Metro Manila (45 minutes from Manila) Annual procession‚ parade of flowers and costumes. 2. COCONUT FESTIVAL January 11-15 / San Pablo City‚ Laguna (2 hours from Manila by land) A grand mardi-gras celebration which pays homage to Laguna Province’s most ubiquitous crop. 3. CARACOL FESTIVAL January 19 / Glorietta 4 Park‚ Makati City‚ Metro Manila (30 minutes from Manila ) "Caracol" is Spanish for
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they all enjoy is the strawberry festival. The strawberry festival is held once a year in Troy‚ Ohio at their local fairgrounds. Fulton Farms‚ just outside of Troy is known to have one of the largest strawberry fields east of the Mississippi River. People come out every year the first weekend of June to savor the fun and great taste of the celebration because it is a great time to celebrate the berry harvest. The strawberry festival is one of the top festivals in Southern Ohio and gets a tremendous
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Rino Bnao EN 101-4 Karen Millam Sep 14‚ 2012 Taiwanese Kite Festival Kite Festival is the event where people made different kind of kites to fly them. Few days ago I went to Delap to attend the kite festival. I really enjoyed the event and although there are many reasons why I like about the kite Festival‚ few major facts why I like the event the most and catches my attention. First reason why I like the event is that the Taiwanese allowed the kids to fly and played their kites. Each kid that
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Laguna Festivals Laguna Islands Philippines | Ana Kalang Festival - Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ located 105 kms. South of Manila‚ supposedly got its name from the legendary head of the tribe before Christianity was brought to the Philippines- Ana Kalang. This beautiful and capable leader‚ allegedly saw the Virgin Sta. Ana‚ who took the poison out of the lanzones fruit so that it can be edible‚ thus‚ the name Ana kalang Festival‚ in honor of the fruit which is one of the
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INTRODUCTION Festival is defined as a time of celebration marked by special observances. Every festival tells a message pertaining our customs‚ traditional values‚ mythology‚ culture and historical events. Festival usually brings happiness and glee. Thereby‚ it strengthens the bond of relationship and friendships. Britain is a land known of its British cultures. It inevitably celebrates a variety of festivals throughout the year. For example‚ British people celebrate New Year‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Easter
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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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