day of my dad’s fiftieth birthday celebration‚ my brother and I were delivering a poem about Dad. Standing on chairs in front of all the guests‚ we joked that “Dad is so jealous he wishes that he was as handsome as us when he was an adolescent.” Everyone luckily including Dad laughed. That often repeated statement among our family and friends will stay imbedded in my mind until I write the poem for his sixtieth birthday! This party was a typical Arabic celebration. Over fifth people came to celebrate
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strongly binds a brothers and a sisters in the circumference of mutual love and trust. Any Indian festival seems to be incomplete without the traditional Indian festivities‚ such as gathering‚ celebrations‚ exchange of sweets and gifts‚ lots of noise‚ singing and dancing. Festivals are the celebration of togetherness as being as a united family and the festival "Raksha Bandhan" is not an exception of this. The love and self actuation towards a novel cause between a brother and his sister is
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Dia de los Muertos‚ or colloquially‚ Day of the Dead‚ is a celebration of those departed into the afterlife. It is the holiday in which Mexico is most famous for (Brandes 1997: 270). In the modern day‚ this holiday refers to the pan-Roman Catholic holiday All Souls Day‚ which has its origins in Europe. In Mexico‚ the Day of the Dead is the largest annual ceremony‚ and rivals it’s ancestral origins (Brandes 1997: 271). In North America‚ Dia de los Muertos‚ or Halloween‚ has become less about celebrating
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889058420World teachers’ day celebration 0World teachers’ day celebration (October 2-3‚ 2014) NARRATIVE REPORT Teaching has always been regarded as the noblest profession. With teachers‚ professions become professions. Teachers are considered the brains behind the people who became experts or achieved a great deal. Teachers are the light of every person’s brain‚ the heart of a single soul‚ the pillars of those who do not have guts‚ the voices that keep on saying‚ "Go on... you can do it ".
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mistake.” While standing on the very soil‚ which once oppressed the patriots of young America‚ Swanson‚ filled with a strong pride for our nation and detest of our former British monarchy‚ understands the importance of our independence and the celebration of it. The Fourth of July is both a pivottable date in our democracy‚ declaring our liberty through law‚ and serves as a date in which Americans all across the nation’s reaches can celebrate their freedoms and rights bestowed to them by the people
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Most Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali. Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama‚ along with Sita and Lakshman‚ from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king‚ the people of Ayodhya‚ the Capital of Rama‚ illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst firecrackers.[5] In Jainism‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BC.[6][7] In
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"The Great Rite" is a sympathetic magick‚ to represent something a lot greater by doing a small thing. It is a portion of a Beltane ritual‚ which celebrates the start of the planting session. It is a celebration of life - most of the time symbolically done by using a chalice (as a symbol for the Goddess) and an athame (as a symbol for the God). But this rite can be performed in a multitude ways by using items which are representative for the God that can be inserted into another item to representate
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to find more about the International Women’s Day celebration. ’Woman’- is a word that conjures up a lot of images in our minds and brings out varied emotions as selfless love‚ nurturing and caring attitude. Who is a woman? The dictionary meaning of a woman is adult female human but this definition cannot do justice to the role of woman. A woman is much more than these words. Read on to find more about the significance of Women’s Day celebration. Understanding a Woman “A woman is a full circle
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SPEECH BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM‚ MINISTER FOR EDUCATION‚ AT DEEPAVALI LIGHT UP SWITCH-ON CEREMONY ON FRIDAY‚ 15 OCTOBER 2004‚ AT 7.00 PM Mr Heng Chee How‚ Minister of State‚ Ministry of Trade and Industry‚ and Mayor‚ Central Singapore CDC Mr Lim Neo Chian‚ Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive‚ Singapore Tourism Board Mr V R Nathan‚ Chairman‚ Hindu Endowments Board Dr Uma Rajan‚ Adviser‚ Little India Shopkeepers & Heritage Association Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
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they are doing enough to prevent pollution at the cost of their economic success. The event management industry has been around for centuries. It marks a cause for celebration and entertainment for a variety of reasons‚ often to relieve a ’period of hard physical labor’ and the ’essential feature of these events is the celebration or reaffirmation of community or culture’ regarding local and community events such as fayres‚ small festivals‚ work functions and religious ceremonies i.e Christmas
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