of this particular celebration was outside‚ and based around‚ one main circle. Drums were beating so loud‚ you could feel the pound inside your chest. Different activities were going on all around‚ such as dancers‚ vendors‚ and a huge variety of foods to choose from. The circular dancing arena is known as the arbor‚ this area is blessed before any of the events begin (Schultz‚ 2001). This area is considered to be sacred ground‚ and is respected throughout the entire celebration (Schultz‚ 2001). The
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They have a special holiday called Hanukkah‚ which is the same as Christmas in America. The different thing is they use a menorah. A menorah holds candles that Jews light each night of Hanukkah. Jews have special celebrations called bar and bat mitzvahs too. This is a family celebration of a boy or girl celebrating being grown up. The new man or woman must prove themselves by saying parts of the Torah. Jews eat special food called kosher and is blessed by their preacher who is called Rabbi. This
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|Observed by |India | |Type |National | |Date |26 January | |Celebrations |Parades‚ distribution of sweets in schools and cultural | | |programmes | The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into
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strict sense‚ the sacrament is the celebration of the marriage by the Christian community surrounding the couple. Sacrament celebration is the way the community celebrates the love of God that it recognizes in the love between this man and this woman. Sacrament celebrates their love and their commitment to each other and at the same time reinforces that love and commitment by proclaiming it to the whole community. Understanding the wedding as a celebration of the whole Church around the couple
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An altar made on the Day of the Dead is the perfect image that has a balance of Aztec and Spanish elements incorporated in it. The Day of the Dead is a special celebration that remembers‚ honours‚ and celebrates the dead. It is a celebration of life‚ and a triumph over death. The Aztecs have been practicing this tradition for at least three thousand years before the Spanish arrived. To them‚ life was a dream‚ and it is only in death that did they wake. The Aztecs had a strong belief in the afterlife
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Snake (2013-02-10—2014-01-31) | | | | Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is also known as the Spring Festival‚ the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year’s Day itself‚ the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar‚ to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month‚ making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Because
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English Cristes maesse or "Christ ’s mass‚" is a celebration of the nativity of Jesus Christ. Celebrations of the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere have been a time of rejoicing among many ancient cultures. The reason for celebrating Christmas on December 25th is still unclear. Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence: Cultural traditions have had an influence on the Christmas celebrations of today in Mexico. Supporting Sentences The celebration of the winter solstice in Mexico even proceeded
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Q UNIT 4 D2: Evaluate the effectiveness of business information and its communication as key contributors to the success of the organisation‚ using examples to illustrate your points. Information and the effectiveness of communication are key to the success (or the survival) of a business. For example‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 continues to have serious implications for the business. Introduction Over the last 129 years M&S has grown from a single market stall to become
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includes floats that are decorated with flowers not unlike those used inPasadena’s Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing‚ presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes‚ that is inspired by the Bendian‚ an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from theCordillera region.[3] A side from economic boosts from tourism‚ the festival also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture’s old traditions. The indigenous people was first wary with government-led
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“theater.” Beginning with religious ritual celebrations and competitions‚ they created an art form which has been parent to the modern theater‚ as well as television and film. Although the origins of Greek theater are unknown‚ it is believed that it grew out of the dithyramb‚ songs and dances honoring Dionysus held at a festival called the Dionysia (Theater of Ancient Greece). Although these uninhibited songs and dances probably grew out of ritual celebrations‚ they eventually became more formalized
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