What is the Day of the Dead? The Day of the Dead is a holiday that originates in Mexico. The main focus of it is to celebrate and remember dead loved ones with friends and family. The celebration takes place on October 31‚ November 1 and November 2. The celebration is dedicated to La Calavera Catrina‚ who has become a symbol for the holiday. The Day of the Dead has become one of the largest holidays in Mexican culture. What countries celebrate the Day of the Dead? The holiday is especially
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Thanksgiving Day The holiday of Thanksgiving is a tradition started by the Pilgrims and Indians. Together they shared the fruits of the newly settled America. Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers‚ gifting your near and dear ones. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. Besides‚ the fourth Thursday in the month
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celebrate our Annual Sports Day every year in the month of January. Preparations for the celebration of the sports day are made much in advance. There is a big gathering on that day in our school. The students who excel in games are given prizes by the chief guest. The parents of the students are also invited to attend the sports.This year our annual sports day was celebrated on the 10th of January. The Director of Educaion had kindly agreed to preside over the function. The sports day started at 9:00 a.m
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Earth Day April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day each year. more than a million people across the globe‚ including individuals‚ communities‚ organisations governments acknowledge the beauty of this amazing planet we call home and pledge to protect and conserve the wealth of natural heritage for the generations to come. Good morning everyone and welcome to the earth day celebrations 2013. A warm welcome t May I now invite our Thank You sir. The Western Music choir will now present a song
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"My regards to the Principal Sir / Madam‚ all my teachers‚ and my seniors here. I thank you for selecting me to participate in this Republic Day speech for children competition. 26th January is called the Republic Day. In 1950‚ on this day our constitution came to effect. We became free from British rule in 1947. However‚ we did not become completely self-ruled then which is called a sovereign state. We became a sovereign state only in 1950. We also decided to make our country a republic. A republic
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changed as a result of what I learned this unit. Prior to reading Howard Zinn’s Columbus and Western Civilization‚ I believed that history was infallible. I saw Columbus as a hero who paved the way for colonization in the Americas. What I didn’t know‚ were the covered up facts hidden from us by the improper reconstruction of history. I knew that Native Americans were abused by Europeans‚ but I never pondered the fact that Columbus abused them as well. “He ordered the natives to find a certain amount of
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BOXING DAY 1. When is Boxing Day? - In Britain‚ Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day‚ which is 26 December. - Like Christmas Day‚ Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means everybody doesn’t have to go to school or work on that day. If Boxing Day falls on Saturday or Sunday‚ the following Monday is the Boxing Day. 2. History of Boxing Day. Why is it called Boxing Day? a) To protect ships: - During the Age of Exploration‚ when the ships started to discover
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“The American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World” 1. Life in the big cities of Europe was rough time. There was a lot of violence‚ squalor‚ treachery and intolerance. There was outbreaks of plague and smallpox‚ also many people contracted measles‚ influenza‚ typhoid fever and many more illnesses during this time. In-migration was when the Europeans from the countryside moved to the city to replenish the population that died due to illnesses. If people from the countryside didn’t
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nce day2013.co m http://independenceday2013.co m/independence-day-2013-speech-english-scho o l-students/ Independence Day 2013 Speech In English For School Students Ho me > Independence Day - 1 May 2013 Indiacelebrates Independence Day on August 15 each year. India became an independent nation on August 15‚ 1947‚ so a gazetted holiday is held annually to remember this date. Students are asked to deliver a speech on a Independence day at your school‚ college‚ institution or University. Here we
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus is one of the best-known of all explorers. He is famous for his voyage in 1492‚ when he "discovered" America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. Columbus was probably born in Genoa‚ Italy‚ around 1451. His real name was Christoforo Columbo. His wife‚ a Portuguese women who he married around 1480‚ was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They had one son named Diego. He made several voyages to the New World‚ which he thought was Asia
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