"The Festival of Lights" India is the country of Festivals. Diwali is one of the most important Hindu festivals of India. It is a festival of joy‚ happiness‚ brightness and splendour. Diwali literally means ‘row of lights’. The real meaning is to lead us into truth and light. In India everyone celebrates this festival in different traditions but the theme behind is same throughout “Good conquering Evil”. All the rituals have a story behind them. The best thing of the festival is the family
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Spring Festival The first day of the first month by the Chinese Lunar Calendar is Spring Festival‚ also known as Chinese New Year; it is the most important traditional holiday in China. Spring Festival dates back to four thousand years ago‚ originated in the Shang Dynasty. The year of 2011 was the Year of the Rabbit; due to my parents went to Bengal for missionary work‚ my uncle who lives in the countryside invited me to his house for Spring Festival this year. I didn’t like the idea at first because
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Case Study Cost-cutting at Erstaunliche Autos “We aim to boost earnings by €10bn‚” says new chief at Erstaunliche Autos Background Erstaunliche Autos (EA) is a medum-sized German car manufacturer based in Frankfurt. Workers have so far enjoyed a four-day week and high salaries‚ although production costs at EA are 40 per cent higner than similar car manufacturers. In addition‚ fierce international competition‚ including China‚ now poses a serious threat to Germany‚ where one in seven employees
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Read the following paragraphs introducing Portland‚ Oregon. Notice that each paragraph focuses on a different aspect of the city. Portland‚ Oregon is located in the northwest of the United States. Both the Columbia and the Willamette river run through Portland. It is the largest city in the state of Oregon. The city is famous for its proximity to the mountains and the ocean‚ as well as its relaxed‚ friendly inhabitants. Approximately 500‚000 people live in Portland while the Portland metro area
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Pongal Festival Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu‚ a southern state of India. For as long as people have been planting and gathering food‚ there has been some form of harvest festival. Pongal‚ one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year. This four-day festival of thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning "to boil" and is held in the month of Thai (January-February) during the season when rice and other cereals‚ sugar-cane
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health and environment. With unprecedented expansion in population‚ the pollution in India has sky rocketed. The pollution in India shoots up abruptly due to various factors and the pollution due to festivals is also one among them. The practice of immersion of Ganesh idols after the Ganesh festival in various cities is causing severe water pollution which leads to the death of tonnes of fish and many aquatic creatures. Gone are the days when the idols are made with clay‚ nowadays idols are made
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There are only two Muslim festivals set down in Islamic law: Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha ("Eid" or "Id" means festival). There are also several other special days which Muslims celebrate. Al-Hijra (1 Muharram) The Islamic New Year’s Day. This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. This was the beginning of the growth of Islam into a world faith. The Muslim calendar counts dates from the Hijra‚ which is why Muslim
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Festival By the Sea | Analysis of Event Operations | Presented by: Word Count: 3300 Table of Contents 1. Introduction – Page 4 2. Management – Page 5 * Strategic Level pg. 5 * Business Level pg. 6 * Operational pg. 7 3. Planning – Page 8 * SMART Goals pg. 8 * Feasibility pg. 9 * Structure pg. 9 * Strategic Planning and Resolving Problems pg. 10 4. Operations - Page 11 * Characteristics pg. 11 * Human Resources pg. 12 * Retention
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Festival writing Everyone has their own festival to celebrate. As a Chinese‚ I always celebrate different festival like the Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. However‚ the festival which I anticipate and put in my effort to prepare for it will be the annual Chinese New Year. Whenever Chinatown is aglow with flamboyant lights‚ and the laughter and banter of eager shoppers fill the air‚ it is a clear sign that the welcoming Chinese New Year is approaching once again. While
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Moon Cake Festival: A Mid-Autumn Festival (Chung Chiu)‚ the third major festival of the Chinese calendar‚ is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month. This festival corresponds to harvest festival s observed by Western cultures (in Hong Kong‚ it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival). Contrary to what most people believe‚ this festival probably has less to do with harvest festivities than with the philosophically minded chinese of old. The union of man’s spirit with nature
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