authorities have shifted into high gear to ensure motorists have a safe journey back to their hometowns for the coming Chinese New Year. The Road Safety Department will be increasing the number of programmes promoting road safety from an average of once to five times a week during the festive season. The programmes include distributing pamphlets on road safety to motorists and providing free helmets to motorcyclists in exchange for helmets deemed not up to standard. Department programme and project
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The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. The nearer New Year comes the more excited and enthusiastic people are. In general‚ preparation for Tet starts one week before New Year’s Day. There are three main activities in this week: shopping‚ cleaning and decorating houses‚ and "Tat Nien" parties. Shopping is the most interesting activity before Tet. There is a number of items must be bought. In
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Missing school for an unrecognized holiday can be marked as an absence on student records. New York state Senator Daniel L. Squadron and Assemblywoman Grace Meng recently pushed for legislation to make the Lunar New Year an institutionalized public holiday. The two legislators are currently awaiting approval for the law from state officials. Originally‚ this law sounded personally appealing. As a proud Chinese American‚ I believe that this would have a profound cultural impact on Asian families. However
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NEW YEAR‚ NEW ME: IS IT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR ALREADY! As the new year approaches‚ almost all of us begin to be as reflective as possible by listing out things we’re going to do to make 2015 the best year ever. Regardless of the high hopes and best of our intentions‚ hardly any of us will make it through the first month. Well‚ that’s how it has been for past so many years‚ hasn’t it? Here is another fact: When some self help guru or endless text on the World Wide Web tells you that you can make or
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It’s that time again‚ a new year‚ as the year approach the end‚ the Hmong New Year is celebrated by many Hmong people throughout the world in different months where Hmong people live‚ either that be in October‚ November‚ or December. But no matter what‚ where you find a large population of Hmong people‚ you know there’s going to be some sort of Hmong New Year event taking place that year. From what I remember‚ when I was little‚ my parents took me to the Soccer Tournament (another Hmong event)‚ where
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Seven Year War left a mixed legacy which changed the relationship between the colonies and its mother country. Following the war‚ Britain asserted more control and power over the colonies in North America because they faced a number of serious political‚ geographical‚ and financial problems. Britain adopted forceful policies and the colonists felt their
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LUNAR NEW YEAR IN VIETNAM [pic] Lunar New Year which is known as “Tet” is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It often begins on late January and ends on early February . It’s a special time for people to relax‚ forget all about the troubles‚ hope for a better new year and spend time together with their family and their friends after a hard working year. GET READY! [pic] Two weeks before the New Year’s Eve‚ family members try to come back to
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Bengali New Year is the first day of the Bengali calendar‚ celebrated in both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal‚ and also in Bengali communities in the other Indian states. It is celebrated on 14th April in Bangladesh and on 15th April in West Bengal. The traditional greeting for Bengali New Year is "Shubho Noboborsho". There is a noticeable difference in the nature and essence between the Bengali New Year and English New Year. While the English New Year’s day is also comprehensively
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`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually‚ in the months of November and December‚ in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech‚ I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year‚ such as the culture of the food‚ tradition clothes‚ and the activities that are involved. I. There are several activities that are involved at Hmong New Years. A. The game of love "Pov pob‚" or ball toss‚ involves lines or groups of men
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Embracing Change by Linda Finstad My name is Linda Finstad‚ and I am a middle aged English woman. Every year for as long as I can remember I made the same "To Do List" of New Years Resolutions that would make me slimmer‚ fitter‚ even a nicer person. Every year for as long as I can remember I had to re-make those very same resolutions come the first of January. Then‚ on my 45th birthday‚ I had a light bulb moment. Instead of lamenting that I was middle aged and gravity was having a negative
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