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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President’s Day Today is February 19‚ 2012 and we are celebrating the President’s Day. This day was designated to honor all the presidents of the America. The most honored and respected two American presidents at that time were‚ George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. George Washington’s birthday was on February 22‚ 1732 while Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was on February 12‚ 1809. Back then‚ Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays were celebrated separately‚ falling on their actual birthdays. However‚
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------------------------------------------------- Independence Day (India) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Fifteenth of August" redirects here. For other uses‚ see August 15. Independence Day | The national flag of India‚ on the Red fort in New Delhi; a common sight on public and private buildings on national holidays like the 15th of August. | Also called | The Fifteenth of August स्वतंत्रता दिवस (Hindi) १५ (पन्द्रह) अगस्त(Hindi) | Observed by | India | Type | National | Significance | The day India became independent
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When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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great pleasure to address you on this World Environment Day 2014. World Environment Day is commemorated worldwide each year under the direction of the United Nations to heighten public awareness of the environment. In recent times‚ the need to promote more earth friendly practices in order to maintain the health of our planet has come to the forefront‚ as world nations struggle to reverse the present trend of climate change. The World Environment Day is a reminder to show our gratefulness to Mother Nature
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Graduation day is what all high school students are waiting for‚ the big day we all think as grown people and we’ve made the right decisions because of how far we’ve gotten. Graduation was one of my of my most memorable moments in my life‚ it’s like a new start to my future. We all come to think college is the next step to our pathway and we all mainly do it for a better future‚ but most importantly to make our parents and family proud‚ and to me it seems like education is your number one priority
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and ethics. Practices that even a decade ago would have been regarded almost universally as academically dishonest are now commonplace. In a book that dismisses hand-wringing in favor of a rich account of how students actually think and act‚ Susan D. Blum discovers two cultures that exist‚ often uneasily‚ side by side in the classroom. In her conclusion‚ Although this is unlikely to reassure readers who hope that increasing rates of plagiarism can be reversed
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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all men and women‚ who have died in military service for the United States. Memorial Day has become less of an occasion of remembrance. Today‚ many communities celebrate the observance of this holiday by organizing parades and official ceremonies that honor those that have fallen. Americans also honor soldiers by visiting cemeteries and national monuments and other memorials by placing flowers and flags on graves. Others honor the
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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