Spring Festival and Lantern Festival By Yolanda The Spring Festival‚ also known as the lunar new year‚ which falls in late January or early February. It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from an activity known as the “Winter Sacrifice”. And the word “Nian”‚ which in modern Chinese solely means year‚ was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a New Year. So people hang“good luck”wishes on red paper on the door and wall‚ use fireworks
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J.Natn.Sci.Foundation Sri Lanka 2013 41 (4): 309-318 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v41i4.6058 RESEARCH ARTICLE Use of biochemical compounds in tea germplasm characterization and its implications in tea breeding in Sri Lanka J.D. Kottawa-Arachchi1*‚ M.T.K. Gunasekare2‚ M.A.B. Ranatunga1‚ P.A.N. Punyasiri3 and L. Jayasinghe1 Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka‚ Talawakelle. Coordinating Secretariat of Science‚ Technology & Innovation‚ 3rd Floor‚ Standard Charterd Building‚ Chatham
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celebrate a very important holiday which is the Vietnamese New Year. In my speech today‚ I will inform all of you how the Vietnamese New Year came into being‚ the tradition rituals‚ and how we celebrate the New Year. Vietnam is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere that was influenced by China for over decades. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and the Vietnamese New Year‚ which we call Tet‚ have many similarities. It was told that thousand of years ago in a small village of China‚ there was a monster who
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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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New Year Resolution Although many of us make a New Year resolution at the beginning of a New Year but we do it more out of a custom than with actual planning. Also‚ people don’t spare much thought in finding out what he/she will actually like to achieve in the year. Hence‚ the success rate with New Year resolution is actually poor. Some tips therefore can become handy in making your New Year resolution a success. Fix your target: What is really important to you? What do you want to achieve
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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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made a New Year resolution to improve your personal life? Every year thousand’s of people get serious about committing to change and achieving certain goals for themselves. However‚ more often than not these are the same goals you set last year‚ but were not able to succeed for one reason or another. There are so many resolutions to choose from; however‚ the top three are to lose weight‚ get organized and spend more quality time with family to make our life better throughout the next year. First
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A festival is an event which is celebrated collectively for celebrating a cause. Festivals are mostly celebrated to propagate the cultural heritage of nations. Festivals highlight various aspects of a society. For example people in all around the world celebrate Christmas‚ New Year‚ Sports events such as Olymics‚ Easter‚ Eid and other religious and cultural events to exhibit their emotions and happiness. Festivals at national level help to promote solidarity and patriotic spirit in the society. Religious
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[TYPE THE COMPANY NAME] The New Year’s Eve Crisis [Type the document subtitle] Submitted to Submitted by [Type the author name] LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To Mr. Mike Valenti‚ Michael’s Homestyle Pasta‚ Connecticut. Subject: Report for action to be taken in the wake of salmonella contamination Based on the request of MHP‚ a report on the way forward to deal with salmonella contaminated pasta shells has been prepared. It contains analysis of the current situation‚ options available‚ their
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