The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival‚ also called the Duanwu Festival‚ is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years‚ the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races‚ especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This regatta commemorates the death
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The Philippine cinema is the youngest of the Philippine arts‚ and still is considered as one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipinos. It directly employs some 260‚000 Filipinos and generates around PHP 1.5 billion revenues annually.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Origins 2.2 American period 2.3 World War II and Japanese occupation 2.4 1950s 2.5 1960s 2.6 1970s to early 1980s 2.7 Contemporary period 2.7.1 Late 1980s to 1990s 2.7.2 2000 and beyond 3 See also
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Introduction Glastonbury festival Of Contemporary Performing Art is one of the most known music festivals in the world. The festival it self takes part in worthy farm which is a dairy farm during the year; is in the region of Somerset which is situated in southwest England. The festival from 1981 has been organised by the local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis (Martin‚ 2009). Micheal Eavis is also the owner of Glastonbury Festival LTD the company that is in charge of the organization and the
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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Philippines: No Other Place But Up The Philippines is considered one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. As of 21st century‚ the country is a member in several international organizations’ including the APEC‚ Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition the Philippines also have a lot of trading partners and trade agreements. Though‚ the Philippines have suffered negative balance of trade for many years. In January of 2013‚ the
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Glastonbury festival Glastonbury festival (officially The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts) is biggest and one of the most important music festivals in the world‚ best known for its contemporary music‚ but also for dance‚ comedy‚ theatre‚ circus‚ cabaret and other arts. It takes place in south west England. The festival organiser Michael Eavis‚ a farmer in a Somerset decided to host the first festival‚ )then called Pilton Festival) as he saw open air Led Zeppelin concert
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Festivals of India Indian festivals are both colourful and extremely joyous. People enjoy the festivals with family and friends. The religious significance of the festivals too can hardly be denied. Here are some of the very popular festivals that take place throughout India. There are many festivals in India like Durga Puja‚Navratri‚Dussehra‚Ganesh Chaturthi‚Holi‚Diwali‚etc. In India‚ festivals do not just offer people a temporary reprieve from their daily grind. Imbued with deep inner significance
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Flag of Philippines There are three fields on the Philippine flag. The white equilateral triangle is on the hoist side‚ a band of blue at the top‚ and a band of red at the bottom. An eight rayed yellow sun at the center of the triangle. A small five pointed star is located at each corner of the triangle. General Emilio Aguinaldo‚ who the first President of the Philippines and a leader in the revolution against Spanish rule for Philippine‚ designed the Philippine flag. He did this while in exile
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PHILIPPINES‚ A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY The Philippines is known for its beautiful topography‚ wonderful culture and lifestyle‚ rich natural resources‚ many tourist destinations‚ friendly‚ hospitable and peace-loving inhabitants. It is also known for its beautiful Filipinas‚ and for its religiosity. Yet‚ we are third world country. Extreme and misguided religiosity appears to be one of the major characteristics of third world countries. We are a religious country and we have an abundance of poor
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Philippines BUSN 105 10/14/2012 Amy Westbrook The Philippines is a cultural anomaly. Situated in the heart of South East Asia‚ the Philippines are quite unique among the nations situated around it. Being heavily influenced by Spain‚ Mexico‚ The United States and the Catholic Church add to its uniqueness. Inhabited by around 92 million people the culture of the Philippines is quite diverse. The majority are of ethnic Malay stock. However‚ unlike neighboring countries such as Malaysia
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