The Festival of Colours Holi is a popular‚ religious festival that is celebrated by Hindus. It is often referred to as the ‘festival of colours’ because of the famous ritual that it has bore. It originated in India and is celebrated near the end of the winter season‚ on the last day of the lunar month. This usually falls in late February‚ or early March. Holi is a celebration of various legends‚ such as the legend of Prahlad and Hiranyakshyap. It stated that there was once a demon king named
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Vietnamese festival in which the children carry bright lanterns and play with alacrity until the midnight. There would have been no problem with me‚ an eighteen year-old who just wanted to gather my team to play a zealous soccer match on that day‚ if the principal had not decided to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival at high school. We students felt ridiculous about the idea‚ and the announcement seemed to be a joke rather than a serious idea. When our head teacher came and
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Diwali rituals Diwali‚ the festival of lights‚ is one of the important and widely spread holidays celebrated in India. It is a celebration of lights‚ and for many‚ it is truly a sensory experience; some families decorate their houses with all sorts of lights and open up to the neighbors‚ sharing their love and their food. Those celebrating Diwali spend time with family and friends. They perform religious ceremonies to bring in wealth and prosperity for a new year‚ cook and eat delicious food
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Diwali The Festival Of Lights An ancient celebration with deeply spiritual roots‚ this Festival of Lights is technically a tradition with a religious foundation‚ but all that are willing to share in the season of abundance are welcome. Thousands of oil lamps‚ fireworks‚ lavish feasts‚ fragrant flowers and colored sand in the form of lotus blossoms adorn India in this annual homecoming that is Diwali. The festival has its roots in ancient Indian texts and it stands for
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali‚[1] popularly known as the "festival of lights"‚ is an important five-day festival in Hinduism‚Jainism‚ and Sikhism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname
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adding some sort of bias to their minds before watching it. On another note‚ I was surprised that such a festival existed in the Philippines‚ considering the conservative views and the prevailing religion to be Catholicism. But‚ as I got to understand more the real essence of the festival‚ I learned to appreciate it and what it stood for and wished the rest of us would do the same. The Lukayo festival held in Kalayaan‚ Laguna‚ according to Ramon Obusan is a 200-year old ritual which celebrates marriage
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Halloween is traditional festival among most of the english- speaking nations.Traditinally Halloween is being celebrated on 31st of October- the night before All Saint’s Day. It is believed that it is the night of the year when ghosts‚ witches‚ and fairies are especially active. According to some scholars‚ incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead‚ particularly the Celtic Samhain‚ however other scholars believe that the feast originated entirely independently
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GLOBAL PEACE FESTIVAL 2013 Nueva Ecija High School Character- Based Education School Narrative Report INTRODUCTION The Global Peace Festival Foundation has been succeeded at the Nueva Ecija High School wherein lots of foreigners and local communities are gathered in such prestigious event. It was made possible by the NEHS Values Education Department last November 18‚ 2013. It was followed by an All Lights Village Project held at Palayan City. The Global Peace Foundation supports projects and
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most other religions as a group of a few select followers under a founding leader. After many years though‚ the religions popularity began to grow among many civilizations. The Islam religion spread very rapidly leading to many social‚ political‚ and economic impacts. Islam spread rapidly for many reasons. Document 1 shows that over a period of a little over 1200 years‚ the religion spread from the little area surrounding Mecca to nearly the whole eastern hemisphere. This includes North and East
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The First World War impacted significantly on the homefronts of the participating nations in many different social‚ political and economic areas. There was a widespread restructuring of primary industry with a large orientation towards militarism. There was massive political change where new systems of power were introduced that gave governments a range of new powers including the control over industry. The civilian population had severe restrictions placed upon their rights and liberties due to
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