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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Wesak Day / Vesak Day 2013 Year | Date | Day | State | 2013 | 24 May | Friday | National | Wesak‚ also spelt Vesak‚ is a day celebrated by Buddhists around the world. The termVesak came from the name of a month in the Indian calendar. This is one of the most important festivals in the Buddhist calendar as it commemorates three significant events in Gautama Buddha’s life namely his birthday‚ enlightenment and his passing away. During this festival‚ devotees will bring offerings of flowers‚
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de los Muertos” the day the deceased have divine permission to visit friend and relatives on earth and to share the pleasure of the living (Sayer‚ Chloë 8). The day of the dead is celebrated on November 1& 2 of every year known to be as All Souls Day. Introduced in the Mexican population by their Aztec indigenous ancestry known not to be afraid of death but to embrace it. Meso-American Indians have strong belief of the afterlife and the underworld that came after death. The day of the dead is celebrated
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Rainy Days Essay By Taylor Chance 11/20/13 Rainy days are wonderful to me. Sometimes they can be a hassle but I still love them. The only time I usually have rainy days is when it is July though. Rainy days are awesome to me sense I can do a lot of things in my own house. The reasons why I like rainy days mainly is because I can sing‚ listen to music‚ relax‚ and eat comforting food. First of all‚ the reason I like rainy days is because I love to sing. During my rainy days sense the
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n the short story‚ “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury it describes how there is endless rain and the sun can only come up once every seven years on the planet Venus. One nine year old girl stands out from the rest‚ Margot. She remembers the sun from the days she has been on Earth. She had been the one who was born on Earth and had only moved to Venus five years ago. The other kids don’t remember it at so they are extremely jealous of Margot. This causes them to be really mean to her. Jealousy
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eyes closed. I sat at Rachel’s hospital bed while resting my head on the edge of it. She had been sleeping peacefully for the past 9 long hours. I was genuinely tired‚ but I wanted to be the first thing her eyes caught when she woke up. After all‚ this was undoubtedly my fault. I felt like I was drowning in guilt or something. I shouldn’t have dragged her into this. I was acting like there would be no consequences‚ when I came up with the idea. How anymore naive could I possibly be? I’ve been
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India in the year 1962‚ some of his fans requested him that they intended to celebrate Sep. 5 his birthday. Dr. Radhakrishanan said‚ “Instead of celebrating my birthday separately‚ it would be my proud privilege if Sep. 5 is celebrated as Teachers’ Day”. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishanan was born on Sep.5‚ 1888 at Tirutani‚ a small temple town-north-west of Chennai. He started his career as a teacher and served as the President of India. He was awarded to a scholarship to study at the Madras Christian
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Constituent Assembly of India took two years eleven months and eighteen days to make a Constitution for India. The consideration of the Draft Constitution took 114 days. The Constituent Assembly finished it on the 26th November 1949. This new Constitution of India came into force on the 26th January 1950. According to it India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Since then the 26th January in every year is observed as our Republic day. Republic means a state having a Government of the people‚ by the
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Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison
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ENVIRONMENT DAY YOU ARE YOUR ENVIRONMENT! Good day colleagues. The World Environment Day is a reminder of how grateful we need to be to Mother Nature‚ which sustains all forms of life. This is the day to focus our thoughts and our energies to make collective efforts towards protecting the environment. World Environment Day was commemorated last Sunday on 5 June. It is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It was the day that United
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