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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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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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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Summary Description of the festival Haineken Open’er Festival is the largest musical event organized in Poland since 2002. It is organized by Alter Art with the cooperation of the city of Gdynia‚ and the main sponsor of the festival is the producer of Haineken beer. Open’er will take place from 3 to 6 July in Gdynia in Poland. Finance Required Opener total cost is estimated to about 5 million pounds. Festival expenditure covers three main areas: management‚ costs of festival and promotion. The largest
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music festival as well as what the business is focusing on in the market place today. Future music festival is an outdoor music festival that has been running across 5 Australia cities since 2008. It runs each year in late February early March. The style of music witch is played by the majority of DJ’s and artist performing is electronic dance. The festival has been running strong since it started and is selling out shows with a capacity of 38000 people at some venues. Future music festival offers
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is a Festival ? A festival or gala is an event ordinarily staged by a local community‚ which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival. Festivals‚ of many types‚ serve to meet specific needs‚ as well as to provide entertainment. These times of celebration offer a sense of belonging for religious‚ social‚ or geographical groups. Modern festivals that focus on cultural or ethnic topics seek to inform members of their traditions . Lebanese Festivals:- The
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Moon Cake Festival: A Mid-Autumn Festival (Chung Chiu)‚ the third major festival of the Chinese calendar‚ is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month. This festival corresponds to harvest festival s observed by Western cultures (in Hong Kong‚ it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival). Contrary to what most people believe‚ this festival probably has less to do with harvest festivities than with the philosophically minded chinese of old. The union of man’s spirit with nature
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Edinburgh Festivals Impact Study Final Report May 2011 Contents Acknowledgements ................................................. 1 4.2 Learning impact: Provide engaging‚ informal learning experiences .......................................................................................... 28 1. Report Summary....................................................2 4.2.1 Improving knowledge and engagement with the subject or cultural form ...................................
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1969 Woodstock Festival “And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live. When I walked on stage at 3 a.m. setting up to play for thousands and thousands of people‚ a quarter mile away‚ there was some guy flickering his Bic‚ and in the night I hear‚ ‘Don’t worry‚ John. We’re with you.’ I played the rest of the show for that guy.” Witnessing these words of John Fogarty and examining the Woodstock Festival reveals its great importance and impact on American History. On
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