American Studies April 20‚ 2012 Woodstock Woodstock was a music festival‚ or also called "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in the town of Bethel‚ New York‚ from August 15 to August 18‚ 1969. During the sometimes rainy weekend‚ thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 500‚000 concert-goers. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. Rolling Stone called it one of the 50 Moments That Changed the
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events‚ attracting year after year more and more participants‚ ranking them on the second place behind Tomorrowland regarding the number of attendees. For the third consecutive year of Ultra Europe in Split‚ more than 160 000 people attended the Festival. Concerning the location‚ our guests have different options‚ as they can either camp in the Ultra Beachville Campsite‚ or book an apartment in the surroundings of Split‚ where some shuttle buses are provided‚ facilitating the transportation of our
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famous of the sixties rock festivals was Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Woodstock Planning Woodstock was a rock music festival that took place near Woodstock‚ New York in a town called Bethel. The festival took place over three days‚ August 15‚ 16‚ and 17‚ 1969. The original plan for Woodstock was an outdoor rock festival for "Three Days of Peace and Music" in the Catskill village of Woodstock. The festival was expected to attract
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The Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place; which was deemed the grooviest event in music history. The event was originally planned to be held near the town of Woodstock‚ but when they couldn’t find a location in the town‚ the promoters moved the festival
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Tomorrow Land * Burning Man * Boom Festival * Nakshatranche dene * Sur aur taal * Sa re ga ma pa * Indian Idol 2. Government & Civic Events: * MNS campaign * Election campaigns * Barack obama’s visit to India * Peace campaigns * Anna Hazare event * Post-election ceremonies * Vibrant Gujarat‚ * IAC * Chintan shivir Congress Jaipur * BJP national council meeting. 3. Festival * Navratri * Diwali party
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Tomb-sweeping Day The Chinese Tomb-sweeping Day‚ also known as Qingming Festival‚ falls on April 4 to April 6 every year. It is a time to remember the loved ones who have departed‚ to show respect for the deceased ones. The Tomb-sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival that dates back to more than 2500 years‚ and it is observed by millions of Chinese across the country‚ even oversea. Traditionally‚ people visit their ancestor’s or loved ones’ grave and sweep up the dirt‚ pay tribute to
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because of this. Saturnalia was the festival celebrated on 17th December but expanded to a week‚ like Christmas it was a time when preparation of food and the exchanging of gifts took place. Saturnalia was a time when the Romans commemorated the dedication of the temple of the God Saturn. The holiday was introduced around 217BC; it became one of the most popular Roman Festivals. In relation to the twelfth Knight many of the characters enjoyed the festival of twelfth Knight and Saturnalia and thefore
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with antiwar messages‚ some even degraded the president. Some bands that performed at Woodstock were The Who‚ Jimi Hendrix‚ Bob Dylan‚ and Country Joe Macdonald. In 1969‚ alongside with many other bands‚ they were the best in the business("Woodstock Festival" 1-4). Many Americans idolized and followed their antiwar beliefs and actions. Some of the songs containing antiwar messages at Woodstock are "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival‚ "Were Not Gonna Take It" by The Who‚ and "Alice’s Restaurant"
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The 1960’s were‚ in my opinion the most influential decade in the history of the world. Some people went from being preppy‚ well-kept human beings to turning into long-haired‚ earth- loving and careless people. When the citizens of today look back at the ‘60s‚ they think of one of the happiest decades their generation has ever seen if not the happiest they’ve ever went through. The “hippies” stressed that everybody be happy‚ calm and find peace through love and tolerance. This means that everybody
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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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