predict this celebration happened in october and lasted for three days Myth#4: The food they ate was similar to the food we eat now Fact#4: Actually there was no cranberry sauce‚ popcorn‚ or turkey Myth #5 Only one or two natives came to the harvest festival Fact #5: When in fact about 90 native men attended Myth #6: The pilgrims or colonists only wore black and white clothing Fact #6: Incorrect as well since the colonists had a variety of colors and a few materials. Myth#7 We believe that the first
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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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In the morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ a Category 3 hurricane‚ named Hurricane Katrina‚ hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. It started forming over the Bahamas on August 23 and peaked at a Category 5 hurricane. Katrina had winds up to 140 miles per hour. It went on for 400 miles. It’s force was felt in 5 states‚ such as Mississippi and Alabama‚ but the biggest hit was to Louisiana. More specifically‚ New Orleans. New Orleans has an average elevation of six feet below sea level. Since many neighborhoods
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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 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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to young people’s relationships’. Facebook is one of the fastest growing social network sites (Needham & Company‚ 2007). This social network site allows users to create understandable profiles describing themselves and then to also create clear links with other users‚ who are referred to as “friends” by the system. A distinctive feature of the Facebook is that profile information can be verified other than in other social networks (Lampe‚ Ellison‚ & Steinfield‚ 2006). Relationship refers to the
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Why Was Richard Whiting‚ Abbot of Glastonbury‚ Killed In 1539? On 15th of November 1539 Richard Whiting was executed at the top of Glastonbury Tor. Before Richard was executed he was dragged through the streets of Glastonbury. He was hung until his last breath and then they cut the rope‚ he was drawn open and all of his intestines and his heart where burnt in a fire. His arms and legs got chopped off with an axe the four parts where sent to Bath‚ Wells‚ Taunton and Ilchester to warn people what
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