Jonkonnu Jonkonnu is more than just a celebration; it is a dance and a musical tradition as well. However‚ Jonkonnu dance traditions make it the island’s oldest style on record. It blends authentically Jamaican styles to become the dance performed at today’s celebrations. Typically‚ African groups would enact mime-style plays‚ while European traditions of folk theater played short scenes and recitations. Specific dances are ascribed to the dancers‚ each with their own role and character to portray
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Independence Day (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlan; also Araw ng Kalayaan‚ lit. "Day of Freedom") is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on 12 June‚ commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on 12 June 1898. It is the country’s National Day. History : The Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896. Eventually‚ the Spanish signed an agreement with the revolutionaries and their leader Emilio Aguinaldo went into exile in Hong Kong. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American
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Last night was highly unexpected. At school no one bullied me and Carrie was my friend. I had now had a friend in my class. In class we learned about the 4th of July (July 4th) which was Independence Day. It is a day in remembrance of the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America. And the Fourth of July is also during summer break which is soon. Jennifer and Ria were surprised to see me with Carrie at lunch. We told them all about last night.They were surprised‚ but not as
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A Good Friday Celebration In many countries of the world that celebrate Easter‚ we think of dressing in our best clothes and going to church to pass our respects to Christ. If not Catholic or Christian‚ we think of a nice peaceful day with bunnies‚ Easter Egg Hunts for the kids‚ and a nice day to barbeque with family and friends. Meanwhile‚ on the other side of the world in a small country made up of thousands of islands is Philippines‚ a country that contains a majority of uneducated religious
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Every November 1st the day after Halloween‚ the Latino community celebrates the Day of the Dead. This year was my first time going to one‚ which was located in the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen‚ IL. When we first started to walk up to the building there was already a long line outside of the doors‚ all the way past the playgrounds and down the street. I went with my cousins and my sister to the festival. We decided not to wait in line and went to the others exhibits they were showing
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buy some new clothes and it is the time where I can choose ‘Baju KURUNG’ for my ‘Hari Raya’ day. Everything will be new.The ‘Hari Raya’ songs will be played in the radio and the television.The town people traditionally return to their hometown to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr with their family and friends. The roads will full of cars all over the way to north‚ southand east. The traffic will be bad especially two days before Eid ul –Fitr. The bad things are there will be a lot of accident during the traffic
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Nutrition Month Celebration Last July‚ Life College has a celebration for Nutrition Month. The program runs like this: In the morning‚ the students have a food fair‚ each level decorated their booth and sell cuisines. Elementary students sell nutritious food like fruit salad‚ pancit‚ eggs and etc. assisted by their parents. 1st year class was assigned to cook Seafood cuisines‚ 2nd year for Asia cuisines and 3rd year for World cuisines. While the food fair is on going‚ chosen grade 1to
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Valentine’s Day I. Introduction What are you plans this February 14? Are you going out with your significant other? Will you buy him or her chocolates or Valentine’s card? Valentine’s Day‚ celebrated every February 14 in many countries around the world‚ a day of romance and love‚ with a fascinating history and traditions. According to the Valentine’s Day Intention and Action Survey‚ Valentine’s Day is the second largest card exchanging day‚ behind only Christmas. II. Body Many scholars suggest
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ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 1. GENERAL ADVICE a. READ the title of the essay carefully and make sure that you understand it. If necessary‚ underline key words in the title. REMEMBER: if your essay does not cover the topic(s) proposed in the title‚ your mark will be very low. b. WRITE AN ESSAY PLAN. You can do this in English or in your mother tongue – but remember that you must be sure that you can express your ideas easily in English. In your essay plan you should note down
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celebrated in over 160 different countries and even Labor Day is celebrated in other countries such as Australia and Canada. However‚ there is one holiday which the United States is known for celebrating quite differently than other countries. Independence Day‚ celebrated on the Fourth of July annually in the United States‚ features several traditions and celebrations which are idiosyncratic to the rest of the world. People often say that Independence Day is just an excuse for Americans to drink liquor and
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