In Lupao‚ Nueva Ecija ‘Baybayanting Festival’ highlights battle between Christian and Muslim crusaders By Enrique P. Valenton LUPAO‚ Nueva Ecija – Like in other places which feature festivals with religious undertones‚ such as Ati-atihan‚ Sinulog‚ Feast of the Black Nazarene‚ “Taong-Putiik”‚ and Araquio‚ this town has its own - the “Baybayanting Festival”. Held every July 25‚ it is in honor of “Señor Santiago Apostol” (St. James the Apostle). It is carried out by members of the Iglesia
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Rituals and festivals have been a part of traditional European life for many years. They involved all religions‚ social classes and happened in almost all areas throughout Europe. Back in these times‚ there were no forms of entertainment like television‚ cell phones and video games. People depended on one another to entertain themselves. People in Europe would also be punished or tortured in front of the whole town to control public outbursts. An example of this is known as charivari. Some of these
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authors. These theories are‚ in fact‚ undeniable. Freakonomics presents‚ rogue economists that search for the hidden side of everything. By mid 2010‚ Freakonomics the movie published their big-break documentary film at the Tribeca Film Festival. There were substantial controversy about the film and book‚ being that the two were completely different. With patience‚ time‚ and effort here’s what I critically examined. Similarly‚ both Freakonomics the movie and Freakonomics the book did convey cultural
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Qingming Festival‚ Clear Bright Day‚ or Ancestors Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 15th day from the Spring Equinox‚ usually occurring around 5 April of the Gregorian calendar. It is similar to the All Souls’ Day in western church‚ in order to memorise the dead. Chinese is deeply influenced by the Confucianism and advocate the filial duty. These also apply to the ancestor. Since ancient times‚ Chinese people worship their ancestors. With developing of society‚ people’s attitude toward
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to make this event a success. Social and Cultural Impact TITP has a massive effect on the social impact for the organisers‚ tourists and the people who attend this music festival. TITP can allow people from all over the world to have a shared experience and show there interest and love for music. This music festival also brings the community of Kinross together and allows them to have pride for where they live and the history and tradition this event brings. Although sometimes if the Kinross
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Green Culture Singapore Feature Article for August 2007 Published online 1 September 2007 Text & Pictures by Ian Chung • Edited by Lynnette Terh The Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival is Malaysia’s largest Flower and Garden Festival to date. The venue for this event is at Lakefront Precinct 2‚ Putrajaya in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia‚ from 25 August to 2 Septemer 2007‚ and is held in conjunction with Malaysia’s 50th National Day Celebration and alongside the 44th International Federation of Landscape
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The Chinese Spring Festival The Chinese New Year or more commonly The Spring Festival (Chun Jie in Chinese) is the most important festival in China. It has more than four thousand years of history. It is based on the Chinese lunar calendar which all Chinese people use. The celebrations begin the first day of the first lunar month and end the 15th‚ although the most important day for Chinese people is new year eve‚ this day you have to be with your family and have dinner all together‚ so if you
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The day that Holi is celebrated is known as the Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit‚ it is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. As part of their worship experience they have bonfires that are lit on the eve of the festival‚ also known as Holika Dahan or burning of Holika. The Hindu people believe that Holika was a Demoness in Hindu mythology who was burnt to death with the help of God Brahma by Prahlad. This conflict suggests the victory of good over evil. At the
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Sun is a heavily decorated tale of a family striving to survive in a late 1950’s South Side‚ Chicago. It was the first play written by an African-American to ever reach the renowned halls of Broadway. It’s translation into a film won it praise at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival‚ and is also a Tony Award winning Best Musical (1973). Walter Younger‚ a father and husband at best‚ struggles to define himself as one person with set traits as he chops and changes back and forth from disappointments and triumphs
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rider” Abstract “Whale Rider” is a drama film of the 2002‚ based on the novel of Witi Ihimaera‚ and directed by Niki Caro. The world première was on September 2002‚ at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film gained much respect from critics‚ it went on in film festivals such as Sundance and Tribecca‚ and gained international recognition. It has a lot of awards through the world: BAFTA Childrens’ Award‚ Best Feature Film - 2003; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award‚ Best Young Actor/Actress
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