Millbrae Art and Wine Festival The Millbrae Art and Wine Festival is an annual Labor Day weekend festival that takes place on Broadway street in a small town thirty minutes away from San Francisco. The Millbrae Chamber of Commerce decided to organize the first festival in 1970 because they believed that the festival revenue could save the chamber office from having to shut down due to insufficient government funding. Since then‚ the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival has become the most important tradition
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Durga Puja is one of the auspicious occasion celebrated with great enthusiasm across India. In modern times‚ festivals are getting commercialized and taking the shape of pomp and show. Different communities set huge gigantic and attractive bright idols in order to compete with other communities. This all leads to major problem of environment pollution. Idols made by non biodegradable material and toxic paints contaminate water making it unfit for survival of aquatic life and drinking purposes.
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Iranian calendar and the first day of spring‚ all Iranians enthusiastically celebrate the Nowruz festival‚ irrespective of their age‚ language‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or social status. Nowruz literally means “new day”‚ and the Norooz Festival‚ at its core‚ celebrates the rebirth of nature. This symbolizes the victory of good over the evil forces of darkness‚ which are represented by winter. The festival includes a big range of traditions and ceremonies from the last Wednesday of last year to the thirteenth
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International Music Festival «Sharq taronalari» The grand music show "Sharq Taronalari" is held every two years in Samarkand. It is one of the most exciting and largest cultural events in the Central Asian region. "Sharq Taronalari" (Melodies of the East) Festival is one of the most significant events not only in Uzbekistan‚ but also in Central Asia‚ by the existing held at the central Samarkand square – Registan. Registan Square is the part of splendid oriental medieval ensemble in Samarkand
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Diwali is the festival closest to my heart. It embraces all religions and it not only illuminates houses but also lives. This year was no different with my entire city karnal getting adorned over the last weekend to glowing LEDs while candles played a minor role in some houses. A significant and traditional part of this festival is crackers. They have only evolved over the years and presently you’ll be spoilt for choice shopping for them. However some enlightened minds have planted the seed of a
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glamour to Adelaide each spring‚ the Adelaide Fashion Festival is nationally recognised by industry insiders as South Australia’s premier fashion showcase event. Heading into its sixth fabulous year‚ the Adelaide Fashion Festival has become a firm fixture on the South Australian events calendar. Every year‚ the Festival continues to grow and realise its vision of becoming an iconic fashion event to rival the other major Australian fashion festivals held annually in sister cities‚ Sydney‚ Melbourne‚
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Joy of Ganesh Festival and Impact on Environment Hemant Wakode|Life in India‚Urbanisation and Water| October 8‚ 20121 Indian calendar is filled with lots of festivals and holidays considering different religions. Few days ago‚ Ganesh Festival or locally known as “Ganesh Chaturthy” was celebrated all over India and also abroad in some parts where majority of Indians are living. Originally it was celebrated by every hindu religious person by establishing a small idol of lord Ganesha in their homes
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America‚ people celebrate all types of fun festivals. People never really stop and think about other festivals that other religions celebrate. Chinua Achebe‚ in Things Fall Apart‚ writes about many different festivals and what happened during these times. Okonkwo’s father loved the festivals when they came around because he would always play his flute. In the novel‚ Achebe shows how traditional Igbo festivals honors gods‚ the importance of Igbo festivals‚ and how important music is to most of the
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saying that the extras visitors expected for the event would stimulate the Hospitality Industry through hotels‚ restaurants and pubs. Fletcher (2012) categorises events in conferences‚ meetings‚ sporting spectacles‚ exhibitions‚ product launches‚ festivals and incentive programs. Bowdin et al. (2010:19) bring another approach to the categorisation of events: according to them‚ events are categorised regarding their size and the impact they have: the bigger the impact is‚ the bigger the event is. Getz
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Music Festival Mission Statement: The primary mission is to host a multicultural‚ independent music festival which will benefit the local performing arts organizations by providing a unique venue where new and previously unknown musicians may showcase their talents. Our goal is to create a unique opportunity for new and undiscovered musicians whose talents would otherwise remain undiscovered. Objectives: Generate gross revenues in excess of $500‚000.00 from music festival ticket
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