India is a land of great diversity. It described as a land of many religions and innumerable languages‚ it might well be described as a land of festivals as well. Indians love celebrating. Every little occasion from the harvesting of crops‚ welcoming the spring or rain‚ to seeing the full moon lends itself to joyous celebrations splashed with colors‚ music‚ folk dances and songs. Even the birthdays of divine beings are celebrated by connecting them with particular festivals. The Indian calendar
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Kali. So Shakti is the mother goddess‚ the source of all‚ the universal principle of energy‚ power or creativity.1 The Ramayan is the very soul of India. It is a complete guide to God-realization‚ the path to which lies in righteousness. The epic of Ramayana speaks of Ram‚ who was given life to free the world of the demonic stature of Ravana and his love Sita who was an incarnation of Lakshmi‚ the consort of Lord Vishnu. This again proves that gender bias although prevalent in society is not preached
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The Genesis of African Americans African American history began in a particular time and place and that was in Jamestown‚ Virginia in August of 1619 when about twenty Ndongans arrived through the Atlantic Slave Trade. African Americans were not seen as individuals but seen as an inferior group that was not important to history. Although many slaves came from different areas of Africa‚ they all shared common experiences that brought them together which lead to creating a common language (Painter)
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Unit II Studyguide World History 102 Byzantine‚ Islam‚ and Africa 1. What is the relationship of push-pull factors to causes of migration? They act as reasons for migration 2. What are examples of migration? The movement of Aksum south 3. What was the most likely cause of the beginnings of the Bantu migrations? The development of agriculture 4. What was the effect of the migration of the Bantu-speaking peoples? A diversity of cultures and a widespread family of languages
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Theatre in Jakarta‚ is commendable. You must have heard the stories about Javanese Wayang Wayang Wong or Orang. This kind of dance dramas are exceptional in the Javanese culture and through dance dramas‚ the episodes of the famous Hindu epics like Ramayana and Mahabarata usually narrated. People throng to the Bharata Theatre in Jakarta to watch the kind of dance drama. The Wayang Wong dance drama will be shown every Tuesday‚ Wednesday‚ Friday and Saturday nights. If you want to witness the drama‚ you
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A REPORT ON THE FATE OF TRADITION – INDIAN CULTURE By P.SANDEEP ID.NO.2005S5P4483 A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of TAGC 312: Technical Report Writing 12 March 2007 a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Dr.CHAGLA‚ my instructor for the course TECHNICAL REPORT WRITNG‚ for many valuable ideas and suggestions he gave for the
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Dashain (दशैं) is the 15-day national (religious) festival of Nepal‚[2] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar‚ celebrated with great rejoice by Nepalese of all caste and creed throughout the globe. It is not only the longest festival of the country but is also the one which is most anticipated. The festival falls around September–October‚ starting from the bright lunar fortnight and ending on the day of full moon. Dasain is also popularly referred to as
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Classical India Change and Continuity over Time From 300-600 CE‚ there were major changes in classical Indian civilizations as new religions were formed‚ political power was increased‚ and advancements in math and science were made. However‚ trade routes continued to flourish while the caste system was supported by the Hindu religion. These helped the patriarchal society flourish in the 300 years. In the classical Indian society‚ many changes took place‚ religion being one of the main few. New
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The Hinduism and Buddhism religions showed a lot of similarities and differences in how they ran. Religion is a set of believes concerning the cause and purpose of the universe. Even though Buddhism and Hinduism showed a lot of similarities and differences between their religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism had more differences than similarities because of the belief in the cast system‚ the disagreement between polytheism and no god‚ and the idea of women in a religion. The Buddhist and Hindus had
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Tillich Broken Myth; Paul Tillich explains to us that a myth is a story or sacred narrative about life and it’s meaning/purpose. Myths are stories that covey truth and meaning but are still able to relate to the operating modern world. A broken myth‚ is something that is recognized as a story. Ex. Noah’s Ark and the story of Adam and Eve. the Holy; In Dynamics of Faith Paul Tillich explains to us the dynamics of the Holy. He starts by saying that whatever is the ultimate concern to someone
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