SPEECH BY MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM‚ MINISTER FOR EDUCATION‚ AT DEEPAVALI LIGHT UP SWITCH-ON CEREMONY ON FRIDAY‚ 15 OCTOBER 2004‚ AT 7.00 PM Mr Heng Chee How‚ Minister of State‚ Ministry of Trade and Industry‚ and Mayor‚ Central Singapore CDC Mr Lim Neo Chian‚ Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive‚ Singapore Tourism Board Mr V R Nathan‚ Chairman‚ Hindu Endowments Board Dr Uma Rajan‚ Adviser‚ Little India Shopkeepers & Heritage Association Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
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they are doing enough to prevent pollution at the cost of their economic success. The event management industry has been around for centuries. It marks a cause for celebration and entertainment for a variety of reasons‚ often to relieve a ’period of hard physical labor’ and the ’essential feature of these events is the celebration or reaffirmation of community or culture’ regarding local and community events such as fayres‚ small festivals‚ work functions and religious ceremonies i.e Christmas
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New Year Holiday between the United States and Vietnam New Years is an exciting holiday in many countries. It marks a new period of time with the pure and pristine beginning for individuals. Every country has a unique cultural celebration and specific traditions depending on where you live. However‚ there is a big difference between how Asian people and Western people celebrate New Year. The three most noticeable differences are in the preparation‚ travel and length of the holiday will be
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your friends with appetizers and glasses of cold beer. But when you have your birthday as a child‚ your parents invite your friends over for snack time‚ and you have yema‚ an egg yolk flavored cake. Most of your life your birthdays will be low-key celebrations‚ but for girls they have one major birthday. In Latin American cultures‚ the transition from girlhood to womanhood is a special time‚ not only for a girl herself‚ but also for her family and even community. Traditionally‚ in the eyes of Latin
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Day of the Dead Perspectives The main focus of Day of the Dead is for family and friends to pray and remember their loved ones that have died. Day of the Dead provides people with a time of celebration. Day of the Dead helps people realize that we were all born and that we will all die so that we can live our lives with more understanding. I think they do the things they do for a few reasons. The first one is so that they do not fear death. The second reason I think they do what they do is so that
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“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He took three ships with him‚ too‚ And called aboard his faithful crew. Mighty‚ strong and brave was he As he sailed across the open sea. Some people still thought the world was flat! Can you even imagine that?” At such a young age this poem is engraved into the minds of young children as a way to celebrate Christopher Columbus. From singing songs about his ships‚ to eating a compass snack and reading stories many come to believe
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Samara Dudley Speech 1619: Intercultural Communication Section 1T11 March 4‚ 2013 Samara Dudley February 13‚ 2013 Speech 1619: Intercultural Communication Section 1T11 Haiti and the Carnival Festival Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people who share a common history and is defined by their religion‚ language‚ social habits‚ music‚ arts‚ and cuisine. Culture is also acquired meaning: it’s
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Paragraph: Draft - 2 Topic: An interesting celebration from your culture. Brain storming Lighting up Diyas Fireworks Sweets Gifts Symbol of good over evil Celebrated in other countries Prayers Outlining Why Diwali is most interesting celebration - Diyas‚ fireworks - Gifts‚ sweets distribution - Lighting decoration Values of Diwali festival - Family Unite - Thanks giving and be generous - Brings unity among
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why St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated? What is the actual reason of the whole gaga celebrations going around in the country? Why is Be-Brief offering the sale? Well‚ let me tell everything about the auspicious occasion. What is Saint Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated as recognition of Irish and Irish-American culture in the United States. The cultural and religious celebration takes place in the remembrance of the Saint Patrick on 17th March every year. According
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auditorium in the past‚ in fact‚ a good number of them in the past one year alone. But‚ believe me‚ today is a very special day. It is a very special day because‚ for all of us assembled here‚ today is the time for triple or three fold celebrations: The first celebration is of course the fact that today is the birth day of one of the greatest sons of modern India‚ Bharatratna Dr B R Ambedkar‚ the father of the Indian constitution‚ eminent jurist and educationist; and a committed social reformer
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