culture‚ it is easy to understand why India is called "a land of festival and fairs." Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. As in any old civilization‚ most of these festivals have religious ties. Because India is still a predominantly rural nation‚ many of its festivals also welcome the coming of natural phenomena like the seasons of the year‚ the harvest‚ the rains‚ or the full moon. Thus‚ festivals often commemorate the sacred bond felt by the Indian villagers
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lunar calendar is the Children’s Day‚ also called Mid-Autumn Festival‚ is the second important occasion in Vietnam. Mid-Autumn Festival is the time for parents to play with and catch up their kids. Parents often tell many stories to their kids on this holiday. The most popular story is about “ the moon man and his banian tree”. The banian tree had a magical power that healed people’s injures. One day‚ his wife watered the tree by dirty water that made it fly away from the Earth. Although he tried to
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STORY BEHIND SEPTEMBER 6 BLACK DAY | | On August 14‚ 1960‚ the Naga Army attacked Assam Rifle out-post at Thuda (Phor village) in Pochury area. The attack was undertaken by the Eastern Command’s 1st Brigade under the command of Major General Zuheto‚ along with the then 4th battalion of Pochury Region under the command of Lt. Colonel Thorpa. The monsoon was at its height during the time and all major rivers like Tizu‚ Lanye and Thethsii were in full spate. The attack was launched after destroying
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Cultural Festival Tours‚ by which you can gain contact with the people of Nigeria that no ’ordinary’ trip can not afford. Argungu Fishing Festival at Sokoto Annual celebrations to mark beginning of the fishing season in Argungu‚ Kebbi State‚ is one of the most famous cultural festivals in Nigeria. Bare-hand fishing competitions among over 1‚000 Fishermen‚ equipped with a hand net and large gourd‚ is the main event of this cultural extravaganza. For a whole year preceding the festival‚ fishing
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1969 Woodstock Festival “And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live. When I walked on stage at 3 a.m. setting up to play for thousands and thousands of people‚ a quarter mile away‚ there was some guy flickering his Bic‚ and in the night I hear‚ ‘Don’t worry‚ John. We’re with you.’ I played the rest of the show for that guy.” Witnessing these words of John Fogarty and examining the Woodstock Festival reveals its great importance and impact on American History. On
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Writing to Advice How to Survive a Music Festival There comes a time every summer when festivals take over: live music; squelching mud; frothy beer; unusual characters; overflowing portaloos and much‚ much more. The anticipated festivals range from small ones like ‘Run to the Sun’ to much larger more established ones like ‘Glastonbury’ – either way there’s a festival for everybody! If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of life then go to a festival and get engulfed by the music you love
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Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights Each year in October and November‚ Indian people who are followers of the Hindu religion celebrate the festival of Diwali by decorating their homes with hundreds of little lamps called divas. The word Diwali is a contraction of deepavali - which literally means "cluster of lights" or "row of lamps" and the festival symbolises the triumph of light over darkness. Diwali is one of the most ancient Hindu festivals in India where it is a national holiday and celebrated
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Summary This paper analyzed the art event of the Edinburgh International Festival that took place in Edinburgh. The impacts generated by the event will be mainly focus on discussing. The materials used in this report are all the secondary data which were found in the online newspapers‚ online databases‚ government official websites and government report. In general it found that Edinburgh benefited a lot from hosting the festival‚ people were attracted by the culture‚ transportation systems had been
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Dissertation TH60004E Promoting Sustainability The role of Green-Festivals affecting pro-environmental attitudes: the case of Glastonbury Festival Juliana Silveira 20262348 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of BA (Hons) Events Management Module Leader: Graham Berridge 1. Introduction to the Study The following study seeks to investigate and examine the potential impact that green-festivals can have on promoting pro-environmental attitudes (PEA). It is aimed
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1. South Australia (SA): SA’s nicknames are: Festival State‚ Better by Bike‚ The Wine State‚ The Defence State‚ The Creative State. Australian people from other states have another different name for SA: Crow Eaters. The reason for that name is because of the symbol on the flag of SA; it looks like a crow on a dinner plate. It is called The Wine State because it was becoming the dominant wine producing state by the beginning of the 20th century. It has more than 150‚000 acres of vineyards. Even
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