holidays or festivals. Credibility Statement: I feel confident in discussing one of the many festivals celebrated by my relatives. I have researched many articles and read biographies on the founders of this unique festival of flowers. Purpose Statement/Position Statement/Preview of Main Points: My purpose here today is to inform you of a Dutch festival held throughout the United States and other countries but most specifically of the one closest to my heart…the Tulip Time Festival held annually
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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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Good morning/afternoon Mrs Morgan and fellow class members. Good poetry makes you think and feel about issues and ideas raised by the poet. Judith Beveridge explores the beauty of nature and man’s relationship to it. Judith Beveridge shows the cruelty of humans towards animals and nature in her poems. The first poem I have chosen to talk about is “The Shark”. This poem is about a bunch of fishermen on a boat‚ who catch a shark and later discover that the shark has eaten a young boy. “The
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HUNG TEMPLE FESTIVAL IN VIETNAM Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. There are so many festivals held through a year: Do Son Buffalo Fighting‚ Mid Autumn‚ and Lunar New Year‚ etc. As for me‚ one of the most important sacred is Hung Temple Festival. The festival begins with a palanquin procession performed by three villages of Co Tich‚ Vi Cuong and Trieu Phu. The procession carries bamboo elephants
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Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown – A Review ‘Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown’ is a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodovar ‚ starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Bendaras . This film was filmed in 1988 and was close to winning an Oscar for best foreign language film. Its actual title is “un ataque de nervios" which can be literally translated into the English title as given above. The film is about Pepa Marcos‚ a TV actress‚ who is depressed because her boyfriend Ivan has recently
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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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Day. Or in Japan‚ Tango no Sekku ‚which occurs on the fifth day of May is their Children’s Day. In my country - Vietnam‚ the fifteenth day of August in 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
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abese loni Eko Edi orikoda si irele (Chief Adisa Jinadu‚ 1986) Again‚ Ejilu and Malaki are credited for their role in the Awo Opa religion and culture especially‚ in the Adamuorisha in Lagos. No wonder the saying: “Mole Ejilu‚ Mole Malaki”. EYO FESTIVAL - Omowunmi Lilian Adegunwa & Idara Isong-Ibanga he distinct way of life of a people‚ define its culture and tradition‚ an unspoken or unwritten guide for people to identify such group with. A period when what is beyond the ordinary is celebrated
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FESTIVAL 1. What’s the name of the festival and where does it take place? Reincorporation of Tacna’s Day takes place in August in the city of Tacna‚ Peru. 2. What does it celebrate? 83th anniversary where Tacna’s city is returned from Chile to Peru. Do you remember Heroic City of Tacna? Well this is the reason. 3. When is the festival and how long does it last? The festival starts in August from 1st to 31st and goes on for several weeks. The central day is 28th August
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History: Microsoft is a multinational American Corporation founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. It is headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington and is one the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft focuses on developing products and services related to computing. Originally‚ Microsoft was first established to develop and sell basic interpreters for the Altair 8800‚ and now Microsoft has grown and developed to be the market dominant company for operating systems and personal
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