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    Kaamulan Festiva1

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    a thanksgiving festival during harvest time‚ a peace pact‚ or all of these together.[5] Kaamulan started as a festival on May 15‚ 1974‚[4] during the fiesta celebration of the then municipality of Malaybalay. A town official thought of inviting some indigenous people to town and made them perform a few dance steps at Plaza Rizal to enliven the fiesta celebration.[6] The celebration however proved very popular and together with national coverage the Kaamulan festival has become the regional festival

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    First of all‚ The Diaz family belonged to the elite upper class. The master Aurelio Diaz was an importer who bought luxury merchandise from Europe and then sold them to the rich Merida families (Hugener 20). His wife Norma Cirerol Diaz was from a rich haciendas owner’s family (Hugener 20). The two parents and their two daughters appeared to have light skin‚ which showed that they were from Spanish origin (Hugener 16‚ 18‚ 22‚ 36). The Diaz family was actually one of the most liberal

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    In Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ Mexico and other Latin American countries a girl’s entrance into womanhood and her eligibility for marriage is celebrated at her Quinceañera. "From a North of the Boarder viewpoint‚ it may be seen as a cross between a Sweet 16 and a debutante’s coming out party." (Palfrey). The origins of the Quinceañera can be traced back to the time of the Aztecs. "It was traditional for the parents of a young Aztec maiden to formally acknowledge her passage into womanhood. This would include

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    Region 7

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    Region 7 - Central Visayas * Central Visayas is right in the center of the Philippines. The four provinces include Cebu‚ Bohol‚ Negros Oriental and Siquijor‚ and the cities of Cebu City‚ Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue. Cebu City is the economic center for Region VII and for the whole Visayas‚ Each with its own character and treasure-trove of natural and man-made attractions. * Total Land Area: 15‚ 875 km² * Total Population: 6‚ 398‚ 628 * Making it the 5th most populous of the country’s 17

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    belief that the economy would only grow from stability and progress. Diaz used secret police forces to keep oppositions at bay so he could continue to rule unchallenged. However during his rule economic inequality became massive causing the richer to benefit and the poor to suffer‚ and indigenous communities continued to lose land going from 25% of land owned to 2% losing a large percent to richer families and foreigners. Diaz continued his path and more and more land was lost to the Rich and U.S

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    Buzz Marketing

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    customers and potential customers. Some examples of successful buzz marketing campaigns would be the hype surrounding the Ford Fiesta cars‚ Harry Potter movies‚ Twilight movies‚ Dexter television series‚ Volkswagen’s new beattle cars‚ the Blair Witch Project movies‚ and the beanie babies bean stuffed animals. For the Ford Fiesta cars‚ Ford gave 100 consumers a Ford Fiesta car to drive for 6 months. They were asked to complete different missions every month including delivering Meals on Wheels‚ taking

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    Mechanical Engineer

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    Diaz 1 Guy Diaz Mrs. Reis English 3‚ period 4 27 January 2014 Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineering uses a wide range of fields such as physics and material science for designing‚ manufacturing‚ and producing mechanical machines. Within the field of Mechanical Engineering‚ comes upon years of education where students take on classes including: physics‚ math going up to Trigonometry‚ and Engineering itself. However‚ after getting a degree in Mechanical Engineering‚ different branches

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    Solicitation

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    Youth Council‚ in collaboration with Bagutot Barangay Council and with the support of the residents of Barangay Bagutot are planning to have our Annual Barangay Fiesta this coming December 26‚ 2014. We are eager to bring back the unity and cooperation of the residents of our barangay after a decade since 2003 was the first and last annual fiesta of the barangay. In preparation for the coming event‚ we are organizing an Invitational Basketball Tournament aged 18 years old and below. The competition will

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    Huancayo Culture

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    Huancavelica‚ Cuzco‚ VRAE and others got concentrated to this amazing city and made a mix of traditions. Traditions are an important part of the identity of Huancayo. We have got a lot of customs‚ specially parties celebrating that are called ‘Fiestas Patronales’. It shows the different kinds of cultures‚ but it is also causes many problems like citizen insecurity‚ traffic accidents‚ and others. To solve these problems‚ the goverment should build special closed

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    Three Kings Day

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    the bread. (Representing that Jesus had to be hidden and protected at birth) The person who receives the piece of bread with the doll inside has to make the tamales used in the fiesta de la Candelaria on February 2. Even Disneyland celebrated this holiday having characters like Donald duck and Mickey mouse in there fiesta costumes. The food carts at Disneyland also shared some of the holiday traditions by serving sweet corn tamales‚ strawberry filled churros and the traditional Rosca de Reyes. In

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