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Beijing musical traditions
2008-08-31 12:24:00 Park Music Beijing provides many parks for people to escape the confines of their apartments and enjoy a more natural environment while socializing with family and friends. One of the many favourite past times in Beijing parks is to practise music. People can be found playing traditional musical instruments or singing their favourite songs in many of the parks. Amateur and professional musicians can also be heard around some of the famous historic landmarks like the Temple of Heaven. Jingshan Park is awash with mass choirs each Sunday, along with many smaller groups or individuals enjoying their time outdoors. Hotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing Olympics TicketsBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTagsBeijing China China Post Beijing 0lympicsBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
By: Beijing Visitor
Obama: I?m a Symbol of ?America?s Best Traditions?
2008-07-31 03:11:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Jonathan Weisman is reporting on his “The Trail” blog that presumptuous Democratic nominee Barack Obama told House Democrats that he believes himself to be the symbol of all that is good in America. It appears that he is beginning to believe the over-the-top hype that he really is the Obamessiah for America. ...
By: Publius Forum
Traditions
2008-06-05 06:16:00 transitions Transitions we all have them, we all go through them Your clients may be moving to a new area and there is anxiety about what the future holds. The children are nervous about a new school, new friends, will they look like dorks, who will sit with them in lunch room ? Perhaps the reason for moving is a new job in a new location. There is anxiety for the employer as well. Perhaps they have lost their job, lost their home. Perhaps they are retireing from a job they have had for years and moving to a new area. Change brings both opportunities and turmoil How do we make sense of transitions? How do we help our clients through transitions? I learned through a real estate coach I had the first three years in the business, an important concept that has stuck with me. It is simple really. When you are building a new bridge, you don?t tear down the old one until the new one is finished. Letting go of the past, with what is familiar is the hard part. Embracing the new i...
Konkan Fruit Festival
2008-05-26 17:10:00 Konkan Fruit Festival is an annual summer event held in the city of Panjim, Goa. This is the fifth year and I was fortunate to be in the city to attend. The event is organized by the Botanical Society of Goa along with other bodies such as the Panjim city corporation, Directorate of Agriculture, ICAR-Goa, and others. It ...
By: Goa Blog
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 7
2008-05-15 08:29:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: Leap year proposals The right of every woman to propose on 29th February each leap year, goes back many hundreds of years to when the leap year day had no recognition in English law (the day was ‘leapt over’ and ignored, hence the term ‘leap year’). It was considered, therefore, ...
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 6
2008-05-13 08:27:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: Adopted Scottish Wedding Traditions: Tying shoes to a car bumper This tradition represents the symbolism and power of shoes in ancient times. Egyptians would exchange sandals when they exchanged goods, so when the father of the bride gave his daughter to the groom, he would also give the bride’s sandals to ...
Say Cheers to Feni!
2008-05-11 17:20:00 It?s that time of the year again. The smell of feni wafting through the air, invites you to a sip of the heady brew on a hot summer afternoon. Goans love their feni as much as they do their spicy food. And giving you just that, is Goa?s Tourism Department alongwith Loungefly who are organising a ...
By: Goa Blog
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 5
2008-05-11 08:24:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: More Scottish Wedding Ideas: Give a Scottish brooch (called Luckenbooth) as a token of your love or as a betrothal gift. This is usually made of silver and is engraved with two hearts entwined. Some couples pin this on the blanket of their first-born for good luck. Weddings and receptions are ...
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 4
2008-05-09 08:22:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: A gent’s highland wedding outfit in its entirety consists of the following: Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket and waistcoat, kilt, tartan flashes to match kilt, white hose, gillie brogues, kilt pin, sgian dubh, black belt with buckle, formal sporran with chain strap, wing collar shirt, black or coloured bow tie, and ...
Our birthday traditions
2008-05-09 00:37:00 We seem to have a birthday tradition that sorta came about by itself! Each time it’s someone’s birthday, we all gather on DH and my bed to open gifts. It’s probably because the kids get up at the crack of dawn on their birthdays and are so excited, they’re up before us! So this morning was no ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Our birthday traditions", url: "http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/-2008/05/09/our-birthday-traditi-ons/" });
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 3
2008-05-07 08:14:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: Traditions in Scotland Before the Wedding Ceremony: Often before a Scottish bride is married, her mother holds an open house for a traditional “show of presents.” Invitations are sent to those who gave wedding gifts to the couple and the wedding gifts are unwrapped and set out for viewing. After ...
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 2
2008-05-05 08:13:00 Continuation of the article by Tony Coogan: When the wedding celebrations were over, the married couple would then leave to spend the night in their new home. The ancient tradition of carrying the bride over the doorstep was linked to the superstition that evil spirits inhabit the thresholds of doors. Hence the bride is lifted over ...
Scottish Wedding Folklore & Traditions - part 1
2008-05-03 08:09:00 By Tony Coogan Traditional Scottish Wedding The origins of the traditional Scottish wedding: Scotland always seems to do things in it’s own way and style - and a Scottish wedding is no exception to the rule. In the 21st century, the Scottish wedding is an intricate blend of ancient highland tradition mixed in with modern, streamlined rites. ...
Planning for Kadayawan 2008
2008-04-23 17:59:00 Planning for Davao City's biggest traditional celebration has begun! And this time, it's the younger generation who's more or less holding the reins.
By: Ang Dabawenyo
Planning for Kadayawan 2008
2008-04-23 17:59:00 Planning for Davao City's biggest traditional celebration has begun! And this time, it's the younger generation who's more or less holding the reins.
By: Ang Dabawenyo
Goa Festival: Vodle Dev at Amona
2008-04-20 17:28:00 Goa is a land of festivities. All religions celebrate their festivals with absolute communal harmony. Amona village of Bicholim taluka is one of the villages of Goa which celebrates lots of festivals through out the year. Today the festival of Joy, gay and devotion called Vodle Dev is being celebrated. Tarang of Shri Dev Betal and ...
By: Goa Blog
Baisakhi: Culture and traditions, Baisakhi in Punjab
2008-04-12 18:15:00 Baisakhi is one of the most enthusiastically celebrated festival of the Punjab and some adjoining states. This festival falls on the first day of Baisakh which is also the first day of the new year of the Vikram Samvat which makes it all the more auspicious.This day corresponds to 13th of April. Since wheat is the staple crop of the Punjab, it is the wealth, the measure of economic prosperity, the life and soul of the Punjabi farmers, who regard it as a gift from benevolent Nature.Baisakhi is by when the wheat crop is ripened and harvested. This ends the day and night vigil of the fields.Now it's time for fun and frolic. Bhangras are danced by boys and young men and gidda and phoohi by girls and young brides.Baisakhi melas are held in villages and small towns. As the farmers are flush with money, new clothes, utensils and other household goods are bought.But during all this jubilation our farmers do not forget benevolent Nature. Though not always well-read, they understand the Veda...
By: RayOfHope
Dance of the Four Mothers
2008-04-11 21:00:00 There?s a collage hanging in The Mayor and The Rooster?s room that I made around the time I was getting a divorce from my first husband.In it, there are five women standing on a plain white background.The first four women have mermaid tails but the fifth woman is standing up on two legs with her mermaid tail thrown over her arm like a shawl.Each figure in the collage represents one of the women in a family photo showing the five generations of women alive when I was born ? from my Great, Great Grandmother right down the line to me.My Great, Great Grandmother lived to be 100 years old. In her lifetime, she saw transportation shift from a horse and buggy to a rocket to the moon.In the collage, one of her hands holds a whole solar system and the other holds the ripples from a single drop of water in a still pond.I used to sit by her bedside at the end of her life listening to her stories and trying to absorb the wisdom of her experience. My Great Grandmother appears next in the collag...
By: Oh, The Joys
oneness & the heart of the world | meeting of two mystical traditions
2008-04-11 03:22:00 Two contemporary mystics of our time, Father Thomas Keating from Christian contemplative tradition and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee from Sufi tradition are coming together to explore the onenesss that is at the heart of all spiritual traditions, and the contribution it can make at this present time of global transition.The event marking the unique meeting is coming up in the format of a evening talk and one-day seminar at Boulder, Colorado on May 2nd and 3rd, 2008.[>] To know details of the event and registration pls visit here.[>] also check the event brochure here (pdf)?A new light is awakening at the heart of the world, at the core of creation, which contains the potential for a whole new revelation of the divine and a new way of living in relation to the whole of life. We are needed now - not just to cultivate the divine light within ourselves - but to use our light to reawaken life to its real nature and purpose. Our light is the catalyst for the future. The consciousness of oneness ...
chinese traditions, paper wastage
2008-04-10 03:49:00 This stupid thought came to me the other day. I was 'celebrating' Qing Ming Festival with my family and I've noticed something. Has anyone ever thought of how much paper we waste every year, doing this kind of thing. I mean, this has to stop.This is a stupid tradition. I mean, food offerings are one thing. I mean, you eat 'em after you finish with the prayers. But burning a life size Papier-mâché Mercedes-Benz complete with a driver inside (the driver's made of paper of course, we're not savages) is just fucking stupid. Look at the pictures I took below.Fuck! Some of those paper offering are not even burnt. They are scattered all over the fucking cemetery. Think of the trees people. The world is becoming barren because people are just cutting down the trees for this stupid reason. The paper is not being used for anything. Fuck! So much work put into producing color papers that you just burn at the end. It's not even recycled.And here are some facts that I found on Wikipedia, ...
The Role of Traditions in the Occultation of the Twelfth Imam
2008-04-09 08:15:00 The Role of Traditions in the Occultation of the Twelfth Imam By: Jassim M. Hussain Taken From After the martyrdom of al-Husayn, the Imamite Imams from `Ali b. al-Husayn to al-Hasan al-`Askari followed a quiescent policy towards the Umayyads and the `Abbasids. But they expected that all their suffering would be terminated by al-Qa’im, whose rising in arms ...
By: Muslim unity
Not So Typical Wedding Traditions to Try
2008-04-04 07:00:00 First of all, just to be clear, this writer likes the tradition of tying shoes and cans to the bride and groom’s getaway car’s bumper. But it doesn’t seem to happen so often anymore. Perhaps that tradition’s decline comes as a result of recycling and noise abatement ordinances. Perhaps an exception can be made in ...
By: Resources zone
Goa and its cuisine
2008-04-02 23:26:00 With a bunch of carefree Goan friends spicing up my college days, there was no way I could escape their cuisine. Goans are nothing if not obsessed with food and drink. Why else would they make painstaking dishes like the dessert called bebinca which requires hours of layering! Goan fish curry rice!! If in those years ...
By: Goa Blog
After days of bad press, Goa back in a festive mood
2008-03-30 18:55:00 After many days of bad press, Goa was back in a festive mood with the famous Shigmo festival, which depicts the state’s folk culture. The festival is also popularly known as the Carnival. IT’S PARTY TIME FOLKS! The famous Shigmo festival depicts Goa’s folk culture. ?This festival takes us back to our culture. Many tourists come ...
By: Goa Blog
Flagellants, faith, customs and traditions
2008-03-24 09:21:00 I took Warren for a short visit to my mother?s hometown in Barrio Panipuan, San Fernando, Pampanga last Good Friday to show him a tradition that this quaint village celebrates year after year. Needless to say, it was also a tradition that has formed part of my childhood. Barrio Panipuan is about 30 minutes from our ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Busted Brackets and other Easter traditions
2008-03-24 03:40:00 Well, if you know ANYTHING about college basketball, then you will understand what I mean when I say that my bracket is completely busted. My picks were perfect after the first day (even though my own alma mater, Duke, deserved to lose), and after the first two days, I was looking really good. Not to mention that I had Friday off from school, so I got to watch basketball all day long. You would have thought that I graduated from Western Kentucky, what with the way that I was screaming and running circles in my living room when that kid hit the buzzer beater in overtime. Then we got to the round of 32, and things started to go sour. Duke once again played like they deserve to lose, and this time they did! Many expletives were flying on Saturday morning, but here on this family-friendly blog, I'll just say that Duke did not play optimally and their performance left much to be desired. Texas A&M, my secondary school if you will, played a much better game, and almost knocke...
By: Learn Me Good
Wacky Easter Traditions: Murder, Spanking, and Witches
2008-03-23 12:24:00 The Easter Bunny is unheard of here, but Italians don’t skimp on the chocolate, as you can see in this photo. That’s not a bunny on the left, but a white chocolate replica of an Italian stovetop espresso machine. The lid even opens, although the shopkeeper warned me, ‘Only put cold coffee inside.’ D’oh! Now for some ...
By: mental mosaic
Goa: Pre-monsoon Showers Add Extra Colours to Holi
2008-03-23 11:34:00 Pre-monsoon showers in the state filled the vacuum and added that extra charm in the holi celebration across the state on Saturday March 22. It was just when hundreds of small/big groups had stepped out of their houses with a single aim of playing holi to its peak that pre-monsoon showers started with lightning and ...
By: Goa Blog
Korean Seaweed Soup, Gochu, and Baby Traditions
2008-03-21 07:14:00 Being Korean has always been part of who I am. My mother would always say to me, “Remember no matter where you go or how you live, you were born a Korean and Die a Korean” Those words had powerful impact on me and probably would for the rest of my life. Whereas my brother ...
The Filipino Holy Week and Its Traditions
2008-03-21 06:29:00 The Filipino Holy Week is a week of solemnity as Catholics remembers the sacrifice made by Christ on the cross to save man from his sins. This week we can see lots of traditions unfolding like the reading of the "Pasyon" or the "Pabasa". "Pasyon" is a book which was first released during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines and depicts the story in the Bible up to Christ's death and resurrection. It is sung in a very traditional manner and usually last for more or less a day.We can also see the traditional procession of saints and the "penitensya" or self inflicted suffering which is said to lessen the sins of those participating in it. In Baliuag, Bulacan the yearly tradition includes the procession of 83 life-size images of the story of Jesus Christ. The procession ends at the church with the parish priest blessing them. The images are owned by people in Baliuag and are transferred from generation to generation.On Good Friday, the sight was that of people inflicting pa...
The Filipino Holy Week and Its Traditions
2008-03-21 06:29:00 The Filipino Holy Week is a week of solemnity as Catholics remembers the sacrifice made by Christ on the cross to save man from his sins. This week we can see lots of traditions unfolding like the reading of the "Pasyon" or the "Pabasa". "Pasyon" is a book which was first released during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines and depicts the story in the Bible up to Christ's death and resurrection. It is sung in a very traditional manner and usually last for more or less a day.We can also see the traditional procession of saints and the "penitensya" or self inflicted suffering which is said to lessen the sins of those participating in it. In Baliuag, Bulacan the yearly tradition includes the procession of 83 life-size images of the story of Jesus Christ. The procession ends at the church with the parish priest blessing them. The images are owned by people in Baliuag and are transferred from generation to generation.On Good Friday, the sight was that of people inflicting pa...
For the Love of Ritualistic Traditions
2008-03-17 20:02:00 As a child I absolutely loved "Sesame Street"! Every morning I would settle down with my pillow and immerse myself in an hour of colorful, monster puppets and dancing letters. My most favorite part of the program was when the game "Guess Which Thing Doesn't belong Here" came on. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this game, it was a game in which four things, people etc, would be portrayed and three of those things were similar leaving one thing that didn't "belong". It's around major Christian holidays such as Easter I feel as if I'm once again, piecing together the things that don't belong. Take a look at the pictures I have selected below. Can you tell me which thing/person doesn't belong here? If you choose the cross of Christ as the "object" that doesn't belong in this group, then you are correct! If feel they are all related...(sigh) what can I say? Traditions Verses Faith For those of you w...
Japanese Wedding Traditions:The Ceremony,Dress and Wedding Cake
2008-03-14 02:47:00 Japanese Wedding Traditions:The Ceremony,Dress and Wedding CakeNowadays, Japanese marriages (kekkon, kon'in) have increasingly tended to follow the Western customs, and couples are formed according to their affinity or passion, especially in big cities. However, families usually arrange for the couples belong to the same social groups, and investigations are still quietly made to ensure that the social status of married future be substantially equal.Most Japanese families, for example, are reluctant to ally themselves with a family supposed to belong to the burakumin.Marriages are usually arranged by families (although there are more and more exceptions), with the assistance of a "between" (nakôdo) carefully chosen. There is also extensive use of horoscopes to whether the spouses may agree.According to them, in fact, a person born the year of the Rat should preferably marry a person born the year of the Dragon, Monkey or Taurus, but avoid those born the year of the Horse.A woman b...
Late Night Burst of Joy
2008-03-08 20:25:00 Like everyone else, the last thing I do before going to bed is check on my sleeping children.I make sure they are covered up against the cold.I admire the way their eyelashes rest on their lovely, little faces.I listen to their sleepy breathing.I plant the day's last kiss.The Rooster takes after me in that, though she's quite soundly asleep, she'll sometimes respond to my presence by talking.Last night, as I nuzzled my face in her warm, sweet neck and kissed her blushed cheek, she stirred, sighed, smiled and mumbled,"So happy."
By: Oh, The Joys
Football to link Leicester with Goa
2008-03-07 20:29:00 Players from Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) are to visit Goa in October following the launch of a football initiative on Friday by the British High Commissioner to India, Sir Richard Stagg. The Leicester India Football initiative (LIFI) will link up with Goa and enable a group of under-12 and under-14 players to visit the Indian ...
By: Goa Blog
Wedding Traditions At Potosi Bolivia-Wedding Cakes And Wedding Reception Tr
2008-03-03 03:03:00 Wedding Traditions At Potosi Bolivia-Wedding Cakes And Wedding Feasting TraditionsThe cake was made up of a set of ten loaves of round 10 cm tall, covered with a glaze and installed on a gigantic iron structure which was reminiscent of a door-mantle.See these 30 cakes stacked one above the other made me think of a Christmas tree quite bizarre.After five exhausting days on the runway sandy and full of bumps, like a washing board, which connects to Uyuni Potosi, we had the impression that cross a Martian landscape.But it was not until a road of this kind it may be viewed as an oasis Potosi.The town is perched at 4100m at the foot of Cerro Rico; its history has been marked by almost 500 years of operation, and there are not many trees or greenery.We met on the road cyclist German, Martin, which we had recommended enthusiastically visiting the "casa de ciclista" at Potosi.After 8 months of this cycling, it was the first time I heard of such a thing.So it is with some emotion that from t...
European Wedding Traditions
2008-02-28 16:19:00 Written By: Bridezilla We added quite a few European Wedding Traditions, yesterday. Their our now articles on Lithuanian, Danish, and Finnish wedding traditions. The Lithuanian wedding tradition article has a really sweet video of a Lithuanian wedding. We?ve included a sideshow of the ...
By: Weddings.sc Blog
Icelandic Wedding Traditions
2008-02-27 19:34:00 Written By: Bridezilla We’ve just put up an article on Icelandic wedding traditions. It has some really interesting information on older Icelandic wedding traditions.
By: Weddings.sc Blog
Chinese New Year Traditions
2008-02-24 10:52:00 Chinese New Year Celebration is based on the start of the Lunar Year. As the year starts, there are a lot of activities Chinese practice to welcome the year with ,luck, fortune and prosperity. Back in China, there were a lot of temple fairs and fireworks during Chinese New Year’s Eve. Scheduled huge fireworks were anticipated especially in the central area of Beijing. We had our own celebration in a traditional Chinese restaurant called Hua Jia Yu Yuan. It was a feast literally as we devour ala carte orders that was a set for Chinese New Year. In Beijing, the streets are almost empty as a lot of people who came from different provinces went back to their home to celebrate this holiday. It was expensive to rent a van this time of year as they would not wait for you until the wee hours since the drivers will also celebrate with their families. Back in the Philippines, we celebrated Chinese New Year but not so much as Christmas or New Year. We had our usual tikoy (sticky ri...
Wedding Traditions
2008-02-22 14:41:00 Written By: Bridezilla We got a lot of wedding traditions from Asia up yesterday. I know a lot of you out there are interested in Indian and Japanese wedding traditions, so be sure to check out those new articles. We’re trying do as much research as possible into ...
By: Weddings.sc Blog
Promotion of Positive Traditions and Sustainability of the Country --- Alta
2008-02-22 06:29:00 CNews London: Mr. Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has unconditionally welcomed the decision of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muslim League (N) to form a coalition government with open heart for the sake of the stability and promotion of democracy, establishing positive traditions, wellbeing of the people and stability of peace, economic strength and sustainability of the country. He said this while addressing a representative gathering of business community and prominent citizens of Karachi represented by industrialists, businessmen, Karachi Chamber of Commerce, SITE and KORANGI Associations, Memon Community, Ismaili Community, Defence and Clifton, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Society and North Nazimabad Residents Committees, Muttahida Cultural Forum, Research and Advisory Council, Mohajir Rabita Council, MQM Central Co-ordination Committee, newly MQM elected Members of National and Provincial Assemblies, Haq Parast Senators and office bearers of the differe...
Our Birth Totems
2008-02-12 19:02:00 Here is a quick look at our Birth Totems. I shall be putting together some more material about our totems, in more depth, in the near future. Our Earth Medicine is what connects us to the Earth. In essence, these connections are an important part of the Balance. This is another reason why it is ...
Cremation Services - Traditions At Military Funerals
2008-02-09 06:02:00 Even if you’ve been to dozens of funerals before, military funerals of young servicemen killed in action are some of the most difficult. Not only are you mourning the loss of life, but you’re also reflecting upon the notion that they sacrificed their lives for your freedom, and at such a young age. They gave ...
National Holidays And Ancient Traditions In Romania
2008-02-09 05:02:00 Romanians, as every other nation on the Earth, celebrate all kind of holidays, whether they are traditional holidays or general holidays that are celebrated together with other religions. Romanians are orthodox, but even if that is the case, they celebrate New Year with the rest of the world, as opposed to ...
Going Organic this Valentines Day
2008-02-09 00:26:00 I truly love Valentines Day. It is a great opportunity to get a bit festive, and express our Love for each other. Even though I do this sort of thing often anyway, it is great to have this theme to go by during our chilly month of February. As I endeavor to search for lots of ...
Weddings: Some Odd Traditions
2008-02-08 06:42:00 And for the rest of their lives, the man and woman shall be together…. Doesn’t it sound romantic? For the man and the woman to leave their families to be as one, to form a new family? It has been like this from time immemorial. And throughout the millennia, the concept of family and marriage have been so closely knotted together that it is sometimes impossible to separate one from the other. Marriage is present in every culture in some form. Although the laws, norms, and cultures may differ, they all still recognize the union of man and woman under one roof. Marriage has evolved in so many ways from the different cultures all throughout the world throughout the ages. For each culture, there are diverse ways of celebrating something like marriage. But in each culture, there has always been one thing that has remained the same – that in every culture, and every tribe, marriage has always been one to be celebrated with the utmost of festivities, with singing, eating, and celebrat...
By: Wedding Buzz
Christmas Traditions
2008-02-04 23:46:00 Over the past several years, I have been often disgusted at the focus on gifts and gift giving. I have seen friends or family’s satisfaction be directly related to the quality or quantity of gifts. I’ve listened to people carry on about what they are getting others as if it was a badge of honor ...
By: Arizona Music
Changing Traditions Of Thanks
2008-02-03 00:00:00 The whole power of tradition is founded upon the act of repetition. By doing something on a certain date in a certain way the way it has been done countless times before we reiterate to our consciousness the value of what we are celebrating. Thanksgiving is a tradition in which we eat, share, pray and ...
National Holidays And Ancient Traditions In Romania
2008-02-03 00:00:00 Romanians, as every other nation on the Earth, celebrate all kind of holidays, whether they are traditional holidays or general holidays that are celebrated together with other religions. Romanians are orthodox, but even if that is the case, they celebrate New Year with the rest of the world, as opposed to Russians, for example, who ... |
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