The Celebration Of A Festival

During the winter solstice around the time the sun went down the Yup’ik tribe of Alaska participated in something interesting: The Bladder Festival. All the bladders of the seals that were killed in the years hunt were dried, filled with air, and then sent out to sea. Someone from today’s time would probably think of this as an odd thing to be doing. When actually, it is a process that embodies deep meanings that reveal the deep appreciation, by the Yup’ik, of the world and its blessings.

The Olympic games were held every four years during the same time that the great festival of Zeus was taking place. During the great festival there were processions and sacrifices which also occurred at the games. Only the men (Andres) and boys (paides) could participate in the Olympic games (Miller pg. 14). Women were not allowed to participate or even go to the games. However, there were some exceptions for women who could attend: Younger and unmarried girls could attend (Olympia, pg. 133).

Experiencing a Quinceanera celebration is very personal and significant, therefore, finding the topic for the essay was quite easy. The rights words can make a difference on any writing work. The choice of words incorporated into the practice essay seemed to produce a vivid visual to the readers. The quincanera celebration depicted in the personal essay allowed the reader to experience the coming of age birthday bash of a young teenage girl.

Juneteenth is a celebration of slaves who were free in Texas long ago. This is done to increase the awareness of Juneteenth. During this celebration, they make traditional dishes and homemade desserts. A professor Wigging J professor who wrote, “called Freedom! Afro-American Emancipation celebration “describes how they celebrated this special holiday. After the migration, the free slaves brought their culture in the form of food. These dishes were influenced by France's food culture.

Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday, which was brought by the French when they colonized a part of the United States of America. The first time that Mardi Grass was celebrated in America, was on March 3, 1699 (History, 2016) in what is today known as Louisiana, later in this carnival would be moved to New Orleans. Since the carnival was moved out of New Orleans, every year is celebrated between February and March; it all depends when is going to be Easter.

     Since Buddhism and Hinduism have different believes they also have different holy days. Moreover, because Hindus worship variety of gods they have a variety of festivals. The three main festivals of Hinduism are: Holi, Divali, and Dasehra. Holi is the most popular festival. This holy day is celebrated each year during February-March to welcome spring. “Holi is dedicated to god Krishna and it was once a fertility ceremony (104).” Throughout the days of Holi, many of the casts and taboo restrictions are set aside and pleasure is emphasized. The second ceremony Divali, celebrated in November, is a festival to welcome a new year. Finally the third festival, the Dasehra, celebrated up to nine days in October, in honor of Durga, a consort of Shiva. On the other hand Buddhism is divided in many ways according to philosophy and geography. The major festivals that are celebrated by most Buddhists are New Year, Buddha’s birthday, the festival of souls, and robe offering. In

In Uwem Akpan’s short story “An Ex-mas Feast,” we are presented with a sad story narrated by a boy named Jigani. His older sister is only twelve and is already a sex worker. Throughout the story, the reader is more and more informed on the relationship between stigma and sexuality in this area. Like many foreign countries outside the United States, women are viewed as these things that were created to cook, clean, take care of the house, and take care of the children. Jigani’s father, Baba, displays this when he is having a heated conversation with Jigani. Jigani tells Baba that he does not want to go to school anymore because he doesn’t want his older sister, Maisha to leave. Upset at what he hears, Baba responds by saying “You

The festivals for the celebration and worship of Mars occurred in the spring and fall. “The month of Martius (March) was named after the god. Important festivals and ceremonies, usually connected to the preparation and closure of military campaigns, were held in honour of the god in March and October and carried out by Mars' specially dedicated priests, the flamen Martialis.” (AE) . The first festival of the year was actually on February 27th with the first Equirria, which was to ensure all would be well with the horses when on campaign. There was also the Salii priests, which were more involved with Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus. On March 1st, 9th, and the 23rd, the Salii priest sang hymns and also dressed up in ancient-style armor and performed a ceremonial dance. The Arval Brother were also part of the priesthood that was involved with the sacrifices and ceremonies to the gods. They were revived with the rise of Emperor Augustus like most religious function that had been forgotten from ancient times. Their duties involved the protection of the crops and livestock. The feriae Marti occurred on the 1st of

A cultural event that I think conveys deep meaning is basketball. This cultural event symbolizes teamwork. A person can’t just go into a basketball game thinking that they will do everything. A person can’t carry the whole team because at one point the pressure will get to them. Playing as a team, everyone has one goal in mind and that is to win as a team. You have to keep passing to your teammates until there is an opening and whoever is open is the person that should score. I know this cultural event conveys deep meaning because I have seen people to try to go out on their own and it just doesn’t work. When a person plays with the team, they can see that everything is easier. You have to rely on your teammates and hope for the best. I learned

I stand by the edge of the lawn, grass tickling my ankles, as I wait for the parade to go by. My sister is Festival Queen this year and I am jealous. I taste the dirt on my fingers but I cannot put my hands down as I am too excited to just stand still and wait. I can hear the high school marching band playing the school fight song as they turn the corner and head down my street bringing with them the rest of the parade. I will see my sister soon, wearing her billowing dress and sparkling tiara, looking like the queen she is. The band marches by and I smell the exhaust from the tractor pulling my sister’s float: soon I will see her! As my sister comes into focus I can only think of how beautiful she is standing on the platform waving to

So what was the take away from The Other Festival? Rosario Dawson alongside her business partner Abrima Erwiah, were welcomed with smiles to talk about their fashion label. Their message was moving on the topics of philanthropy, creativity, and women working in the corporate industry. One of Dawson’s most resonated quotes for the evening was "help me – and let me help you.” Her closing action was congratulating Poku on a phenomenal job – it summed up the meaning of the event. Women empowering women. The festival was not only an opportunity to take notes on career success, but a blessed chance to motivate each other and shake up the world with our voice, our story.

Central Idea: India is a fascinating country with diverse traditions related to their language, their costumes, and their cuisine.

When the importance is known, no group would dominate the other to overpower it with their morals. The most rival groups, Hindu and Muslim will also observe that ‘Diwali’ has the name ‘Ali’ and ‘Ramadan’ has the name ‘Ram’. The two groups will come to realize that apart there minor differences, there are similar ideas and concepts that can bring them together, a wall of hatred and dominance is futile. Hence, the wall must be demolished keeping all the differences apart, and shaking their hands in the name of unity and

People celebrate it by getting together with their relatives as well as nearest and dearest ones. They celebrate it by sharing gifts, sweets, greetings and best wishes for Diwali. They enjoy a lot of activities, playing games, firing crackers, puja and many more. People purchase new clothes for all the family members according to their own capability. Kids enjoy this festival by wearing glittering and blazing clothes.

Every three years on a twelve-year cycle, Hindus gather at the Ganges River for a religious festival. The festival is called the Kumbh Mela, and it draws crowds of over thirty million people at the banks of the Ganges. Everyone gathers in large numbers because they believe that long ago, four drops from the nectar of immortality spilled from a pitcher (kumbh) in the heavens while the Gods battled demons in a twelve-day fight. The drops of nectar fell in four locations around India near the Ganges River. During this twelve-year cycle, the nectar of immortality is believed to flow into the Ganges, which is why so many people show up. Believers come to this festival to praise the gods and also hope to wash away their sins in the Ganges. Throughout the course of the Kumbh Mela, over 120 million people will make the trip out to the Ganges and the festival can last up to 55 days.