Unique Caribbean Festival

A coming of age ceremony that an American girl has is called a sweet 16. A Latin American or Mexican girl has a Quinceanera. A sweet 16 is a party for a young girl turning 16. A Quinceanera is given to a girl on there 15th birthday .The two are very different but at the same time they are very alike. The two ceremonies have some similarities. First of all they both mark the transition of childhood to womanhood. They both are a form of a party or birthday celebration. These two are traditions for different cultures.

Blues for New Orleans: Mardi Gras and America’s Creole Soul by Roger D. Abrahams is a book about the upbringing of the New Orleans Mardi Gras carnival. This is one the most famous carnivals held in New Orleans. The festival Mardi Gras “Fat Tuesday” incorporates “such events as costumed float parades, neighborhood marches or second-lines, street gatherings, informal parties, and formal balls in New Orleans, Biloxi, and Mobile, among other Gulf Coast cities and towns.” (1) The author, Roger D. Abrahams throughout his book, speaks of the carnival from all differ perspectives and compares it to other countries held around the world. He also addresses, how before Hurricane Katrina and afterwards, the Mardi Gras festival and the culture/ tradition

The festival is self explanatory in that people from all over the area gather to indulge in immense amounts of lobsters. While this part of the festival is

Having said that, it is actually very much religious in ways that the other Caribbean festivals and carnivals are not.

Frisco, Texas has a population of over 100,000 people, and it's located approximately 25 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. This bedroom community is home to many of the professionals who commute to the Dallas Fort Worth area.

Here in American, it’s a little harder to have such special and popular festivals because there is such a wide variety of

This paper is about Mardi Gras, A festival or Carnival celebrated once a year. In this paper I will discuss how Mardi Gras originated, when it is celebrated, how it is celebrated, and what does it mean to all the different cultures. Mardi Gras, in the French speaking parts of the world and in some US southern states is the last day of carnival festivities preceding Lent, the time of penitence observed by Christians in preparation for Easter. Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday") is a French term for Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent. Before Lent festivities reach the climax on a day in February or March, depending on what date Easter is.(Americana pg. 308)

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.

This festival goes on for a couple of days, beginning with a lecture on the algae on the first day. On the second day, it is a celebration for the Marimo algae and a ceremony where one receives their own. It is said that when one receives their marimo algae, they are also offering their appreciation to Mother Nature.

Production of Gothic Effects Through the Use of Formal Elements in Poe’s The Black Cat

In the fable Animal Farm, George Orwell expresses a clear representation of the Russian Revolution in the form of animals on a farm rebelling against the leaders, pigs. Napoleon’s treatment of the animals is dependent on the way Napoleon perceives the animal’s dedication. If they accept his leadership they receive their basic needs; whereas, if they rebel against him, their basic needs are not met. This results in all the animals accepting Napoleon’s leadership in order to receive their fundamental needs. This is only possible if Napoleon has followers that will aggressively support him or even die in order for Napoleon to succeed. Through Old Benjamin, the hens and the pigs’ viewpoints on Napoleon’s tyranny, it is easily identified which animal supports Napoleon’s way of ruling the farm, which oppose him and which animal simply has no opinion.

Bingo was once again playing its part in the charity fundraising process last month, with October yielding some impressive sums for good causes. Both the Clee Hill Royal British Poppy Appeal, and a comedy bingo night for a children’s charity, did their bit to raise much needed funds, as the month passed out of sight.

Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is a yearly open air electronic music celebration that happens in March in the city of Miami, Florida, United States (DURAN, 2013).In this report I have analysed about the ultra-Miami festival event in USA and what is behind the success of the event. Events rarely succeed or fail it is totally depending on the scheduling and who all are the stakeholders are supporting the particular event. For a successful event there are several potential goals to satisfy and a plethora of stakeholders to involve (Presenza, 2012). Festivals are mostly unique in the events sector how the stakeholders are involved in the events. Media is mainly involved in a group way in television and

Boxing Day (Dec 26) and New Year’s Day (Jan 1), both Garifuna and non-Carib blacks celebrate the Jonkonnu Festival, also known as John Canoe. Jonkonnu is a dancing parade of ancient African rituals with a Mardi Gras style. The dancers wear costumes and masks as they dance from house to house. The dancers are followed by two drumers and a female chorus. The music played is called goombay, which is a blend of ancient African and Caribbean sounds. The Jonkonnu Festival is held in Jamaica and the Bahamas as well, with some differences.

Central Idea: Festival culture has transformed into a global phenomenon that began in the 50s-60s.