tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83625296240128122892024-03-14T02:28:46.895-07:00THREE MARCUS BOYSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-4885630480781428672019-07-01T00:46:00.000-07:002019-07-01T00:46:00.271-07:00Omizutori, The Sacred Water Drawing Festival!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PiRi7Fl3-_E/TZDcJ1rMPmI/AAAAAAAACJ8/BRj-KHghF-M/s1600/omi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PiRi7Fl3-_E/TZDcJ1rMPmI/AAAAAAAACJ8/BRj-KHghF-M/s320/omi1.jpg" height="252" r6="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong> <u>Omizutori</u></strong><u>,</u> or the annual, sacred <strong>Water Drawing Festival</strong>, is a Japanese Buddhist pameran that takes place in the<em> NIgatsu-do</em> of <em>Todai-ji,</em> Nara, Japan. The pameran is the selesai rite in observance of the two week long Shuni-e ceremony. This ceremony is to cleanse the people of their sins as well as to usher in spring of the New Year. Once the Omizutori is completed, the cherry blossoms have started blooming and spring has arrived.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVxEzc21BkY/TZDcVhh7rKI/AAAAAAAACKQ/hXrYaBVxwyQ/s1600/omi7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVxEzc21BkY/TZDcVhh7rKI/AAAAAAAACKQ/hXrYaBVxwyQ/s320/omi7.jpg" height="213" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> The rite occurs on the last night of the Shuni-e ceremony, when monks bearing torches come to the <em>Wakasa Well</em>, underneath the Nigatsu-do Hall, which according to legend only springs forth water once a year. The ceremony has occurred in the Nigatsu-do of the imperial temple at Nara, of the Todai-ji, since it was first founded. These annual festivals have been dated back to the year of 752. The earliest known records of the use of an incense seal during the religious rites in Japan were actually used during one Omizutori.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U94NE3x5-h4/TZDcO13ifrI/AAAAAAAACKE/MWNSz7CPwxg/s1600/omi4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U94NE3x5-h4/TZDcO13ifrI/AAAAAAAACKE/MWNSz7CPwxg/s320/omi4.jpg" height="320" r6="true" width="224" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> Eleven priests, whom are called <em>Renhyoshu,</em> are appointed n December of the previous year to participate in the Omizutori festivals. Much preparation goes into this yearly festival, and the priests are tasked with cleaning the sites for the rituals, making circuit pilgrimages to surrounding shrines and temples, and the preparing of various goods that are to be used in the rituals. During the time leading up to Omizutori, the priests are forbidden to speak at all or leave their lodgings. Each priest is very firm in the practice of his duty in specific, strict orders, and preparing himself for the ceremonies to come.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy3OZcbWBIM/TZDcTSLM74I/AAAAAAAACKM/Cstb8N5P3LI/s1600/omi6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy3OZcbWBIM/TZDcTSLM74I/AAAAAAAACKM/Cstb8N5P3LI/s320/omi6.jpg" height="212" r6="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Waiting at the Shrine</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> Torches are lit at the start of the Omizutori, during the <em>ittokuka</em>, which is held in the early morning on the first of March. There is an evening ceremony, called <em>Otaimatsu</em>, where young ascentics brandish large torches that are burning. While waving the torches in the air, they draw large circles with the fire it emits. It is believed that is a person viewing the ceremony is showered with the sparks form the fire, that the person will then be protected from evil things.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-ZDIYpHf0I/TZDcX0rA7eI/AAAAAAAACKU/NXotDgdxlgA/s1600/omi8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-ZDIYpHf0I/TZDcX0rA7eI/AAAAAAAACKU/NXotDgdxlgA/s320/omi8.jpg" height="213" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Omizutori is the largest ceremony on the night of the twelfth of March. The next day the rite of drawing of the water is held with an accompaniment of ancient Japanese music. the monks draw water, which only springs up from the well in front of the temple building on this specific day, and offer it first to the Buddhist deities, <em>Bodhisatta Kannon</em>, and then offer it to the public. It is believed that the water, being blessed, can cure ailments. The Omizutori ceremony is the accepting of water from a well. This well is said to be connected by an underground tunnel to Obama on the Sea of Japan coast. The water is given a ceremony called "the sending of the water". The water is actually drawn into two pots, one pot containing water from the previous year, and another that contains the water from all previous ceremonies. From the pot of water that holds the water of the current year, a very small amount of the water is poured into the pot which holds the mixture of water from all oft he previous ceremonies. The resulting water mixture is preserved each year, and this process has taken place for over 1,200 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aghiOZvNaKU/TZDcacsSEUI/AAAAAAAACKY/JkKgLuna3XA/s1600/omi9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aghiOZvNaKU/TZDcacsSEUI/AAAAAAAACKY/JkKgLuna3XA/s320/omi9.jpg" height="212" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <strong><u>The Legend of Omizutori</u></strong></div> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> Thee are different legends of the origin of Omizutori. One of these legends suggest that the founder of Shuni-e, Jitchu, invited 13,700 of the gods to the ceremony. One of the gods, Onyu-myojin was late to the ceremony because he was fishing on the Onyu River. To make up for the fact that he was late, he then offered scented water from the Onyu River, and the water suddenly sprung up from the spot where the god once stood.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fCaJjqDqo9I/TZDcRJONkBI/AAAAAAAACKI/JchH8eubEFM/s1600/omi5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fCaJjqDqo9I/TZDcRJONkBI/AAAAAAAACKI/JchH8eubEFM/s320/omi5.jpg" height="320" r6="true" width="224" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-69498555723401856272019-06-24T00:46:00.000-07:002019-06-24T00:46:01.201-07:00Cambodian New Year!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCrBphHxcmI/Ta3E6dt8WZI/AAAAAAAACPc/stYh20tbZ-Y/s1600/cam1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCrBphHxcmI/Ta3E6dt8WZI/AAAAAAAACPc/stYh20tbZ-Y/s320/cam1.jpg" height="320" i8="true" width="218" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <u><strong>Cambodian New Year (Khmer) or Chaul Chnam Thmey</strong>,</u> in the Khmer language, literally <em>"Enter Year New",</em> is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrated the New Year. The holiday lasts for three days beginning on New Year's day, which usually falls on April 13th or 14th, which is the end of the harvesting season, when farmers enjoy the fruits of their labor before the rainy season begins. Khmer's living abroad may choose to celebrate during a weekend rather than just specifically April 13th through the 15th. The Khmer New Year coincides with the traditional solar new year in several parts of India, Myanmar and Thailand.<br /> Cambodians also use Buddhist Era to count the year based on the Buddhist calendar. For 2011, it is 2555 BE (Buddhist Era).<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSaeTJ0UL8/Ta3E7UyXFPI/AAAAAAAACPg/ybFaRdyhmk0/s1600/cam2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSaeTJ0UL8/Ta3E7UyXFPI/AAAAAAAACPg/ybFaRdyhmk0/s320/cam2.jpg" height="240" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <strong><u>The Three Day of The New Year</u></strong><br /> <br /> <strong><u>Maha Songkran</u></strong><br /> <em>Maha Songkran</em>, derived from Sanskrit <em>Maha Sankranti</em>, is the name of the first day of the new year celebration. It is the ending of the year and the beginning of a new one. People dress up and light candles and burn incense sticks at shrines, where the members of each family pay homage to offer thanks for the Buddha's teaching by bowing, kneeling and prostrating themselves three time before his image. For good luck, people wash their face with holy water in the morning, their chests at noon, and their feet in the evening before they go to bed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYw3kbyHk1M/Ta3E8uzmO1I/AAAAAAAACPk/6GpfAHeiljc/s1600/cam3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYw3kbyHk1M/Ta3E8uzmO1I/AAAAAAAACPk/6GpfAHeiljc/s320/cam3.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <strong><u>Virak Wanabat</u></strong><br /> <em>Virak Wanabat</em> is the name of the second day of the new year celebration. People contribute charity to the less fortunate by helping the poor, servants, homeless, and low-income families. Families attend a dedication ceremony to their ancestors at the monastery.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LX8JGXicXhI/Ta3FYnhkDWI/AAAAAAAACPo/fkCcT2vNjzM/s1600/cam4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LX8JGXicXhI/Ta3FYnhkDWI/AAAAAAAACPo/fkCcT2vNjzM/s320/cam4.jpg" height="197" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Tngay Leang Saka</u></strong><br /> <em>Tngay Leang Saka</em> is the name of the third day of the new year celebration. Buddhists cleanse the Buddha statues and their elders with perfumed water. Bathing the Buddha images is the symbol that water will be needed for all kinds of plants and lives. It is also thought to be a kind deed that will bring longevity, good luck, happiness and prosperity in life. By bathing their grandparents and parents, children can obtain from them, best wishes and good advice for the future.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>New Years Customs</u></strong><br /> <br /> In temples, people erect a sand hillock or temple grounds. They mound up a big pointed hill of sand or dome in the center which represents<em> sakyamuni satya</em>, the stupa at Tavatimsa, where the Buddha's hair and diadem are buried. The big stupa is surrounded by four small ones, which represent the stupas of the Buddha's favorite disciple: <em>Sariputta, Moggallana, Ananda, and Maha Kassapa</em>. There is another tradition....pouring water or liquid plaster (a mixture of water with some chalk powder) on someone.<br /> The Khmer New Year is also a time to prepare special dishes. One of these is a <em>"kralan",</em> a cake made from steamed rice mixed with beans or peas, grated coconut and coconut milk. The mixture is stuffed inside a bamboo stick and slowly roasted.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9pjLf0QRao/Ta3F7pNkJ6I/AAAAAAAACPs/mVUqftLiQLA/s1600/cam5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9pjLf0QRao/Ta3F7pNkJ6I/AAAAAAAACPs/mVUqftLiQLA/s1600/cam5.jpg" i8="true" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <strong><u>Khmer Games</u></strong><br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> </div> Cambodia is home to a variety of games played to transform the dull days into memorable occasions. These games are similar to those played at Manipur, a north eastern state in India. Throughout the Khmer New Year, street corners often are crowded with friends and families enjoying a break from routine, filling their free time with dancing and games. Typically, Khmer games help maintain one's mental and physical dexterity. The body's blood pressure, muscle system and brain are challenged and strengthened for fun.<br /> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <strong>Tres</strong></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> A game played by throwing and catching a ball with one hand while trying to catch an increasing number of sticks with the other hand. Usually, pens or chopsticks are used as the sticks to be caught.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vqITE8trulI/Ta3F-BzweKI/AAAAAAAACPw/_at4YlBnfcc/s1600/chab1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vqITE8trulI/Ta3F-BzweKI/AAAAAAAACPw/_at4YlBnfcc/s320/chab1.jpg" height="189" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <strong>Chol Chhoung</strong></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> A game played especially on the first nightfall of the Khmer Yew Year by two groups of boys and girls. Ten or twenty people comprise each group, standing in two rows opposite each other. One group throws the "chhoung" to the other group. When it is caught, it will be rapidly thrown back to the first group. If someone is hit by the "<em>chhoung,"</em> the whole group must dance to get the <em>"chhoung"</em> back while the other group sings.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hpVljDsfY0c/Ta3GEmYc5VI/AAAAAAAACP4/jjWYk2KhJDc/s1600/leak1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hpVljDsfY0c/Ta3GEmYc5VI/AAAAAAAACP4/jjWYk2KhJDc/s320/leak1.jpg" height="240" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <strong>Chab Kon Kleng</strong><br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> A game played by imitating a hen as she protects her chicks from a crow. Adults typically play this game on the night of the first New Year's Day. Participants usually appoint a strong player to play the hen who protects <em>"her"</em> chicks, while another person is picked to be the <em>"crow".</em> While both sides sing a song of bargaining, the crow tries to catch as many chicks as possible as they hide behind the hen.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YjGzh6dZrKU/Ta3GMZFWZwI/AAAAAAAACP8/AkcAR7S7rAM/s1600/bos1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YjGzh6dZrKU/Ta3GMZFWZwI/AAAAAAAACP8/AkcAR7S7rAM/s320/bos1.jpg" height="240" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <strong>Bos Angkunh</strong></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> A game played by two groups ob boys and girls. Each group throws their won <em>"angkunh"</em> to hit the master <em>"angkunhs",</em> which belong to the other group and are placed on the ground. The winners must knock the knees of the losers with the <em>"angkunh".</em> <em>"Angkunh"</em> is also the name of an inedible fruit seed, which looks like a knee bone.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_-sVJ9PFkA/Ta3JrFxeTUI/AAAAAAAACQA/CG9OZC339tk/s1600/cam6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_-sVJ9PFkA/Ta3JrFxeTUI/AAAAAAAACQA/CG9OZC339tk/s320/cam6.jpg" height="276" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-13790604715463329912019-06-17T00:46:00.000-07:002019-06-17T00:46:00.692-07:00Diy Large Snowflakes!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> This diy comes form <a href="http://www.craftynest.com/">www.craftynest.com</a> . These would make cool wall decor during Christmas. Also add a little clear or white glitter to give them a little more sparkle.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Giant Craft Stick Snowflakes</u></strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="PostContent"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4510" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5153.jpg" height="300" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div class="PostContent"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4464" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5136.jpg" height="400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="299" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div class="PostContent"> I could hardly wait to show you this Popsicle stick craft! These snowflakes are fun, easy, and so inexpensive to make. The smallest snowflake is 12 inches across; the largest is 24 inches. I had some rhinestones left over from my <span style="color: black;">Christmas tree advent calendar</span>, so I glued some at the tips of each white snowflake. You could also coat them in glitter or fake snow. And why stop with snowflakes? You could make stars, wreaths, or Christmas trees decked with lightweight ornaments. Hang them in your window, over a door instead of a wreath, or from the ceiling.<span id="more-4462"></span></div> <h3 class="PostContent"> <span style="font-size: small;">How to make giant craft stick snowflakes</span></h3> <div class="PostContent"> <br /></div> <div class="PostContent"> <strong><u>Supplies and tools</u></strong></div> <div class="PostContent"> <ul> <li>craft sticks</li> <li>protractor</li> <li>hot glue gun and glue</li> <li>fishing line</li> <li>clear cellophane tape</li> <li>3/8- to 1/2-inch-wide holiday ribbon</li> <li>red and white paint (I used <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=fh_aura_hiddenPage&NodeUUID=%2FBEA+Repository%2F518032" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e26c21;">Benjamin Moore Aura</span></a> <em>Steam</em> [AF-15] and <em>Caliente</em> [AF-290])</li> <li>round 12mm rhinestones</li> <li>scissors</li> <li>double-stick foam tape</li> <li>small paintbrush</li> <li>drop cloth or newspaper</li> </ul> </div> <br /> <br /> <strong>All my snowflakes are based on three basic patterns, which I will call <em>star</em>, <em>hexagon</em>, and <em>rotated hexagon</em>.</strong><br /> <h4> <u>The Star</u></h4> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4474" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5034-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 1. Start by gluing six craft sticks in an asterisk shape at 30 degree angles. Use a protractor to make sure your angles are accurate.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4475" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5036-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 2. Then add the points to the star.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5038.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4476" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5038-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4473" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5012-224x300.jpg" height="300" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="224" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 3. Finally, depending on the pattern, add the simpulan craft sticks to complete the snowflake.<br /> <hr /> <h4> <u>The Hexagon</u></h4> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4474" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5034-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 1A. Start by gluing six craft sticks in an asterisk shape at 30 degree angles. Use a protractor to make sure your angles are accurate.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5053.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4480" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5053-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 1B. For the mini hexagon, start with three craft sticks instead of six.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5042.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4477" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5042-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 2. Add more sticks to expand the lengths.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4481" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5025-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 3. Glue six sticks in a hexagon shape, then glue each point of the hexagon to your asterisk shape.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5045.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4489" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5045-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4491" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5061-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 4. Finally, depending on the pattern, add the simpulan craft sticks to complete the snowflake.<br /> <hr /> <h4> <u>The Rotated Hexagon</u></h4> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF50421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4484" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF50421-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 1. Start by gluing six craft sticks in an asterisk shape at 30 degree angles. Use a protractor to make sure your angles are accurate.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF50291.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4488" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF50291-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 2. Glue six sticks in a hexagon shape, then glue the middle of each side of the hexagon to your asterisk shape.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4490" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5030-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 3. Finally, add the simpulan craft sticks to complete the snowflake.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <hr /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4494" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5133-300x225.jpg" height="225" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> 1. Using a small paintbrush, paint two coats of paint on each side, including the edges. I recommend spray paint instead because it’s easier and faster, but severe weather prohibited spray paint in my case. Let dry.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4495" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5138-224x300.jpg" height="300" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="224" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 2. Glue rhinestones onto the tips of the snowflakes. Or glue on glitter or fake snow. Let dry/cool.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5153.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4510" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF5153-300x225.jpg" height="225" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="300" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 3. To hang them in the window, tie fishing line to each snowflake. Tape the fishing line to the top of the window frame with clear cellophane tape.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF51361.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" These would make cool wall decor during Christmas DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4497" src="http://www.craftynest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSCF51361-225x300.jpg" height="300" title="DIY LARGE SNOWFLAKES!" width="225" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> 4. To hang them on the wall, tie a small ribbon bow to the snowflake, then tie a longer piece of ribbon to the back of the bow. Attach the long ribbon with double-stick foam tape at the very top of the wall</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-30501960320468770692019-06-10T00:46:00.000-07:002019-06-10T00:46:00.708-07:00Children's Day Pameran From Turkey!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://c.tadst.com/gfx/600x400/turkeysovereigntychildensday.jpg?1&sa=X&ei=CalyT-r9MMqjiALBo6m-AQ&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEgKwb_pwv-vZBD-KwxXadLC7HgFQ" height="213" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Children's Day Festival</u></strong> (English: International April 23rd, Children's Day Festival; Turkish" <em>Uluslarasi 23</em> <em>Nisan Cocuk Senligi</em>) is a bazar which is celebrated on April 23rd each year in Turkey. This bazar is gathering the children from a ll over the world under the motto of <em>"Love, Friendship and Peace".</em> The bazar is organized by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.<br /> <br /> <strong><u>History</u></strong><br /> <br /> The April 23rd Children's Festival , a children's bazar which was gifted to Turkish children by <em>Mustafa</em> <em>Kemal Ataturk</em>, founder of the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of the Assembly. The bazar has been celebrated internationally since 1979. The Children's Festival was first celebrated in Turkey on April 23rd, 1920, when the <em>Turkish Grand National Assembly</em> was opened. The bazar intend to contribute creation of a world where children can live peacefully by developing sentiments of fraternity, love and friendship.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aF9gL1oRmFo/Ta3SFVi5VEI/AAAAAAAACQk/wMRfMesvXVo/s1600/child1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aF9gL1oRmFo/Ta3SFVi5VEI/AAAAAAAACQk/wMRfMesvXVo/s320/child1.jpg" height="211" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> The greatest aspiration of <em>Ataturk,</em> who saved his country from occupations and introduced reforms in all fields hence changing the viewpoint of the nations it was modernization, in other words, an industrialized country that the industry of the Republic which it was founded on was out of date and poorly equipped, Ataturk endeavored to achieve modernization through educational reform, and thus entrusted Turkey to the children and the youth. Ataturk knew that modernization could not be achieved in a rapid way; therefore, he presumed that the Turkish children educated at schools resting upon positive sciences could attain his goals. He believed his nation and lived for what he believed. This is the main philosophy of the April 23rd festival. As can be seen, the educated children and youth have made great contributions to the creation of modern Turkey. Present day Turkey has evolved over the years and has attained a level of a modern state.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F8WCNNVzQ7M/Ta3SISENsBI/AAAAAAAACQs/rGE-HhOsEFQ/s1600/child3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F8WCNNVzQ7M/Ta3SISENsBI/AAAAAAAACQs/rGE-HhOsEFQ/s320/child3.jpg" height="212" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> As UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the <em>International Year of the Child</em>, director of children's programs of <em>TRT Ankara Television Tekin Ozertem</em> and his assistant <em>Canan Arisoy</em>, developed a project aimed at embracing all the children in the world. Upon approval of the project by top executives of the TRT Corporation, preparation for the organization commenced. Thus, the first celebration of TRT International April 23rd Children's Festival took place on April 23rd, 1979 in Turkey, with participation of five countries, namely Russia, Iraq, Italy, Romania and Bulgaria. Today, TRT International April 23rd Children's Festival is celebrated every year with participation of approximately fifty countries. From 1979 to 2000, celebrations were performed in the capital city of <em>Ankara</em>. In the following years, celebration took place in Turkey's various major cities such as Izmir, Istanbul and Antalya. <em>Nane Annan</em>, wife of the former U.N. Secretary, <em>General Kofi Annan</em>, became the honorary guest of celebration on April 23rd, 2000. In her speech at the gala, Mrs. Annan expressed her pleasure at participating in the celebration and passed greeting form her spouse Kofi Annan. Mrs. Annan also called on the entire world to say <em>"Yes"</em> to the aspiration of children.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D7Y7HeeGQe4/Ta3SUvZbvuI/AAAAAAAACQ0/SiHEkVpvIWI/s1600/child5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D7Y7HeeGQe4/Ta3SUvZbvuI/AAAAAAAACQ0/SiHEkVpvIWI/s320/child5.jpg" height="166" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> After her speech, <em>"the common declaration of the children from forty countries",</em> which was approved by the children at the International Children's Congress on April 18th, and was read in English and Turkish. The declaration was presented to Mrs. Annan to hand it over to <em>Kofi Annan</em>. Children aged between eight and fourteen attend the festival. The agenda covers from April 16th to the 26th. The invited groups are made up of nearly twenty children and six executive leaders. By April 15th, guests arrive in the city where the celebrations will take place. TRT appoints a guide for each groups and the guide enable coordination with group leaders. Through primary schools in the bazar city, each group is entertained by families of their<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6zr2GXKCEk/Ta3SV0uzcqI/AAAAAAAACQ4/GaPIgASo2eg/s1600/child6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6zr2GXKCEk/Ta3SV0uzcqI/AAAAAAAACQ4/GaPIgASo2eg/s320/child6.jpg" height="320" i8="true" width="261" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> Turkish peers in a warm and affectionate gathering. In this way, children of the world recount positive traits of the Turkish nation to their own families and friends when they return to their home countries. This makes the Turkish people gratified. Festival Week begins with a Parade. During the parade, guests wear their traditional outfits, perform their traditional music and dance on the largest street in the city. In the days following, guest countries perform shows in large parts and embrace in the culture of the Turkish people. Festival week continues with the children's visit to the mausoleum of Ataturk, the leader who gifted this bazar to the Turkish children. Then, the children are welcomed by the President of the Turkish Republic, the President of the Turkish Naitonal Grand Assembly, and the Director General of TRT.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uoF17Bknz6U/Ta3STdB3HtI/AAAAAAAACQw/xqIxsFtsiHQ/s1600/child4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uoF17Bknz6U/Ta3STdB3HtI/AAAAAAAACQw/xqIxsFtsiHQ/s1600/child4.jpg" i8="true" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> On the day before the festival, all the children gather to rehearse. When the big day comes, the gala of the bazar takes place. In the gals, which lasts nearly four hours and it broadcat live, all the groups wear their national constume's and present three minute performances, accompanied with their traditional music.<br /> The gala continues with the children convey the greeting that they have brought from their home countries, and ends with a hand in hand dance of all the flowers of th world, in the name of peace and friendship. Through picnics and excursions on the 24th and 25th. On the last day of the festival, the children sense that it's coming to an end, some burst into tears, knowing that they have to leave behind new friendships they have made with their Turkish bothers and sisters.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-50766689043748672542019-06-03T00:46:00.000-07:002019-06-03T00:46:00.160-07:00The Takayama Bazar From Japan!!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KCRx2tkkvgg/TaMyQ0LRcsI/AAAAAAAACM4/VV7XwYHs6DE/s1600/taka6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KCRx2tkkvgg/TaMyQ0LRcsI/AAAAAAAACM4/VV7XwYHs6DE/s320/taka6.jpg" height="229" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong><em> </em><u>The Takayama Festivals</u></strong> in Takayama, Japan, started in the 16th to 17th century. The origins of the festivals are unknown; however they are believed to have been started during the rule of the <em>Kanamori family</em>. Correspondence dated 1692, place the origin to 40 years prior to that date. One of the festivals is held on the 14th and 15th of April and the other on the 9th ad 10th of October.<br /> The Spring Takayama Festival is centered on the <em>Hie Shrine</em>. The shrine is also known as the <em>Sanno Shrine</em>, and the spring ekspo is also known as the <em>Sanno</em> <em>Festival.</em> The Sanno Festival is held to pray for a good harvest and the Autumn Festival is for giving thanks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lg3HM2UjZrY/TaMyCcmcQRI/AAAAAAAACMk/DV4Ox2BswHE/s1600/taka1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lg3HM2UjZrY/TaMyCcmcQRI/AAAAAAAACMk/DV4Ox2BswHE/s320/taka1.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> The Autumn ekspo is centered on the <em>Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine</em> and is referred to as the<em> Hachiman Festival</em>. It is held after the crops are harvested. The fall ekspo is one of the three largest festivals in Japan. The other two are <em>Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and the Chichibu Matsuri.</em><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3pY2jXLryQ/TaMyJ0h-NpI/AAAAAAAACMw/NumS_U4GrJ8/s1600/taka4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3pY2jXLryQ/TaMyJ0h-NpI/AAAAAAAACMw/NumS_U4GrJ8/s320/taka4.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Floats</u></strong><br /> <br /> The festivals are famous for the large ornate floats, or <strong><em>yatai</em></strong>, which roam around the city at night. The floats date back to the 17th century, and are decorated with intricate carving of gilded wood, and detailed metal work, rich design, similar in style to art from Kyoto during the Momoyama period, and blended with elements from the early Edo period. Detailed carving, lacquering and beautiful decorative metal works is found not only on the outside of the floats, but inside as well, under the roof and behind the panels, where the worked is amazingly detailed. The floats are also gorgeously decorated with embroidered drapery. The<em> Uatai floats</em> are lined up before dusk, and once the town become veiled in the evening darkness, as many as 100 <em>chochin</em> lanterns are lit on each of the floats. The unique ornaments of the <em>yatai</em> floats look even better in the darkness of the night. The floats are moved around the city by people but are wheeled carts and the bearers are not required to endure the load. The floats are lit by traditional lanterns and escorted on a tour of the city by people in traditional <em>kimono</em> or <em>hakama </em>dress. Each float reflects the district in Takayama to which it represents.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YqZwiMpwXzQ/TaMyEtC6okI/AAAAAAAACMo/YFhUYl8ODFs/s1600/taka2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YqZwiMpwXzQ/TaMyEtC6okI/AAAAAAAACMo/YFhUYl8ODFs/s320/taka2.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> The craftsmanship and the Hotei tai have intricate marionettes, which perform on top. The puppet show is a registered as a <em>"cultural asset"</em>. The tall festive floats are displayed during the two days of both festivals. During inclement weather the floats are returned to their storage houses. The <em>Takayama Matsuri Yatai Kaikan</em> store four of the eleven fall floats; the others are stored in special storehouses throughout the city, when not in use. During inclement weather, the outer doors to the Yatai Kaikan are open so visitors may view them. The floats in the Yatai Kaikan are changed several times a year.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZVmq3nbhvM/TaMyHSz7IiI/AAAAAAAACMs/Gx96yDhSp6I/s1600/taka3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZVmq3nbhvM/TaMyHSz7IiI/AAAAAAAACMs/Gx96yDhSp6I/s320/taka3.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> The Yatai Kaikan is located in the northern end of Takayama's old town, a 15-20 minute walk from the station. The Yatai Kaikan is open from 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m., from March to November and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from December to February. The admission fee is 840 yen (approximately $10.10)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sHraCvGvmWA/TaMyNVrI25I/AAAAAAAACM0/VQeFSesC564/s1600/taka5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sHraCvGvmWA/TaMyNVrI25I/AAAAAAAACM0/VQeFSesC564/s320/taka5.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Puppets</u></strong><br /> <br /> The puppets or marionettes are made of wood, silk, and brocade or embroidered cloth. They are operated by strings and push rods from with the yatai. <em>Karakuri </em>(mechanical) puppet plays performed on a stage are superb. The puppets, like the Yatai, represent the skilled craftsmen of the area. The puppets or the three marionettes on <em>Hotei Tai</em> <em>(</em>the god of fortune), require nine puppet masters to manipulate the 36 strings which make the marionettes move in a lifelike manner, with gestures, turns, and other movements. A persoalan with the puppets are parts needed to repair the puppets. The springs in the puppets are made of Right whale baleen and cannot be replaced with steel springs or the baleen of other whales. Other materials used to make the springs cannot duplicate the movements of the springs made from the whale baleen.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-27597660665691336642019-05-27T00:46:00.000-07:002019-05-27T00:46:01.647-07:00Thaipusam In Penang And Malaysia!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://aliran.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Najib-at-Thaipusam.jpg" height="244" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong> Thaipusam </strong> is <span style="color: black;">a </span><span style="color: black;">Hindu</span><span style="color: black;"> festival celebrated mostly by the </span><span style="color: black;">Tamil</span><span style="color: black;"> community on the full moon in the </span><span style="color: black;">Tamil month</span><span style="color: black;"> of <i>Thai</i> (January/February). It is celebrated not only in countries where the Tamil community constitutes a majority, but also in countries where Tamil communities are smaller, such as </span><span style="color: black;">Mauritius</span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Singapore</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black;">Malaysia</span><span style="color: black;">.<sup> </sup> The word <i>Thaipusam</i> is derived from the month name <i>Thai</i> and <i>Pusam</i>, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The pameran commemorates the occasion when </span><span style="color: black;">Parvati</span><span style="color: black;"> gave </span><span style="color: black;">Murugan</span><span style="color: black;"> a <i>vel</i> "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon </span><span style="color: black;">Soorapadam</span><span style="color: black;">. There is a misconception among people that Thaipusam marks Murugan's birthday; however, it is believed that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan's birthday.</span><br /> <br /> <span class="mw-headline" id="Origin"><strong><u>Origin</u></strong></span><br /> <br /> Skanda (or Murugan) was created during one of the battles between the Asuras (or to be more specific Soorapadman) and the Devas. At one point, the latter were defeated several times by the former. The Devas were unable to resist the onslaught of the Asura forces. In despair, they approached Shiva and entreated to give them an able leader under whose heroic leadership they might obtain victory over the Asuras. They surrendered themselves completely and prayed to Shiva. Shiva granted their request by creating the mighty warrior, Skanda, out of his own power or Achintya Shakti. He at once assumed leadership of the celestial forces, inspired them and defeated the Asura forces and to recognize that day the people created the festival.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://www.coolworks.com/blogs/uploaded_images/thaipusam4-760771.jpg" height="500" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="375" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong><u> <span class="mw-headline" id="Kavadi">Kavadi</span></u></strong><br /> <br /> <span class="mw-headline" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> Devotees like Avinash Gooransingh prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer and fasting approx-48 days before Thaipusam. Kavadi-bearers have to perform elaborate ceremonies at the time of assuming the kavadi and at the time of offering it to Murugan. The kavadi-bearer observes celibacy and take only pure, Satvik food, once a day, while continuously thinking of God.<br /> On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads and undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of <i>kavadi</i> (burdens). At its simplest this may entail carrying a pot of milk, but mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with <i>vel</i> skewers is also common.<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmAPMKrdTAt7NV6oNYhokftCNdIh6J1vS2iVR9iiqLbc7H0F0FaQ" /></span><span class="mw-headline"><i> Kavadi Attam</i> is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War.<sup> </sup> It is often performed during the pameran of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The <i>Kavadi</i> itself is a physical burden through which the devotees implore for help from the God Murugan.<br /> Generally, Hindus take a vow to offer a kavadi to idol for the purpose of tiding over or averting a great calamity. For instance, if the devotee's son is laid up with a fatal disease, he would pray to Shanmuga to grant the boy a lease of life in return for which the devotee would take a vow to dedicate a kavadi to Him.<br /><br /><u><strong> <span class="mw-headline" id="Preparations">Preparations</span></strong></u></span><br /> <span class="mw-headline"><br /> The simplest kavadi is a semicircular decorated canopy supported by a wooden rod that is carried on the shoulders, to the temple. In addition, some have a small spear through their tongue, or a spear through the cheeks. The spear pierced through his tongue or cheeks reminds him constantly of Lord Murugan. It also prevents him from speaking and gives great power of endurance. Other types of kavadi involve hooks stuck into the back and either pulled by another walking behind or being hung from a decorated bullock cart or more recently a tractor, with the point of incisions of the hooks varying the level of pain. The greater the pain the more god-earned merit.<br /><br /><span class="mw-headline" id="Celebrations"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><strong>Celebrations</strong></u></span></span><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"> In Palani, Tamil Nadu, India, Thousands of devotees flock to Palani and attend kavadi. According to palani.org, "The number of kavadis reaching Palani for Thai Pusam is about 10,000. For Pankuni Uttiram, 50,000 kavadis arrive. It is kavadi to your right, kavadi to your left, kavadi in front of you, kavadi behind you, kavadi above you and kavadi below you."<br /> In Vadalur (Cudalore dist.) near Neyveli, Saint Vallalar (1823–1874) (Ramalinga Adigalar)21-01-1872 Established Sathya Gnana Sabai,(Lotus Temple) inside he kept 7 Screens and Camphor lighted Jothi, every thaipoosam day early morning 6pm then 10pm,afternoon 1 pm then,evening 7 pm, then night 10 pm, and next day early morning 5.30,am like six time full screen Jothi Darisan showing,in this temple. and every monthly Poosam day evening 7 pm half screen Jothi Darshan performing.This was established in the year 1872,the Arutperumjothi Darshan. can be seen monthly once and Yearly six times only, The state Government Declare local Holiday for the cudalore district.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://www.2camels.com/images/festival-photos/thaipusam-festival-2.jpg" height="294" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span class="mw-headline"><br /><br /> In <span style="color: black;">Haripad Subramayawsami Temple</span>, Alapuzha, Kerala is famous for Kavadiyattom.Almost 5000 kavadis coming to the temple from many temples in the locality. garga<br /> In Vaikom, Kerala, India, Thai Pusam pameran is conducted with Kaavadis at Udayanapuram Subramanya temple. Devotees take panchamritha kaavadi, paal kaavadi, bhasma kaavadi, etc.<br /> In Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Thai Pusam pameran is conducted at Satyavageeswara temple. The utsava moorthy is taken in procession on a vahanam (mount). There is nel(Paddy)parai alappu or Nel alavu, as a ritual performed for good luck and prosperity.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmAPMKrdTAt7NV6oNYhokftCNdIh6J1vS2iVR9iiqLbc7H0F0FaQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmAPMKrdTAt7NV6oNYhokftCNdIh6J1vS2iVR9iiqLbc7H0F0FaQ" /></a></div> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <span class="mw-headline"> In Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Thai Pusam pameran is conducted at Nallur Kandhasamy Temple. Many Tamil devotees irrespective of religion take part in celebrations. Even Tamils from Roman Catholic faith and Muslims take part in Thai Pusam celebrations and take Kavadis.</span><br /> <h3> <span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"> <span class="mw-headline" id="Outside_Tamil_Nadu"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Outside Tamil Nadu</u></span></span></span></span></span></h3> <span class="mw-headline"> The largest Thaipusam celebrations take place in Mauritius, Malaysia and Singapore.<sup> </sup> It is a public holiday in several states in Malaysia, including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Johor, Sungai Petani and Kuala Lumpur.<br /> The temple at Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, often attracts over one million devotees and tens of thousands of tourists.<sup> </sup> The procession to the caves starts at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur in the heart of the city and proceeds for 15 kilometers to the caves, an 8-hour journey culminating in a flight of 272 steps to the top. Thaipusam is also celebrated at another cave site, the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunong Cheroh, Ipoh, Perak and at the Nattukottai Chettiar Temple along Jalan Waterfall in Penang. Temple secretary P. Palaiya Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunong Cheroh reported that about 250,000 devotees participated in the pameran 2007, including 300 kavadi bearers, while 15,000 came with milk offerings.<br /> In Singapore, Hindu devotees start their procession at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in the early morning, carrying milk pots as offerings or attaching "kavadis" to their bodies.<sup> </sup> The procession travels for 4 kilometres before finishing at the Tank Road Temple.<br /><br /></span><br /> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTrdkaTkPDzeD0LWlKKB3L6g2V_TdGdWc-CreP1eF1KTrBcyVjJpQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTrdkaTkPDzeD0LWlKKB3L6g2V_TdGdWc-CreP1eF1KTrBcyVjJpQ" /></a></div> <span class="mw-headline"></span><br /> <br /> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <span class="mw-headline"><br /></span> <span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><br /><br /> Although rare, scenes of people from different ethnic groups and faiths bearing "kavadi" can also be seen in Malaysia. Thaipusam is also increasingly being celebrated by the ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.<sup> </sup></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><u></u></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><u></u></span><br /> <div> <span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><sup><br /></sup></span></span></span></div> <h3> <span style="font-size: small;"><u><span class="mw-headline"><br /></span></u></span></h3> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-73700550666515176512019-05-20T00:46:00.000-07:002019-05-20T00:46:01.224-07:00El Colacho-The Baby Jumping Ekspo From Spain!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDbN7DGb7Mg/TbhXwQCdVkI/AAAAAAAACaQ/WJn-2t5jcGc/s1600/070615_spain_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDbN7DGb7Mg/TbhXwQCdVkI/AAAAAAAACaQ/WJn-2t5jcGc/s320/070615_spain_0.jpg" height="252" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> You would be forgiven for being curious about the title of this article because even though Spain boasts some of the most unusual and bizarre festivals compared to the rest of the world, throwing tomatoes over each other as they do in Valencia or being chased down the street by a herd of bulls in Pamplona does not come close to the excitement aroused by the<strong> Baby Jumping Festival</strong> held each year in <em>Castrillo de Murcia</em> near Burgos.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bw83AodjH24/TbhXzebRKXI/AAAAAAAACaY/Vm0UhPkq5UQ/s1600/Baby-Jumping-El-Colacho-Festival-Burgos-Spain_350969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bw83AodjH24/TbhXzebRKXI/AAAAAAAACaY/Vm0UhPkq5UQ/s320/Baby-Jumping-El-Colacho-Festival-Burgos-Spain_350969.jpg" height="207" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <strong> </strong><em>Baby jumping (El Colacho)</em> is a traditional <span style="color: black;">Spanish </span>practice dating back to <span style="color: black;">1620</span> that takes place annually to celebrate the <em><span style="color: black;">Catholic</span> feast of <span style="color: black;">Corpus Christi</span></em> in the village of<span style="color: black;"> Castrillo de Murcia</span> near <span style="color: black;">Burgos</span>.<sup><span style="color: #0645ad; font-size: x-small;"></span></sup>During the act - known as <em>El Salto del Colacho</em> (the devil's jump) or simply El Colacho – men dressed as <span style="color: black;">the <em>Devil</em></span><em> </em>(known as the Colacho) jump over babies born during the previous twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yIXdTgnVeAo/TbhX07l1VfI/AAAAAAAACac/U9v3IF1vDTw/s1600/colacho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yIXdTgnVeAo/TbhX07l1VfI/AAAAAAAACac/U9v3IF1vDTw/s320/colacho.jpg" height="288" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Anyone who has a newborn addition to their family can bring their baby along to this festival. The bazar itself is part of the celebrations held all over Spain for the Catholic bazar of Corpus Christi and whilst at this particular time many other cities and towns have spectacular processions and a variety of other popular means of revelling and enjoying themselves, there is only one Baby Jumping Festival.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ejlTK-Yhu8E/TbhXx4eTNtI/AAAAAAAACaU/woXJeJvT8No/s1600/07062010_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ejlTK-Yhu8E/TbhXx4eTNtI/AAAAAAAACaU/woXJeJvT8No/s320/07062010_5.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> The bazar is organized by the brotherhood of <em>SantÃsimo Sacramento de Minerva</em>, whose members assume the two main roles associated with the festival: those of <em>el Colacho and el Atabalero</em>. El Colacho, who represents the devil, is dressed in a bright yellow and red outfit and mask, and el Atabalero wears a black suit and a sombrero and goes through the town with his large drum.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLverk68zE8/TbhX46GEyoI/AAAAAAAACao/kJL9gOVLyh4/s1600/imagesCAJX8PS8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLverk68zE8/TbhX46GEyoI/AAAAAAAACao/kJL9gOVLyh4/s1600/imagesCAJX8PS8.jpg" i8="true" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> Beginning on the Wednesday before the festival, the two characters cavort around the town chasing people, terrorizing them with their whips and truncheons and generally causing trouble.<br /> The most important day of the bazar comes on Sunday, when a parade winds though the city, beginning and ending at the town church. The town's residents adorn their houses with flowers and set out small <em>"altars"</em> with wine and water for the parade-goers. Members of the clergy and children from the town who have received the rite of First Communion march in the parade.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_T2yKZD79CI/TbhX2D5TySI/AAAAAAAACag/R8hBSbxSXFQ/s1600/El-Colacho-on-the-run.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_T2yKZD79CI/TbhX2D5TySI/AAAAAAAACag/R8hBSbxSXFQ/s320/El-Colacho-on-the-run.jpg" height="179" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Overall, the bazar entails an annual purging of evil from the town. The parade symbolically corrals the evil back toward the church, where it can be dissipated<br /> The babies are laid on the ground in swaddling clothes and grown men, yes adult males, dressed as devils jump over the infants and this is supposed to cleanse them of all evil doings. The question of who is protecting the babies from the example being set by the adults begs to be asked but who are we to doubt this traditional combination of religion and Spanish folklore which proves to be great fun, if not a little scary, to watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A_c3AKXlejc/TbhX6rzweiI/AAAAAAAACas/Vdl-nL1sWYQ/s1600/jumping+festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A_c3AKXlejc/TbhX6rzweiI/AAAAAAAACas/Vdl-nL1sWYQ/s320/jumping+festival.jpg" height="211" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> Anyone who is not blessed with receiving this protection during their early childhood and has lived life looking over their shoulder waiting for bad things to happen or illness to strike can, in their adulthood, choose to take part in an exercise of jumping through fire on 21st December in Granada, known as the<em> Hogueras.</em> This is intended to protect them from illness<br /> Pope Benedict has asked priests in Spain to distance themselves from the El Colacho, or La Octava Festival.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-66954561263557076772019-05-13T00:46:00.000-07:002019-05-13T00:46:03.699-07:00Top 5 Haunted Places Around The World!!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJbn59ifVzI/AAAAAAAAAmY/Ux5SUZh-8_c/s1600/paris_catacombs_20061210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJbn59ifVzI/AAAAAAAAAmY/Ux5SUZh-8_c/s320/paris_catacombs_20061210.jpg" height="213" qx="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Number 5, Catacombs, Paris, France</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> When Paris as a city was starting to grow, they needed more room for the settlers</div> <div align="center"> to live in, which meant that they needed to remove the Parisians who would not resist to move, in this case the dead. They removed all dead corpses, millions to be exact and took them and placed them along the dark passageways underneath the city where they lie till this day and have been given the name <u>The Empire of the Dead. </u>The Paris Catacombs attract over a million visitors a year who walk along the skeletons and remains that are left. Many of the visitors and guides who have visited the place have encountered many ghostly inhabitants that still roam and follow the visitors as they walk along the Catacombs. There have been many visitors who can't handle the tour and become very overwhelmed that the tour is cut short. It is also said that if you were to take pictures within the Catacombs they will reveal orbs and ghostly apparitions. There have also been ghost hunters who decided to do EVP recordings and their findings have definitely proven that the <strong>Catacombs of Paris, France</strong> is one of the scariest, most haunted places in the world.<br /> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboBl084bI/AAAAAAAAAmg/sLl8dr31yig/s1600/colosseum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboBl084bI/AAAAAAAAAmg/sLl8dr31yig/s320/colosseum.jpg" height="188" qx="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Number 4. Coliseum, Rome, Italy</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>The Coliseum</strong> was where gladiators would fight to the finish for the</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> entertainment of Ceasar, prisoners and war victims met their death at the jaws of tigers and lions at the Coliseum,, and where the animals were killed when all was said and done, some driven to extinction due to Romes thirst for blood and gore. And in the vaults below the Coliseum is where the gladiators awaited to fight, prisoners waited for their time to die in the most ghastly of ways, and where the Romans placed bets on the days competitions. Which is why it comes to no surprise when visitors and tour guides of today have reported many paranormal experiences. There have been cold spots, some have said they felt someone touch or push them, and heard someone whispering in their ears. The night workers of the Coliseum have reported sword clashing, sound of crying, and noises of animals such as the roars of lions. Some have even seen ghostly figures sitting in the seats of the Coliseum.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboMYb2T6I/AAAAAAAAAmo/Itl5epgzELM/s1600/underground+vaults.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboMYb2T6I/AAAAAAAAAmo/Itl5epgzELM/s320/underground+vaults.jpg" height="240" qx="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Number 3. Underground Vaults, Edinburgh, Scotland</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <strong><u></u></strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> Below the streets of Edinburgh remains a dark history which was just discovered</div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> in the mid 1980's. A history that goes back 200 years. <strong>The vaults of Edinburgh</strong> were used as cellars, workshops and even businesses. But they soon had to abandon the place due to excessive water and moisture, that till this day they remain as it did 200 years ago. Of course like many places that go abandoned the poor and homeless made a home of it. And then came the outbreaks of plagues and other incurable illnesses to which many faced their death in those very same vaults. There is also evidence that many were killed there since the infamous pair Burke and Hare found some of their victims in the Edinburgh vaults selling the cadavers to hospitals. These vaults have proved to be one of the most haunted place for many who have been down there have experienced things which they can't explain and say they will never go back there on their own free will.<br /> <br /></div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJbn9FvuCII/AAAAAAAAAmc/75_3XRrsf4o/s1600/auschwitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJbn9FvuCII/AAAAAAAAAmc/75_3XRrsf4o/s320/auschwitz.jpg" height="240" qx="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Number 2. Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Poland</u></strong><br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> The <strong>Auschwitz </strong>death camps are known to have been in operation from</div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> 1940-1945, in which point and time over 2.1-2.5 million people were killed in gas chambers and that itself is just an estimate, no one really knows how many more were really killed. By 1943 Hitler used Auschwitz as a mass murder factory where 4420 could fit in the gas chamber at a time and roughly took 20 minutes to kill all of them. After the murder the bodies were stripped of all valuables and taken to be cremated, which was operated by Jews who were forced to do so. For all who has visited the camp in present times has experienced an overwhelmed by sadness. Visitors have broken down in tears for no apparent reason and many can't finish the tour. It has been said that no birds sing in any of the nearby trees and the silence is beyond deafening. There have been reported cold spots, and in the photographs taken of the camp, have shown apparitions, shadows, light anomalies and orbs.</div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboHRCEXZI/AAAAAAAAAmk/65bLDdsjDRY/s1600/greyfriars-kirk-cemetery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TJboHRCEXZI/AAAAAAAAAmk/65bLDdsjDRY/s320/greyfriars-kirk-cemetery.jpg" height="213" qx="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Number 1. Greyfriar's Cemetery/Covenanter's Prison, Edinburgh, Scotland</u></strong><br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Greyfriar's Cemetery</strong> has been known to be haunted for generations but not</div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> until the late 90's did this place get labeled as one of the most haunted places in the world. The history of the place is quite gruesome itself, from the headstone removals, body snatching's and burying people alive, to witch burnings and its use as a mass prison. It is said that visitors have witnessed and encountered cold spots, loud noises, coming from the tombs, and some visitors have been physically injured. Victims have stated they were attacked by unseen entities leaving scratch marks, bruises and cuts on their bodies. People have said to become unconscious by the nauseating smell of vomit. As for the people who live near by the cemetery their homes have been known to become invaded by poltergeist's.</div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-82653298086735474722019-05-06T00:46:00.000-07:002019-05-06T00:46:00.587-07:00Why Trying To Wait Out The Zombie Apocalypse Could Get You Killed!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MBtm4Ju0dZY/TcgS75zzmpI/AAAAAAAACrQ/QQxFMq5eukQ/s1600/a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MBtm4Ju0dZY/TcgS75zzmpI/AAAAAAAACrQ/QQxFMq5eukQ/s320/a2.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> I want to bring up some alternate methods of thought, that the best way to survive the zombie apocalypse is to stay mobile and not hunker down in a single place. Here's why that it might be true.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>A Zombie Apocalypse Isn't Siege Warfare</u></strong><br /> <br /> Zombie survivalists like to make a parallel between fending off zombies and medieval forms of siege warfare. At first glance, it's easy to see why they might make that comparison: you have an overwhelming mass of combatants outside your gates, but within a well-stocked stronghold, a small number of defenders can hold off almost indefinitely.<br /> The duduk masalah with this idea is that surviving a siege puts faith in the idea that your attackers will eventually get bored or be incapable of feeding or otherwise supplying themselves and will soon stop attacking you.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xfKTYrejPZU/TcgS9PQDILI/AAAAAAAACrU/AU5HRWBu-yY/s1600/a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xfKTYrejPZU/TcgS9PQDILI/AAAAAAAACrU/AU5HRWBu-yY/s320/a3.jpg" height="210" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> We can't assume those things of zombies. Zombies don't get bored. Zombies are always hungry, but hunger won't stop them. They're impervious to disease and they will never revolt or turn on one another. They don't tire, and the chill of winter or the brunt of a storm won't faze them. There's no commander you can kill to demoralize the rest of the group. The only thing that will stop a zombie is a bullet to the head or (if you can hold out long enough), the slow process of bodily decay. And we're even assuming that zombies do decay. What if the zombie virus has some preservative quality that means the walking dead won't atrophy away to wind-scraped bones? Then you're looking at an indefinite period of zombie activity and you will never have enough supplies or ammo to survive an onslaught like that. The zombies may not get you, but you'll starve to death and won't be any better off.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NyasSFeASc0/TcgS-uOr_iI/AAAAAAAACrY/nosp3LuG5M8/s1600/a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NyasSFeASc0/TcgS-uOr_iI/AAAAAAAACrY/nosp3LuG5M8/s320/a4.jpg" height="306" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Why Staying Mobile Is a Good Idea</u></strong><br /> <br /> By staying on the move, you can scavenge supplies as you go, killing zombies when it's advantageous to do so, and running when the numbers are stacked against you. You're also more likely to meet other survivors and be able to grup band together. It's not an easy lifestyle, and in the long run, it may not give you any better chance of surviving than staying put, but it's a way to take a more active role in your survival.<br /> You need different skills to survive the zombie apocalypse on the move than you would bunkered down in a stronghold: you need to be in shape and you need to be able to navigate without the aid of modern devices - there's no Mapquest to help you out anymore. You need to be able to scrounge food from the world around you - whether that means hunting and foraging in the wilderness, or scavenging for canned goods in abandoned supermarkets.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vnq7vHUvm08/TcgTApQ-NwI/AAAAAAAACrc/Zx1r-C4ofrU/s1600/a5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vnq7vHUvm08/TcgTApQ-NwI/AAAAAAAACrc/Zx1r-C4ofrU/s320/a5.jpg" height="320" width="223" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> The mobile zombie survivalist has more dangers to face than just zombies: they're exposed to the elements, may have trouble finding clean drinking water, and even a "minor" injury like a sprained ankle from a slip or fall could levy a death sentence if it keeps them from getting to a defensible position before the zombies arrive. Even failing that, being on the run is exhausting, and mobile survivalists may soon find their energy reserves drained when they need them most.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqrynEiH2Vo/TcgTBlQAuTI/AAAAAAAACrg/peL05HDBokI/s1600/a6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqrynEiH2Vo/TcgTBlQAuTI/AAAAAAAACrg/peL05HDBokI/s320/a6.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Just in case you wanted to send a letter during the apocalypse</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Mix The Two</u></strong><br /> <br /> When possible, the best survival strategy may be to mix the two: stay on the move until you find a good place to make a stand, defend it for a bit while you rest and recover from your recent journey, but get out and move on before too many zombies accumulate or before your supplies start running low.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-84963590596315464532019-04-29T00:46:00.000-07:002019-04-29T00:46:00.161-07:00Haunted Roads: A Sampling Of Some Of America's Ghostly Highways!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m09mZeqkcIo/TbfCUkMrrsI/AAAAAAAACWw/rLX2rW2kIQk/s1600/road1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m09mZeqkcIo/TbfCUkMrrsI/AAAAAAAACWw/rLX2rW2kIQk/s320/road1.png" height="219" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Most ghostly experiences along roadways happen at night. The ghosts that are reportedly seen along these roadways vary from subtle wisps to full-fledged, seemingly corporeal bodies that get into the car and carry on conversations.<br /> Many road-ghosts just walk down the road where they were killed, or appear alongside a driver hoping to catch a ride back to their home. Sometimes ghosts move alongside a car as it speeds down the highways and still others appear abruptly in front of the vehicle, nearly causing an accident.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_FhDXTnR8xg/TbfCWtJtARI/AAAAAAAACW0/9cPHUtq9bIM/s1600/road2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_FhDXTnR8xg/TbfCWtJtARI/AAAAAAAACW0/9cPHUtq9bIM/s320/road2.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> Haunted highways are not only occupied by ghosts, but also phantom cars. Sometimes, these phantom cars appear in the rear view mirror as two headlights (that quickly disappear), other times, a vehicle will allow a car to pass only to discover there is no car behind them after all.<br /> This type of paranormal activity as legend throughout the world, but to experience it is a rare occurrence.<br /> Here are details, about some roads, throughout America, that have legends attached and ones where witnesses have claimed to have seen ghostly activity.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8PZIdBW2xE/TbfCZkaZrvI/AAAAAAAACW4/z8C0tcrNn88/s1600/road3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8PZIdBW2xE/TbfCZkaZrvI/AAAAAAAACW4/z8C0tcrNn88/s320/road3.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> <u>Clinton Road</u></b> in West Milford, New Jersey: A ten-mile curvy stretch of road that meanders through woods and has a distinct air of isolation. Legend has it a little boy was playing on this road on a bridge above a waterway and fell to his death. They say if you throw a quarter into the water, it will be thrown back at you. There are also tales of being followed by unseen beings, the overwhelming feeling of being watched, and a red-eyed hound from Hell chasing people out from the foliage.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nWOp4a4tK54/TbfCcKMwECI/AAAAAAAACW8/T0utqoppjF0/s1600/road4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nWOp4a4tK54/TbfCcKMwECI/AAAAAAAACW8/T0utqoppjF0/s320/road4.jpg" height="158" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong> <u>Shades of Death Road</u></strong> in Warren County in New Jersey: Yes, it really is called "<em>Shades of Death"</em> Road. The locals gave it that name because numerous murders, accidents and strange happenings have occurred on this roadway. It is said that people have been killed by wildcats roaming the area. Discarded, mutilated corpses have been found along this road. The road itself is full of twists and turns and is shaded by numerous trees, lending to its spooky air. The spirits of the <em>Lenni-Lenape</em> people are believed to haunt this road, having been viciously attacked by a tribe of Iroquois Indians.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVYnlc95qk0/TbfCeT_zaoI/AAAAAAAACXA/kEo6BFC5Ii0/s1600/road5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVYnlc95qk0/TbfCeT_zaoI/AAAAAAAACXA/kEo6BFC5Ii0/s320/road5.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> <u>Split Rock Road</u></b> in Hibernia New Jersey: There are numerous legends surrounding this stretch of road. One such urban legend goes: if you drive down this road late at night, people (who these people are depends on who you're talking to locally), they might be Satanists/Albinos/Gangs, will block each end of the one-lane bridge and trap you in the middle as you drive across it. There have been murders and suicides on this road. Animal carcasses have been found as well as unexplained <span style="color: black;">lights</span> in the sky.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sn2G01g1SUQ/TbfCgSG52gI/AAAAAAAACXE/8RKHwZNt0pI/s1600/road6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sn2G01g1SUQ/TbfCgSG52gI/AAAAAAAACXE/8RKHwZNt0pI/s320/road6.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> <u>State Road 15 North</u></b> in Bristol, Indiana: Legend has it if you drive north on State Road 15, past the toll road you will come across a house on the left, directly before the state line. Stop and study this house. Eventually, if you sit there long enough, the spirit of the owner of the house parts the <span style="color: black;">curtains</span> and waves at you.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7zoba6z06yo/TbfCii5zARI/AAAAAAAACXI/tjIvgGeTJWU/s1600/road7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7zoba6z06yo/TbfCii5zARI/AAAAAAAACXI/tjIvgGeTJWU/s320/road7.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <i><br /></i><b> <u>HWY 20</u></b> in Brushy Prairie, Indiana: Most active around the holidays, there exists an urban legend of a <em>Lady in White</em>. She wears a wedding dress and when people try to pick her up, she disappears. This supposedly happens between the midnight and 5am hours.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9LKX3P78qaY/TbfCkmxfQeI/AAAAAAAACXM/57ZgjIOXUG8/s1600/road8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9LKX3P78qaY/TbfCkmxfQeI/AAAAAAAACXM/57ZgjIOXUG8/s1600/road8.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> <u>Highway 12 West</u></b> in Fredrica, Delaware: The legend - A man, quite angry with his landlord, murdered the landlord then ground him up with cornmeal. He then fed it to his dog. It is said that the phantom dog with its red, glowing eyes can be seen by drivers at night along the side of the road.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SH0JK8Y1W40/TbfCmyO9VbI/AAAAAAAACXQ/C7yBhBYrGUQ/s1600/road9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SH0JK8Y1W40/TbfCmyO9VbI/AAAAAAAACXQ/C7yBhBYrGUQ/s1600/road9.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> <u>Salem Church Road</u></b> in Newark, Delaware: In the 1900's, a family of six was hung due to accusations of witchcraft. This family has been seen, all six of them, walking along this highway, in search, people say, of the relatives who hung them. (Don't think I'd want to be them!)<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njOYJSpKiog/TbfCpFH5v_I/AAAAAAAACXU/Ne3LGImKgfU/s1600/road10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njOYJSpKiog/TbfCpFH5v_I/AAAAAAAACXU/Ne3LGImKgfU/s320/road10.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong> <u>Mona Lisa Drive</u></strong> in New Orleans, Louisiana: The statue of a philanthropist's daughter, <em>Mona,</em> has been erected in City Park but destroyed by careless teenagers. Witnesses claim to have seen a very sad Mona as they drive along this road. She floats silently next to the car, scratching the glass forlornly, then just as quickly, she vaporizes.<br /> <br /> Remember, if you drive down any road expecting to see ghostly spectacles, be respectful of those living there, as well as any other traffic on the road! I would love to hear from anyone who has had a first-hand paranormal experience on any of these, or other roads.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-25661286056446657512019-04-22T00:46:00.000-07:002019-04-22T00:46:04.237-07:00Suprising Secrets Of Christmas's Most Popular Tunes!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyFii6AwI/AAAAAAAABiY/XqSz7JFFybM/s1600/a-christmas-carol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyFii6AwI/AAAAAAAABiY/XqSz7JFFybM/s320/a-christmas-carol.jpg" height="320" n4="true" width="302" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> The holidays are filled with joyful emotions and honored traditions, including the playing of songs about snowmen, St. Nick, evergreen trees, and presents wrapped up with big bows. No matter how you celebrate the season, you'll hear these songs on the radio, T.V., at the mall, in the office, and just about anywhere music is played.<br /> If you think the same songs are played over and over, you're right, but if this bothers you, consider the alternative: Christmas carols were banned in England between 1649 and 1660. Oliver Cromwell, serving as Lord Protector of Britain, believed Christmas should be solemn and also banned parties, limiting celebration to sermons and prayer services.<br /> Lots of holiday songs are festive, many have spiritual overtones, and all are played so often that they are familiar no matter what your faith. But what do you know about how these songs were created and the people who wrote them?<br /> There are some fascinating facts behind this memorable music. So, toss a log on the fire, pour yourself some eggnog or hot cocoa, and sit back and relax, as we reveal the secrets behind many of the tunes you hear during the Christmas season.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyU9MYjZI/AAAAAAAABic/cawdw-vxizc/s1600/51zserCSRDL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyU9MYjZI/AAAAAAAABic/cawdw-vxizc/s1600/51zserCSRDL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" n4="true" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"The Christmas Song",</u></strong> by Mel Torme and Bob Wells in 1944.<br /> <br /> On a sweltering July day in Los Angeles, 19 year old jazz singer, Torme, worked with 23 year old Wells to create this beautiful tune. Full of wintry images and a charming wistfulness for all the delights of the season, the song became an enormous hit by Nat King Cole the following year. In Torme's autobiography, he says Wells wasn't trying to write lyrics but was simply jotting down ideas that would help him forget about the heat wave.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyjpGPZQI/AAAAAAAABig/gYb8t0nMGb0/s1600/63384_11_30_2009_4_46_11_AM_-_The_First_Noel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvyjpGPZQI/AAAAAAAABig/gYb8t0nMGb0/s320/63384_11_30_2009_4_46_11_AM_-_The_First_Noel.jpg" height="192" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <strong><u>"The First Noel",</u></strong> Traditional 16th or 17th century carol.</div> Some say this is a song with a British background while others insist it has French origins. So far, no one has any definitive proof. Two things are for certain: first, it's very popular if two countries are claiming it, and second, counting the title, the word "Noel" appears in the song 30 times.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvy5HwjoxI/AAAAAAAABik/EGMZ6KRPJ94/s1600/angels-visit-the-shepherds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvy5HwjoxI/AAAAAAAABik/EGMZ6KRPJ94/s320/angels-visit-the-shepherds.jpg" height="320" n4="true" width="260" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing",</u></strong> Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley, and William Cummings, 1739.<br /> <br /> Wesley's opening line was "Hark how all the welkin rings" and he protested when a collegue changed it. Wesley wanted a slow and solemn anthem for his song, but William Cummings set the lyrics to rousing music by Felix Mendolssohn (from a cantata about movable type by inventor Johann Gutenberg). For his part, Mendolssohn specified that his composition only appear in a secular context, not spiritual. So both original authors' wishes were thwarted in the creation of this glorious song.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvzWug2biI/AAAAAAAABis/Tr3YdvZHwAI/s1600/meet_me_in_st_louis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvzWug2biI/AAAAAAAABis/Tr3YdvZHwAI/s320/meet_me_in_st_louis.jpg" height="320" n4="true" width="253" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <strong><u>"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas",</u></strong> Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1943.<br /> <br /> The songwriting team of Martin (music) and Blane (lyrics) worked together for 5 decades, producing Oscar and Tony nominated songs. This hauntingly lovely tune was made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film, "Meet Me in St. Louis". While the song is a bittersweet gem, the original lyrics were actually darker and not to Garland's liking. Since she was a huge star at the time, and was dating the film's director, Vincent Minnelli (she married him the following year), the changes were made.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvzlw_PWaI/AAAAAAAABiw/4ClhL_ncDIw/s1600/pics_-_christmas_-_thomas_kinkade_-_i_ll_be_home_for_christmas_10-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQvzlw_PWaI/AAAAAAAABiw/4ClhL_ncDIw/s320/pics_-_christmas_-_thomas_kinkade_-_i_ll_be_home_for_christmas_10-1.jpg" height="240" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"I'll Be Home For Christmas",</u></strong> Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, 1942.<br /> <br /> Gannon and Kent worked often together, but even with her three Academy Award nominations, nothing was as successful as this wartime song. By getting it to Bing Crosby, they were assured of big sales even though it competed with Crosby's recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas". The song is a perennial favorite, and appears often in films, including "Catch Me If You Can" and "The Polar Express".<br /> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv0LQQmA7I/AAAAAAAABi0/AtUP8DKe_Vk/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv0LQQmA7I/AAAAAAAABi0/AtUP8DKe_Vk/s320/untitled.bmp" height="320" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <strong><u>"Jingle Bells",</u></strong> James Pierpont, 1850's.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> Starting out as a lively celebration of the Salem Street sleigh races, the song called "One-Horse Open Sleigh", made a fast transition to the more sober atmosphere of the church social and became known as "Jingle Bells". While there are 4 verses, only the first is usually sung, because of the lyrics in the remaining 3 verses. A woman named Fannie Bright appears in verse two, which also features a sleigh crash. The 3rd verse displays an anti-Samaritan laughing at a fallen sleigh driver and leaving him sprawled in a snow bank, while the tamat verse offers such lines as "Go it while you're young" and "Take the girls tonight". Ah yes, just good clean mid-nineteenth century fun.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv02TsjF9I/AAAAAAAABi4/P6VudEZha8w/s1600/joy_to_the_world.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv02TsjF9I/AAAAAAAABi4/P6VudEZha8w/s320/joy_to_the_world.jpg" height="213" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> </div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Joy to the World",</u></strong> Isaac Watts and Lowell Mason, 1719 and 1822.<br /> <br /> The words, inspired by the 98th Psalm, were written by Watts, a British pastor, preacher, and poet. More than a century later, banker and choral teacher Mason composed music for the piece but attributed it to Handel, presumably to make the hymn more popular. It took another century for the hoax to be uncovered.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv1QBxGk7I/AAAAAAAABi8/VTw_nVbSeBQ/s1600/rudolph.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv1QBxGk7I/AAAAAAAABi8/VTw_nVbSeBQ/s1600/rudolph.png" n4="true" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer",</u></strong> Johnny Marks, 1949.<br /> <br /> Beginning as a coloring book written by advertising copywriter Robert L. May in 1939, the story of an unloved caribou triumphing over adversity was a promotional item for Montgomery Wards department stores. May's fairy-tale was enormously popular, and became even more so when May's brother-in-law, songwriter Marks, composed music and lyrics and got the composition to singer Gene Autry. That version sold 2 million copies the first year alone. While most of the other reindeer names were invented by Clement Moore in his 1822 poem, "The Night Before Christmas", the pahlawan of the May story was called Rollo. Wait, that name was nixed by store executives, so he became Reginald. Oops, that was also rejected, too. Finally, May's daughter suggested Rudolf.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv1h6RH_uI/AAAAAAAABjA/9d01_yUmZ1M/s1600/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-icon-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv1h6RH_uI/AAAAAAAABjA/9d01_yUmZ1M/s320/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-icon-1.jpg" height="196" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Santa Claus is Coming to Town",</u></strong> Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots, 1932.<br /> <br /> After countless versions by stars as varied as Bruce Springsteen and Perry Como, it's hard to believe that Gillespie and Coots' song was turned down all over town because it was "a kid's song". Even though Coots was a writer on the Eddie Cantor radio show. Cantor at first passed on the song, only agreeing to do it at the urging of his wife. Now it's so successful there's even a parody version by Bob Rivers (in the style of Springsteen) called "Santa Claus is Foolin' Around".<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv15cv6v8I/AAAAAAAABjE/AKr4YruWLXI/s1600/silentnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv15cv6v8I/AAAAAAAABjE/AKr4YruWLXI/s320/silentnight.jpg" height="244" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Silent Night",</u></strong> Joseph Mohr and Franz X. Gruber, 1916-1818.<br /> <br /> There are numerous stories and fanciful speculations about the origin of this beautiful song. Tossing aside the more lurid stories, we are left with this: the poem, "Stille Nacht", was written by Mohr, who became assistant pastor of the St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria. Mohr gave the poem to Gruber, the church organist, reportedly on Christmas Eve, in 1818, and was performed that same midnight. Oddly, the first version did not involve an organ, but was arranged for two voices, guitar and choir. Both Mohr and Gruber created manuscripts with different instrumentation at various times from 1820 to 1855. The tune first made its way around the world as a "Tyrolean Folk Song" before gaining enough fame to be instantly recognized with its first two words or first four notes. <a href="http://www.silentnight.web.za/">The Silent Night web page</a> claims there are more than 300 translations of the song and features links to 180 versions in 121 languages.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv2JQIpeKI/AAAAAAAABjI/eqPtEwXOwtg/s1600/WHXMAS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TQv2JQIpeKI/AAAAAAAABjI/eqPtEwXOwtg/s320/WHXMAS.jpg" height="242" n4="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-14102115390556823282019-04-15T00:46:00.000-07:002019-04-15T00:46:00.651-07:00Fathers Day Diy Soda Bottle Cover Ups!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> Here's another cool idea from <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/">www.theidearoom.net</a> . Give your soda bottle a little personality!</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> Father’s Day is just a couple of weeks away.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fathers-Day-gift-idea.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fathers-Day-gift-idea_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I thought it would be fun to come up with another easy little gift item for Dad or for the Father’s in your life. This one is so simple. All you need is to grab a six pack of his favorite beverage and add some of these fun little “cover-ups†to personalize them.</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-2.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-2_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I chose to go with a six pack of Coca-Cola bottles in the 8 fl. oz size, mainly because they were cute and little. And cute is what it is all about right?</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-3.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-3_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I made some white shirts and ties to represent all the hardworking Dads…</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-4.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-4_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Or you can skip the white shirt and just go with a tie.</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-6.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-6_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">And I included a “Hawaiian†shirt and sun visor for the Dad’s who like to play…</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-7.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-7_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Pretty simple and fun! And of course, I have provided you with the same patterns that I used for mine. These will fit the smaller bottles as you can see in the pictures. If you would like to use a larger bottle, you can enlarge the printable till they fit the bottle size you would like to use or you can redraw them to fit your needs.</span></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img alt=" Give your soda bottle a little personality FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" border="0" src="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-8_thumb.jpg" height="400" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="FATHERS DAY DIY SODA BOTTLE COVER UPS!!" width="270" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fathers-day-gift-idea-8.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">**<a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7Znj6SR0-deNzhlNjFhNDMtN2ZhYi00MGU3LThjZGQtMzg4MTg3NDZhYmJj&authkey=CLbasOAH">Go here to download the FREE Father’s Day Soda Cover-ups</a>!</span></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-62320806852556867132019-04-08T00:46:00.000-07:002019-04-08T00:46:01.991-07:00Carnival From Brazil!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.teluguone.com/tmdbuserfiles/brazil-carnival-2012(1).jpg" height="266" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><em>The Carnival of Brazil</em></strong>, is an annual pekan raya held 46 days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term <em>"carnival</em>", from <em>carnelevre</em>, "to remove meat". Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan pekan raya of<em> Saturnalia</em>, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NBCFV4iFxPo/TYFChrNFm-I/AAAAAAAACGk/BHnbsQyX0uQ/s1600/r220908_868627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NBCFV4iFxPo/TYFChrNFm-I/AAAAAAAACGk/BHnbsQyX0uQ/s320/r220908_868627.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> Rhythm, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. In the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, huge organized parades are led by samba schools. Those official parades are meant to be watched by the public, with mini parades <em>("blocos")</em> allowing a public participation can be found in other cities. The northeastern cities of Salvador, Porto Segur and Recife have organized groups parading through streets, and the public interacts directly with them. This carnival is heavily influenced by African-Brazilian culture. Crowds follow the<em> trio electricos floats</em> through the city streets. Also in northeast Olinda, carnival features unique characteristics, part influenced by <em>Venice Carnival</em> mixed with cultural depictions of local folklore.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e4TM-C74i5A/TYE_-ZAVxfI/AAAAAAAACGI/pCgUpKtHRRY/s1600/557092-rio-brazil-carnival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e4TM-C74i5A/TYE_-ZAVxfI/AAAAAAAACGI/pCgUpKtHRRY/s320/557092-rio-brazil-carnival.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of hug proportions. The country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. The consumption of beer during the pekan raya accounts for 80% of annual consumption and tourism receives a 70% boost of annual visitors. The government distributes condoms and launches an awareness campaign at this time to prevent the spread of AIDS and other STD's.<br /> <br /> <strong><u>History of Carnival</u></strong><br /> <br /> The modern Brazilian Carnival originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1641, when the city's bourgeoisie imported the practice of holding balls and masquerade parties from Paris. It originally mimicked the European form of the festival, later absorbing and creolizing elements derived from Native American and African cultures.<br /> In the late 19th century, the <em>cordoes</em> (cords, laces or strings) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro. These were pageant groups that paraded through city avenues performing on instruments and dancing. Today they are known as <em>Blocos</em> (blocks), consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes or special t-shirts with themes and/or logos. Blocos are generally associated with particular neighborhoods. They include both a percussion or music group and an entourage of revellers.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nETLl4SnGlk/TYE__pD85YI/AAAAAAAACGM/JnNozpv8jpc/s1600/brazil-carnival-2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nETLl4SnGlk/TYE__pD85YI/AAAAAAAACGM/JnNozpv8jpc/s320/brazil-carnival-2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> Block parades have become an expressive feature of Rio's Carnival. Today, they number more than 100 and the groups increase each year in size. Blocos can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a distinct title with an often funny pun. They may also not their neighborhood or social status. Before the show, they gather in a square, then parade in sections of the city, often near the beach. Some blocos never leave one street and have a particular place, such as a bar, to attract viewers. Block parades start in January, and may last until the Sunday after Carnival.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0DwiGv43AEc/TYFAA-KBlPI/AAAAAAAACGQ/ZnVubfbRne4/s1600/brazil-carnival-parade-sambodromo-ascom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0DwiGv43AEc/TYFAA-KBlPI/AAAAAAAACGQ/ZnVubfbRne4/s320/brazil-carnival-parade-sambodromo-ascom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <em> Samba schools</em> are very large groups of performers, financed by respected organizations who work year round in preparation for Carnival. Samba schools perform in the <em>Sambadrome</em>, which runs 4 entire nights. They're part of an official competition, divided into 7 divisions, in which a single school is declared the winner, according to costume, flow, them, and grup musik music quality and performance. Some samba schools also hold street parties in their neighborhoods, through which they parade along with their followers.<br /> Carnival time in Rio is a very interesting, but also the most expensive time to visit Rio. Hotel rooms and lodgings can be up to 4 times more expensive than the regular rates. There are big crowds at some locations and life is far from ordinary in many parts of town.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UEJYXWCDRZI/TYFACA9VGII/AAAAAAAACGU/iZgvU-vwz_0/s1600/carnival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UEJYXWCDRZI/TYFACA9VGII/AAAAAAAACGU/iZgvU-vwz_0/s320/carnival.jpg" width="259" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <strong><u>Sambodromo</u></strong><br /> <br /> The Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo take place in the <em>Sambodromo</em>, locate close to the city center. In the city of Rio, the parades start at roughly 9-10 p.m., depending of the date and end around 5 in the morning. The <em>Rio Metro</em> (subway) operates 24 hours during the main parade days.<br /> The actual amount of spectators in the Sambodromo may be higher than the official number of seats available. Like any other event the better the seats the higher the price for them.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3AQYkkEuXBQ/TYFADRIZo6I/AAAAAAAACGY/GhdOCwM0mdg/s1600/Rio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3AQYkkEuXBQ/TYFADRIZo6I/AAAAAAAACGY/GhdOCwM0mdg/s320/Rio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <strong><u>Music</u></strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Samba</strong><br /> The <em>Samba </em>originated in Bahia from the African rhythms, it was brought to Rio around 1920 and is still one of the most popular styles of Brazilian music, together with <em>Samba-pargode</em> and <em>Samba-reggae</em>. From intimate <em>samba-cancoes</em> ( samba songs) sung in bars to explosive drum parades performed during Carnival, samba always evokes a warm and vibrant mood. Samba developed as a distinctive kind of music at the beginning of the 20th century in Rio. In the 1930's, a group of musicians led by <em>Ismael Silva</em>, founded in the neighborhood of <em>Estacio de Sa</em>, the first Samba school, <em>Deixa Falar.</em><br /> In the following years, samba has developed into several directions, from the gentle samba-cancao to the drum orchestras which make the soundtrack of carnival parades. One of these new styles was the<em> Bossa Nova.</em><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IZGAVp1FqAs/TYFAGJHjVSI/AAAAAAAACGg/hLoqis3mRmA/s1600/rio-carnival-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IZGAVp1FqAs/TYFAGJHjVSI/AAAAAAAACGg/hLoqis3mRmA/s320/rio-carnival-2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In the beginning of the 1980's, after having been sent underground due to styles like disco and Brazilian rock, the Samba reappeared in the media with a musical movement crated in the suburbs of Rio.<br /> <strong>Axe'</strong><br /> This is not exactly about style or musical movement, but rather about a useful merk name given to artists from Salvador who made music in northeastern Brazilian, Caribbean and African rhythms with a pop/rock twist, which helped them take over the Brazilian hit parades since 1992. Axe' is a ritual greeting used in <em>Candomble</em>' and<em> Umbanda</em> religions, and means <em>"good vibration".</em> The word music was attached to Axe', used as slang within the local music business by a journalist who intended to create a derogatory term for the pretentious dance-driven style.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-42420015007451826872019-04-01T00:46:00.000-07:002019-04-01T00:46:01.033-07:00Phantom Cats And Ghostly Dogs Scaring People Everywhere!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TIHDIAfmCvI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ZJ3_K_oKphA/s1600/ghostdog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TIHDIAfmCvI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ZJ3_K_oKphA/s320/ghostdog.jpg" height="320" ox="true" width="213" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> During Halloween season, when images of ghosts and goblins start to inhabit our consciousness, it is important to remember that people are not the only ones who have been known to return to our world of perception as spirits, apparitions, phantoms or poltergeists. Dogs, cats, sheep, horses, and cattle have been known to haunt human beings throughout the history of folklore.<br /> Typically, parasychologists consider ghostly animals as those creatures whose deaths were unusually emotional in some way, and that their new identity of a ghost is a curse that never allows them to est. Sometimes they are harmless, although frightening. However if they appear colored dark black than usually they represent a premonition that something dire is about to happen. In Trucker lore, the image of a black dog is usually the ultimate sign of dread and bad luck.<br /> In East Anglia generally, whenever someone was o their death bed, people would say that "the black dog is at his heels". In the British Isles, old timers can spin many a yarn about ominous "black dogs: roaming deserted roads at night. There have been numerous reports in local newspapers of a monstrous black dog with huge teeth and claws from the area around Yorkshire, northern England. Some believe that anyone who sees the dog clearly will die soon after the encounter. In Wales, they have what's known as the red-eyed Gwyllgi, or the Dog of Darkness. Essex, for example, is said to be haunted by a dog that apparently can only be seen by other dogs, as perfectly normal pet dogs go up to it and react as if it were just another dog when the human eye can see nothing. According to legend, in real life the dog was a bull terrier, which lived in a inn from about 1900 to 1914 and was a fearsome fighter, having killed several neighborhood dogs and never suffering a defeat.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TIHEMRWlJBI/AAAAAAAAAlE/-I1xK1gxF74/s1600/cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TIHEMRWlJBI/AAAAAAAAAlE/-I1xK1gxF74/s320/cat.jpg" height="307" ox="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> In Wichita, Kansas, Mrs. Lowanda Cady was asleep one night when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of barking even after her dog had already died. The barking sounded exactly the same as her late dog's bark and it actually drove off a thief who was raiding her kitchen at the time.<br /> Even more numerous are the stories of places reported to be infested with phantom cats. Very often, a single street alone can average a history of at least four reported feline haunting's. Paranormal researches and believers in spirits alike attribute the excessive number of cat ghosts to the fact that cats, more than any other domestic animal, meet sudden and unnatural ends, especially in impoverished districts.<br /> In many different writings through history, cats were explained as animals that from all ages were associated with the supernatural from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to French sorcerers who used cat's blood to treat ailments. In 1750 in the Hebrides, cats were thought of as extraordinarily psychic and sometimes burned as if they were witches. So many of them met this horrible fate that some believe it unleashed an army of cat phantoms across the world and contributed to the superstitious belief that a black cat crossing your path was a sign that harm would soon come your way.<br /> There is a website called <a href="http://ghosts.org/">Ghosts.org</a>, that has a plethora of subscribers who claim to be plagued by the spirits of companion animals. Also, it is currently chronicling the adventures of some Australian parapsychologists searching for the ghost of the last bear killed in England.<br /> <div align="left"> <br /></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-14155460600112007282019-03-25T00:46:00.000-07:002019-03-25T00:46:00.149-07:00Cheese Rolling From Stilton, England!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU5EYk1ohE4/Tbjwata5NEI/AAAAAAAACgE/54cBP6VUz_k/s1600/cheese7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU5EYk1ohE4/Tbjwata5NEI/AAAAAAAACgE/54cBP6VUz_k/s320/cheese7.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Cheese Rolling has become an annual event in Stilton and every May Day hundreds of villagers and visitors make their way to the main street to watch the teams battling for the <span class="SpellE">honour</span> of being called the "<b>Stilton Cheese Rolling Champions"</b>.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><strong><u>Stilton History and The Cheese</u></strong></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMs_l9rs_A/TbjxPjvdctI/AAAAAAAACgc/0cRc8VvR-_U/s1600/cheese10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMs_l9rs_A/TbjxPjvdctI/AAAAAAAACgc/0cRc8VvR-_U/s320/cheese10.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>The Bell Inn, where the rolling starts!</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: black;"><u><strong>Ancient Stilton</strong></u></span><br /> <br /> No one knows who lived here first - the earliest finds date from the time of the Roman occupation and are probably associated with the road that runs from London to the army fortress at Lincoln, which the Saxons later called Ermine Street.<br /> For centuries this road seems to have been little used, the important route was the east-west road, Fen Street and Church Street, which is why our oldest building, the Church of St Mary Magdalene, is found away from the main road that now exists.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cup_eEBe3Lc/TbjwXN9VhiI/AAAAAAAACf8/u_7hH1xKOJU/s1600/cheese1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cup_eEBe3Lc/TbjwXN9VhiI/AAAAAAAACf8/u_7hH1xKOJU/s320/cheese1.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stilton gets three mentions in the Doomesday Book of 1086 as three landowners, the King, the Bishop of Lincoln and Eustace held land here. The Great North Road had become a busy thoroughfare by the fifteenth century and Stilton was a well-known staging post; at one time there were 14 inns or ale houses for a permanent population of around 500 to 600 people. While most earned their living from farming, an analysis of the 1841 census, taken just before the long distance coach trade all but disappeared to be superseded by the railway, showed that occupations directly connected to the coaches were important too.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0zhz-pfaY5k/TbjwY07nZmI/AAAAAAAACgA/hH1JP7F9cZ8/s1600/cheese2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0zhz-pfaY5k/TbjwY07nZmI/AAAAAAAACgA/hH1JP7F9cZ8/s320/cheese2.jpg" height="203" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <u><strong>Village Pubs & The Cheese</strong></u><br /> <br /> All four of the present inns have very ancient origins, even though their buildings have been changed and modernised several times. We owe our famous cheese to the coach trade. Any Stiltonian can relate tales of visitors asking "<em>where is the cheese made?...",</em> only to be told "‘in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire".<br /> The most widely accepted explanation is that the cheese came down to be sold at one of the coach stops in Stilton, perhaps The Bell or The Angel. As early as 1722 Daniel Defoe (the author of "Robinson Crusoe") ate some here and mentioned that the village was already famous for its cheese. The recipe was passed down through the Beaumont family of Quenby in Leicestershire. By 1830 a former housekeeper at Quenby, Elizabeth Orton, made cheese in her farmhouse. Her daughter married Cooper Thornhill who kept The Bell Inn and he sold the cheese. He was famous (or infamous) as a larger-than-life character who long held the record for riding to London and back.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHmepXCpO00/TbjwcN89leI/AAAAAAAACgI/ihzf9Ok4gUI/s1600/cheese3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHmepXCpO00/TbjwcN89leI/AAAAAAAACgI/ihzf9Ok4gUI/s320/cheese3.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <u><strong>Modern Stilton</strong></u><br /> <br /> Today, all Stilton cheese is factory made, but still only in the three counties with milk produced locally. It takes a gallon of milk to make one pound of cheese and a lot of skilled hard work is still needed. Each cheese matures for 3 months after which the blue veins appear naturally as oxygen is allowed to enter through holes pierced by stainless steel needles. A whole cheese weighs 15lb.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZPiO_Z9umQ/TbjwdjPw9ZI/AAAAAAAACgM/OI3RLS_2FF8/s1600/cheese4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZPiO_Z9umQ/TbjwdjPw9ZI/AAAAAAAACgM/OI3RLS_2FF8/s320/cheese4.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>One of the officials watching a race</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stilton’s dependence on the main road has been its undoing twice; in the middle of the nineteenth century when the railway line passed to the east through Holme and Yaxley, and in 1959 when the present A1 Stilton by-pass was opened. The village became a ghost village; The Bell actually closed and fell into disrepair and other businesses also disappeared. In 1962 Tom McDonald of The Talbot and Malcolm Moyer of The Bell, aided and abetted by telephone engineer Fred Linstead who provided a telegraph pole, cheered up their drinkers by organising the first ever Cheese Rolling along a course outside the present Post Office on Easter Monday.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fGG406i6iz0/TbjwfQw31ZI/AAAAAAAACgQ/JcOoIYiDbKc/s1600/cheese5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fGG406i6iz0/TbjwfQw31ZI/AAAAAAAACgQ/JcOoIYiDbKc/s320/cheese5.jpg" height="197" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>A Little History On The Cheese Roll</u></strong><br /> <br /> <strong><u>How did it start?</u></strong><br /> <br /> It would be nice to be able to say that the event is "<em>as old as the village"</em> or that it's origins have been lost in <em>"the mists of time"</em> but really no one knows how far back the tradition of rolling the cheeses goes. Midway through the Twentieth Century, when the village had turned into rather a quiet place having been by-passed by the A1 and the inns and businesses had seen a big drop in their trade, a landlord of one of the pubs decided to revive an ancient tradition. Or so he told everyone! He could be seen rolling a Stilton Cheese along the road outside his pub. People came to stand and watch and eventually joined in. And so the sport began - again.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4TY6LNvtP_g/TbjwhYSLeOI/AAAAAAAACgU/lRMXGDGEU-M/s1600/cheese6.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4TY6LNvtP_g/TbjwhYSLeOI/AAAAAAAACgU/lRMXGDGEU-M/s320/cheese6.gif" height="254" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>The Rules</u></strong><br /> <br /> It was originally run on Easter Monday and there was not a lot of uniformity to it to begin with. It seems a piece of wood in the shape of a Stilton Cheese was produced, a starting line drawn up somewhere between the The Stilton Cheese Inn and The Talbot and the finish line was outside The Bell Inn. Brave teams of Stilton men would then vie to roll the cheese to it's finish and, after the ensuing scramble, and many tussles and spills, the team that ended up steering the cheese to the finishing line would win! Nowadays, the starting point is always outside The Bell Inn and The Angel and the finish is a line drawn at the cross roads between the bottom of Fen Street and Church Street. The contestants are teams of 4, either all men or all women and each team member has to roll the cheese at least once during it's flight. It's a knockout competition with quarter's, semi's and a grand final.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mkW8q2pTylw/TbjwkJgTNlI/AAAAAAAACgY/FxJYaZLLVmc/s1600/cheese8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mkW8q2pTylw/TbjwkJgTNlI/AAAAAAAACgY/FxJYaZLLVmc/s320/cheese8.jpg" height="206" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-52293855505084526542019-03-18T00:46:00.000-07:002019-03-18T00:46:03.942-07:00Baba Yaga The Russian Folklore Witch!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/THoJ-uohP8I/AAAAAAAAAkk/P9mcKruj7Uk/s1600/Baba_Yaga_by_Ravenari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/THoJ-uohP8I/AAAAAAAAAkk/P9mcKruj7Uk/s320/Baba_Yaga_by_Ravenari.jpg" height="232" ox="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myths and legends are a part of virtually every culture. One of the most interesting legends of Russian culture is that of Baba Yaga. She is, however, not unique to Russia. There are similar stories about her, under other names, in Poland as well as in the Czech Republic.<br /> The figure of Baba Yaga is most often pictured as that of an old hag on a broomstick, reminiscent of the kitchen witches we often see today. Some believe that she might have been the precursor for the ugly, old crones that most often represent witches at Halloween.<br /> In truth, however, Baba Yaga is a complicated creature associated as much with fertility and fate as she is with death. Some believed that she also had the gift of prophecy and great wisdom. However, for reasons never understood, she seldom chose to use those skills without exacting a gruesome payment. Anyone wishing to partake of Baba Yaga's wisdom had to take on a challenge, which began with a trip to her home hidden deep within a treacherous forest. Those arriving there would often decide to turn back without confronting the hag because of the gruesome look of the house itself. As legends have it, Baba Yaga's home sat atop four chicken legs that allowed her to move it from place to place at will. Surrounded by a black picket fence adorned with flaming human skulls, those arriving on her property were no doubt scared about what they were about to encounter.<br /> Inside the house, it was said that the crone sat at a spinning wheel, spinning with thread made from the tendons and muscles of human beings. Not prone to help anyone out of a sense of kindness, Baba Yaga would put those who sought her assistance through a series of tests before agreeing to help them.<br /> Few ever completed them and even some of those who did were never seen again because they dared to anger the old woman in the process. She then turned on them with her sharp teeth. It was said that she could rip apart an animal or a human in less that 30 seconds.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-80923116448291207242019-03-11T00:46:00.000-07:002019-03-11T00:46:01.064-07:00The Calaveras County Frog Jump From California!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2V6OTpfro8/TbfYUF_gnTI/AAAAAAAACYs/JKUN--oswuY/s1600/frog2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2V6OTpfro8/TbfYUF_gnTI/AAAAAAAACYs/JKUN--oswuY/s320/frog2.png" height="230" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>The book that started it all</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong> <u>"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"</u></strong> is an 1865 <span style="color: black;">short story</span> by<span style="color: black;"> Mark</span><span style="color: #0645ad;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Twain</span>, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention. The story has also been published as <em>"Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog"</em> (its original title) and <em>"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".</em> In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a <span style="color: black;">bartender,</span> Simon Wheeler, at the <span style="color: black;">Angels Hotel</span> in <span style="color: #0645ad;"><span style="color: black;">Angels Camp</span>, </span><span style="color: black;">California</span>, about the<span style="color: black;"> gambler</span> <span style="color: black;">Jim Smiley</span>. Twain describes him: <em>"If he even seen a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to—to wherever he going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road."</em><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G11tgqWg0-g/TbfYR9re7_I/AAAAAAAACYo/c65nRJ3kIr0/s1600/frog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G11tgqWg0-g/TbfYR9re7_I/AAAAAAAACYo/c65nRJ3kIr0/s320/frog1.jpg" height="218" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Samuel Clemons aka "Mark Twain"</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <em>"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"</em> is also the title story of an 1867 collection of short stories by Mark Twain. Twain's first book, it collected 27 stories that were previously published in magazines and newspapers.<br /> Twain first wrote the title short story at the request of his friend <span style="color: black;">Artemus Ward</span>, for inclusion in an upcoming book. Twain worked on two versions but neither was satisfactory to him—neither got around to describing the jumping frog contest. Ward pressed him again, but by the time Twain devised a version he was willing to submit, that book was already nearing publication, so Ward sent it instead to <i><span style="color: #0645ad;"><span style="color: black;">The Saturday</span> </span><span style="color: black;">Press</span></i>, where it appeared in the November 18, 1865 edition as <em>"Jim Smiley and His</em><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z5DRbUY4nWo/TbfYW4oO0BI/AAAAAAAACYw/wbG6XO-sib0/s1600/frog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z5DRbUY4nWo/TbfYW4oO0BI/AAAAAAAACYw/wbG6XO-sib0/s320/frog3.jpg" height="197" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <em> Jumping Frog".</em><sup><span style="color: #0645ad; font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>Twain's colorful story was immensely popular, and was soon printed in many different magazines and newspapers. Twain developed the idea further, and <span style="color: black;">Bret Harte</span> published this version in<span style="color: black;"> <i>The Californian</i></span> on December 16; this time entitled <em>"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County",</em> and the man named Smiley was changed to Greeley.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4WGesssi3pk/TbfYYuqiDxI/AAAAAAAACY0/p0mnZgyh45Q/s1600/frog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4WGesssi3pk/TbfYYuqiDxI/AAAAAAAACY0/p0mnZgyh45Q/s320/frog4.jpg" height="160" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>About the Frog Jump and Its History</u></strong><br /> <br /> In 1928, the<em> Angels Camp Boosters Club</em> (which is still very active in promoting fun events in Calaveras County) organized a celebration in gaji of the first paving of Main Street in Angels Camp and chose to use Mark Twain’s famous story as the focus for their event. The first <em>Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee</em> drew over 15,000 people to Angels Camp. Visitors came from all over the countryside on foot, in wagons, and on horseback.Today, thousands of frog jump contestants from all over the world give the Celebrated Calaveras Frog Jump unique international acclaim. Plan to attend the<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ob8-lJzyoTM/TbfYaol3leI/AAAAAAAACY4/t_87UtlChNM/s1600/frog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ob8-lJzyoTM/TbfYaol3leI/AAAAAAAACY4/t_87UtlChNM/s320/frog5.jpg" height="320" width="309" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong> Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee </strong>is held annually, the third week in May at<em> “Frogtownâ€. </em>Breathtaking rodeos, live concerts, exhilarating midway rides, country crafts, professional and amateur art and exhibits, lots of food, a beautiful setting, and much more make this a fun weekend for the entire family. For more information, take a look at the official frog jump site at <a href="http://www.frogtown.org/" title="THE CALAVERAS COUNTY FROG JUMP FROM CALIFORNIA!"><span style="color: #4c6e00;">www.frogtown.org</span></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovQ8rZ0BzTo/TbfYdCHhB_I/AAAAAAAACY8/8Zvu62l8i4c/s1600/frog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovQ8rZ0BzTo/TbfYdCHhB_I/AAAAAAAACY8/8Zvu62l8i4c/s320/frog6.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-6139894157229615832019-03-03T23:46:00.000-08:002019-03-03T23:46:10.158-08:00Significance Of The Pongal Festival!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURSMzpU6QI/AAAAAAAAB1s/fZSWM3Y4hlQ/s1600/pongal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURSMzpU6QI/AAAAAAAAB1s/fZSWM3Y4hlQ/s320/pongal.jpg" height="259" s5="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Pongal is a harvest festival-the Tamil equivalent of Thanksgiving. In an agriculture based civilization, the harvest plays an important part. The farmer cultivating his land depends on cattle, timely rain and the Sun. Once a year, he expresses his gratitude to these during the harvest festival. With the end of the est month of Margazhi (mid December to mid January) the new Tamil month of Thai heralds a series of festivals. The first day of the month is a bazar day known as "Pongal Day". Pongal means the 'boiling over" of milk and rice during the month of Thai.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURWCY6rUEI/AAAAAAAAB14/Jbpakl2II14/s1600/bullfight_tn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURWCY6rUEI/AAAAAAAAB14/Jbpakl2II14/s320/bullfight_tn.jpg" height="208" s5="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The act of boiling over of milk in the clay pot is considered to denote future prosperity for the family. Traditionally celebrated at harvest time, it is a celebration of the prosperity associated with the harvest by thanking the rain, sun and the farm animals that have helped in the harvest. Pongal is celebrated by the Indian state of Tamil Ndu as well as Tamils worldwide, including those in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauitius, South Africa, USA, Canada and Singapore. The bazar is at least 1000 years old although some believe that the bazar is more that 2000 years old. It used to be celebrated as Puthiyeedu during Medieval Chola empire days. It is thought the Puthiyeedu meant the first harvest of the year. People of all religions celebrate the Pongal festival.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURUc4zv_9I/AAAAAAAAB1w/uE9itDEJDrk/s1600/Pongal_Festival-Pongal-197_big.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURUc4zv_9I/AAAAAAAAB1w/uE9itDEJDrk/s320/Pongal_Festival-Pongal-197_big.gif" height="320" s5="true" width="245" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Tamils refer to Pongal as "Tamizhar Thirunal" (meaning "the bazar of Tamils"). This bazar originated in Tamil Nadu. The saying "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum" meaning "the birth of the month of Thai will have the way for new opportunities", often is quoted regarding the Pongal festival.<br /> Usually, the bazar takes place January 12th to the 15th (on the Gregorian calandar). The bazar is celebrated 4 days from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi (December-January) to the third day of Thai (January-February). The first day, Bhogi, is celebrated by throwing away and destroying old clothes and materials, by setting them on fire, marking the end of the old Thai and the emergence of the new Thai.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TURV0jxohdI/AAAAAAAAB10/nxWmfa3mvQU/s320/pongal-south-india.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The astronomical significance of the bazar is that it marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the sun's movement northward for a six month period. Markar Sankranthi refers to the event of the sun entering the zodiac sign of Jadi (Capricorn). While Pongal is predominantly a Tamil festival, similar festivals are also celebrated in several other Indian states under different names. In Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka, the harvest bazar Sankranthi is celebrated. In northern India, it is called Jadi Sankranti. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, it is celebrated on the date of the annual kite flying day, Uttarayah. It also coincides with the bonfire and harvest festval in Punjab and Haryana, known as Lohri. Similar harvest festivals in the same time frame are also celebrated by farmers in Burma, Cambodia, and Korea.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-38949845867883859072019-02-24T23:46:00.000-08:002019-02-24T23:46:04.245-08:00Cheung Chau Bun Pameran From China!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lLX2pU6IiaM/TbhdaaoqX8I/AAAAAAAACa0/CpMsYUs4WA0/s1600/81072800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lLX2pU6IiaM/TbhdaaoqX8I/AAAAAAAACa0/CpMsYUs4WA0/s320/81072800.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong> Cheung Chau Bun Festival</strong> or <b>Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival</b> is a traditional Chinese pameran on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. Being held annually, and with therefore the most public exposure, it is by far the most famous of such Da Jiu festivals, with <i>Jiu</i> being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony. Such events are held by mostly rural communities in Hong Kong, either annually or at a set interval of years ranging all the way up to once every 60 years ( the same year in the Chinese astrological calendar). Other places that may share the folk custom include Taiwan, Sichuan, Fujian and Guangdong.<br /> Cheung Chau's Bun Festival, which draws tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists every year, is staged to mark the Eighth day of the Fourth Moon, in the Chinese calendar (this is usually in early May). It coincides with the local celebration of <em>Buddha's Birthday</em>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMboE9Be2o0/TbhfNsEFocI/AAAAAAAACbA/H5hLd0jkbhE/s1600/Cheung-Chau-Bun-Festival_laszlo-photo-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMboE9Be2o0/TbhfNsEFocI/AAAAAAAACbA/H5hLd0jkbhE/s320/Cheung-Chau-Bun-Festival_laszlo-photo-2.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> The Cheung Chau Bun Festival began as a fun and exciting ritual for fishing communities to pray for safety from pirates. Today this religious origin has largely been forgotten, and the pameran has mainly become a showcase of traditional Chinese culture<br /> HistoryOne story of the origin of the pameran is that in the 18th Century the island of Cheung Chau was devastated by a plague and infiltrated by pirates until local fishermen brought an image of the god<em> Pak Tai</em> to the island. Paraded through the village lanes, the deity drove away evil spirits. Villagers also disguised themselves as different deities and walked around the island to drive away the evil spirits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1B6pXp1Wm7A/TbhfUu7D6EI/AAAAAAAACbQ/F0upUwgwbsg/s1600/three-gods-njoss-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1B6pXp1Wm7A/TbhfUu7D6EI/AAAAAAAACbQ/F0upUwgwbsg/s320/three-gods-njoss-small.jpg" height="224" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <strong><u>History</u></strong><br /> <br /> One story of the origin of the pameran is that in the 18th Century the island of Cheung Chau was devastated by a plague and infiltrated by pirates until local fishermen brought an image of the god Pak Tai to the island. Paraded through the village lanes, the deity drove away evil spirits. Villagers also disguised themselves as different deities and walked around the island to drive away the evil spirits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8V39-PjuO3I/TbhddJI1OAI/AAAAAAAACa8/EzN_LYWXg1o/s1600/Cheung-Chau-Bun-Festival_istolethetv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8V39-PjuO3I/TbhddJI1OAI/AAAAAAAACa8/EzN_LYWXg1o/s320/Cheung-Chau-Bun-Festival_istolethetv.jpg" height="217" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <strong><u>Activities</u></strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Vegetarian:</strong><br /> <br /> A notice announces that McDonald's is selling vegetarian burgersEvery year on the 8th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the islanders organise a weeklong thanksgiving, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival usually in April or May. The pameran lasts for seven days. On three of these days the entire island goes vegetarian; most of the island's famous seafood restaurants adhere to this tradition. The local McDonald's also takes meat off the sajian and instead sells burgers made of mushrooms.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrnDsFEIK0/TbhfPBXMtTI/AAAAAAAACbE/EghbmwP1JqA/s1600/costume_435845n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrnDsFEIK0/TbhfPBXMtTI/AAAAAAAACbE/EghbmwP1JqA/s320/costume_435845n.jpg" height="320" i8="true" width="222" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <strong><u>Parade of Floats / Parade-In-The-Air:</u></strong><br /> <br /> In addition to traditional lion dances and dragon dances, children dressed as legendary and modern heroes are suspended above the crowd on the tips of swords and paper fans. They form the <em>parade-in-the-air</em> and are all secured within steel frames, though they appear to glide through the air. Parents consider it a great honour for their offspring to be part of the parade.<br /> This fascinating procession is accompanied by the bedlam of musicians loudly beating gongs and drums to scare away evil spirits. It is led by a spectacular image of Pak Tai, the God of Water and Spirit of the North, to whom the island's <em>Temple of the Jade Vacuity</em> is dedicated.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgBgVV5Blzs/TbhfS_4b2gI/AAAAAAAACbM/jvd4vFuF8fA/s1600/PFO5887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgBgVV5Blzs/TbhfS_4b2gI/AAAAAAAACbM/jvd4vFuF8fA/s320/PFO5887.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Deities</u></strong><br /> <br /> Here are some divinities Cheung Chau people celebrate in the festival:<br /> <br /> <strong>Pak Tai-</strong><br /> Since Cheung Chau is traditionally an island of fisherfolk,<em> Pak Tai</em> is its most revered divinity, since it is believed he has the power to confer smooth sailing for the fishing boats as well as providing good catches for their crews. Pious believers recognise him as "<em>Pei Fang Chen Wu Hsuan T'ien Shang Ti</em>" (True Soldier and Superior Divinity of the Deep Heaven of the North).<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n7Ujf5Jtdmo/TbhdZAWibLI/AAAAAAAACaw/s2Xyq9WCAEQ/s1600/53_CheungChauBunFestival_PNG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n7Ujf5Jtdmo/TbhdZAWibLI/AAAAAAAACaw/s2Xyq9WCAEQ/s320/53_CheungChauBunFestival_PNG.jpg" height="320" i8="true" width="240" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <strong>Tin Hau-</strong><br /> The second of the significant deities whose images add a supplementary splatter of Oriental holiness to the pageant is the much-revered <em>Tin Hau</em>, Goddess of the Seas and protector of all fishermen and boat people. Celebrated for providing warnings of imminent storms and saving countless lives from wreckage, she is in many ways Pak Tai's competitor for the fondness of the fisherfolk.<br /> <br /> <strong>Kuan Yin and Hung Hsing-</strong><br /> Two more gods complete the celestial divinities taking part in the parade: <em>Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy</em> with her tranquil and ever compassionate smile; and Hung Hsing, the terrifying God of the South with his menacing head-dress, unkind face, bushy black beard, and stave at the ready to chastise all enemies.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PnUwBTfsIY/TbhdbjXlVvI/AAAAAAAACa4/tZjeAa4UOvg/s1600/bun11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PnUwBTfsIY/TbhdbjXlVvI/AAAAAAAACa4/tZjeAa4UOvg/s320/bun11.jpg" height="212" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <strong><u>Bun Snatching</u></strong><br /> <br /> Steamed buns for the <em>"Bun Mountain",</em> being stamped the crimson characters of the respective district, <em>"Northern Society"</em> shown in a combined way) on the island.The centrepiece of the pameran is at Pak Tai Temple where are the <em>"Bun Mountains" or "Bun Towers",</em> three giant 60-feet bamboo towers covered with buns. It is those bun-covered towers that give the pameran its name. Historically, young men would race up the tower to get hold of the buns; the higher the bun, the better fortune it was supposed to bring to the holder's family; the race was known as "Bun-snatching". However, during a race in 1978 one of the towers collapsed, injuring more than 100 people. In subsequent years, three designated climbers (one climber to each tower) raced up their respective towers and having cleared the top buns proceeded to strip the towers of their buns as they descended.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoGdCvMIVQ8/TbhfRW8ndFI/AAAAAAAACbI/Z-t-dJWc5SA/s1600/gallery-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoGdCvMIVQ8/TbhfRW8ndFI/AAAAAAAACbI/Z-t-dJWc5SA/s320/gallery-11.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> The three<em> "Bun Mountains</em>" are still placed in the area in front of Pak Tai Temple, and are constructed using the traditional fixation method -- bamboo scaffolding.<br /> In 2005, a single tower climbing event in the adjacent sports ground was revived as a race -- with extra safety precautions including proper mountain-climbing tools as well as tutorials for participants (which now include women). A teamwork version of the event was added in 2006.The revised version of <em>"Bun-snatching"</em> as well as the traditional three "Bun Mountains" still have their buns removed from the towers at midnight of the Festival.<br /> <div> <br /></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-20837366757316386032019-02-17T23:46:00.000-08:002019-02-17T23:46:01.337-08:00The Banshees Of Irish Folklore!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TI3CBrbR6oI/AAAAAAAAAlw/WRnBKS00drQ/s1600/Banshee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TI3CBrbR6oI/AAAAAAAAAlw/WRnBKS00drQ/s320/Banshee1.jpg" height="240" ox="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> In Irish folklore, the Banshees are known as the ancestral spirits of the Fairy world. Their history extends way back into the dim and mysterious past.<br /> Banshees are among the oldest Fairy folk of Ireland, associated as strongly as shamrocks and potatoes. Banshees, also known as Bean-Sidhe, were appointed to forewarn members of Irish families of impending death. Her prescence alone brings no harm or evil, but to hear a Banshee in the act of keening is to have witnessed the announcement of the death of a loved one. The Banshee's wail pierces the night and its notes rise and fall like waves over the countryside.<br /> It is said that Banshees never appear to the one who is to die but to their loved ones. In times gone by she was seen washing human heads, limbs or bloody clothing until the water was dyed with blood. Over the centuries this image changed. The Banshee now paces the land, wringing her hands and crying. Sometimes she is known as the Lady of Death or the Woman of Peace, for despite her wails she is graced with serenity.<br /> A Banshee won't cry from just anyone. According to legend, each Banshee mourns for members of one family. Some say only the five oldest Irish families have their own Banshees: the O'Neills, O'Briens, O'Gradys, O'Connors and Kavanaghs.<br /> The Banshee is a solitary Fairy creature who loves the mortal family she is connected to with a fierce, unearthly care and will pace the hills in sorrow when she knows a death is looming.<br /> She will follow her family's members right across the world-her keening can be heard wherever true Irish are settled, because just like them she never forgets her blood ties. Unseen, she will attend their funerals and her wails mingle with those of the mourners.<br /> Famous tailes of Banshee sightlings are plentiful. One dating back to 114 AD tells of a Banshee attached to the kingly house of O'Brien who haunted the rock of Craglea above Killaloe. Legend has it that Aibhill the Banshee appeared to the aged King Brian Boru before the Battle of Clontard, Which was fought in the same year.<br /> A recounting from the 18th century concerns a group of children who on an evening walk saw a little old woman sit on a rock beside the road. She began to wail and clap her hands and the children ran away in fear, only to later discover that the old man who lived in the house behind the rock died at that very moment.<br /> A little girl in the mid-19th century, standing at the window in her house in Cork, saw a figure o the bridge ahead. She heard the Banshee's wails and the figure disappeared but the next morning her grandfather fell as he was walking and hit his head, never to wake up. The same little girl was an old lady by 1900 and one day when she was very ill her daughter heard wailing round and under her bed. The mother didn't see to hear, but sure enough it protended her death.<br /> A party on a yacht on a Italian lake told its owner they witness a woman with a shock or red hair and a hellish look in her eyes. The owner, Count Nelsini, formally known a O'Neill, became anxious that the Banshee was announcing the death of his wife or daughter, but within two hours he was seized with an angina attack and died.<br /> Descriptions of the Banshee vary but she appears in one of three guises; young woman, stately matron or raddled old hag.<br /> <ul> <li>A Banshee as a beautiful young girl appears with red-gold hair and a green kirtle and scarlet mantle, traditional dress of Ireland.</li> <li>As matron she is said to be tall and striking, contrasting sharply with the dark of night. She is pale and thin, her eyes red from centuries of crying, her silver-grey hair streaming all the way to the ground as her cobweb-like grey-white cloak clings to her body.</li> <li>In the hag guise she usually wears grey, hooded cloaks or the grave robe of the unshriven dead. She may appear as a washer-woman or be shrouded in a dark, mist-like cloak.</li> <li>The Banshee can also appear in other forms, such as a stoat, crow or weasel-animals associated in Ireland with witchcraft.</li> </ul> One of the most notorious tales of a Banshee comes from the memoirs of Lady Fanshaw. Along with her husband, in 1642 she visited a friend in an ancient baronial castle surrounded by a moat. At midnight she was woken suddenly by a ghastly, supernatural scream. Leaping upright in bed, there was a young, handsome woman hovering outside the window in the moonlight. The woman was pale with dishevelled, loose red hair and wearing a dress in the style of the ancient Irish. The apparition stayed for some time and then disappeared with two loud shrieks.<br /> When morning came, Lady Fanshaw, not without some trepidation, told her host what she had seen. Her friend looked at her gravely and explained that she had seen the family Banshee, the ghost of a woman of inferior rank who married one of his ancestors, but he drowned her in the moat to atone for the shame he had brought on his family. She had come that night, as she always did, to announce a death in the family-one of his relations passed away in her sleep.<br /> Always appearing as a woman, there is no shortage of legends of Banshee sightings. Stretching back for more than a millennium, the Banshee, continues ringing a death knell for the witness's loved ones.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-22621806860931413012019-02-10T23:46:00.000-08:002019-02-10T23:46:01.494-08:00Golden Week In Japan!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQQ-4oecwVI/TbiCdXzPP9I/AAAAAAAACdE/-rHsOCkGbSg/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQQ-4oecwVI/TbiCdXzPP9I/AAAAAAAACdE/-rHsOCkGbSg/s320/untitled.bmp" height="212" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>Golden Week (GÅruden WÄ«ku</u></strong>), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as <em>ÅŒgon shÅ«kan</em> ( "Golden Week") or<em> ÅŒgata renkyÅ«</em> ( "Large consecutive holiday") is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>April 29</strong><br /> <br /> <em> Emperor's Birthday</em> (TennÅ tanjÅbi), until 1988<br /> <em> Greenery Day</em> (Midori no hi), from 1989 until 2006<br /> <em> ShÅwa Day</em> (ShÅwa no hi), from 2007<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XdX8UYW8foU/TbiCW33n31I/AAAAAAAACcw/hmi3IhrwP_I/s1600/coyfestival1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XdX8UYW8foU/TbiCW33n31I/AAAAAAAACcw/hmi3IhrwP_I/s320/coyfestival1.jpg" height="240" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Perhaps a little kite flying during this holiday</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <strong>May 3</strong><br /> <br /> <em> Constitution Memorial Day</em> ( KenpÅ kinenbi)<br /> <br /> <strong>May 4</strong><br /> <br /> <em> Holiday</em> (Kokumin no kyÅ«jitsu), from 1985 until 2006<br /> <em> Greenery Day</em> (Midori no hi), from 2007<br /> <br /> <strong>May 5</strong><br /> <br /> <em> Children's D</em>ay (Kodomo no hi), also customarily known as<em> Boys' Day</em> (Tango no sekku)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3bEDGhOXo0/TbiCX2icV_I/AAAAAAAACc0/c82uQvaSuwI/s1600/DSC_6176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3bEDGhOXo0/TbiCX2icV_I/AAAAAAAACc0/c82uQvaSuwI/s320/DSC_6176.jpg" height="212" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Heading out to a movie or dinner for Golden Week</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <strong><u>History</u></strong><br /> <br /> The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July 1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week spanning the end of April to early May, many leisure-based industries experienced spikes in their revenues. The film industry was no exception. In 1951, the film JiyÅ« GakkÅ, recorded higher ticket sales during this holiday-filled week than any other time in the year (including New Year's and Obon). This prompted the managing director of Daiei Films to dub the week "Golden Week" based on the Japanese radio lingo “golden time,†which denotes the period with the highest listener ratings.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6qrCVLORJ1o/TbiCZFYj5BI/AAAAAAAACc4/Gyl2rYSq7dk/s1600/golden-week-japan-500x391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6qrCVLORJ1o/TbiCZFYj5BI/AAAAAAAACc4/Gyl2rYSq7dk/s320/golden-week-japan-500x391.jpg" height="250" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <br /> At the time, April 29 was a national holiday celebrating the birth of the ShÅwa Emperor. Upon his death in 1989, the day was renamed "<em>Greenery Day."</em><br /> In 2007, Greenery Day was moved to May 4, and April 29 was renamed<em> ShÅwa Day</em> to commemorate the late Emperor.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cSA1pVGr4U0/TbiCblMgeXI/AAAAAAAACdA/d76jVtGcuTo/s1600/imagesCATOVYT8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cSA1pVGr4U0/TbiCblMgeXI/AAAAAAAACdA/d76jVtGcuTo/s1600/imagesCATOVYT8.jpg" i8="true" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Heading out to a Shrine</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <strong><u>Current Practice</u></strong><br /> <br /> Many Japanese take paid time off on the intervening work days, but some companies also close down completely and give their employees time off. Golden Week is the longest vacation period of the year for many Japanese jobs. Two other holidays may also be observed for most or all of a week: Japanese New Year in January and Bon Festival in August. Golden Week is an extremely popular time to travel. Flights, trains, and hotels are often fully booked despite significantly higher rates at this time. Popular foreign destinations in Asia, Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, and major cities on the west coast of North America, such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver, as well as in Europe and Australia, are affected during these seasons by huge numbers of Japanese tourists.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-80343265764630634252019-02-03T23:46:00.000-08:002019-02-03T23:46:05.146-08:00Fiesta De San Isidro From Spain!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QhKC6LDZHZs/TbhnpYvZPrI/AAAAAAAACbc/C2eQJ0lSkPg/s1600/19118-aldea-ermita-nueva-fiestas-de-san-isidro-mayo--2006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QhKC6LDZHZs/TbhnpYvZPrI/AAAAAAAACbc/C2eQJ0lSkPg/s320/19118-aldea-ermita-nueva-fiestas-de-san-isidro-mayo--2006.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong>San Isidro</strong> is the patron saint of the peasants and laborers and is also the patron saint of Madrid. Tradition has it that on May 15th the people of Madrid are to make a pilgrimage to San Isidro's meadow to celebrate his day and to drink the holy water of his fountain in his hermitage's patio. Madrid's biggest<em> "fiesta"</em> is celebrated yearly starting on the Friday before the 15th and running until the following Sunday, 9 days of Saintly jubilee throughout the Comunity of Madrid.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5Ivz_3Wb2s/TbhoHKmrN9I/AAAAAAAACb0/RlX5-FoPAnw/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5Ivz_3Wb2s/TbhoHKmrN9I/AAAAAAAACb0/RlX5-FoPAnw/s1600/images.jpg" i8="true" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> You can visit the church of the same name on calle Toledo - built over the site where the miracle purportedly took place - about two blocks from the Plaza Mayor. The church holds a small museum with exhibits including the famous well along with a small collection of archaeological findings excavated in the region of Madrid.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PwJc7gJV5Dk/TbhoE8AGEkI/AAAAAAAACbw/8GMTh0wYtQs/s1600/fiestas_san_isidro_madrid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PwJc7gJV5Dk/TbhoE8AGEkI/AAAAAAAACbw/8GMTh0wYtQs/s320/fiestas_san_isidro_madrid.jpg" height="320" i8="true" width="316" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Like most in Spain, this Madrid pekan raya has largely lost its religious character. Instead, the city government uses San Isidro as a platform to represent the best of Madrid culture, old and new, from bullfights to break dancing. You'll enjoy a full calendar of concerts, plays, parades, fairs and special art exhibits, most free of charge.<br /> <em>Gigants</em> (people on stilts) with<em> "cabezudos</em>" (big, satirical papier mache heads) parade around the city center, usually on the first Saturday afternoon of San Isidro.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5g9mf3mJgqk/TbhoOjhy_5I/AAAAAAAACcA/ucE5rWWOQEY/s1600/san_isidro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5g9mf3mJgqk/TbhoOjhy_5I/AAAAAAAACcA/ucE5rWWOQEY/s320/san_isidro.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Legend has it that San Isidro was a poor peasant farmer and he and his wife <em>Santa MarÃa de la Cabeza,</em>were very popular, due to their generosity and always donating food to the poor. So, although the tradition and background of San Isidro is religious and rather mellow, as per usual, it did not take much arm-twisting for the Spaniards to turn it into a veritable bash. <strong>Long live the fiestas of Spain!</strong><br /> Weekend partying is centered day and night around the Plaza de las Vistillas, Plaza de San Andrés and Puente de Segovia in the Austrias <a href="http://www.blogger.com/plaza-mayor.html"></a>neighborhood, near the Plaza Mayor. At night, bars set up shop on the street, or <em>"chiringuitos."</em> Good luck elbowing your way through the hordes to get a<em> "mini,"</em> the Spanish term for a huge plastic cup of mojito, beer, cocktail or mixed drink<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3DheYEmNaU/TbhoKALQrgI/AAAAAAAACb4/s3tNnNJHPns/s1600/Madrid_-_Fiestas_de_San_Isidro_-_20070515-55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3DheYEmNaU/TbhoKALQrgI/AAAAAAAACb4/s3tNnNJHPns/s320/Madrid_-_Fiestas_de_San_Isidro_-_20070515-55.jpg" height="213" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> Many revelers still dress up in the traditional garb of the period called <em>"Chulapo or Chulapa</em>" which is Madrid's national dress. "<em>Chulapa/o"</em> comes from the word <em>"Chulo</em>" which means "<em>a bit full of oneself"</em> or <em>"very dapper"</em> and since the Madrileños consider themselves the most audacious, the name stuck. They pride themselves on being true Madrileños and the men wear a checkered cap, waistcoat and handkerchief around their necks while the women's getup is composed of fancy lace ridden dresses complete with a headress and elegant wrap around shawl.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mlZX70XCXw4/TbhnwFUjYzI/AAAAAAAACbo/cPsVxBL2wj8/s1600/2496372582_4e9a838899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mlZX70XCXw4/TbhnwFUjYzI/AAAAAAAACbo/cPsVxBL2wj8/s320/2496372582_4e9a838899.jpg" height="240" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> Snack venders with <em>"Barquilleros", "wafer barell organs",</em> can be found everywhere selling their "Barquillos" or "angel?s bread", some dipped in chocolate and others just plain wafery! These snacks are traditional of festivals in Madrid but you can find them all year round as well. San Isidro is also the ultimate bullfighting festival. Scoring tickets to the hot <em>"corridas"</em> or bullfights can be next to impossible unless you have contact.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OA8KUEvb8Y8/TbhnuZGXEvI/AAAAAAAACbk/S8HZtzE1ATw/s1600/734038532_40aa20a54c_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OA8KUEvb8Y8/TbhnuZGXEvI/AAAAAAAACbk/S8HZtzE1ATw/s320/734038532_40aa20a54c_thumb.jpg" height="189" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> San Isidro is without a doubt Madrid's most melodious fiesta. The main stage is always in the Plaza Mayor and during every day and night of the 9 day festival, one can enjoy various concerts and traditional dancing. Most opening acts kick off with a<em> "Hevia",</em> a rather popular bagpipe and wind instrument player from Asturias. The another even bigger venue in the Casa de Campo which features rock concerts.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UI1DLnTP_PQ/TbhoYh22K7I/AAAAAAAACcE/rLwkePpMjYo/s1600/san-isidro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UI1DLnTP_PQ/TbhoYh22K7I/AAAAAAAACcE/rLwkePpMjYo/s320/san-isidro.jpg" height="218" i8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> San Isidro has been an official pekan raya in Madrid since 1947 and while technically the festivities run from May 8th to the 15th, like good Spaniards they stretch the fun and always start earlier and end later. The pekan raya actually begins with the Mayor's speach on the Friday afternoon prior to the 15th and ends with the ever popular <em>Cocido Madrileño</em> or public Cookout.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-81205743665387788652019-01-27T23:46:00.000-08:002019-01-27T23:46:13.035-08:00Pulilan Carabao Pekan Raya From The Phillipines!!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VXgCOQgYzSQ/TbfSUlWqpDI/AAAAAAAACYI/3_xKzJXPk-E/s1600/car1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VXgCOQgYzSQ/TbfSUlWqpDI/AAAAAAAACYI/3_xKzJXPk-E/s320/car1.jpg" height="258" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>The History</u></strong><br /> <br /> 5000 years ago, people don’t have surnames, they are only identified through their occupation. <em>Labrador </em>(meaning laborer) identifies those who perform hard work in the fields. San Isidro is one of them, a tenant of a certain land. Despite his tardiness he always finishes his tasks for that day. His landlord wondered how the laborer finished his work despite being late, so one time he went to the field to see for himself how San Isidro does his job. Upon arriving at the field he saw an angel plowing the field. In shock and awe the landlord knelt, a scene immortalized in various images of San Isidro Labrador.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMDOsED4u_c/TbfSZfvER8I/AAAAAAAACYU/AMl7lLMPkwk/s1600/car4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMDOsED4u_c/TbfSZfvER8I/AAAAAAAACYU/AMl7lLMPkwk/s320/car4.jpg" height="320" width="216" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>The Festival</u></strong><br /> <br /> <strong> Pulilan Carabao Festival</strong> was created in gaji of the <em>carabao,</em> the farmer’s companion in the fields and his helping hand during plantation and harvest, but the main reason on why it was created is to gaji their patron saint, <em>San Isidro de</em> <em>Labrador.</em><br /> Before the festival, the populace will have <em>Novena</em> for 9 days and for 24 days they will have a procession of the patron saint around different towns of <span style="color: black;">Bulacan</span>. After the said activities the festivities then commence.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtkLXtZyV8E/TbfSXzAortI/AAAAAAAACYQ/A-ZzhmGXJPo/s1600/car3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtkLXtZyV8E/TbfSXzAortI/AAAAAAAACYQ/A-ZzhmGXJPo/s320/car3.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><u>The Scoop</u></strong><br /> <br /> The day before the bazar four drum and lyre bands with majorette dancers line up in front of the parish and perform their own set of moves and musical tunes as the crowd watches.<br /> At the day of the bazar (May 14) the streets are flocked with carabaos, dancers, musicians, and floats resembling the farmer’s beast of burden. Dancers are adorned with colorful costumes and dance in fluid motion.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9DL0WuJrUE/TbfSWBlViaI/AAAAAAAACYM/dw2fjtNofMU/s1600/car2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9DL0WuJrUE/TbfSWBlViaI/AAAAAAAACYM/dw2fjtNofMU/s320/car2.jpg" height="306" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> What makes the bazar memorable is the carabaos that kneel whenever they pass by the church, some of them walk while on their knees, a sign of homage to San Isidro de Labrador, the laborer who always finishes his job even when he arrives late.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-20384700864999726582019-01-20T23:46:00.000-08:002019-01-20T23:46:11.688-08:00Haunted Covered Bridges And Their Legends!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/history/Images/CoveredBridge.jpg&sa=X&ei=WMmLT-_5D4fjiALJ6JX0Cw&ved=0CAsQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGBMMJ7eMu1jQ9hiCUU8Dbhh80_vg" height="237" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> Covered bridges are fascinating whether they are rumored to be haunted or not. America's first covered bridge was built in 1804. Pennsylvania boasted 1500 covered bridges at its peak, today, Pennsylvania has 200 covered bridges, still the highest number in the states. In the swift evolving and ever-changing technological age we live in, covered bridges represent a simpler time and are very often revered as relics of the past by preservationists.<br /> It's no wonder tales of haunting abound in legends surrounding covered bridges. Bridges are themselves, tools for crossing from one side to another. A covered bridge so easily harbors secrets within its walls, plus given that most if not all were built centuries ago, only lends to an air of nostalgia and probable ghostly activity.<br /> <br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCeecYFGJI/AAAAAAAAAyw/o5oiG1miOIc/s1600/stowhollow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCeecYFGJI/AAAAAAAAAyw/o5oiG1miOIc/s320/stowhollow.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Stowe Hollow Bridge</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCehtRrDWI/AAAAAAAAAy0/eWZTbvIDLWk/s1600/stoweghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCehtRrDWI/AAAAAAAAAy0/eWZTbvIDLWk/s320/stoweghost.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Stow Bridge ghost pictures</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stowe Hollow Bridge in Vermont, also known as "Emily's Bridge" or "Gold Brook Bridge," , was built in 1844. The locals call it Emily's Bridge because it is Emily, they believe, who haunt it. In 1849, Emily wanted to marry a man her family did not approve of. Though forbidden to marry, the couple decided to elope and met one night, on Stowe Hollow Bridge.<br /> Emily waited for hours for her lover to join her. Broken-hearted, Emily hung herself from one of the rafters. Now, her angry, desperate ghost haunts the bridge, waiting for her fiance' to return to her. But many locals refuse to cross this bridge at night, because they believe it is Emily who shakes their cars, and sometimes, may even slash visitors with invisible claws. Tales of horses, people and cars being slashed by these invisible claws have run rampant for 150 years. Others have heard a woman weeping. Emily, perhaps?<br /> <br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCha7IJ1TI/AAAAAAAAAy4/jQJWM2OVF_g/s1600/sachs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCha7IJ1TI/AAAAAAAAAy4/jQJWM2OVF_g/s320/sachs.jpg" ex="true" height="273" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Sach's Covered Bridge</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLChdEmbqiI/AAAAAAAAAy8/-y5JKDfsupI/s1600/sachsghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLChdEmbqiI/AAAAAAAAAy8/-y5JKDfsupI/s320/sachsghost.jpg" ex="true" height="320" width="315" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Sach's Ghost</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCi8lTwtiI/AAAAAAAAAzA/1BO7NQIcOws/s1600/plate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCi8lTwtiI/AAAAAAAAAzA/1BO7NQIcOws/s320/plate.jpg" ex="true" height="320" width="314" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> Sach's Covered Bridge in Adam's County, Pennsylvania, was built in 1854 and supposedly haunted by three Condederate soldiers. They deserted their posts and when captured, were hung from the rafters inside the Sach's Bridge. Folks who have taken pictures of the inside of this covered bridge get strange orbs on the film. When inside the covered bridge, many people report feeling cold spots.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjUKcnGiI/AAAAAAAAAzI/Hn-MtWjSYwM/s1600/concord1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjUKcnGiI/AAAAAAAAAzI/Hn-MtWjSYwM/s320/concord1.bmp" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Concord Bridge side view</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjR4xJpwI/AAAAAAAAAzE/7MZ7CoorA5Q/s1600/concord_covered_bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjR4xJpwI/AAAAAAAAAzE/7MZ7CoorA5Q/s320/concord_covered_bridge.jpg" ex="true" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>The Concord Covered Bridge</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjVhP3joI/AAAAAAAAAzM/tsscSn7-mQY/s1600/concordcoveredhistmarker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCjVhP3joI/AAAAAAAAAzM/tsscSn7-mQY/s320/concordcoveredhistmarker.jpg" ex="true" height="223" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> The Concord Covered Bridge in Smyrna, Georgia, is one of just 12 covered bridges in the state of Georgia. It is a one-lane bridge, built in 1872. It is about 132 feet long and only 16 feet wide. Supposedly, if you park on the bridge, turn off your lights, and place a Snicker's kafe on the roof, you will hear ghostly pattering and then the Snicker's kafe will be gone. The ghostly pattering is of children who drowned in the creek below. It is recommended due to a decent amount of traffic on this road, that you don't try this. Still, the legend is interesting as I've never before heard of the dead enjoying Snicker's bars!</div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCmOrSslsI/AAAAAAAAAzU/EoRe-GUEmlI/s1600/8nov01-GrV-covered_bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCmOrSslsI/AAAAAAAAAzU/EoRe-GUEmlI/s320/8nov01-GrV-covered_bridge.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Ghostly Orbs</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCmLb2s4QI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/h3Vl9FSTkjw/s1600/vansant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCmLb2s4QI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/h3Vl9FSTkjw/s320/vansant.jpg" ex="true" height="201" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>The Van Sant Covered Bridge</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> The Van Sant Covered Bridge in New Hope, Pennsylvania, was built in 1875 and spans Pidcock Creek. Some people believe a woman haunts this bridge, others, a highwayman who was murdered here. The woman, supposedly, threw herself and her baby off of the bridge and drowned in Pidcock Creek. Regardless of its ghostly inhabitants, an overwhelming sense of sadness permeates this covered bridge, a stark contrast to the beauty that surrounds it.</div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCpbekMOpI/AAAAAAAAAzY/4GtpNSAQ6fw/s1600/jericho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCpbekMOpI/AAAAAAAAAzY/4GtpNSAQ6fw/s320/jericho.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Jericho Covered Bridge</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCpdrw328I/AAAAAAAAAzc/fXIcTt4ar7c/s1600/jericho1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCpdrw328I/AAAAAAAAAzc/fXIcTt4ar7c/s320/jericho1.jpg" ex="true" height="220" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>Jericho Bridge in the early days</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> Jericho Covered Bridge in Joppa, Maryland, was built in the early 1800's. During the civil War, several lynchings were reported to have occurred on this bridge. If you drive your car onto this bridge late at night and look in your rear view mirror, you are supposed to be able to see the image of a dead person swinging from the rafters.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor; clear: both;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor; clear: both;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCu1mfswJI/AAAAAAAAAzo/eTN88M1KRFQ/s1600/bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCu1mfswJI/AAAAAAAAAzo/eTN88M1KRFQ/s320/bridge.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Glasgow, Kentucky. A covered bridge exists here where, legend says, is haunted by sounds of an axe hitting a chopping block. What's being chopped? A head, of course. In the 1800's, a slave kidnapped the daughter of his wealthy master and took her back to the covered bridge. He cut off her head with an axe. People say if you drive onto the bridge and roll down the car windows, you can hear the sound of the axe hitting the chopping block.<br /> <br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCvoWzP5jI/AAAAAAAAAzs/p1dSiQ632MI/s1600/glasgow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCvoWzP5jI/AAAAAAAAAzs/p1dSiQ632MI/s320/glasgow.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong><u>The Colville Road Covered Bridge</u></strong></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCvqoTBYSI/AAAAAAAAAzw/HVWzZZXUHyo/s1600/ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rAJe_CypsZs/TLCvqoTBYSI/AAAAAAAAAzw/HVWzZZXUHyo/s320/ghost.jpg" ex="true" height="240" width="320" /></a></div> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> The Colville Road Covered Bridge in Paris, Kentucky, is haunted by a girl killed in a car wreck with her boyfriend. Returning from the prom, they prepared to stop at the bridge and instead careened into the water below. If you sit in your car in the middle of the bridge, headlights might come up behind you, but when you look you see the car has fallen into the water.</div> <div style="border: currentcolor; clear: both;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div align="left" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: currentcolor; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362529624012812289.post-25529048356170963372019-01-13T23:46:00.000-08:002019-01-13T23:46:05.453-08:00The Seville Fair From Spain!<center><span lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><pont color=#0000ff><strong>Jejak Panda</strong>Hai.. Bertemu Lagi Di Website Kesayangan Anda</br><a href="http://77bandar.net" target="_blank" title="situs bandarq">situs bandarq</a></font></span></span></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vnvtm339Qbk/S9LTMjdotBI/AAAAAAAAAeY/k92uTl0jb6k/s400/feria+de+sevilla+poster.jpg" height="400" id="il_fi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="273" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <strong> <u>The Feria de Abril de Sevilla</u></strong>, literally <strong>Seville April Fair</strong>, is held in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. the fair generally begins two weeks after the <em>Semana Santa</em>, or<em> Easter Holy Week</em>.<br /> The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs for six days, ending on the following Sunday. During past fairs, however, many activities have begun on the Saturday prior to the official opening. Each day the fiesta begins with the parade of carriages and riders, at midday, carrying Seville's leading citizens which make their way to the bullring,<em> La Real Maestranza</em>, where the bullfighters and breeder meet.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLr1bNW2Dpw/TZNTiZCLT_I/AAAAAAAACLQ/N3aa29v4ZJ8/s1600/275px-SevillaFeriaDeAbril10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLr1bNW2Dpw/TZNTiZCLT_I/AAAAAAAACLQ/N3aa29v4ZJ8/s320/275px-SevillaFeriaDeAbril10.jpg" height="320" r6="true" width="187" /></a></div> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MX9iFSLfiE4/TZNTgkzix6I/AAAAAAAACLM/GJ2MVreBhq4/s1600/AbellanSevilla180409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MX9iFSLfiE4/TZNTgkzix6I/AAAAAAAACLM/GJ2MVreBhq4/s320/AbellanSevilla180409.jpg" height="255" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the <em>Guadalquivir River</em> are totally covered in rows of casetas (individual decorated marquee tents which are temporarily built on the fairground). Some of these csetas belong to the prominent families of Seville, some to groups of friends, clubs, trade associations, or political parties. From around nine at night until six or seven the following morning, at first in the streets and later only within each caseta, you will find crowds partying and dancing <em>"Sevillanas",</em> drinking<em> Jerez sherry, or manzanilla wine, and eating tapas.</em></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ssK8eqp96Y/TZNTnjyZG8I/AAAAAAAACLY/BZUuQqc3-AA/s1600/Sevilla-Feria%252520de%252520Abril03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ssK8eqp96Y/TZNTnjyZG8I/AAAAAAAACLY/BZUuQqc3-AA/s320/Sevilla-Feria%252520de%252520Abril03.jpg" height="320" r6="true" width="227" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GtvTM67Wqdg/TZNTdeC7bDI/AAAAAAAACLE/qh-roNqniMY/s320/feria-abril-sevilla%25255B1%25255D.jpg" height="178" r6="true" width="320" /></div> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <strong><u>History</u></strong></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> </div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> The Fair dates back to 1847 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair by two coucillors, <em>Jose' Maria Ybarra and Narciso Bonaplata</em>. <em>Queen Isabel II</em> agreed to the proposal, and on April 18th, 1847, the first fair was held at the Prado de San Sebastian, on the outskirts of the city.</div> It took only one year before an air of festivity began to transform the fair, due mainly to the emergence of the first three <em>casetas</em>, belonging to the<em> Duke and Duchess of Montpensier</em>, the <em>Town Hall</em> , and the <em>Casino</em> <em>of Seville</em>. During the 1920's, the fair reached its peak and became the spectacle that it is today.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tsk-GA89n3U/TZNTb4feo9I/AAAAAAAACLA/TwVh8w6Y-4c/s1600/portada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tsk-GA89n3U/TZNTb4feo9I/AAAAAAAACLA/TwVh8w6Y-4c/s320/portada.jpg" height="219" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WsWZijn8568/TZNTfGRoWCI/AAAAAAAACLI/AomDX7OUwxg/s1600/feria-abril-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WsWZijn8568/TZNTfGRoWCI/AAAAAAAACLI/AomDX7OUwxg/s320/feria-abril-5.jpg" height="213" r6="true" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: currentcolor;"> <br /></div> <strong><u>Costumes</u></strong><br /> <br /> La Feria of Abril is accompanied by men and women dressed up in their finery, ideally the traditinal <em>"traje</em> <em>corto"</em> (short jacket, tight trousers and boots) for men and the<em> "faralaes" or "trajes de flamenca"</em> (flamenco style dress) for women. The men traditionally wear hats called <em>"cordobes".</em></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394516054430645943noreply@blogger.com0