Festival

Being an Eritrean American has always been something Ia??m proud of. In an effort to better connect myself with my heritage, I began to take Eritrean cultural dance lessons in order to be part of the Eritrean festival dance performance. I have always wanted to excell in everything that I do, especially if it meant a lot to me. I did not expect that these dance lessons would provide me with the lesson of handling failure and criticism. The Eritrean dance performance gave me the opportunity to…

The Narration of Death: How Traditions Narrate Death and its Effect on Community Throughout the semester, we as a class have examined numerous different religions and the traditions they follow pertaining to death and the afterlife. In many cases, death is seen as an extremely simple process: the dead gets buried and then you send sympathy to those close to the deceased. However, this is very much not the case. Each of these traditions works on two levels: they are built around honoring the…

1. Take short walks around the Holyrood Park This 640-acre Royal Park is just a short walk from the Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Hiking to the park’s dormant volcano, the Arthur’s Seat provides an excellent view of the city and one of the ancient hill forts in the country. In addition to the area’s diverse wildlife, the medieval St. Anthony’s Chapel and the Salisbury Crags – a series of 150 feet cliff faces are also must-see places in the park. Image Source:…

have all blossomed; it seems to me such flowers as you are require new festivals, a little brave nonsense, some divine service and ass festival, some old gay fool of a Zarathustra, a roaring wind that blows your souls bright.” He shares that they have changed into something better than what they would when they have found Zarathustra. Even though Zarathustra does not condone the actions that were taken to have these “new festivals”, but he is glad in the fact that they are able to react this…

small town, Las Rozas. It was a cold winter day in the middle of January. “Paula veni abajo, que el chocolate se esta enfriando” said my father (Paula come down the stairs, or the hot coco will get cold). I ran down the stairs as if I was in the festival of San Fermin running from the bulls. I took a glance at my mother, who was cooking Torta de Patata, and smiled. I smiled because I was in a good place, I was with my family. What I cherish the most is family and everyone I cared about lived…

Fascination with fireworks has led to tons of stunning displays being organised around the world. To share the love, we here Fireworks Crazy have picked a few global fireworks display that we find the most exhilarating. These 10 big and bold fireworks displays with bright colours and loud bangs are the perfect entertainment – and source of inspiration for your own fireworks displays. 1. New Year’s Eve Fireworks – Dubai, United Arab Emirates New Year’s Eve is the most obvious night for…

I am of course old enough to remember when festivals still retain a whiff of their alternative roots. How far have we travelled from those calm, peaceful tranquil and lens flared days. The meaning of carnival has changed dramatically over the period of time. Carnival has always been and would continue to be the show for the elite in society. In many parts of the world where Catholic Europeans set up colonies and entered into the slave trade carnival took root. Carnival, an annual…

article presents a photographer named Lujan Agusti who has recently arrived in Mexico. During her time there, she was straight away shocked by the numerous amounts of religious festivals occurring all through the year. She was captivated by the performances that re-enacted the past, along with the characters. There were many festivals dedicated to their religion, celebrating holy week, anniversaries of churches, and more. “Religion is everywhere!” Agusti said. Agusti roamed around the town…

group for seven years (6-12th grade) and the band for six years (7-12th grade). With the experience at Monterey Jazz Festival Education Program for the last six years, I also am very fluent in the way of jazz. I played at the Monterey Jazz Festival Middle School Honor Band from 7th to 8th grade and the High School Jazz Band from 9th-12th grade. I was in the Monterey Jazz Festival Honor Vocal Ensemble as a 9th grader as well and will be returning as a 12th grader. I have been on five tours as…

It is not just your typical night; it is a night which is brighter than day; a festival which is even visible from space, Diwali. ‘Deepavali’ is what Diwali was known as, it is derived from two words, deep as in a candle (light); avali means a row. Hence, the meaning of Deepavali is a row of lights; this has an ancient story behind it. Over a billion people celebrate Diwali making it the most observed holiday in India. On this day lanterns, electric lights and fireworks illuminate the night to…