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On the 29th of ever year Turkey celebrates Republic Day

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https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

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Tune into HSB TV featuring all 12 episodes of
Come What May and last year's acclaimed
"Let The Music Play On"

" Click here for details "

Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole w/ Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes

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Come What May: 27 sets. Three days of performances. All live-streamed. Tune in October 1, 2, 3 2021 starting each day at 1pm PT/4pm ET to see this year's fantastic line-up, brought to you live from the Bay Area, with additional sets filmed in New Orleans and SF earlier this year.

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We are celebrating Hanukkah,  which is the festival of light.
The light in the Kabbala is a term of power sent from above to us, holiness, joy, small light can vanish the dark.
And when you give from your light you don't miss a thing, but strengthen your friends light.

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Our Asbury Park community is home of a wide variety of Hispanic residents. We house families from Peru, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Venezuela. During the yearly Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, which takes place from September 15 through October 15th, all of our community stakeholders celebrate the significant contributions that our Hispanic students and families bring to our town.

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https://www.essizmersin.com/en/1/events-activities-and-entertainment/festivals/mersin-citrus-festival/112
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersin_Citrus_Festival

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Mersin Narenciye Festivali / Mersin İnternational Citrus Festival

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https://www.visittucson.org/events/festivals-and-annual-events/all-souls-procession/

The All Souls Procession is huge in our community and one of my favorite Tucson Events!

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The Washington's Birthday Celebration is a month-long event held in February. It is the largest event of its kind in the U.S. with about 400,000 people attending.
The celebration consists of various festivals; a Society of Martha Washington Colonial Pageant and Ball, Princess Pocahontas Pageant and Ball, two parades, a carnival, an air show, fireworks, live concerts, "Fun-Fest" at Laredo Community College, and a citywide prom during which many of the Laredo elite dress in colonial attire. Each year a prominent Laredo man and woman play the roles of George and Martha Washington.
One of its main events, the Jalapeño Festival, has recently been named one of Top 10 eating festivals in the United States. George Washington never did visit or even know of Laredo, TX.

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Greek Festival in Atlanta/Smyrna, Georgia

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We have lots of ethnic communities near me, but the last festival I went to was the Greek Festival.  It didn't have the big party with traditional dancing and games like usual this year (because of COVID), but they did have loud music and delicious Greek food.  You can also tour the church, view the Byzantine-style art, and learn more about the Orthodox faith. It all takes place at the local Greek Orthodox cathedral every summer.

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Christmas lightening in Nazareth, home for the largest Arab Christian community in Israel.

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The Beacon Hose Firemen’s Carnival is very popular with my students. There are plenty of rides like a Ferris wheel and lots of food. Approximately 10,000 people attend the fair over the weekend.

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The North Stonington Fair is a favorite local agricultural fair with food, rides for kids, music, and lots of animals. It takes place during the summer and is usually very hot! My grandkids love going!

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American Royal Barbecue Contest

Kansas City is know for our BBQ, and the American Royal is the largest Barbecue Contest in the World.

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Check back for information regarding the 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue in early spring!

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BBQ

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7927 SW 13th Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA

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Oak Hall School, 1700 SW 75 Street, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA

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Oak Hall School, 1700 SW 75 Street, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA

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Part of my duties at our school is to be the curator of the Cofrin Gallery, (one of the premier public art spaces in our city). This has allowed me the opportunity to directly contribute to the culture of our city and school community by bringing artists and individuals of many cultures together in celebration of the arts.

Watch this video highlight of the current exhibition in our school's public art gallery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG1HhjAfw84

Our Art Gallery often displays exhibitions that explore, examine, and celebrate many different cultures. Here are some highlights of past exhibitions:  https://www.innovativeacademic.com/cofrin-gallery

As February is Black History month, we look forward to celebrating it through a new exhibition featuring the collaborative work of Poet Laureate E. Stanley Richardson and Professor Patrick Grigsby.   https://calendar.hr.ufl.edu/event/family-day-shadows-memories/

Global Education and building international relationships is also been an important cornerstone of my teaching practice, and our art exhibitions have been a big part of that. Here are some Global Education Activity highlights: https://www.innovativeacademic.com/global-education

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Sham El Nessim

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When is Sham El-Nessim?

Sham El-Nessim is a national holiday in Egypt. It is celebrated on the same day as Coptic Orthodox Easter Monday.

The largest Christian denomination in Egypt is the Coptic Orthodox Church, though this festival is not considered a particularly religious holiday.

History of Sham El-Nessim

Sham El-Nessim is celebrated by Egyptians of all religions as it is based on a spring festival that predates both Christianity and Islam.

Sham El-Nessim can be dated back to ancient Egypt to at least 2700 BCE (the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom) and is a festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring. The changing of the seasons and in particular the effect on the Nile would have been important events in the life of all Egyptians, and the close and start of prosperous agricultural seasons would have been a key celebration.

Sham El-Nessim, translates from Arabic as 'smelling the breeze', though this is a nice sound-alike coincidence as the name of the festival comes from the Egyptian name for the harvest season - 'Shamo' meaning renewal of life.

In many parts of the world, the adoption of farming and agriculture meant that knowing when spring had arrived with the Vernal Equinox, became important knowledge. Thousands of years ago, the equinox was closely aligned with the sun rising in the Zodiacal sign of Aries. Over the centuries, the slow wobble of the earth on it's axis (procession) has meant that change in the sun has moved behind that of the equinox, but stills forms the date for the new year and harvest festivals in many parts of Asia. Some countries (such as those in central Asia) stayed with the vernal equinox (Novruz), some followed the sun (Songkran) and others (Easter) switched to accommodate Christianity like Sham El-Nessim.

Ancient Egyptians believed that Sham El Nessim marks the beginning of world creation; when "Ra" The Sun God sails with his boat in the skies and anchors on the top of the Great Pyramid, a journey that symbolizes life and death.

When Egypt became a mainly Christian country under the rule of the Roman Empire, rather than replace existing festivals, Shamo was simply integrated into the Christian Easter celebrations.

When Egypt then became a predominately Arab country, the holiday gained the name 'Sham El-Nessim', which means 'smelling the breeze'. It stayed on its Easter date as that is based on a Lunar cycle like most Muslim festivals.

Due to the pleasant weather at this time of year, the holiday is often celebrated by families with a trip to the park.

The dish most closely associated with Sham El-Nessim is Feseekh, salted fish (usually grey mullet, but can also be mackerel or sardines) eaten with spring onions. It's worth mentioning that numerous cases of food poisoning from eating Feseekh are reported each year, so always buy fiseekh from an established fasakhany (seafood restaurant) and never buy it from a street seller.

Like many other Spring festivals, eggs (as symbols of rebirth) are a key part of Sham El-Nessim celebrations. Apart from the painting and decorating of eggs, one custom is the writing of wishes on eggs and then hanging them in baskets from trees and houses, in the hope the gods would answer the wishes.

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Sham El Nessim in Egypt in 2022 | Office Holidays

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Sham El-Nessim is a national holiday in Egypt. It is celebrated on the same day as Coptic Orthodox Easter Monday. The largest Christian denomination in Egypt is the Coptic Orthodox Church, though this festival is not considered a particularly religious holiday.

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The video was created by students of Charif Elidrissi high school.
https://elbaghazaouilaila.wixsite.com/charif-elidrissi/festivals-project
Laila EL BAGHAZAOUI,
Morocco

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Applefest!

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Tulip Time celebrates tulips, Dutch heritage, and the Holland, Michigan community today. Throughout the last 92 years, millions of people have gathered to enjoy Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan. The festival is an eight-day experience like none other with over six million tulips blooming throughout the city and area attractions. Tulip Time has been heralded as the nation’s Best Flower Festival, America’s Best Small Town Festival and even the 2017 – 2018 Tulip Festival of the Year! Please join us as we embrace heritage, celebrate our diverse community, and fawn over one of nature’s most beautiful and varied flowers: the beloved tulip.

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2022 Tulip Time Festival May 7- May 15 Keep an eye on the tulips with our Tulip Tracker! Download one of our Tulip Time Maps HERE Few places can match the beauty of Holland in the spring when millions of tulips burst forth with amazing color in local parks, fill attractions and line the streets. Hol…

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This is a historical holiday celebrating the official end to slavery in the United States. Despite the Civil War having ended 2 1/2 years earlier, many slavers still held African Americans enslaved until this date in 1865. The holiday has recently become a federal holiday, but has been recognized by individual states independently for many years (or even decades!). North Carolina has recognized Juneteenth since 2007.

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On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the U.S. continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday.

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Empire Polo Club, 51st Avenue, Indio, CA, USA

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Coachella Festival: Empire Polo Club, 51st Avenue, Indio, CA, USA

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Coachella Festival: Empire Polo Club, 51st Avenue, Indio, CA, USA

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Coachella Festival
It is a musical usually held in the month of April, that features musical artists from a variety of backgrounds and styles (rock, pop, hip pop, indie, etc.). It lasts about two weekends and allows for the audience to set up camp within its grounds. It's first debut was in November of 1999 featuring pearl Jam to an audience of approximately 25,000 people. It is estimated that the festival draws about 250,000 spectators in the last few years.

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July 9, 1816: Day of the Signing of the Independence of Argentina

May 25th was the day Argentina declared its independence from Spain, but the Declaration of Independence was not signed until July 9th.
I'm originally from Argentina but currently I live in California.