Essays on Holidays

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A Traditional Part of Pongal Celebration: Bullfight

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In the Madurai district in the area called 'Sorinayagampati'(now it is Sorikampati), there is a wealthy person called Karuthamayan. He had a last son named called Alagudevan he recklessly wandered around the town with his friend Mayandi. So Karuthamayan thought that when he get marry...

Pongal

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The Day of The Dead: Positive Outlook in Movie Coco

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In the movie, Coco’s death, grief, and memory are portrayed throughout the entire film. The film portrays death and grief with a positive outlook. In Mexican culture, the dead are honored and remembered by a celebration called the day of the dead. This is a...

Day of The Dead Film Analysis

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The Day of The Dead: Cartoon Coco

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The Day of the Dead, known as el Día de los Muertos, is a traditional and indigenous celebration that originated from pre-Hispanic times and celebrated for over thousands of years. It is a very lively and vibrant holiday that is commemorated all over the world,...

Day of The Dead Holi Festival

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North America: The Day of The Dead

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The view on death in North America has always been negative, but with recent discoveries, there are new rituals that can help bring ease along with celebration to these pessimistic views of death. Natural burials provide a new way to look at death that can...

Day of The Dead Holi Festival

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Halloween and Day of The Dead: The Unique Difference

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Culture is a unique thing that we all have. It separates human beings from their customs to their beliefs, ideas, morals, characteristics, and values. Thinking back to my younger years like middle school and high school, I had a lot of Mexican friends or multicultural...

Day of The Dead Halloween Holi Festival

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Culture Rituals after Death: Christianity and 'Day of The Dead'

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Introduction When I think of death, I think about all the funerals that I have attended over the years. In my experience, the funerals have all been the same. Everyone is dressed in black, we attend church to mourn over the loss of a loved...

Day of The Dead Holi Festival

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Anna Jarvis – The "Mother" of Mother's Day

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The Origins of Mother’s Day in America Maybe it’s fitting that the day on which Americans commend moms has an odd arrangement of guardians: President Woodrow Wilson is normally observed as the ‘father’ of Mother’s Day — for signing a decree on May 9, 1914,...

Mother Mothers Day

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The Pongal Festival in Tamil Culture

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Gender Roles in Pongal Rituals When looking in depth at the ritual of Pongal, gender roles are portrayed by what is seen to be ideal for a woman and a man to do. In other words, gender is a socially constructed perspective that portrays what...

Festival Pongal Tradition

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The Huron-wendat Feast of The Dead: Indian-european Encounters in Early North America

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In 1625, a Jesuit missionary named Jean de Brébeuf, accompanied by other Jesuits and servants, went to what is now Canada and North America. This is the main story told in Erik R. Seeman’s Huron-Wendat Day of the Dead, but overall, the book presented a...

Day of The Dead Tradition

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Day of The Dead in Different Cultures

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Introduction The origin of the Day of the Dead celebration is not completely clear. It is most commonly believed to be the result of a combination of both Mesoamerican and Spanish cultures. During pre-Hispanic times, the Aztecs celebrated Mictecacihuatl, the goddess of the dead, once...

Day of The Dead Tradition Western Civilization

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Native’s Day and Columbus Day in America

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America is a country rich in culture and different ethnicities and this has to be respected by everyone. For many decades the country has been celebrated for its high levels of equality, and democracy, although it has taken a lot of struggle for the country...

Columbus Day

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Racial Genocide: Why Columbus Day Should not Be Celebrated

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For years Americans have been celebrating Columbus Day. I grew up thinking he was a hero for discovering America. I was confused as to why instead of Columbus Day others celebrate indiginous people’s day. When I moved to out closer to the Morongo Indian rezervation...

Columbus Day

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Celebration of Chinese New Year in Asian Countries

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Malaysia’s Multicultural Harmony Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay Malaysia is a country with diverse ethnicities, including Chinese, Malay, and Indian communities. People from different races unite...

Chinese New Year

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Overview of The Holi Festival in India

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Holi Holi, the “Festival of Colors” or the “Festival of Love”, is the celebration of the outset of the spring season, the welcome of warmth and happiness and symbolizes the victory of Good over Evil. It is the perfect occasion to boost your business by...

Festival Holi Festival Indian Culture

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Cinco De Mauo in The United States

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Cinco dе Mауо iѕ аnnuаllу оbѕеrvеd оn Mау 5. It celebrates thе dеfеаt of thе Frеnсh аrmу during thе Bаttlе оf Puebla (Bаtаllа dе Puebla) in Mexico оn Mау 5, 1862. It iѕ nоt to be соnfuѕеd with Mеxiсо’ѕ Indереndеnсе Day. Cinco de Mayo iѕ...

Cinco De Mayo Mexican American Mexico

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Colors of India: History and Traditions of The Holi Festival

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Introduction In a vivid burst of color, energetic dance, and radiant smiles, imagine yourself immersed in the heart of a joyous crowd celebrating the “colors of India” at the iconic Festival of Colors. This spectacular event takes place on March 20 and 21 in various...

Holi Festival Indian Culture Tradition

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Overview of Diwali Festival in India

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Diwali is an extremely popular festival in India. It’s additionally known as the festival of lights. It’s a holy festival for the Hindus. On Diwali people lit up their homes, shops, etc. with lanterns, candles, diyas, and decorative lights. Lord Ganesh and god Lakshmi are...

Diwali Festival Indian Culture

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Indian Diwali Festival in America

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Indian diasporic communities have been forming in the United States since the early parts of the nineteenth century. Currently, there are 3.1 million Indian-Americans there, which makes them one of the most populated immigrant communities in the country. They brought their culture and traditions to...

Diwali Festival Indian Culture

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Three Dimensions of Religion in The Holi Festival

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The Holi Festival is a day that is celebrated all across the world. It can also be called the “festival of love”. All of the color brings joy to everyone and all forget all the hate they have for others. Through Three of Ninian Smart’s...

Carnival Holi Festival