The Torch Festival is a traditional festival celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, Naxi, Pumi and Lahu etc. The festival features lighting up torches, hence its name. It usually falls in ...
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The Chinese enjoy fireworks and have age old traditions that continue to be a part of the celebrations. However, good food, family, friends and good times are the basis for the celebration. The plum blossom is used to decorate their homes ...
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The water-releasing ceremony on the Qingming Festival is a folk custom in Dujiangyan City where the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site, is located. On Qingming Festival (one of the 24 Chinese solar terms) ...
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In China, the Double Seventh Festival, or Ingenuity-begging Festival (the festival to plead for skills) falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The festival originates from the legend of the loyal love between ...
Computing is proud to announce the winners of this year's prestigious UK IT Industry Awards. At a glittering event in London last night,Computing,in association with the BCS,the Chartered Institute for IT,presented awards to the winners ...
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Lacoste,the iconic French sportswear label inaugurated another exclusive boutique in Mumbai at Palladium,High Street Phoenix,Lower Parel. Hosted by Mr.Rajesh Jain,Director and CEO Lacoste India,the evening was inaugurated by Rocky ...
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The fall months bring many new changes,the turning of leaves,an introduction to 3 intense months of holidays,harvest time and the occasional harvest moon.And although folk lore and celebrations have occured for what seems like an endless ...
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J Sainsbury announces second quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 29 September 2012. Highlights: •Total sales for second quarter up 4.3 per cent(4.4 per cent excluding fuel) •Like-for-like sales for second quarter ...
It was looking like it would be this time next year before mobile operators other than EE – formerly Everything Everywhere – were able to offer 4G. The merger between T-Mobile and Orange was the only brand to receive a ...
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Chloé.Attitudes–Palais de Tokyo,Paris(29 september–18 november 2012) Chloe celebrates its 60-year contribution to fashion culture with an exhibition that offers a playful interpretation of the Chloéspirit that ...
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To mark her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee,the English National Ballet recently completed a series of 14 sell-out performances at the new 500-seat Theatre at The Concourse Performing Arts Centre in Sydney,Australia. To ...
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The SSL architectural lighting retrofit will enable dynamic light shows with 16 million colors that the building owner will customize for tenants and activities such as holiday celebrations. A landmark Florida office building called Miami ...
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France-As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the popular French multimedia theme park,Futuroscope,near Poitiers in the department of Vienne,1000 choristers from 40 different choirs,four soloists and a 40-piece philharmonic ...
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UK-Hundreds of lighting professionals donned their finest outfits and put on their dancing shoes for the fifth Knight of Illumination Awards(KOI),held in London on 10 September. The popular awards,organised by The Society of ...
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It's probably fair to ask why Japanese electronics maker Sharp--deep in debt and red ink,cutting workers and salaries,awash in excess inventory in the brutal LCD market--is actively promoting a line of talking vacuum cleaners. But the ...