Population and Distribution: The Nu ethnic minority mainly live in the Bijiang, Fugong and Gongshan counties of the southwest of Yunnan Province, with some in the Lanping and Weixi counties. In comparison to the other ethnic groups in ...
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The religion of Hani Yeche people is based on the cult to the ancestors and in the deification of the forces of the nature. The fundamental concept is the existence of different souls or "yuela." They believe that people are eminently ...
As an agricultural people, the Buyi worship the Land. Outside every village there is usually a Temple of the Land, inside which there are usually two stones that represent the Father Land and the Mother Land. They sacrifice a chicken or a ...
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When the child is born the person helping the mother will not pick it up until it has cried three times, the first for a life span, the second for the whole village and the third as a request of help. The helper must give a temporary name ...
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In Chinese and other Asian societies, a red envelope or red packet is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions. Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on ...
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Mr Anil Agarwal chairman of Vedanta Resources Corporation was on a 3 days trip from November 21st to 23rd 2012, to Udaipur, which is also the head office of Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta group's flag ship company and the world's largest ...
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Amcor Rigid Plastics has supplied 200ml barrier polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to spirit company in the US Beam for the launch of its Skinnyminis, a four-pack offering of the Skinnygirl Margarita ready-to-serve cocktail. The new ...
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Guala Closures Group has announced its intent to acquire the Metal Closures division of South Africa's MCG Industries, pending the approval of the South African Competition Commission by the end of 2012. Metal Closures has been ...
Fowler Products, a division of the US-based Pro Mach has launched its new capping head designed for both new Fowler/Zalkin capping machines and as a retrofit for existing Fowler/Zalkin applications. The quick-release capping head has been ...
Heaven Hill Distilleries, a US-based spirits producer and marketer, is introducing its new super-premium Larceny Bourbon, the follow-up to the wheated Bourbons, part of the Fitzgerald franchise that Heaven Hill acquired in 1999. The ...
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Beverage company in the UK Diageo has announced the opening of its $50m blending and packaging facility in Relay, Maryland, US. The company has installed three new bottling lines and upgrades to key production areas of the facility. In ...
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As liquor stores launch an array of flavored spirits, with manufacturers vying to woo consumers who are looking for different concoctions, the entry of alternative packaging is being witnessed in this segment, such as foil pouches and ...
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Pierini Partners has designed new aluminum bottle for Argentine brewery Quilmes. The bottle changes its graphic when exposed to ultraviolet light. The graphic proposal consisted on covering with a delicate texture of little silver ...
Canadian packaging company CCL Industries has signed an agreement to acquire John Watson & Company, a label converter in Glasgow, Scotland, through the purchase of shares. The acquisition is said to complement the global network of CCL ...
Grant’s Family Reserve has launched a new limited edition whisky gift tin for the Christmas season. The gift tins have been designed so as to enhance shelf appeal, and will be exclusively available within convenience stores in UK. ...
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