jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009

BRAZIL


In Juazeiro (Bahia), procession of Bom Jesus of Navigators, popular religious feast accompanied by band music. River is a procession with several fishing boats on the Rio São Francisco, and then restore the image of the Cathedral of Bom Jesus and pray the mass. .- January 6 Epiphany. National holiday. 3 to 6 January .- Fiesta de los Reyes in Carpina (Pernambuco) January 7 .- Fiesta de los Reyes in Teresopolis (Rio de Janeiro), folk festival, in which children and young people dress in white and request donations to the community, singing and playing instruments like guitars, tambourines and others. January 15 .- Fiesta de Santo Amaro's Goytacazes Fields (Rio de Janeiro); regional religious feast of the saint of the baixada camper, which is a mass, with payments of pledges and christenings. It also makes the representation of the struggle between Moors and Christians, known as horses. Second Thursday after the Epiphany (January 6) .- Bonfim Festival is held in Salvador de Bahia, and consists of washing the steps of the Church of Our Lord of Bonfim, in the Afro-Christian syncretism, corresponds to Oxalá, the oldest of the deities, the son of Olorum, supreme body of Yoruba mythology. It continues until Sunday. 24 January-February 2 .- celebrations of the feast of Our Lady of Nazareth, in Nazaré (Bahia)

AUSTRALIA


Holidays National holidays include New Year's Day (January 1), Australia Day (26 January), Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday), Anzac Day (or day of the commemoration of ex-combatants , April 25), the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (second Monday in June), Christmas (25 December) and Boxing Day (December 26). Australia Day commemorates the arrival of the British in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip brought a group of British convicts to this huge island. The city of Sydney grew from the penal colony founded by the first settlers. Aboriginals do not celebrate this holiday. On Anzac Day (Armed Forces of Australia and New Zealand), Australians celebrate the anniversary of the troops who landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during WWI. On Anzac Day is honoring those who gave their lives for the country during the war. The Australians celebrate a warm Christmas, when summer holidays are accompanied by work and school. Among the unofficial holiday is the Day of Canberra, the third Monday in March, which celebrates the founding of Canberra, the capital of Australia. The Eight Hours Day, known as Labor Day was celebrated on varying dates depending on location. This festival commemorates the improvement of working conditions since the unions were able to limit the workday to eight hours, encouraging adequate rest and recreation among the population.

FRANCE


Carnivals. Fiesta widely known and declared of National Tourist Interest, which coincides with the five days preceding Ash Wednesday. Its undisputed star is the bull and what is around him and is now the only Toro carnival there. In their enclosures and participate desencierros and strangers. The bullfights and heifers are developed in an original wooden enclosure that is installed in the Plaza Mayor. Distinguished by their risk and expectation the Bull of the spirit, loose on an extensive tour during the morning of Tuesday, and the Running of Horse on Sunday, both recovered a few years ago with general approval. After the opening speech of Friday, which is the starting point of the carnival, costume balls, street parades, parade floats, and so on., Form an unbeatable atmosphere of boundless joy and good humor that infects countless visitors from all points of our geography, and even from abroad, they come to know this holiday season.

CHINA




FESTIVITIES All parties, except the New Year, are governed by the lunar calendar. The holidays are on October 1st, May 1st, January 1st and the Spring Festival. China to hold various nationalities and ethnic minorities the string of festivities is very long and unusual. Each area has its own customs that are reflected in its various fairs and festivals. For them, traditional performances are held. Throughout the months are different parties. In January, we must mention the Ice Festival that takes place between 5 January and 5 February in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province. Competitions are held ice structures and related sports. Also in Jilin celebrates the Feast of ice, between 6 and 20 January. A beautiful sight to behold the "frosted trees. In Beijing, in Yanqing district during this month you can watch the ice lanterns. On 15 January marks the Feast of the Rice Ball. It is an official holiday was established in the early Tang dynasty (618-907). During this holiday is eating rice balls served with a soup. It is the day of the first moon, so also called "Ball of the First Moon." Takes place in February of the most traditional festivals in China, the Spring Festival. It has a national character, is celebrated across the country between the 3rd and 8th of this month. Here are the most different operas, with all kinds of cultural activities. It is the first day of the year by the lunar calendar, is the Chinese New Year. The houses are decorated with all kinds of lanterns, paper strips are placed, there are fireworks and eat rice cakes. On February 4 is held in Tianjin International Festival of New Year Prints which are exchanged New Year prints sheets of wood.



SPAIN




For everyday life, the most important holiday observance honoring the dead. The biggest festival is "All Saints" and is a very special time. This holiday is in autumn, when plants, trees, animals, and all nature prepares for winter. Families spend a meal to remember the dead and food of the beloved. On this day, people eat very very small cakes called "panellets," and are very similar to the "marzapán" in the United States. A very well-known festival is the festival of San Fermin bullfighting. Each year occurs seven to thirteen of July with fireworks marking the beginning at midnight on the sixth of July. The first festival every morning is the bullfight. The bulls run through the streets to the bullring where they will fight in the evening. This festival is named after San Fermin, the Holy Patron of the drunks, because only the brave and foolish dares to compete running with the bulls through the streets to the bullring. Before and after the bull fight each evening, a special dances are performed and scratch the game music. The real fights occur in the afternoon at 6:00 and last about 15 minutes. For each party, there are usually six bulls to be killed by three matadors. The battle of the matador with a bull is traditionally an attempt to maneuver the bull elegantly, then bravely kills using a small sword called a rapier and a cup called crutch. An interesting and fun festival in Valencia is La Tomatina Buñol. La Tomatina is held the last Wednesday in August each year. Thousands of people gather in the streets carrying his clothes and pulled worst ripe tomatoes. All people throw tomatoes that are provided by the local council. There are many rumors about how this event began. Some say it began a battle between friends in 1944, others say that a local unhappy threw tomatoes at Urban nobeza during a procession. How this tradition started only God knows, but in truth, most people enjoy this time filled.




My Shedule

Hello my name is Amarilis Martinez. I live in Maracaibo, studied law at the University. I like to go riding with my family and friends. The weekend I visit my friends and go to the movies with my family. During the week I take my daughter to school every day. In my spare time I work from home, did he hear music, news, I watch TV and wash my car.