If it had not been for this assignment I probably would have never known about city council meetings and that they are open to the public. Many topics were discussed in the city council meeting. The council meeting began with the Ceremonial Items. The ceremonial section of this meeting was where certain groups would go up and get recognized as well as honored with either a week or a month of celebrating their group. For example, Independence high school Asian Pacific club were honored at the meeting while the council embers declared that instead of celebrating Asian Pacific week, it will now be celebrated all throughout the month.
In major cities like Montreal and Quebec shows and festivities are arranged in the main public places to commemorate their nationalism. With the growing demand from First Nations for a national day of recognition, on June 13, 1996, after considerable consultation with Aboriginal organisations, June 21st was officially declared National Aboriginal Day. On this day the First Nations express their culture and nationalism. Since its inauguration, National Aboriginal Day has become part of the annual nationwide Celebrate Canada festivities held from June 21st to July 1st. June 21st was chosen because of the cultural significance of the summer solstice and because many Aboriginal groups mark this day as a time to celebrate their
(Curtis, 2012) C. In return, it can revenue money for the county. (Curtis, 2012) [Downtown has made it to be a memorable place as well.] IV. Neon Desert Music Festival is special for El Pasoans. A. El Paso has grown successfully for making events like these.
“Beyond Measure.” Attaché. January 2002.) Bobby Bandleader sang “Happy Birthday to You” on numerous occasions over the past 20 years at his place of employment, Bobby’s Bistro. Bobby’s Bistro is a restaurant and therefore is considered a public place. Much of Bobby’s revenue is due to the popularity of the song.
Japanese traditions including respect for family and for the dead also influenced the people of Hiroshima’s actions after the atomic bomb. Because religion is a core component of Japanese culture and society, it too played an influential role. Japanese culture and traditions continued to affect the actions of the six main characters and the people of Hiroshima during the decades proceeding the atomic bomb. Japanese nationalism and sense of cultural identity, a defining point of Japanese society, greatly influenced how the people of Hiroshima responded to their particular situations
The Greek Olympics The Greeks held many events and festivals in honor if their gods. One of the most significant and famous festivals were the athletic, or the sports festivals. There were three types of festivals in Greece; the Isthmos games which were staged every two years at the Isthmos of Corinth, the Pythian Games took place every four years near Delphi and the most famous games which were held at Olympia. The Olympic Games began over 2700 years ago in Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis, which is in the southwest of Greece. The games were part of a religious festival.
This can be seen in the act of the burial ceremony itself, how “two days before the ceremony the bones of the fallen are brought and put in a tent which has been erected, and people make whatever offerings they wish to their own dead” (Thucydides 143). Pericles also mentions that ‘the Athenians followed this ancient custom” and that “it is [his] duty to follow the tradition” (144). It is easy to see how proud the Athenians are of their ancestors in the way that they make sure to honour their ancient traditions and customs when it comes to the dead. Along with being a proud people with many traditions and a great respect for their ancestors, Athenians are also very into abiding by their laws. This is possibly due in part to the fact that they have a democratic government where everyone has a say.
Most of the Geeks owe their names to a religious saint. A very important Greek tradition that takes place in the entire Greece is that everyone who has a name coming from a saint Greek Traditions and Superstitions 3 celebrated by the church celebrates his name on a given day of the year. On the “name day” of someone, his friends and family visit him without invitation and offer their wishes as well as small presents. In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays. Another tradition is the Engagement.
One of his inherent strengths, he believed, was communicating and building rapport with the “native” employees in these various locales. And for the past 2 years, Baker had worked to establish a relationship with Matt Rennalls, whom Hutchins (the production manager and Baker’s boss) had clearly identified as his eventual successor. Developing Rennalls to fill chief engineer position was one of Baker’s top priorities when he accepted the job in the West Indies. It was critical to the company both because of Rennalls’ skills and ultimate potential, and because of the strong political ties it offered the company with Rennalls’ father serving as the minister of finance and economic planning. Although the company and the Barracanian government had traditionally enjoyed excellent
Such festivals were created in order to reflect the culture of some particular country. Among different festivals and events that somehow connected with hippies, the most significant one, after all, is The Woodstock Music Art Fair. It was held in upstate New York City in 1969. The festival lasted for three days. It was three days of liberality, peace, amazing music, freedom, and expanding consciousness for the hippies.