Fruit Corso Festival of Netherlands

Every year on the 11th, 12th and 13th of September, a festival called "Fruit Corso (means Fruit Parade)" is held to celebrate the harvest of the Fruit of all the Villages in Tiel, Netherlands. It includes...

Matteo Giovanditto: Disney's Celebration Florida First Murder

Celebration Florida: Community Developed By Disney Hit With First Murder: Matteo Giovanditto The Disney developed community Celebration Florida has its first murder victim, 58-year old Matteo P. Giovanditto. A...

正月 (shōgatsu) the Japanese New Year.

By, Uwe Paschen. 正月 (shōgatsu) the Japanese New Year. Japan will celebrate the 22nd year of the Heisei era. Or in accordance with the 皇紀 (Koki) calendar, the year 2670.Kōki one is the year when...

Christmas Eve in Poland – 2009. Tradycyjna Wigilia w Polsce.

May the Spirit of Christmas bring you Peace, The Gladness of Christmas give you hope The Warmth of Christmas grant you Love May your holiday season be as beautiful as a Winter Wonderland! Merry Christmas ! Family members begin the celebration with a prayer and breaking of...

Ladysmith Lights Up For Christmas

Ladysmith, BC is a little town on Vancouver Island that lights up the streets for Christmas.  The Christmas Season is celebrated in this little coastal town partly by stringing thousands of festive lights down...

Michael Jackson's Birthday August 29: Commemorations And Events

Today, it was officially ruled that the death of American pop icon Michael Jackson was a homicide. The ruling comes a day before Jackson’s birthday, August 29, which would see him turn 51. Earlier, Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson mentioned that the body of his son...

South Ossetia, Abkhazia Mark One Year Anniversary Of Independence

A year ago on August 26, 2008, the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia were officially recognized by Russia as two independent states. The recognition of independence came in the wake of the "five-day"...

Madonna's Music Video Celebration Teaser Released

Madonna's new music video 'Celebration' has had a teaser released today, and so far fans are responding positively, however the clip does not actually feature an image of the Queen of Pop herself, so we still...

Madonna's New Single 'Celebration' Released

Madonna's new single Celebration has been released on the internet to the delight of Madonna fans everywhere.  It is the first single off her Greatest Hits album, and seems to be getting a good reception so far,...

La Guelaguetza Festivity in Oaxaca Mexico

Update: The Guelaguetza festivities closed as a total success . La Guelaguetza which means offering was indeed an offering for tourism in the state of Oaxaca, an estimate of  55.000 visitors from July 17th...

Pride Parade in Chennai for the first time...Its never too late..

those eyes spoke of sorrow.... with stories of unrivaled lust.... they spoke of anger and wonder.... they asked for hope.... like they were waiting waiting colors to come in… waiting for their pride to triumph...

Iranian diplomats disinvited from Canada Day ceremonies

Next Wednesday, Canada Day will be celebrated.  It will be the celebration of Canada's 142nd Anniversary as a Federation.  A traditional National celebration is held on Parliament Hill and the Canadian...

An Apology on the Eve of Juneteenth 2009

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas on horseback, accompanied by 2,000 Union soldiers and read General Order 3 to those assembled, including the 250,000 enslaved persons of...

Let us seize the fresh opportunity for a new and better era

Source: http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/05/20/editorial.htm Date: 20 May 2009 Scenes of jubilation and euphoria have pervaded the streets of the capital Colombo, and many other parts of the country, as the Sri Lankan President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,...

Armed Forces Day 2009: Celebrations across the United States

Armed Forces Day, May 16th 2009, is a day that is held in many nations around the world, prominently in the United States, and is a day to honour all military forces for the work they do or have done to serve their...

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