The Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; Pinyin: dōng zhì; "The Extreme of Winter") is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians on or around December 22 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest, i.e. on the day of the winter solstice (see also jiéqì). The origins of this festival can be traced back to the Yin and Yang philosophy of balance and harmony in the cosmos. After this celebration, there will be days with longer daylight hours and therefore an increase in positive energy flowing in. The philosophical significance of this is sy ...

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As part of Glasgow's cultural renassiance, Glasgow is host to a variety of festivals throughout the year:- Glasgow Festivals - January. Celtic Connections - Celtic folk music festival Glasgow Festivals - February. Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Festivals - March. Glasgow International Comedy Festival Glasgow Festivals - April. Glasgow International Festi ...

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See Category:Hindu festivals Hindu festivals include: Diwali Holi Navratri Ganesh Chaturthi Rakhi Krishna Janmaashtami Dussehra Dasara Onam Pongal Vijayadashami ...

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The festival takes place in South West England at Worthy Farm between the small village of Pilton and Pylle, six miles west of Glastonbury town overlooking the famous landmark Glastonbury Tor in the mystical "Vale of Avalon". The nearest town to the festival site is Shepton Mallet, three miles north east, but there continues to be interaction between the people espousing alternative lifestyles living in Glastonbury and the festival itself ...

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Glasgow's main festivals are the Jazz Festival, West End Festival, Merchant City Festival, Celtic Connections (a celtic folk festival), and Glasgay! (a queer arts festival which is one of the biggest gay and lesbian multi-arts festivals in Europe). Glasgow also hosts the annual World Pipe Band Championships in Bellahouston Park, with over 8,000 muscians. ...

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The origins of the Festival itself lie rooted in Richard Wagner's interest in establishing his financial independence. A souring of the relationship with his patron, Ludwig II of Bavaria, led to his expulsion from Munich, where he had originally intended to launch the festival. Wagner next considered Nuremberg, which would have reinforced the thematic significance of works such Die Meistersinger. On the advice of Hans Richter, however, the focu ...

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Glasgow's Mayfest, held annually started in 1983 and became one of Glasgow's main festivals, held annually in May, covering theatre, arts and film and was Glasgow's attempt to rival the Edinburgh Festival in August. However it sadly closed in 1997. In 1988, Glasgow hosted its very successful Glasgow Garden Festival on old docks opposite the SECC, now home to the Glasgow Science Centre and the Pacific Quay. Following the success of the Garden Festival, Glasgow was crowned European City of Culture in 1990 and featured a year-long cal ...

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The celebration traditionally lasts for nine days, culminating on the ninth day when the Sinulog Grand Parade unfolds. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession, a water-parade, held at dawn from the Mandaue City wharf to Cebu City wharf with the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat decked with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Christianizing of Cebu follows. In the afternoon, a more solemn procession takes place along the major streets of the city, which last for hours due to ...

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The festival bears the name "Woodstock" because it was originally scheduled to take place in the town of Woodstock, in Ulster County, but the town offered no appropriate site to host such a large event. A site was found in the town of Wallkill; local opposition arose, however, and the event was almost cancelled altogether. But Sam Yasgur persuaded his father Max to allow the concert to be held on the family's property, located in Sullivan County, which ...

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Since its opening in 1876, the Bayreuth Festival has been a socio-cultural phenomenon. Present at this unique musical event was an illustrious list of guests: Kaiser Wilhelm, Dom Pedro II of Brazil, King Ludwig (who attended in secret, probably to avoid the Kaiser), and other members of the nobility; and such accomplished composers as Anton Bruckner, Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Franz Liszt. Artistically, the festival was an outstanding success. ("Something has taken place at Bayreuth which our grandchildren and their children ...

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The festival bears the name "Woodstock" because it was originally scheduled to take place in the town of Woodstock, in Ulster County; local opposition arose, however, and the event was almost cancelled altogether. But Sam Yasgur persuaded his father Max to allow the concert to be held on the family's property, located in Sullivan County, which lies to the south and to the west of Ulster County. Although the show had been planned for a maximum 50,000 attendees, over 500,000 eventually attended, most of whom did not pay admission. The h ...

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The Festival was founded in 1948 by the composer Benjamin Britten, the singer Peter Pears and the librettist Eric Crozier. The original intention was to provide a home for their opera company, the English Opera Group, but the vision was soon widened to include readings of poetry, literature, drama, lectures and exhibitions of art. The first festival was held from the 5 – 13 June 1948 and used the Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, a few doors away from Britten's house in Crabbe Street, as its main venue. It featured a performance of Albert Herring ...

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The festival is now operated by Aldeburgh Productions, which also runs the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme (formerly the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies) and the Aldeburgh Residencies, a programme offering bespoke training and development opportunities to UK and international artists. The festival retains a unique character, mostly due to its location in rural Suffolk. It also continues to emphasis the presentation of new music, new interpretations and the rediscovery of forgotten music. It ...

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The festival is organised by local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis (through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd), who has hosted the event since its inception. More recently, the Mean Fiddler Organisation, now controlled by Clear Channel, a US-based media conglomerate, have taken a 40% stake in the festival. The Mean Fiddler contract is a rolling one reviewed every five years. Each year a company joint owned by Glastonbury Festivals Ltd and Mean Fiddler Plc is created to run the festival, with profits going to the parent companies. Glastonbury Fest ...

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Artists who performed at the 2005 event include: The Dandy Warhols Ozomatli The Shins Wolfmother Pete Murray The Beautiful Girls The Vasco Era Faker TZU The Grates Hoodoo Gurus The Zutons Sarah Blasko End Of Fashion The White Buffalo The Mess Hall Evermore Dallas Crane Lior Matt Walker and Ashley Davies 67 Special Ugly Duckling ...

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List of music festivals - Jamaican Reggae Festivals. Splash Festival, Jamaica Reggae Sunsplash, Ocho Rios, Jamaica Sting reggae music festival, Kingston, Jamaica Reggae Sumfest, Montego Bay, Jamaica List of music festivals - International Reggae Festivals. Bob Marley Outernational Day, Perth, Western Australia Seasplash Reggae Festival, Pula, Croatia [2] MIDEM Reggae Showcase, Cannes, France Chiemsee Regga ...

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List of music festivals - Christian music festivals. Creation Festival www.creationfest.com Onefest www.onefest.org Australian Gospel Music Festival Purple Door www.purpledoor.com Flevo Festival www.flevofestival.com Parachute Festival (New Zealand) www.parachutemusic.com ...

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List of music festivals - Historic festivals. Monterey Pop Festival (Monterey, California, 1967) Woodstock (Bethel, New York, 1969), Woodstock 1994 (Saugerties, New York), and Woodstock 1999 (Rome, New York) Altamont Speedway concert (Livermore, California, 1969) Festival Express (Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary, Canada) California Jam (Ontario, California, 1974 Live Aid (multi-venue, 1985) US Festival (San Bernardino, California, 1983 & 1984) Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto (Toronto, O ...

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The festival grew from one-day reunion events staged by the folk-rock band Fairport Convention. Members of Fairport still organise it and the band gives the closing concert, a marathon performance which lasts up to four hours. The original one-day festival was extended to two days and, from 2000, to three days. It now takes place on the second full weekend in August and for 2005 has been re ...

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The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community. The Parsis use the Shahenshahi ("Imperial") version of the Zoroastrian calendar, which differs significantly from the Qadimi ("Ancient") version that their Iranian co-religionists use. For example, New Year is ce ...

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