I SAW THIS DRAMA FILM. IN 1947 THOR HEYERDAHL IS A NORWEGIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST DECIDED TO PROVE THAT POLYNESIA WAS SETTLED BY PERUVIANS. HE DID THIRD BY MAKING A RAFT TO SAIL ON THAT WAS OF BALSA WOOD. USING 1500 YEAR OLD TECHNIQUES! IT TOOK THEM 100 DAYS ON THIS DANGEROUS JOURNEY. I KEPT WONDERING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE EATING AND HOW THEY GOT DRINKING WATER - IT DID NOT SHOW THAT? THOR HAD FIVE OTHER MEN SAIL WITH HIM. HE LET THE CURRENT CARRY THE KON TIKI RAFT DEIGNED THE KON TIKI RAFT - DESIGNED WITH A SMALL BALSA HOUSE @ 20 x 30 FEET. TOWARD POLYNESIA. IT WAS A DANGEROUS 5000 MILE JOURNEY. KON TIKI WAS NAMED DURING THEIR JOURNEY, THEY STRUGGLED WITH STORMS , WHALES, SHARKS, AS SEVERAL MEN WENT INTO THE OCEAN TO OBSERVE OR FALL OFF! HE CARRIED SOME ITEMS THE ORIGINAL RAFT DID NOT HAVE - A SEXTANT, RADIO FOR COMMUNICATING, A TYPEWRITER, AND DEHYDRATED RATIONS. HE CALLS HIS WIFE AND SHE HOPES HE CAN RETURN TO SEE HIS CHILDREN.
AT TIMES THEIR MORAL WAS LOW. BUT WHEN THEIR PARROT MASCOT GETS EATEN BY A SHARK. THOR AND OTHERS SPEAR THE SHARK AND KILL IT. ABOUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE MOVIE A MAN IS KEEPING TRACT OF THEIR LOCATION. AND TELLS THAT THE CREW IS HEADED TOWARDS POLYNESIA - THEY REJOICE. I FOUND THIS FILM THRILLING AND IT WAS A REALISTIC TASTE OF SURVIVALISM AT SEA. THE FILM WAS ONE OF NORWAY'S HIGHEST GROSSING FOREIGN FILMS IN 2012 DIRECTED BY A NORWEGIAN. IT WAS NOMINATED BEST FOREIGN FILM AT THE 8TH ACADEMY AWARDS. IT ALSO WAS AWARDED BEST GLOBAL FILM FOR AN OSCAR.
POLYNESIAMN FOLKLORE TELLS OF AN ANCIENT TRIBE THAT ONCE LIVED IN EASTER ISLAND. KON TIKI IS NAMED FROM THE INCA GOD OF THE SUN AND STORM.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
MY WEEKEND WAS FUN
I WENT TO VARIOUS ART IN THE SOURCE PLACES THIS WEEKEND. THEY INCLUDED ARTISTS AND WHO WERE VARIOUS SCULPTURES DREAM WEAVERS, OIL PAINTINGS, SILK SCARF DYING, WEAVERS, OIL PAINTERS, WOODCUTTERS, AND BRONZE SCULPTORS, AND VERY SMALL COLORED PENCIL BOTANICAL ARTIST PAINTINGS. I HAD FUN TALKING TO THE ARTISTS AND THEY HAD SOME EDIBLES AND SOME SOME GRAPES AND IT WAS GETTING COLD AFTER 5 PM. SOME OF THE ARTISTS WERE GETTING INTERESTED IN MY OUTDOOR HIKES SO I GAVE THEM MY WEBSITE TO VIEW. THEN I DANCED AROUND THE BLOCK. THE LAST ARTIST'S HOUSE WAS A JAPANESE PAGODA, THE MAN WAS AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN WOODCARVER - VERY PRECISE AND HE HAD TURNED THEIR SMALL HOUSE INTO A PAGODA LIKE ATMOSPHERE. HE HAD MANY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED SCULPTURES IN HIS HOUSE. THEY HAD A SMALL TEA ROOM WITH AN INDOOR SMALL FIRE AND TEA POT WITH MATS FOR THEM TO SIT UPON. HE HAD MADE A LARGE CARVING OF AN INDIAN IN A CHESTNUT TREE IN SEBASTOPOL AND SOWED ME THE PICTURE. HE SAID HIS TALENT WAS INNATE AND HE NEVER WENT TO ART SCHOOL. HIS DAUGHTER REMEMBERED ME FROM A CHURCH WHERE SHE TOOK TALK WON DU AND DRUMMING. HIS WIFE WAS A HEALER AND GAVE ME A SAMPLE OF HEALING ME - SHE WAS GOOD. THEY KNEW ABOUT REINCARNATION . HE HAD A CARVING THAT HOWED HIS DEAD BODY AND A NEW FIGURE ON TOP WHERE HE HAD BEEN REBORN INTO A FREE FLIGHT LOOKING LIKE A BUDDHIST FIGURE.
MOST OF THE ARTISTS HAD BEAUTIFUL HOUSES AND SURROUNDINGS. I LEARNED IT TOOK FIVE YEARS BEFORE BLUEBERRIES WOULD MATURE INTO BERRIES ONCE YOU PLANT THEM! THEY COULD HARDLY BELIEVE MY STORY. THEY ARE GOING TO JAPAN FOR A MONTH!
MOST OF THE ARTISTS HAD BEAUTIFUL HOUSES AND SURROUNDINGS. I LEARNED IT TOOK FIVE YEARS BEFORE BLUEBERRIES WOULD MATURE INTO BERRIES ONCE YOU PLANT THEM! THEY COULD HARDLY BELIEVE MY STORY. THEY ARE GOING TO JAPAN FOR A MONTH!
ARIZONA SONORAN DESERT MUSEUM
THE DESERT MUSEUM HAS ENCHANTED MILLIONS OF VISITORS WITH LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS IN THEIR NATURAL SETTINGS. IT HS GREAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IT IS NOW WORLDWIDE REPUTATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE COMMITTED TO RESEARCHING AND PROTECTING THE LAND, PLANTS, AND THE ANIMALS OF THE DESERT.
IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO INSPIRE FOLKS TO LIVE IN HARMONY BY FOSTERING AN UNDERSTANDING THE DESERT. IT IS A MUSEUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN. THEY HAVE MOUNTAIN LIONS, PRAIRIE DOGS, GILA MONSTERS, AND 300 SPECIES OF ANIMALS (2700 ANIMALS) IN THEIR 21 ACRES. THIS MUSEUM BEGAN IN 1952 TO PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS.. THE MUSEUM SUPPORTS ONGOING RESEARCH AND SCIENCE. IT SENSING PEOPLE'S SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP. IT IS ONE TOP 10 ZOOLOGICAL PARKS IN THE WORLD WITH AN UNIQUE APPROACH IN INTERPRETING NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 1944 THERE WAS LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DESERT AND SEVERAL NATURALISTS BECAME INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THIS MUSEUM.
THE MUSEUM OPENED OPENED IN 1952 AND THEY CONTINUE TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETATION. THEY ARE NOW IN A CONNECTION WITH MEXICO SO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY CAN PROMOTE THEIR RELATION SHIP WITH THE COUNTRY IN HISTORY. THEY HAVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE SONORAN DESERT AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DOCENTS ARE TRAINED O HELP PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS BETTER APPRECIATE THE DESERT. THEY HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE DESERT ANIMALS OF SONORA ON SPECIAL TOURS. THEY ALSO HAVE A FRESH WATER AQUARIUM. THIS IS THE LUSHEST DESERT ON EARTH. THE AQUARIUM HAS TOUCH TANKS.
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IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO INSPIRE FOLKS TO LIVE IN HARMONY BY FOSTERING AN UNDERSTANDING THE DESERT. IT IS A MUSEUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN. THEY HAVE MOUNTAIN LIONS, PRAIRIE DOGS, GILA MONSTERS, AND 300 SPECIES OF ANIMALS (2700 ANIMALS) IN THEIR 21 ACRES. THIS MUSEUM BEGAN IN 1952 TO PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS.. THE MUSEUM SUPPORTS ONGOING RESEARCH AND SCIENCE. IT SENSING PEOPLE'S SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP. IT IS ONE TOP 10 ZOOLOGICAL PARKS IN THE WORLD WITH AN UNIQUE APPROACH IN INTERPRETING NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 1944 THERE WAS LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DESERT AND SEVERAL NATURALISTS BECAME INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THIS MUSEUM.
THE MUSEUM OPENED OPENED IN 1952 AND THEY CONTINUE TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETATION. THEY ARE NOW IN A CONNECTION WITH MEXICO SO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY CAN PROMOTE THEIR RELATION SHIP WITH THE COUNTRY IN HISTORY. THEY HAVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE SONORAN DESERT AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DOCENTS ARE TRAINED O HELP PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS BETTER APPRECIATE THE DESERT. THEY HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE DESERT ANIMALS OF SONORA ON SPECIAL TOURS. THEY ALSO HAVE A FRESH WATER AQUARIUM. THIS IS THE LUSHEST DESERT ON EARTH. THE AQUARIUM HAS TOUCH TANKS.
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EIFFEL TOWER
EIFFEL TOWER IS IN ROME AND IS OF IRON LATTICE. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ENGINEER GUSTAVE WHO BUILT IT IN 1889 AS AN ENTRANCE TO THE WORLD'S FAIR. IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS STRUCTURES IN THE WORLD. IT RAISED TO 320 M HIGH AND HAS 7.1 MILLION PEOPLE ASCEND IT.
IT HAS AN ELEVATOR AND STAIRS AND IS MAINTAINED BY PARIS. IT HAS RESTAURANTS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL. IT IS DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR THAT WOULD CELEBRATE 100 YEARS PAST THE FRENCH REVOLUTION INITIALLY EIFFEL HIMSELF DESIGNED THEIR SCHEME AT HOME AND WITH ANOTHER ENGINEER SHOWED IT TO THEIR HEAD WHO ADDED ARCHES TO THE BASE AND A PAVILION TO THE FIRST STORY. EIFFEL GAVE A TALK ON A STUDY TO THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS SAYING IT WOULD SYMBOLIZE THE SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT OF THE 19TH CENTURY. AND HE SAID IT EXPRESSED FRANCE'S GRATITUDE.
BY 1886 A BUDGET WAS PASSED AND VARIOUS OTHER PROPOSALS WERE CONSIDERED FOR THE FAIR. BUT AFTER ALL OTHERS WERE CONSIDERED IMPRACTICAL. OF COURSE SOME ARTISTS AND SCULPTURES OBJECTED TO THE DESIGN AND EIFFEL AND HIS SUPPORTERS SAID IT WILL BE SO DELICATE AND ELEGANT IN ITS STYLE THAT THIS STRUCTURE IS DISTANT FROM OTHER MONUMENTS IN PARIS. TODAY THE TOWER IS CONSIDERED A STRIKING PIECE OF STRUCTURED ART. AFTER THE TOWER SOME OF THE PROTESTERS CHANGED THEIR MINDS. THE TOWER WAS BUILT USING AIR CAISSONS TO SUPPORT THE CONCRETE SLABS. EACH OF THESE SLABS WAS 6 METERS THICK. ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE THEY BUILT PADS. THEY MADE DRAWINGS OF THE EIFFEL TOWER.
SOME OF THE PARTS WERE FOR THE TOWER ARRIVED FROM HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE FROM PARIS FACTORY. IF ANY PART OF DID NOT FIT IT WAS SENT BACK TO THE FACTORY. NO DRILLING OR SHAPING WAS DONE ON THE THE SITE. IT REQUIRED 18,000 PIECES OF IRON!
AFTER COMPLETION IN 1889 EIFFEL CELEBRATED THIS DAY BY TAKING A GROUP OF FOLKS UP TO THE TOP OF THE TOWERS UP TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER. BY FOOT IT WAS TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR. THE LIFTS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED UNTIL MAY. IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS WITH PUBLIC, IT WAS INTENDED TO STAY ONLY 20 YEARS. HOWEVER IT PROVED AS A VALUABLE TOWER FOR COMMUNICATION. IT JAMMED GERMAN COMMUNICATION AND PRODUCED A VICTORY AND PRODUCED A VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF MARNE.
IN 1940 GERMANS OCCUPIED PARIS DURING THE WAR AND ADOLF HITLER CLIMBED THE TOWER AND THE FRENCH CUT THE CABLES FOR THE FOR THE ELAVATOR. HITLER WANTED THE FRENCH TO DISMANTLE THE TOWER AND FRENCH CUT THE CABLES FOR THE ELEVATOR. HITLER WANTED THE FRENCH TO DISMANTLE THE TOWER. THEY DISOBEYED. THE EIFFEL TOWER HAD SEARCHLIGHTS INSTALLED BY 1999. THE LIGHT SHOW IS TODAY A NIGHTLY EVENT. IT IS A BEACON IN PARIS. IN WINTER THEY HAVE AN ICE SKATING RINK AS WELL.
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IT HAS AN ELEVATOR AND STAIRS AND IS MAINTAINED BY PARIS. IT HAS RESTAURANTS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL. IT IS DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR THAT WOULD CELEBRATE 100 YEARS PAST THE FRENCH REVOLUTION INITIALLY EIFFEL HIMSELF DESIGNED THEIR SCHEME AT HOME AND WITH ANOTHER ENGINEER SHOWED IT TO THEIR HEAD WHO ADDED ARCHES TO THE BASE AND A PAVILION TO THE FIRST STORY. EIFFEL GAVE A TALK ON A STUDY TO THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS SAYING IT WOULD SYMBOLIZE THE SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT OF THE 19TH CENTURY. AND HE SAID IT EXPRESSED FRANCE'S GRATITUDE.
BY 1886 A BUDGET WAS PASSED AND VARIOUS OTHER PROPOSALS WERE CONSIDERED FOR THE FAIR. BUT AFTER ALL OTHERS WERE CONSIDERED IMPRACTICAL. OF COURSE SOME ARTISTS AND SCULPTURES OBJECTED TO THE DESIGN AND EIFFEL AND HIS SUPPORTERS SAID IT WILL BE SO DELICATE AND ELEGANT IN ITS STYLE THAT THIS STRUCTURE IS DISTANT FROM OTHER MONUMENTS IN PARIS. TODAY THE TOWER IS CONSIDERED A STRIKING PIECE OF STRUCTURED ART. AFTER THE TOWER SOME OF THE PROTESTERS CHANGED THEIR MINDS. THE TOWER WAS BUILT USING AIR CAISSONS TO SUPPORT THE CONCRETE SLABS. EACH OF THESE SLABS WAS 6 METERS THICK. ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE THEY BUILT PADS. THEY MADE DRAWINGS OF THE EIFFEL TOWER.
SOME OF THE PARTS WERE FOR THE TOWER ARRIVED FROM HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE FROM PARIS FACTORY. IF ANY PART OF DID NOT FIT IT WAS SENT BACK TO THE FACTORY. NO DRILLING OR SHAPING WAS DONE ON THE THE SITE. IT REQUIRED 18,000 PIECES OF IRON!
AFTER COMPLETION IN 1889 EIFFEL CELEBRATED THIS DAY BY TAKING A GROUP OF FOLKS UP TO THE TOP OF THE TOWERS UP TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER. BY FOOT IT WAS TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR. THE LIFTS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED UNTIL MAY. IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS WITH PUBLIC, IT WAS INTENDED TO STAY ONLY 20 YEARS. HOWEVER IT PROVED AS A VALUABLE TOWER FOR COMMUNICATION. IT JAMMED GERMAN COMMUNICATION AND PRODUCED A VICTORY AND PRODUCED A VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF MARNE.
IN 1940 GERMANS OCCUPIED PARIS DURING THE WAR AND ADOLF HITLER CLIMBED THE TOWER AND THE FRENCH CUT THE CABLES FOR THE FOR THE ELAVATOR. HITLER WANTED THE FRENCH TO DISMANTLE THE TOWER AND FRENCH CUT THE CABLES FOR THE ELEVATOR. HITLER WANTED THE FRENCH TO DISMANTLE THE TOWER. THEY DISOBEYED. THE EIFFEL TOWER HAD SEARCHLIGHTS INSTALLED BY 1999. THE LIGHT SHOW IS TODAY A NIGHTLY EVENT. IT IS A BEACON IN PARIS. IN WINTER THEY HAVE AN ICE SKATING RINK AS WELL.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
MONUMENT VALLEY
MONUMENT VALLEY IS IN THE COLORADO PLATEAU IN THE NAVAJO REGION. THEY ARE MADE OF SANDSTONE BUTTES. THESE STAND 100' ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR. IT IS LOCATED ON THE ARIZONA ,UTAH STATE LINE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS. THESE BUTTES ARE USED NEAR USED FOR MOVIE LOCATIONS AS THEY ARE WELL KNOWN AS UNIQUE. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES. WHEN I VISITED THIS AREA THERE WERE FOLKS WHO WERE SELLING TURQUOISE AND NAVAJO JEWELRY AND SMALL FETISHES. THE VALLEY FLOOR HAS AN ELEVATION OF 6000' FEET. AN ANCIENT RIVER CARVED THIS VALLEY AND EXPOSED THE RED COLOR OF IRON OXIDE.
THESE BUTTES HAVE THREE LAYERS OF VARIOUS ROCK TYPES.THERE ARE VALLEY STRUCTURES THAT HAVE UNIQUE SHAPES. THE MAIN BUTTE LOOK LIKE 2 LARGE MITTENS. IN 1948- 1967 THE AREA WAS MINED FOR URANIUM, THAT OCCURS IN SCATTERED AREAS IN A CONGLOMERATE OF COPPER. THE MONUMENT IS A NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. VISITORS MUST PAY AN ACCESS FEE TO DRIVE 17 MILES ON 17 MILES ON A DIRT ROAD. THE NAVAJO TOURS CHARGE FEES DEPENDING UPON THE ROUTE. SOME TOURS ARE BUY HORSE RIDES. THEY ALSO HAVE HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS.
THEIR CLIMATE IS UNUSUAL AS IN SUMMER IT MAY BE 100 DEGREES AND DROP TO 38 AT NIGHT!. SINCE IT IS HIGH ELEVATION IN WINTER THERE MAY BE SLIGHT SNOWFALL BUT IT MELTS WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.
THE NAVAJO NATION IS A SEMI AUTONOMOUS NATIVE RESERVATION COVERING 27,000 SQUARE MILES IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA, SOUTHEAST UTAH. AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. IT IS THE LARGEST LAND AREA ASSIGNED TO A NATIVE AMERICAN TERRITORY WITHIN THE U.S. BY 1969 THE GOVERNMENT CHANGED TO NAVAJO NATION. DINE REPRESENTED SUFFERING BEFORE THE LONG WALK.
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THESE BUTTES HAVE THREE LAYERS OF VARIOUS ROCK TYPES.THERE ARE VALLEY STRUCTURES THAT HAVE UNIQUE SHAPES. THE MAIN BUTTE LOOK LIKE 2 LARGE MITTENS. IN 1948- 1967 THE AREA WAS MINED FOR URANIUM, THAT OCCURS IN SCATTERED AREAS IN A CONGLOMERATE OF COPPER. THE MONUMENT IS A NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK. VISITORS MUST PAY AN ACCESS FEE TO DRIVE 17 MILES ON 17 MILES ON A DIRT ROAD. THE NAVAJO TOURS CHARGE FEES DEPENDING UPON THE ROUTE. SOME TOURS ARE BUY HORSE RIDES. THEY ALSO HAVE HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS.
THEIR CLIMATE IS UNUSUAL AS IN SUMMER IT MAY BE 100 DEGREES AND DROP TO 38 AT NIGHT!. SINCE IT IS HIGH ELEVATION IN WINTER THERE MAY BE SLIGHT SNOWFALL BUT IT MELTS WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.
THE NAVAJO NATION IS A SEMI AUTONOMOUS NATIVE RESERVATION COVERING 27,000 SQUARE MILES IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA, SOUTHEAST UTAH. AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. IT IS THE LARGEST LAND AREA ASSIGNED TO A NATIVE AMERICAN TERRITORY WITHIN THE U.S. BY 1969 THE GOVERNMENT CHANGED TO NAVAJO NATION. DINE REPRESENTED SUFFERING BEFORE THE LONG WALK.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
MY JOURNAL AS A YOUNG GIRL
AS A YOUNG GIRL I USED TO BE A COUNSELOR IN ANTIOCH, OHIO. I DROVE AN OLD RAMBLER WHEN I WAS WORKING AS AN UNDERGRADUATE. IT WAS A STRANGE STRANGE EXPERIENCE AS KIDS WERE PULLING OUT MY SPARK PLUGS! I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRICK AND FINALLY THEY FIXED THEM. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE . I HAD SOME YOUNG KIDS MAKE ART AND USUALLY A GROUP OF TEENS PLAYED POOL WHILE RELAXING AFTER SCHOOL.
I ALSO WAS AMBITIOUS ENOUGH TO BECOME A YOUNG ACTRESS IN A PLAY, THE MIKADO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. REMEMBER BEING IN A CHEERLEADING GROUP AT THAT TIME. I ALSO WAS IN
''UP WITH PEOPLE
'' GROUP AS A YOUNGSTER. I HAD A GOOD OUT OF FAMILY SOCIAL LIFE.
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I ALSO WAS AMBITIOUS ENOUGH TO BECOME A YOUNG ACTRESS IN A PLAY, THE MIKADO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. REMEMBER BEING IN A CHEERLEADING GROUP AT THAT TIME. I ALSO WAS IN
''UP WITH PEOPLE
'' GROUP AS A YOUNGSTER. I HAD A GOOD OUT OF FAMILY SOCIAL LIFE.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
CHINESE FESTIVALS
THE CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE CHINESE. ALL FAMILY MEMBERS GET TOGETHER. MANY BUSES, AIRPORTS AND TRAINS ARE CROWDED WITH PEOPLE. RETURNING. IT FALLS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE LUNAR MONTH, OFTEN ONE MONTH LATER THAN THEIR GREGORIAN CALENDAR. THIS FEST STARTED IN 1600 B,C, IN THE 12TH LUNAR MONTH AND THEY START EVERY YEAR AT THE SAME TIME. THE CHINESE HAVE 7 DAYS OFF FROM WORK FOR THE LUNAR MONTH. SOME CUSTOMS ARE: MAKE PORRIDGE MADE FROM RICE, MILLETS AND SEEDS AND BEANS.
ON THE 23RD DAY PEOPLE OFFER SACRIFICE TO THE KITCHEN GOD. THEY MAKE DELICIOUS FOOD TO ENJOY. THEN THEY PREPARE FOR THE COMING NEW YEAR. STORES ARE BUSY AND GATHER MATERIALS FOR EDIBLE OIL RICE, FLOUR, CHICKEN, DUCK, FISH, MEAT.THE FAMILIES BUY NEW CLOTHES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY BUY GIFTS AND SHOES FOR THE ELDERLY BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. THEY CLEAN THE INDOORS AND OUTDOORS OF THEIR HOMES AND CLOTHES AND UTENSILS. THEY PUT CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY WITH BLACK CHARACTERS ON RED PAPER. THEY PUT CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY WITH BLACK CHARACTERS ON SEA PAPER. THE CONTENT VARIES FROM HOUSE OWNERS WISHES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE AND GOOD LUCK. THEY PUT PICTURES OF THEIR GODS ON DOORS AND WEALTH ON FRONT DOORS TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS.
THE CHINESE CHARACTER "FU" MEANS HAPPINESS AN UPSIDE DOWN POSTER. THEY PUT 2 LARGE RED LANTERNS ON THE SIDES OF THE FRONT DOOR. PEOPLE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
ALL FAMILY MEMBERS EAT TOGETHER AND IT IS MORE LUXURIOUS THAN USUAL. AFTERWARDS THE ENTIRE FAMILY SITS TOGETHER AND CHAT. THEY WILL STAY UP TO SEETHE NEW YEAR IN.
AS THEY WAKE UP ON NEW YEAR EVERYONE DRESSES AND SHARES GIFTS THEY MAKE CAKES AND VARIOUS SPECIAL FOODS FOR A GOOD TIME. THEY ONCE BURNED FIREWORKS AS THE MOST TYPICAL CUSTOM HOWEVER IT CAUSES TOO MUCH POLLUTION NOW. SOME KIDS BREAK BALLOONS AND A LIVELY ATMOSPHERE PERMEATES THE AREAS. THEY DANCE AND HAVE LANTERN FESTIVALS.
CHINA HAS 56 ETHNIC GROUPS. FOR THEIR MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY IN ANCIENT CHINA. IT FALLS ON THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER. EMPERORS IN THE OLD DAYS GAVE SACRIFICES TO THE SUN IN TE SPRING. AND TO THE MOON IN AUTUMN. HISTORICAL BOOKS EXPRESSED HOW TO DO THIS FESTIVAL. THEY ENJOYED THE BRIGHT MOON ON THAT DAY.
BY MID AUTUMN IT GREW TO BE A MAJOR FESTIVAL. THEY ENJOYED THE FULL BRIGHT MOON ON THAT DAY. THEY WORSHIPPED IT AND LITERARY FIGURES EXPANDED THE CEREMONY TO COMMON FOLKS. BY 1900'S IT GREW TO BE A MAJOR FESTIVAL.
ACCORDING TO MYTH THERE WERE 10 SUNS RISING AND THEY SCORCHED THE EARTH AND CROPS AND HAD A DIRE POVERTY. A HERO CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND DIRECTED HIS SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH AND TO FULL EXTENT. HE DREW HIS BOW DOWN AND SHOT DOWN 9 SUNS ONE AFTER ANOTHER. HE THEN ORDERED THE LAST SUN TO RISE ACCORDING TO TIME. HE WAS RESPECTED AND LOVED BY THE PEOPLE.
THEY HAD A PARCEL OF ELIXIR WHICH BY TAKING IT ONE WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO TO HEAVEN. HE HID THE ELIXIR IN HIS WIFE'S DRESSING TABLE TO TREASURE IT. ONE DAY WHEN YI WENT HUNTING WITH HIM, THE HUNTER ASKED HIS WIFE FOR THE ELIXIR. SHE ADE A DECISION TO SWALLOW IT AND HER BODY FLOATED OFF THE GROUND UP TO HEAVEN. YI WAS OVERCOME WITH GRIEF. DURING THE NIGHT HE LOOKED UP INTO THE NIGHT AND CALLED OUT THE NAME OF HIS WIFE, AND AS A SURPRISE WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE FULL MOON HE SAW WHAT WAS HIS WIFE'S SHADOW!
PEOPLE SELECTED AUGUST 15TH TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE IT'S A SEASON WHEN CROPS AND FRUITS ARE RIPE. PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND LOOK UP AT THE SKY WHILE TALKING!
DURING WINTER SOLSTICE AS EARLY AS 2500 YEARS AGO THE WINTER SOLSTICE WAS OBSERVED BY MOVEMENTS OF THE SUN IT IS THE EARLIEST OF THE 214 SEASONAL POINTS. THE TIME IS DECEMBER 2 OR 22ND..
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EXPERIENCES THE SHORTEST DAYTIME AND LONGEST NIGH TIME. AFTER THE WINTER SOLSTICE, DAYS WILL BE LONGER AND LONGER. AS ANCIENT CHINESE THOUGHT, THE GANG HAVE MORE POSITIVE AWARENESS AFTER THIS DAY. THE HAN PEOPLE REGARD THE WINTER SOLSTICE AS A WINTER FESTIVAL. SO IT IS ALSO A RESTFULL DAY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS PRESENTED DELICIOUS FOOD.
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ON THE 23RD DAY PEOPLE OFFER SACRIFICE TO THE KITCHEN GOD. THEY MAKE DELICIOUS FOOD TO ENJOY. THEN THEY PREPARE FOR THE COMING NEW YEAR. STORES ARE BUSY AND GATHER MATERIALS FOR EDIBLE OIL RICE, FLOUR, CHICKEN, DUCK, FISH, MEAT.THE FAMILIES BUY NEW CLOTHES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY BUY GIFTS AND SHOES FOR THE ELDERLY BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. THEY CLEAN THE INDOORS AND OUTDOORS OF THEIR HOMES AND CLOTHES AND UTENSILS. THEY PUT CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY WITH BLACK CHARACTERS ON RED PAPER. THEY PUT CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY WITH BLACK CHARACTERS ON SEA PAPER. THE CONTENT VARIES FROM HOUSE OWNERS WISHES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE AND GOOD LUCK. THEY PUT PICTURES OF THEIR GODS ON DOORS AND WEALTH ON FRONT DOORS TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS.
THE CHINESE CHARACTER "FU" MEANS HAPPINESS AN UPSIDE DOWN POSTER. THEY PUT 2 LARGE RED LANTERNS ON THE SIDES OF THE FRONT DOOR. PEOPLE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
ALL FAMILY MEMBERS EAT TOGETHER AND IT IS MORE LUXURIOUS THAN USUAL. AFTERWARDS THE ENTIRE FAMILY SITS TOGETHER AND CHAT. THEY WILL STAY UP TO SEETHE NEW YEAR IN.
AS THEY WAKE UP ON NEW YEAR EVERYONE DRESSES AND SHARES GIFTS THEY MAKE CAKES AND VARIOUS SPECIAL FOODS FOR A GOOD TIME. THEY ONCE BURNED FIREWORKS AS THE MOST TYPICAL CUSTOM HOWEVER IT CAUSES TOO MUCH POLLUTION NOW. SOME KIDS BREAK BALLOONS AND A LIVELY ATMOSPHERE PERMEATES THE AREAS. THEY DANCE AND HAVE LANTERN FESTIVALS.
CHINA HAS 56 ETHNIC GROUPS. FOR THEIR MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY IN ANCIENT CHINA. IT FALLS ON THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER. EMPERORS IN THE OLD DAYS GAVE SACRIFICES TO THE SUN IN TE SPRING. AND TO THE MOON IN AUTUMN. HISTORICAL BOOKS EXPRESSED HOW TO DO THIS FESTIVAL. THEY ENJOYED THE BRIGHT MOON ON THAT DAY.
BY MID AUTUMN IT GREW TO BE A MAJOR FESTIVAL. THEY ENJOYED THE FULL BRIGHT MOON ON THAT DAY. THEY WORSHIPPED IT AND LITERARY FIGURES EXPANDED THE CEREMONY TO COMMON FOLKS. BY 1900'S IT GREW TO BE A MAJOR FESTIVAL.
ACCORDING TO MYTH THERE WERE 10 SUNS RISING AND THEY SCORCHED THE EARTH AND CROPS AND HAD A DIRE POVERTY. A HERO CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND DIRECTED HIS SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH AND TO FULL EXTENT. HE DREW HIS BOW DOWN AND SHOT DOWN 9 SUNS ONE AFTER ANOTHER. HE THEN ORDERED THE LAST SUN TO RISE ACCORDING TO TIME. HE WAS RESPECTED AND LOVED BY THE PEOPLE.
THEY HAD A PARCEL OF ELIXIR WHICH BY TAKING IT ONE WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO TO HEAVEN. HE HID THE ELIXIR IN HIS WIFE'S DRESSING TABLE TO TREASURE IT. ONE DAY WHEN YI WENT HUNTING WITH HIM, THE HUNTER ASKED HIS WIFE FOR THE ELIXIR. SHE ADE A DECISION TO SWALLOW IT AND HER BODY FLOATED OFF THE GROUND UP TO HEAVEN. YI WAS OVERCOME WITH GRIEF. DURING THE NIGHT HE LOOKED UP INTO THE NIGHT AND CALLED OUT THE NAME OF HIS WIFE, AND AS A SURPRISE WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE FULL MOON HE SAW WHAT WAS HIS WIFE'S SHADOW!
PEOPLE SELECTED AUGUST 15TH TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE IT'S A SEASON WHEN CROPS AND FRUITS ARE RIPE. PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND LOOK UP AT THE SKY WHILE TALKING!
DURING WINTER SOLSTICE AS EARLY AS 2500 YEARS AGO THE WINTER SOLSTICE WAS OBSERVED BY MOVEMENTS OF THE SUN IT IS THE EARLIEST OF THE 214 SEASONAL POINTS. THE TIME IS DECEMBER 2 OR 22ND..
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EXPERIENCES THE SHORTEST DAYTIME AND LONGEST NIGH TIME. AFTER THE WINTER SOLSTICE, DAYS WILL BE LONGER AND LONGER. AS ANCIENT CHINESE THOUGHT, THE GANG HAVE MORE POSITIVE AWARENESS AFTER THIS DAY. THE HAN PEOPLE REGARD THE WINTER SOLSTICE AS A WINTER FESTIVAL. SO IT IS ALSO A RESTFULL DAY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS PRESENTED DELICIOUS FOOD.
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