The gaiety surrounding Durga Puja has universal appeal with people from every community participating in the festivities. |
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On arrival we booked into the hotel and then the festivities began with our annual pre-dive get-together. |
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I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday. |
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I laughed and told them to come on back anytime and join in the festivities. |
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But I'm not made of such stern stuff and to fortify me for the festivities I'm off to my hotel for a few hours' kip. |
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The festivities were just starting, and the strings of violins could be heard even outside the party. |
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Hallie laid the dress she picked out for the festivities on the bed, careful not to wrinkle the fabric. |
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The New Year festivities traditionally end the 15th day with a Lantern Festival. |
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In fact they held the lead until midway through the second half when the festivities took their toll. |
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Once the festivities of Christmas and New Year are over, many of us will be turning our thoughts to making resolutions for the year ahead. |
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An outbreak of legionnaires' disease occurred a year ago in a small town in northern Portugal, coinciding with the local annual festivities. |
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Open your speech conservatively or light-heartedly and express your gratitude to your parents for their contribution to the wedding festivities. |
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From Valentine's Day to Memorial Day, Arbor Day to Christmas Day, there was always a huge parade with festivities to go along. |
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Late-night rows throughout the festivities threatened to engulf innocent bystanders and shocked tourists. |
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A grand firework display, organised by Reigate Round Table, will finish off the day's festivities. |
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Everyone is invited to attend the event, which is set to get the festivities off to a good start. |
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A country so rich in frescoes and carvings of bacchanalian festivities must know a thing or two about making wine. |
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There is to be a boys-only bachelor party tomorrow night, which I'll not be attending, opting instead for the co-ed festivities on Saturday. |
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Neighbouring condo dwellers hang outside on their balconies watching the festivities. |
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A prominent feature of the festivities were public television screenings as cameras filmed a Royal event for the first time. |
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In the evening festivities got under way with a barbecue, fish and chip supper and skittles match at the Rose and Crown pub on Lower High Street. |
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The matron and staff and all who took part in the Christmas festivities are to be applauded for their concern for the sick. |
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Perhaps I will see you tomorrow night at the baroness's betrothal festivities. |
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The streets are closed, the sun is shining, and once the great barrel race kicks off around the town square, you know the festivities have begun. |
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Focus on the other festivities and don't make food the focus of the evening. |
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With a melee of artists, dancers, musicians and bands, the crowds gathered to enjoy the sunshine and take part in the festivities. |
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Every popular hangout for young folks has planned a merry event to mark the festivities, and on the menu are foods and beverages from many lands. |
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Now that the yule festivities are over, we can get down to toasting in the New Year. |
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The day was the climax of elaborate festivities to commemorate, and befittingly so, Zambia's peaceful journey of 40 years. |
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For some, this month brings the beginning of festivities celebrating the end of the school year. |
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Apparently she joined the festivities at the Pattaya Bike weekend and engaged in a heavy drinking session. |
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The contrasting shades of his eyes reflected the multiple colors of oranges and reds briefly as he turned away from the festivities. |
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As the cast and crew mingled with the crowd of eager reporters a traditional jazz quartet kept the festivities going. |
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By playing down her investment in the festivities, she's covered if no one turns up. |
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It will give participants an ideal opportunity to get back in trim after the Yuletide festivities. |
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Once the festivities are over put the mistletoe berries in a plastic bag and keep in a cool place until February or March. |
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As the sun sank below the horizon, the festivities ended with concerts, mostly of the dangdut variety. |
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And of course the extra booze drunk during festivities can quickly cause a gut to expand. |
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We opened with the Canadian National Anthem and our Scout and Venture Leader broke the flag to open the festivities. |
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Nighttime festivities called verbenas are held on the eve of religious holidays. |
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It's time for the local variety show, but when a dead body turns up, the festivities are spoiled. |
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The festivities start at noon and will last until early evening, when every canine will receive a doggy bag to take home. |
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The stableman was already at the festivities so I saddled my own horse, a stout black mare. |
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My brother's stag guests are travelling up on Saturday morning, and the festivities will kick off almost as soon as they get here. |
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The highlight of the festivities was a magic show performed by child prodigy Chachawal Suwanchainmanee who is ranked number two in Thailand. |
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It is now clear that this may well be a blueprint for all future state occasions and festivities in this age of terrorism. |
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And they are planning a harvest festival next Saturday, featuring a local produce auction, as part of the festivities. |
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The festivities begin at 5 p.m., when Iowa State carillonneur Tin-shi Tam begins a pre-lighting concert. |
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Instead, he chose to illustrate the plight of an overloaded and tired hatcheck girl from her view of the festivities. |
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The town of Binche is famous for its carnival festivities in the weeks before Lent. |
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The festivities included singing traditional Christmas carols and a glorious lighting display on the beach side of the shopping center. |
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The problem was that they were only admitted after the festivities had passed their orgiastic peak. |
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Moving on to a different celebration, the colorful festivities of the Oromo people. |
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But I was stumped about how I might contribute anything that would add to the festivities. |
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Will arrangements be put in place to collect the over-abundant rubbish during the Christmas festivities? |
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With the Christmas festivities only weeks away he gave a reminder of the dangers of over-consumption of alcohol. |
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There was spring in the air and festivities all around, since the country was celebrating Holi. |
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The festivities climax tomorrow in a royal state procession and a colourful pageant of music, dance and theatre. |
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The company also made a point of having festivities on the Chinese New Year. |
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The evening's festivities were warm and jovial as city administrators and honored guests wished him the best of luck with his new job. |
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With all the hoo-ha about next week's regal festivities, the Diary receives a timely reminder that even monarchs go in and out of fashion. |
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Despite all the pomp and circumstance, political hurly-burly raised its head at yesterday's festivities. |
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Around 20 000 people turned up to this year's festivities and it passed off without any trouble. |
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It will heavily emphasize a nation at war, but festivities will rival those held during peacetime. |
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The dry, sunny conditions were perfect for the festivities and numerous ice cream vans parked about the site did a roaring trade. |
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And the only neighbours of the Russian exclave, Poland and Lithuania, were not invited to the festivities. |
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The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places. |
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In keeping with the festivities, the lobby of the collectorate has acquired great looks. |
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Most of the galas, processions and other festivities had been held in pouring rain. |
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Throughout the year, events and festivities will celebrate the way the sea touches our lives. |
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Three events will provide the focus for the festivities, each presenting its own set of challenges. |
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Five days of festivities helped a couple from Southwick mark 50 years of marriage. |
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The best celebrations mix cultural meaning and reflection in with the festivities. |
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However, they soon saw things our way, and decided to join in the festivities themselves. |
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It was a most enjoyable social occasion and the festivities went on throughout the weekend. |
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The atmosphere was electric and it was obvious that the crowd were enjoying the festivities. |
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Two weeks of festivities are set to begin in Haworth to celebrate a movement to promote fairly traded goods. |
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Carnival festivities will arrive in one town a month earlier than usual, in a bid to involve more people. |
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Plans are being developed for the inaugural festivities to celebrate the history and spirit of Keighley. |
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The festivities began on Monday last with a morning phairian or religious procession. |
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This event brought a week of festivities to a close for the Mayo and Galway groups involved. |
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Dovercourt was packed on Friday night as shoppers gathered for the annual festivities. |
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The festivities are due to continue on Saturday as the town celebrates its Scuttlebrook Wake. |
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Come along and enjoy a good night's dancing and start the Christmas festivities early. |
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To round out the festivities, we sampled the amatriciana sauce on penne noodles. |
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Visit his site for more news about his return and the festivities to welcome him home. |
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The sprint through the streets starts off the festivities, but the fiesta really gets rolling at midnight. |
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He stands as the mythical representative and institutor of all the festivities of Yule. |
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He has gone to his pleasance, a place six miles away, where he will celebrate the festivities. |
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To round off the festivities, there were models flaunting designer wears during the fashion parade. |
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Garage artist Jamieson, featuring soloist Angel Blu, will join the festivities, beginning on Thursday with a huge foam party. |
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Afterwards, I sat in a food coma for some time waiting for the Superbowl festivities to begin. |
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One foreign family in the area had actively participated in the festivities since they arrived last year. |
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If you've lost your four-leaf clover and need a little help, check out this roundup of local St. Pat's festivities. |
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Taking a break from the festivities, Ellen stepped outside for a breath of fresh air. |
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Each of these nuclei soon gathers a cultus, with the neighbourhood devising elaborate festivities and observances around it. |
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A procession along the high street to the Weir Field traditionally kicks off the festivities before a funfair in the afternoon. |
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Several of the contingent are carrying excess poundage following the Christmas festivities which included a four-week gap from competition. |
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Anna and I presumed the bad weather had put a damper on the festivities so we cracked open the bottle of booze we had taken along. |
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Ballina will celebrate St Patrick's Day this year with day-long festivities, culminating with a parade. |
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Hadn't we known all about these rate rise fears long before we got down to the serious business of the millennium festivities? |
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The good news is the pilot safely ejected and will be around to be in all the holiday festivities. |
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Pre-game festivities will include a special guest emcee doing player introductions. |
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I'm trying to think of what type of festivities I'll be engaging in for my birthday. |
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On New Year's, festivities include fireworks and the burning of effigies, made by stuffing old clothes. |
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Those stars join a list of past celebrity sliming victims during the popular ritual in which gallons of slime rain down on someone during the festivities. |
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As Britain gears up for a night of New Year festivities a survey has shown that eight out of ten people do not want to spend a night on the tiles. |
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The town had planned pre-launch and post-launch festivities with local entertainers, hockey games and stock-car races for the launch of their own rocket, Wild Fire. |
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Relatives and neighbours were joined by staff members in making this a special occasion for the popular Ellie who was in fine fettle and enjoyed all the festivities. |
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The Druids, whose Stonehenge temples can be seen in England, regarded mistletoe with reverence and used to burn it in sacrifice during the solstitial festivities. |
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Father X is not a fan of the modern season and its attendant festivities. |
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On display will be dazzling jewellery from virtually every nook and cranny of the country that will be a prelude to the fall wedding season and festivities. |
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The best thing to do with these bozos is not to get into back and forth chants with them, but to participate in the festivities themselves and outnumber them. |
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As the fusion of Indian and Spanish tradition evolved, public festivities took a commercial turn. |
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All-night festivities at the ancient stone circle passed relatively peacefully, with Wiltshire Police making a handful of arrests, mainly for drink-related offences. |
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St. Brigid's Hall in the town's square is currently undergoing a new paint job to smarten it up for the busy summer ahead, with the many festivities planned for it. |
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In ancient times the spring equinox marked the start of the New Year and festivities were held to honour the birth of new life and the new beginnings that lay in store. |
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It really is a pity that we can't even enjoy the Christmas festivities anymore without the intrusion of proxy wars against pollies wrapped in a culture wars template. |
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Revellers can now celebrate the coming of the New Year with a bop, after politicians cleared away antiquated legislation in time for this Sunday's festivities. |
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The lunar calendar and new year festivities date from ancient times. |
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Here he is attending festivities for the first George W. Bush inauguration, along with Chuck Norris and Meatloaf. |
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The Bengalis settled in the city are on with the Durga pooja festivities. |
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Spread out among nine tents, more than 20,000 pounds of lobster are served throughout the five-day festivities. |
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She returned this year, headlined the festivities, before heading to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Oklahoma City. |
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These festivities will include the blessing of seeds and driving cattle between two balefires to purify them and promote fertility and growth of the herd. |
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Humbugging cynics might wonder if this seasonal tide of volunteers is entirely altruistic or a conveniently watertight excuse for avoiding dysfunctional familial festivities. |
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The Amari Orchid Resort also held their festivities poolside, and set up a stage featuring live music as well as a visit from the big man in red who distributed gifts to all. |
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Unfortunately, despite the extravagance of the parades, Putin was not there to witness the festivities. |
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The tables soon filled with guests who heartily joined in the festivities. |
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Not even the quietest in the group could help but join in the festivities. |
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But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze. |
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After the prize-giving, the festivities begin again and the dancing goes on well into the next morning until hangovers, prudence and normal life kick in. |
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The festivities for Ramadan Bairam begin after the end of the holy month. |
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Social life and business will pick up again and hopefully the very cold northeast wind that blew up this morning will be away by the weekend before the festivities. |
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The town came alive as hundreds of people joined in the festivities. |
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Nevertheless, during inauguration festivities, some first-time visitors to the Concert Hall had difficulty orientating themselves through these interstitial zones. |
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The coronation festivities continued uninterrupted for three days. |
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While bridal outfits and other related festivities are very significant, more often than not, it is the jewellery that is of prime importance in Indian weddings. |
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The fifteenth day of the year is the first full moon of the year and the magnificent Lantern Festival announces the formal end of the New Year festivities. |
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The festivities begin with their entrance on a speedboat in red-and-white costumes carrying handmade flags that combine the maple leaf with the California Republic bear. |
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The precise derivation of the word has always been as contentious as it is obscure but it is tempting to see some shared lexical kinship with our New Year festivities. |
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The agency had its own table in the vendor hall, and a special recruitment website was set up for the festivities. |
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These festivities included a contest in music, a dance to symbolize the defeat of the giants by the gods, a race for four-in-hands, and finally a gymnastic tournament. |
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In my overanxious state, I started looking around the crowd mostly to alleviate the boredom of the MC who had been announcing the night's festivities for over five minutes. |
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One band, Psyche, travelled the farthest to attend the festivities. |
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There were plenty more people tonight because of the Samhain festivities. |
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But the festivities will be cut abruptly short by the anniversary, which Hoboken will mark in a manner far more sombre and sober than the hullabaloo over the river. |
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The Grand Canal adjoining the fountain, with gondolas and rowing boats afloat, was once the scene of many festivities and was called Petit-Venice. |
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Hundreds of thousands of people came from across the country and globe to enjoy the game and festivities hosted in the Hoosier state. |
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Ronald Reagan in 1985 was the last president to take the oath twice to avoid holding Inauguration Day festivities on a Sunday. |
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The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children. |
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The three-day festivities closed with bou-bhat, when the bride served rice to the male elders of her husband's family. |
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Toward this end he invited the chiefs of main Algerian tribal groups to his chateau at Compiegne for hunting and festivities. |
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For the most part, leisure and festivities took place on a public church holy day. |
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La Princesse roamed the streets of the city during the festivities, and concluded by entering the Queensway Tunnel. |
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The festivities of the opening day were marred when William Huskisson, the popular Member of Parliament for Liverpool, was killed. |
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The farmers' exhibition is still a seminal part of the Mnarja festivities today. |
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Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali new year, is the major festival of Bengali culture and sees widespread festivities. |
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They refused to celebrate Christmas because they believed it was based on pagan festivities. |
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The Puritan government of Oliver Cromwell, however, suppressed Whitsun Ales and other such festivities. |
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The ban was revoked in 1681 by Sir Edmund Andros, who also revoked a Puritan ban against festivities on Saturday night. |
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Scottish Canadians have embraced Robert Burns as a kind of patron poet and mark his birthday with festivities. |
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So why not put some sense into your festivities and celebrate Newtonmas this year? |
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In 2006 much of the event was held in the Quarry, with other related festivities happening around the town. |
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The festivities last all weekend, during which several boat races are organized. |
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Immediately following the College Walk festivities is one of Columbia's older holiday traditions, the lighting of the Yule Log. |
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Key shoreside events of Cowes Week include the festivities within Cowes Yacht Haven, on Cowes Parade and at Shepards Wharf Marina. |
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On the day of the festivities, the Flavian family rode into the capital, preceded by a lavish parade that displayed the spoils of the war. |
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The festivities traditionally begin after the 12 June, on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, and last until the 29th, which is Saint Peter's day. |
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Like what happens on Midsummer and Saint John's Day in Europe, bonfires are a central part of these festivities in Brazil. |
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Nonetheless, the festivities in Caruaru are by far the largest in the state. |
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All events and festivities of the year end with Winter Solstice in December. |
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Each of the city's 897 barangays also have their own festivities guided by their own patron saint. |
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In Ghent it opens with the OdeGand City festivities that takes place on the second Saturday of September. |
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Every year the city of Dubrovnik celebrates the holiday with Mass, parades, and festivities that last for several days. |
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The festivities occur on June 23 and 24 and are celebrated all over Quebec. |
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She was thus quietly occupied in her own apartment, and the festivities of the party that were assembled above, were loud and revelrous. |
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But when Abib was considered the first month, were there any festivities on the first day to celebrate the beginning of a new year? |
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The credit union held weeklong festivities to celebrate the opening of its new San Jose, Calif. |
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The Zymurgist Borealis Homebrew Club will meet with festivities that will start at around noon. |
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A few books and fifteen vihuelas arrived by order of the King, and bullfights were organized for important festivities. |
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It is form of dance created by Garifuna people and is generally performed during festivities. |
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The festivities included live music from the Bazillions, an appearance by children's author Chris Monroe, and storytelling by Beverly Cottman. |
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The parachutists, due to take part in the post-game festivities, landed on the pitch five minutes after the final had kicked off in Bogota. |
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First to be mentioned is liturgics concerts in churches which are also situated in the area of festivities and nearby. |
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However, Rahman said that Bangladeshis celebrate festivities that fall in the lunar calendar as well. |
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Candy apples will be given out to families and children to add to the holiday festivities, a statement from a top official said. |
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On 17 September, join in the festivities with traditional moon cakes that come in a variety of flavours. |
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Mardi Gras King Martin Pruner, 81, said the rain didn't bother him in the least and didn't put a damper on the festivities. |
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If you've invited friends to share in the festivities Sunday, there are game plans we can share to help you whip up an easy spread designed to score big points. |
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Zippo also hasn't forgotten those special events in which candle lighting proves central to the festivities, from birthdays to anniversary celebrations to retirement parties. |
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The festivities carried on yesterday with a fete, raffle, displays of photographs, veteran cars and pig roast in the Northfield Conservative Club car park. |
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The diverse cultural and religious background also allows for many festivities and ceremonies throughout the year such as Carnival, Diwali, and Eid festivities. |
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The traditional Yakut summer solstice festivities include a celebration of the revival and renewal of the nature, fertility and beginning of a new year. |
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The peace was celebrated in the Republic with sumptuous festivities. |
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But after the festivities had started, Alvarado interrupted the celebration, killing almost everyone present at the festival, men, women, and children alike. |
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The culture of the Mauritian people is reflected in the various religious festivities that are celebrated throughout the year, some of which are recognized as public holidays. |
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Central heating and chill winter winds can wreak havoc on skin, to say nothing of the effects of burning the candle at both ends during the festivities. |
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Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities. |
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Despite his melancholic mood, da Gama was given a hero's welcome and showered with honors, including a triumphal procession and public festivities. |
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Dale Cockrell has noted that blackface was used not just in Shakespeare's Othello, but also in Callithumpian bands and in Lord of Misrule festivities. |
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Cross-dressing is part of the traditional festivities, where men dress in women's clothing and attempt to please the temple goddess and have their wishes fulfilled. |
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In ancient China, it was customary to burn amber during large festivities. |
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Parades and pageants are the heart of the Carnaval festivities. |
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To commemorate the occasion as well as many festivities a special song was composed with words by T Ab Gwilym, music by B Williams and published by Isaac Clarke. |
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The foundation stone was laid on 15 July 1874 amid great festivities. |
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Intrepid's rep will provide an insider's guide to the festivities, including a Halloween costume party and traditional ceremony in a cemetery with plenty of music and tequila. |
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At the end of the year Egyptians put aside five days for festivities which were spent celebrating the birthdays of the gods Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis and Nephthys. |
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The ancient Prambanan and Borobudur temples, Toraja and Bali, with its Hindu festivities, are some of the popular destinations for cultural tourism. |
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British festivities, such as the Queen's Birthday, are also celebrated. |
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Those festivities died out with the onset of the American Revolution. |
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These included processional dances, often associated with rushbearing or the Wakes Week festivities, and types of step dance, most famously clog dancing. |
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As a result, more people can participate in the festivities together without the burden of having to reveal one's class, religion, or financial capacity. |
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In 1542, following the execution of Henry's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, the unmarried Henry invited Mary to attend the royal Christmas festivities. |
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The following weekend, visit the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, which hosts similar festivities and includes spectacular suiseki and ikebana displays. |
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The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present. |
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Another Springfeld resident, Tiffany Jenkins, and her two toddlers added some color to the festivities by bringing their pink-and-purple Standard Poodle, Sophia. |
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Tension was simmering in the state since September 24, when a local Hindu outfit in Godhra called for a ban on Muslims taking part in Garba and Navaratri festivities. |
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Strict observers of Lententide may observe intervals of fasting or at least abstain from festivities, certain foods and other indulgences, giving the money saved to charity. |
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Jim had chained up the truck, so we decided to stay in the river bottom, hoping to catch elk still lollygagging from their early-morning eating and drinking festivities. |
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Wedding day festivities included a bridesmaids' luncheon at the home of Cherie Bond and a groom's brunch hosted by Chan and Rexine Henry of Jackson in honor of their nephew. |
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The cross-dressing is part of traditional ritual festivities, where men decked up in women's attire attempt to please the temple goddess for their wish fulfillment. |
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