THE CELEBRATIONS..

FASCHING 

 Fasching is in Germany..

Fasching is Germany's carnival season. It starts on the 11th day of November at exactly 11minutes after 11am and ends at the stroke of midnight on Shroud Tuesday - often referred to as Fat Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). Fasching is more or less a Roman Catholic and Christian Orthodox celebration and most Protestant and non-Christian areas do not celebrate it.

Fasching (also known as Karneval) is a time of festivity and merry making - a time to break the rules, poke fun at those who make them and then to make your own new rules.

In Germany, particularly in the Rhineland area, the tradition can be traced to medieval times where many countries existed under harsh rules. Kings, princes and even smaller potentates maintained their own courts. In doing so, they flaunted before each other their own pomp and splendor at the expense of their population.

During karneval time, the common people took a chance at 'living it up" and "talking back to their rulers". They would make a mock government of eleven people, as well as other officials. A price and princess were selected to rule the country during the Fasching season. Political authorities, high placed persons and sovereigns were the target of ridicule, and featured in humorous and satirical speeches. To avoid persecution and punishment, these antics were played out from behind masks and costumes. Parades, dancing in the streets, masquerade balls and comical skits filled the days and nights.

MARDI GRAS

    Mardi Gras began long before Europeans set foot in the New World. In mid February the ancient Romans celebrated the Lupercalia, a circus like festival not entirely unlike the Mardi Gras we are familiar with today. When Rome embraced Christianity, the early Church fathers decided it was better to incorporate certain aspects of pagan rituals into the new faith rather than attempt to abolish them altogether. Carnival became a period of abandon and merriment that preceded the penance of Lent, thus giving a Christian interpretation to the ancient custom.
Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 with the French explorer Iberville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages, where it was a major holiday. Iberville sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, from where he launched an expedition up the Mississippi River. On March 3 of 1699, Iberville had set up a camp on the west bank of the river about 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. This was the day Mardi Gras was being celebrated in France. In honor of this important day, Iberville named the site Point du Mardi Gras.

OBON

Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon-Odori.

The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however its starting date varies within different regions of Japan. When the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, the localities in Japan reacted differently and this resulted in three different times of Obon. "Shichigatsu Bon" (Bon in July) is based on the solar calendar and is celebrated around 15 July in eastern Japan (Kantō: areas such as Tokyo, Yokohama and the Tohoku region), coinciding with Chūgen. "Hachigatsu Bon" (Bon in August) is based on the solar calendar, is celebrated around the 15th of August and is the most commonly celebrated time. "Kyu Bon" (Old Bon) is celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and so differs each year. "Kyu Bon" is celebrated in areas like the northern part of the Kantō region,Chūgoku, Shikoku, and the Southwestern islands. These three days are not listed as public holidays but it is customary that people are given leave.

ella enchanted

 Ella Enchanted is story that really suitable with teenagers because it have many  lesson and moral to take as example. I think this story did not only suitable to teenagers, in fact children also can watch this movie and at the same time, they can improve their English communication.The main character of this story is Ella.  
She were cursed by her fairy's mother when she was a baby. Ella is a young girl that have a really beautiful heart. Plus, her mother died when she was a baby and her father married once again with another woman.
     When she was grown up, well i mean when she was 18 years old, her father bought her step mother and her two step sisters to live together in the same house. Ella trough many kind of adventure when she left together with her step mother and sisters. At the end of this story is she married with her prince charming and live together with happy ending..

AND THE LUCKY NUMBER IS.....

 Every country in this world have their own perspective about bad and luck of some number.
The ancient Greeks and Egyptians thought the number four was a perfect number that symbolizing unity, strength, and balance. but, the Chinese consider the number four to be unlucky because it sounds like the word for death and misfortune.

 This number is considered a most holy and a very lucky number in Egypt. However in Ghana, the Ashanti people or the Good people consider five to be a misfortune number. For Ashanti people, to give someone or somebody this number of anything is to wish this person's evil.

   Thirteen is that seems to be almost universally considered bad luck's number. The ancient Romans regarded it as a symbol of death, misfortune, and destruction. Actually, there are many superstitions regarding this number. It is shown in Britain that it's considered a bad omen or sign for thirteen people to sit at the same table. Other than that,some British's think it is unlucky to have thirteen in a room especially for the person closest to the door.

 Hotel or company owners do not usually assign the number thirteenth to a room or lift. Airlines also did not have thirteenth row on their planes, and office and buildings rarely have a thirteenth floor.

 Pythagoras believed that certain numbers and their multiples had mystical power. Some people believed that human life was divided into seven ages, and every seventh year was believed bring a great change. Plus, if a person's date of birth could divided by seven, the person's life could be lucky.

SUPERSTITION IN THE WORLD

Superstition or myth is a common thing we hear either in magazines, newspapers, or television. superstition is not just happening in Asia countries, but also occurring in the sunset of the western countries. examples of superstition in Asia is the implant or 'susuk'.

 SUSUK
Profile used by women for specific purposes such as to raise the series and add physical beauty. Typically, the main purpose of the application profile is to attract people's attention in particular to attract the attention of men. In addition, they also use the profile to popularize businesses.

 This is the needle used to insert the implant into the body. In fact, there are various types and sizes of needles used to implant these acts.










MANDI BUNGA
Flower bath is believed to prevent diseases and evil things by the smell of flowers used in the course of the bathing ceremony flowers. It is also believed to accelerate the individual soul mate who did this flower bath. Typically, women who do practice flower bath, but men also do practice this flower bath.

NASI KANGKANG

Nasi Kangkang or Nasi Tangas typically used by women who called his wife to husband to beat her husband to mendenar instructions and words of the wife. Furthermore, some who are willing to use her own stool to become black magic potion to seduce her husband. Stools used is said to be the first dry for a few days before the heinous practice. It is also may be regarded as a love potion to bind the husband for not having feelings for another woman.



MINYAK DAGU

Minyak Dagu is an affectionate oil used by men and women. He said the corpse is taken on the chin, incantation and left for several days to make oil.           
Method of use is usually the predator will spot the victims skins unnoticed by the victim. grease will work and fiber causes the victim immediately fell in love with the predator.

NUMBER 13
Figure 13 is considered to bring bad luck to wear or who have things that are written the number 13. These superstitions are common in western countries. In fact, the west does not put the same number 13 in the building, number of hotel rooms and elevators.
 The unfortunate fate will befall the wearer has the number 13 shirt. Similarly, the owners of the building. They do not ever put a number 13 on their buildings to avoid bad luck.

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ME AND COLORS

 Do you know about colour? Colour have their own meaning and the colours give a bad and good effect to people and surround it. Colour can make us feel cool, calm, anger and everything about feeling. And i am sure that you have your favourite colour like me. Actually, i like earth's colour. It is really make me so peace and cool.

But the most color that i like is green. Well, i mean 'green shoots of the banana' and 'green moss'. I loved green because the color makes me feel cool and calm. However, green also bought meaning of envy or jealous to some people. Other than that, green has a calming and restful effect, is supposed to be good for  heart conditions. Green have a love of nature and enjoy peaceful moment.

What about Red color? Red indicate a high level of physical energy. Red also can make people feel anger, love, and spiritual. People who wear red love to take life at fast pace. This color symbolizing a strong and somebody's feeling.

Purple is beautiful color. But sometimes it makes me sleepy. So, i did not like purple at all. However, purple is cold color and can make some people fall in love with something or with he or her couple. By the way, i like to match purple with pink color. It is really great!

Pink? To me, pink is a gentle and soft color. Too many ladies and girls loved this pink color. Same with purple, i am not like pink at all. But this color symbolizing peace and contentment to who wear this color. Plus, people who often wear pink are supposed to be warm and understanding.

How about Blue? Blue bougth a cool and calm meaning. This color also one of cold color other than purple, and green. I like this blue color because this color can help someone who in trouble or problem release their tension. Colorgenics and phsycologies doctor also using color to treat the patients.

White symbolizes purity and harmony. White also symbolizes purity religion. I love this white because it is very beautiful when used in wedding ceremonies. Other than that, i like to wear a white cap as it is based on the color matched to all types of clothes.