Festival Research Papers Samples For Students

China joins Babylon, India and Egypt as the four ancient civilizations. The nation has a vast geographical space and has a rich history with elaborate and magnificent culture that has been written for over 3,600 years. The diverse and unique Chinese culture can therefore be traced hundreds of years back. For the Chinese, their culture presents itself as an asset that defines their position as a landmark in the world. China’s cultural heritage can be examined by analyzing the different aspects of culture that include Chinese food, festivals, kung Fu, language, medicine and the China World Heritage Sites. In this ...

Introduction

Festivals are becoming more popular in the United Kingdom unlike a few years ago. With the increase in the number of visitors in the United Kingdom, it is becoming apparent that there is need to ensure that there is better management of visitors in these festivals. It will not only help in the management of the visitors, but will also create efficiency and better control of the process. This paper will focus on developing a new technology that will be used in the management and control of festival visitors. It is hard to keep track of the visitors and integrate the ...

Introduction

Qatar is a country in the Middle East with an exclusive interest from the rest of the world. The country enjoys exclusive economic performance and its attractive cultural practices. There are various principles that make it easy for the country to remain a highly valuable country in the Middle East following its exclusive concern on major issues that may affect the country. The cultural practices of the region vary from a wide line of religion, food, clothing, language, tourism, as well as a set of events that make the cultural practices evident and realistic. Each of the cultural values is significant in one ...

The message and research

The Coachella Music Festival is a three-day music and arts fiesta held in Polo club for two consecutive weekends annually. The event features a number of music genres including electronic music, indie rock, rock, and hip-hop. It displays well-known and established artists. The important message conveyed by the Coachella Music Festival is targeted to the young generation in an effort to broaden their views and/or perceptions of life and gain a deeper understanding of life. This makes the youths a target audience that has strenuously proved to be responsive of the concert (Hall & Frederick, 92). It targets youths in the age bracket of ...

Presentation and Analysis of a challenge in organizational communication – The challenge is the organization of a fund raising event within the borders of an educational organization – Presentation of the reflections and thoughts drawn upon the challenge described as far as issues on organizational communication are concerned
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Abstract

This paper will present you with a challenge as brought up within the borders of the educational community of a private educational organization. The presentation and analysis of the challenge aims at presenting you with all possible issues which can be explored in the field of the organizational communication. The challenge of ...

Festivals make part of the lives of people in different societies whether modern or traditional. They have been manifest in all societies from time immemorial, ingrained in their belief systems and ways of life. The participants vary depending on age, economic background, social background, academic achievements and professional achievements (for instance the professional position of a rain maker in the African societies). However, the main question is; what really makes these festivals unique and keeps people interested in them. This I will try to explore in reference to my own believes experiences and expectations.

What do you think makes each and every festival special and individual?

Festivals are social events in which ...

Introduction

Culture plays a big part in our social lives. Culture is what binds humans in a social unit. Culture is defined by our selection of food, religion, language, music, social behavior and arts. Culture constitutes the foundation of our values, morale, beliefs and principles of life. Culture forms societies and influences the pattern of our living. Each culture has some unique attributes that make it different from others. In this essay I would like to explore the differences and similarity of American, Chinese and Indian cultures in terms of religion, language, food and festivals.
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America being a country ...

Introduction
Star festival in Japan is also known as Tabanata. Tabanata is a Chinese word meaning evening of the seventh; hence, its origin is traced to China. Tabanata is an important festival in Japan where Japanese value it very much and it is commemorated once a year on the seventh day in either July or august, according to the lunisolar calendar. Tabanata festival is celebrated or performed at night on 7 July in accordance to their culture (Anesaki & Ferguson, 1928).
Most people in Japan either celebrate the day at home or school depending on someone’s program on that ...

Winnipeg, Manitoba is a thriving Canadian city whose economy is to an important extent based upon cultural industries. After the 1970s economic crisis, the city started to reduce its manufacturing industry and to invest more in services and in cultural businesses. The city reinvented itself following the downtown rehabilitation process. This project included the rejuvenation of the Forks, a historical site which now attracts millions of visitors each year. The city also invested in its digital media educational programs in order to form skilled workers for the newest technological companies in the fields of film production, advertising, graphic design, ...

The Sundance Film Festival has an online ad at the webpage for The Nation one of the oldest American political magazines. I judged this advertisement be the best. The qualities I liked were the simplicity of design, the practicality of the links and the eye-catching design.
Simplicity. The simplicity of the design for the Sundance Film Festival works very well. Although the design is simple the most important information a person needs is in the advertisement. Who? Sundance. What? 2013 Film Festival. Where? Park City, Utah When? January 17 -27, 2013. How? Click on “Get Tickets.”

Practicality. With one ...

Sydney 2012 Mardi Gras

Originally a commemoration and demonstration to mark New York’s Stonewall’s Riots of 1969, the Sydney Mardi Gras has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals. The Sydney Mardi Gras was first inaugurated in 1979 when a protest march was held to commemorate the events of the previous year in which 53 protesters were arrested (Coorey, 2011). The 2-week long is now an annual festival and pride parade for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people (CNW Group, 2012). The event brings together thousands of people from Australia and beyond and is an important ...

Ivory Coast is a West African nation which is bordered by Mali, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. Notably, to the South its border is alongside the Gulf of Guinea. According to the survey that was carried out in 2009, population in Ivory Coast was estimated to be about 20, 617,000. The country was colonized by the French and it gained its independence in 1960. This explains why the national language of this country is French. According to Janice (2004, pp. 23-25), from the economic point of view, Ivory Coast is well known by the production of coffee and ...

Position Paper on Thinking about Music, and Social Change

Wind of Change
I follow the Moskva

Down to Gorky Park

Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change

The world is closing in

Did you ever think

That we could be so close, like brothers

The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere

Blowing with the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

Walking down the street

Distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night

Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams

With ...

“Brazil: Crime and Poverty and How to solve it?” By Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi-dated November 26th 2013

This article unveils the social and economic aspect of Brazil. First, the author of the articles explains how the country was hit by the 2008 world’s economic depression. According to Gasperi, Brazil survived this economic crisis as the government and other stakeholders implemented effective strategies to end it. International bodies such as World Bank and IMF revealed that Brazil is the 7th largest and biggest economy in the world with a GDP of approximately $2.4 trillion. This unveils the fact that Brazil’s economy is improving as well as advancing at a remarkable pace. Despite the fact that the economy ...

The selected site for this project is Cebu City, located in Cebu Island at the central part of the Philippines archipelago. Cebu City is one of the country’s major tourist destinations. In 2012 alone, two million tourists were recorded to have visited the island from January to November. This figure was a 10.6% increase to the recorded number in the previous year which reached 1.8 million tourists (Sereno, 2013). Aside from the tourism industry’, the growth in Cebu’s’ marketing and services sectors were likewise noted. Such improvements also benefit Cebu’s thriving business sector.

Description of tourist destination

Cebu City is known ...

Shakira

Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

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Abstract
Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests.
This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

The Luxor Temple was ...

Funeral Customs & Services in China

Funerary customs in China tend to be quite intricate and tend to vary greatly from one region to another. According to Chinese traditions, it has been considered crucial to bury the dead ("Chinese funeral customs,"). The traditional ideas about burial were rejected by the Communists. Cremation became the rule in the large cities in China, while burial was only practiced in the countryside (Greg & Aidan, 1993:360). The Communists regard coffins as a waste of wood and graves as a waste of good farm land. Till today, burying the dead is discouraged by the Chinese government ("The impact of,"). There about 7.17 ...

Introduction

Communication is a vital facet in today's’ social setting. The complexities emergent in the current settings are as a result of divergent contributing factors that entwine to yield an amiable stance. In different cultural settings, there are belief systems that are both emergent and sustained based on different contributing reasons. For example, most cultural festivities are as a result of an incident(s) that happened in the past which individuals and communities hold with high esteem. Such incidences are celebrated mostly with a lot of marrying, pomp and color. However, there is a challenge that emanates from fathoming the origin of a given cultural practice. ...

Spain is a located in south Western Europe and bordered by, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountain and Mediterranean seas. Spain covers an area of 504,782km2 of which only 5240 km2 is water. It has a population of 47 million with its capital being Madrid which harbors a population of 3.3 million. Its climate is temperate with hot summers in the interior of country and the coast is moderate and cloudier. Winters are cloudy and cold along the coastal line and the interior is cold.
There are three distinct ethnic groups in Spain, namely Catalans, Galician’s and ...

Overview of Sufism

Sufism, simply put, is Islamic mysticism. Sufism is also popular by the name Tasawwuf in the Arab world. It is essentially a movement of the followers of Islam in pursuit of discovering celestial veracity and love by way of the direct encounters that they seek to have with God. Sufism evolved out of Islam, precisely between the 8th and 9th centuries C.E., in the form of a frugal movement.
This ascetic movement was given the name Sufism due to the coarse wool garments that denotes their denunciation of worldly pleasures. Conventionally, the Sufis were also known to have taken ...

In our modern, sophisticated and highly secular world, the concept of witchcraft might seem ridiculous and anachronistic. Yet, even today there are many people in the world who believe strongly in the supernatural, including the power of witchcraft to influence the world around them. Despite 19th century mysticism and Romantic period interest in the Druids, Europe has largely abandoned any such traditions. However, belief in witchcraft is still quite common in much of Africa. However, even in Africa witchcraft has changed significantly from what it was in the distant past. The following essay will examine both European and African ...

Introduction

Eid al-Fitr is one of the two most important festivals of the Muslim faith that is celebrated during the month of Ramadan. According to historians, the event has been celebrated by the prophet Mohammed, himself, when he was still alive. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, a month-long fasting wherein Muslims reflect and assess their spiritual lives in terms of the virtues taught by Mohammed. The purpose of this paper is to know how Muslims celebrate Eid al –Fitr and to determine why it is considered as one of the most important festivals of the Muslim faith.

Historical Perspective

About 1500 ...

Periodically throughout the last two millennia or so, Pagans, or followers of classical polytheisms found themselves facing oppression or persecution. As the influence of Christianity grew, the term “pagan” was used to broadly describe any non-Christians. Attempts to suppress Paganism successfully erased many Pagan rituals and demolished or covered sacred sites, but early Christianity was far from uniform between different regions and different blendings of Paganism and Christianity occasionally emerged. Examining varied pagan traditions and beliefs and understanding the interaction between Paganism and Judaism and Christianity and Paganism when Christianity was a young religion allows greater insight into some traditions ...

Early Christianity adopted many of the Pagan rituals as it evolved. The influences of Paganism can be found in the symbols Christians use as proof of their faith, the buildings they worship in and the ceremonies they participate into the holidays they celebrate. John H. Newman the author of Development of the Christian stated, "The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields, sacerdotal vestments, ...

Cajun is an indigenous group comprising of Acadian exile descendants from Canada and other ethnicities that intermarried with the Acadians. Today, Cajuns mainly live in the state of Louisiana in the USA. A large portion of the population of south Louisiana comprise of Cajuns. Cajun has a unique culture and food that has made an enormous influence on Louisiana State’s culture. This paper discusses the unique culture and food of the Cajuns.
Cajun culture and food has been influenced by a diverse natural and multiethnic environment to large extend. Cajun food ingredients comprises of local ingredients that are readily ...

What is the Book of Jubilees?

The Book of Jubilees is an ancient religious text which is not part of the Bible but which is deemed to be an apocryphal text which actually covers most of the Ground of the Genesis book in the Bible. It does differ substantially from what we find in the authorative text and tackles certain aspects rather differently. A typical example would be the incestuous relationship that one may find between the son of Adam and Eve, Cain and his wife which is not the case in the Bible but which makes for rather interesting reading.
Basically the Jubilees ...

Mayday

Mayday is a Taiwanese rock band that was created in the late 1990s. The name of the band in Chinese is 五月天 (pinyin: Wǔ Yuè Tiān). The band consists of five members: Ashin, a vocalist, Monster and Stone, guitarists, Masa, a bassist, and Guan You, a drummer. The previous name of e band was So Band, they became Mayday only in 1997. The present name originates from Masa’s nickname in the Internet (Baidu.com).

Ashin, the vocalist, whose real name is Chen Ashin Hung, was born on the 6th of December, 1975, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Monster, one the guitarists ...

Tourism has the capacity of turning local cultures, religious rituals, and traditional ethnic rites to commodities that conform to the expectations of tourists in reconstructed ethnicity. Once an ethnic site becomes a tourist product, people perceive the sacred sites as goods of trade. Tourist manifestation on the unfamiliar destination through cultural expressions and performances lead to stage and loss of authenticity. Tourist demand the cultural manifestations as the natives work hard to satisfy their taste and preferences of the curios this can lead to cultural erosion due to commoditization of cultural goods.
Wilson and Ypeji (5) say that Latin ...

Jewish culture is a culture that binds the Jewish community. The Jewish community has been known for its ethnoreligious nature. The Jewish community is guided by Judaism religious beliefs (Gruber, 1996). Because of this, the Jewish community has a significant connection to religion than tribe. The Jewish culture has a historical background that relates to dressing, music, cuisine, arts, and religion. Jewish culture has a diverse cultural lifestyle that underlines its origin in relation to history. The Jewish culture consists of different foods that define its tradition. The Jewish cuisine brings out the social understanding of the Jewish culture.
Foods from other ...

Introduction

Silk Road used to be popular transportation route used for trade between Europe and Asia. The name originated from the delivery of silk. Despite no ancient Chinese document of “Silk Road”, German F.V. Richthofen (1833-1905) used the term Silk Road for the first time in his book China which was published in 1877. Post that The term Silk Road was used universally and became widely accepted. Silk Road used to be the communication bridge for economy, politics and culture between the West and China. At the helm of Han Dynasty, the Hans and Huns used to compete over the ...

How has the role that African Americans in films developed over time? Beginning with the 1939 period through the modern period, this essay will utilize past films to illustrate the African American actor and how the racism and roles have changed. In the end, this work will have considered past practice, modern policy and future potential for the African American in the film industry.
A film heralded as a portrayal of Southern life, that portrayed the African American in a very racist regard, has been argued to be Gone with the Wind of 1939 (Filmslatemagazine.com 2). This cultural film celebrated ...

Introduction

There is a saying by Mahatma Gandhi that "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the ways its animals are treated". Animal abuse is a problem not only linked with animals. Animal abuse brings out the problems of a society which ill-treats creature that cannot fight for itself. It is a problem that points towards the depravity of human beings capable of committing heinous crimes against hapless creatures and the problem of animal abuse does not end with animals, it also shows how people capable of beating, neglecting and injuring animals can perpetrate the same act on people ...

As a dramaturge in seventeenth-century France, Molière effectively uses a number of literary techniques to criticize religious hypocrites. Under the strict regime of absolutist Louis XIV, Molière wrote plays primarily for the king. However, being a natural dissident, he disguised critique through satire. The play, Le Tartuffe, has become a household name, and the word “tartuffe” has become a common word in French, meaning “hypocrite”. In this play, Orgon, the head of a noble household, is blinded and swindled by a religious hypocrite, named Tartuffe. Tartuffe manages to treat Orgon’s family with disdain, and disrespect, even to the point of attempting to seduce ...

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The Seminole tribe is the product of an ethno-cultural blending of the Creek peoples from the lower-central Southeast with indigenous Floridian tribes such as the Choctaw, Timuquan and Apalachicolas, some of whom were part of the Muschogean culture. The meaning of the word “Seminole” has been interpreted, loosely, as “runaway” or “broken off” (McReynolds 1957, 12). This refers to the separation of the Lower Creek peoples from the larger tribe, as described by an 18th-century observer. “Runaway,” reported historian Wiley Thompson, was “applicable to all the Indians in the Territory of Florida as all of them ran awayfrom the ...

Grace Kelly’s Fashion Style and Influence on Contemporary Fashion

Introduction
Grace Kelly was an actress known for her extensive work in film and stage during the 1950s. Kelly starred in many films and portrayed iconic characters including Lisa Carol Fremont in “Rear Window”, Frances Stevens in “To Catch a Thief”, and Princess Alexandra in “The Swan”. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Kelly was born to a family of athletes, she showed interest in acting at a young age and joined several plays and presentation in school and the community, and signed up for small modeling projects. Later on, Kelly attended the American Academy of ...

Often confused as being a part of Hinduism and even Islam, Sikhism is a separate religion, having its own beliefs, divine scriptures, rites and rituals. The youngest of the major world religions, the origins of Sikhism can be traced 500 years ago to the 15th century A.D. Founded by Guru Nanak in the Punjab province of India, Sikhism today is the 5th largest religion in the world. There are approximately 26 million Sikhs globally, 20 million of whom reside in India. The highest concentration can be found in the state of Punjab followed by New Delhi. A large number, 336,000, ...

Turkey is a country located in Asia Minor and a small part of Europe. It has borders with such countries as Greece, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Bulgaria and is washed by the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Naturally the fact that Turkey has quite a big number of neighboring states left its impact on Turkish culture in general and its cuisine in particular. According to the physiographical location there are usually 5 regions marked out on the territory of Turkey: the Black Sea region, the Anatolian plateau region, the Mediterranean coastal region, the Aegean region and ...

The Pokot is a tribe in Africa living in both Kenya and Uganda. However, most Pokots live in the Northern part of Kenyan Rift-Valley which lies along the Kenya /Uganda border. An interview with Daniel Lotodo, a 78 year old man from the community revealed a lot about the ethnography of the community
The Pokot for a long time are predominantly pastoralists’. Their occupations of cattle keeping has been necessitated by environment factors. The area is semi arid and agricultural produce can hardly do well. However, through barter trade with neighboring communities such as the Samburu and the Marakwet, the society would ...