The Festival was founded in 1961 by Fred C. Adams. After a stint in the New York theatre scene, he made his way to Cedar City and realized the potential for such a venture in the area, hoping to draw on the 150,000 or so tourists that come to the area's National Parks in the summer. He subsequently traveled to Ashland, Oregon to observe the operations of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is often regarded as one of the foremost festivals in the world. While in Ashland, Adams met and i ...

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The Attic calendar was an exclusively local phenomenon, used to regulate the internal affairs of the Athenians and with little relevance to the outside world. For example, just across the border in Boeotia not only did the months have different names, but the year began in mid-winter. In Athens the year began six months away, just after mid-summer. Furthermore, while Greek months were supposed to begin with the first sighting of the new moon, this was determined locally and with a degree of variability. In many years, the months in the two c ...

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utsava: (Sanskrit) "Festival."

Religious celebrations or holy days and their observance in the home and temple. Utsava is one of the five constant duties, pancha nitya karmas.

See: festival.

(See also: Utsava, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

'Sinulog' comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which is "like water current movement," which adeptly describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. Traditionally, the dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, done to the sound of the drums. The dance is categorized into Sinulog-base, Free-Interpretation, and recently a Latin Category, which most people have argued that it had nothing to do with Sinulog tradition. Candle vendors at the Basilica continue to perform the traditional version of the dance when lighting a candle for the customer, usually accompanied ...

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A number of annual festivals occur in Northern Michigan including: Venetian Festival (Charlevoix) National Cherry Festival (Traverse City) Alpenfest (Gaylord) Bliss fest (folk festival) (Bliss Township, Michigan [1] Brown Trout Festival (Rogers City) Tip-Up Town (Houghton Lake) Au Sable Canoe Race Posen Potato Festival The Chicago to Mackinac Boat Race and Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race yacht races both end on Mackinaw Island and the Au Sable Canoe Marathon, one of the few pro-am canoeing events in the U.S. occurs on the Au Sable River, ...

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LAMMAS: August eve festival; one of four high festivals; also called Lughnasadh, Martinmas and St. Martin's Eve. Also see NOS CALON AWST.

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CANDLEMAS - Festival held on Feb 1st. One of the Celtic "Fire Festivals". Celebrates the first signs of spring & the return of the sun.

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Tamworth is best known for hosting the Country Music Festival. Held over 10 days during January, the festival is often counted among the world's top ten music festivals. While the festival is based in Tamworth, events are also held in a number of areas outside (but within a short distance) of Tamworth, including Manilla, Moonbi and Kootingal The festival culminates in the awarding of Golden Guitars - one of the highest awards that Australian Country Music artists can win for their music. In honor o ...

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Main article: Festivals of Nepal Several festivals are celebrated in Nepal, lasting from one day to several days. Dashain is the longest and the most important festival of Nepal. Generally Dashain falls in late September to mid October, right after the end of the mansoon season in Nepal. It is "a day of Victory over Demons". Tihar is another important festival of Nepal. Other important festivals include Buddha Jayanti (the celebration of the birth of Buddha); Maha Shivaratri, a festival of Lord Shiva, and during Maha Shi ...

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Frankfurt - Festivals. Frankfurt hosts several festivals, fairs, and carnivals throughout the year. The most famous is the Rheingau-Music-Festival with many (mostly classical) concerts at castles and under the open sky surrounded by vineyards. It takes place each May. Another major festival, which takes place in Frankfurt, is the "Museumsuferfest"; "Museum-Riverbank-Festival". It is one of the biggest cultural festivals in Germany, which offers the opportunity to see, buy, smell, taste and hear new things from al ...

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The Festival produces a six-show repertory season in the summer of each year. Traditionally, three of the plays produced are Shakespearean or other period (such as the works of Christopher Marlowe) texts (often a comedy, a drama, and a history) and three non-Shakespearean classics or works by more contemporary dramatists, one of which is usually a musical. The Shakespearean plays are usually performed in the outdoor Adams Shakespearean Theatre, which is modeled after Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The other plays are performed on an indoor pro ...

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Little Havana hosts its annual Calle Ocho street festival (part of the overall Carnival Miami celebrations), one of the largest in the world. It is a free street festival with a carribean carnival feel sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club. Calle Ocho is Spanish for Eighth Street. This festival takes place between 27th Ave and 4th Ave along South West 8th Street. Over 30 stages and hundreds of street vendors participate in the live- ...

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In Neopaganism, Lughnasadh is one of the eight sabbats or solar festivals in the Wheel of the Year. It is the first of the three autumn harvest festivals, the other two being Mabon and Samhain. It commemorates the sacrifice and death of the Corn God; in its cycle of death, nurturing the people, and rebirth, the corn is thought of as an aspect of the Sun God. Some Neopagans mark the holiday by baking a figure of the God in bread, and th ...

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Krittika Dipa: (Sanskrit) A joyous one-day festival on the Krittika nakshatra (Pleiades constellation), in November-December, when God Siva is worshiped as an infinite pillar of light. Great bonfires are lit at night on hills and in villages in India and elsewhere to represent the divine, all-permeating light of Parashakti.

See: festival.

(See also: Krittika Dipa, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Vinayaka Vratam: (Tamil) A 21-day festival to Lord

Ganesha beginning on the full-moon day of November-

December. An important festival in Tamil Nadu and in

Tamil communities worldwide, when special pujas are

conducted in Ganesha temples, and devotees make a vow

(vrata), such as to attend the daily puja, or to fast by

taking only one meal a day. (Sanskrit)

(See also: Vinayaka Vratam, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

The curious Festival of the Bull of Agios Haralambos has been celebrated in the village since 1774. Every year, a bull is sacrificed for good fortune and is a major event for the entire island. The festival is linked to an old story: "During the period of Turkish occupation, a Turk stole a bull. Each time he tried to kill it, a bright light shone in his eyes, until eventually, he gave the bull back." One of the parts of the festival is an afternoon of horseriding through the town, culminating in a number of bareback races of two compe ...

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The curious Festival of the Bull of Agios Haralambos has been celebrated in the village since 1774. Every year, a bull is sacrificed for good fortune and is a major event for the entire island. The festival is linked to an old story: "During the period of Turkish occupation, a Turk stole a bull. Each time he tried to kill it, a bright light shone in his eyes, until eventually, he gave the bull back." One of the parts of the festival is an afternoon of horseriding through the town, culminating in a number of bareback races of two compe ...

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Forty-one day Mandala Utsavam is the annual festival at the Lokanarkavu Bhagavathy Temple. This is the only temple where a peculiar folk dance called Thacholikali is presented during festivals. The dance, performed during the festival resembles the martial art Kalarippayattu. Even today, all Kalaripayattu artists seek the blessings of the deity before their debut. This temple is associated with the heroes and heroins of Vadakkanpattu. ...

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Rogaland is home of many natural wonders, like Preikestolen and Kjerag. The Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug in Stavanger is reconstructed on the original farm site dating back to 350-500 AD. The Viking Farm is a museum located at Karmøy. A series of festivals and congresses of international fame and profile are arranged, such as The Chamber Music Festival, The Maijazz Festival, The Gladmat(lit. food with a happy smile) Festival, and The ONS event, which has been held in Stavanger every second year since 1974. The ONS is a m ...

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The primary Ga festival is called Homowo, which literally means "hooting at hunger." This festival originated several centuries ago after a great famine in Ga land. The passing of this terrible period was marked by celebrating this festival. It takes place every year and is celebrated by all the Ga clans, but in stages by the various groups and "quarters," beginning with the Ga Mashie and ending with the La. The Ga are no different from the other ethnic groups in Ghana in their love for music, drumming and dancing. One of their best k ...

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Canada has a thriving stage theatre scene, especially in Southern Ontario. Theatre festivals draw many tourists in the summer months, especially the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario, and the Shaw Festival in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario. The Famous People Players are only one of many touring companies that have also developed an international reputation. Canada also boasts the world's second largest live theatre festival, the E ...

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The Samhain celebration survived in several guises as a festival dedicated to the dead. In Ireland and Scotland, the Féile na Marbh, the "festival of the dead" took place on Samhain. Samhain Eve, in Irish and Scots Gaelic, Oidhche Shamhna, is one of the principal festivals of the Celtic calendar, and is thought to fall on or around the 31st of October. It represents the final harvest. In modern Ireland and Scotland, the name by which Halloween is known in the Gaelic ...

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