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Celebrate Kwanzaa Well, It's December 29Th. We've Run out Of
Celebrate Kwanzaa Well, it’s December 29th. We’ve run out of Advent Sundays but we aren’t quite to the new year. I wanted to continue the inter-faith kind of theme we’ve had for December so I was guided to Kwanzaa. Technically, Kwanzaa isn’t faith based but it is culture based. So what culture and why do we have Kwanzaa, what does it mean and why should anyone at Unity of Lehigh Valley care about it? You know how I keep talking about how the Universe contributes to my sermons? Well, when the Universe stops contributing, I’ll stop talking about it. I was randomly searching for something to watch on Netflix one night and for some reason clicked on a movie titled, “Holiday in the Wild.” Not filmed in Philadelphia, it was filmed in Zambia. A movie much more about elephant conservation than Christmas, it was really interesting to watch it and notice little things. Like that the film begins with modern cities in Zambia, a modern airport and luxury hotel. Local people were seen with ordinary clothes, although many had the African fabric and men and women often wore more loose fitting than Western styles. The roles of people who worked at the Elephant nursery were treated with respect and African people were seen as intelligent and hard-working and compassionate. Now I want you to reflect on the ways the dominant, white European culture in the United States typically describes what I will call, “original people”. How have you heard Native Americans described? How did whites describe the individuals brought to this country from Africa and forced into slavery? Mostly I think of the word, “savages”. -
KWANZAA CELEBRATION Sunday, December 29, 2019 6:00 P.M
Table of Contents Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) ................................................... 2 Hymn of Praise ................................................................................................................... 3 Unison Scriptures ............................................................................................................... 4 Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns ......................................................................................... 5 Midweek Manna Worship Service ...................................................................................... 6 Giving Options .................................................................................................................... 6 Wednesday At The Well Bible Study Series ........................................................................ 7 Prayer and Fasting .............................................................................................................. 8 Trinity UCC Fitness .............................................................................................................. 9 Women's Conference 2020 .............................................................................................. 10 Calendar ........................................................................................................................... 11 Divine Imagination ........................................................................................................... 11 New Member Class ......................................................................................................... -
Seasons Greetings D
Seasons Greetings Across Cultures in Ocean County During the winter holiday season, several different kinds of traditions are oDbserved throughout the county. The Ocean County Library celebrates diversity throughout the year with different multicultural programs for kids that highlight holidays and special events. The libraryʼs Island Heights branch will celebrate all of the December holidays on Dec. 11 at 4:00 p.m. with a program that focuses on the spirit of giving as it relates to Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable foods to donate to people in need (see event listings for details and registration information). On the 12th, beginning at 2 p.m., the Long Beach Island branch celebrates “Winterfest” to get everyone in the holiday spirit for the coming season. At the Manchester branch on Dec. 15 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., kids and their parents can stroll through a “winter wonderland,” complete with special holiday characters, set up inside the library. On Dec. 16, the Lakewood branch presents “Boysʼ Night Out: Hanukkah Jam,” an acoustic musical event to which guests are invited to bring their instruments and join in. The jam begins at 7 p.m. and kosher refreshments are provided. The Toms River branch invites families and kids to come listen to Kwanzaa stories and make Kwanzaa-related crafts on Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. Kwanzaa is a holiday started in 1966 by a professor of Africana Studies at the California State University named Dr. Maulana Karenga. He created the seven-day festival (Dec. -
CARNIVAL and OTHER SEASONAL FESTIVALS in the West Indies, USA and Britain
CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by SAS-SPACE CARNIVAL AND OTHER SEASONAL FESTIVALS in the West Indies, U.S.A. and Britain: a selected bibliographical index by John Cowley First published as: Bibliographies in Ethnic Relations No. 10, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, September 1991, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL John Cowley has published many articles on blues and black music. He produced the Flyright- Matchbox series of LPs and is a contributor to the Blackwell Guide To Blues Records, and Black Music In Britain (both edited by Paul Oliver). He has produced two LPs of black music recorded in Britain in the 1950s, issued by New Cross Records. More recently, with Dick Spottswood, he has compiled and produced two LPs devoted to early recordings of Trinidad Carnival music, issued by Matchbox Records. His ‗West Indian Gramophone Records in Britain: 1927-1950‘ was published by the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations. ‗Music and Migration,‘ his doctorate thesis at the University of Warwick, explores aspects of black music in the English-speaking Caribbean before the Independence of Jamaica and Trinidad. (This selected bibliographical index was compiled originally as an Appendix to the thesis.) Contents Introduction 4 Acknowledgements 7 How to use this index 8 Bibliographical index 9 Bibliography 24 Introduction The study of the place of festivals in the black diaspora to the New World has received increased attention in recent years. Investigations range from comparative studies to discussions of one particular festival at one particular location. It is generally assumed that there are links between some, if not all, of these events. -
Vernal Equinox 25Th- Palm Sunday 30Th
2018 2019 2020 2021 January- None January- None January January- None February February 25th- Chinese New Year February 14th- Ash Wednesday 5th- Chinese New Year February 12th- Chinese New Year 16th- Chinese New Year March 26th- Ash Wednesday 17th- Ash Wednesday March 6th- Ash Wednesday March March 20th- Vernal Equinox 20th- Vernal Equinox 20th- Vernal Equinox 20th- Vernal Equinox 25th- Palm Sunday April April 28th- Palm Sunday 30th- Good Friday 14th- Palm Sunday 5th- Palm Sunday Passover* 30th- Passover 19th- Good Friday 9th- Passover* April April 20th- Passover 10th- Good Friday 2nd - Good Friday 1st- Easter 21st- Easter 12th- Easter 4th- Easter May May 24th-May 23rd- 13th-May 12rd- Ramadan** Ramadan** 16th-June 15th- Ramadan** 6th-June 4th- Ramadan** May May 20th- Shavuot* June 1st-23rd- Ramadan** 1st-12rd- Ramadan** June 1st-4th- Ramadan** 24th- Eid al-Fitr** 13th- Eid al-Fitr** 1st-15th- Ramadan** 5th- Eid al Fitr** 29th- Shavuot* 17th- Shavuot* 15th- Eid al Fitr** 9th- Shavuot* June-None June-None July-None July-None July July August August 31st- Eid al-Adha** 20st- Eid al-Adha** 22th- Eid- al-Adha** 12th- Eid- al-Adha** August- none August- none September September September September 10th-11th- Rosh Hashanah* 29th-30th- Rosh Hashanah* 18th-19th- Rosh Hasanah* 7th-8th- Rosh Hasanah* 19th- Yom Kippur* October 27th- Yom Kippur* 16th- Yom Kippur* 24th- Sukkot* 8th- Yom Kippur* October 21st- Sukkot* October-None 14th- Sukkot* 3rd- Sukkot* October-None November 27th- Diwali November November 7th- Diwali November- None 14th- Diwali 4th- Diwali December December December 29th- Chaunukah* 3rd- Chaunukah* 23rd- Chaunukah* 11th- Chaunukah* December 25th- Christmas Day 25th- Christmas Day 25th- Christmas Day 25th- Christmas Day 26th- Kwanzaa 26th- Kwanzaa 26th- Kwanzaa 26th- Kwanzaa Faith Description Chinese New Begins a 15-day festival for Chinese people of all religions. -
100 Facts About Rosa Parks on Her 100Th Birthday
100 Facts About Rosa Parks On Her 100th Birthday By Frank Hagler SHARE Feb. 4, 2013 On February 4 we will celebrate the centennial birthday of Rosa Parks. In honor of her birthday here is a list of 100 facts about her life. 1. Rosa Parks was born on Feb 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. ADVERTISEMENT Do This To Fix Car Scratches This car gadget magically removes scratches and scuffs from your car quickly and easily. trynanosparkle.com 2. She was of African, Cherokee-Creek, and Scots-Irish ancestry. FEATURED VIDEOS Powered by Sen Gillibrand reveals why she's so tough on Al Franken | Mic 2020 NOW PLAYING 10 Sec 3. Her mother, Leona, was a teacher. 4. Her father, James McCauley, was a carpenter. 5. She was a member of the African Methodist Episcopal church. 6. She attended the Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery. 7. She attended the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes for secondary education. 8. She completed high school in 1933 at the age of 20. 9. She married Raymond Parker, a barber in 1932. 10. Her husband Raymond joined the NAACP in 1932 and helped to raise funds for the Scottsboro boys. 11. She had no children. 12. She had one brother, Sylvester. 13. It took her three tries to register to vote in Jim Crow Alabama. 14. She began work as a secretary in the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP in 1943. 15. In 1944 she briefly worked at Maxwell Air Force Base, her first experience with integrated services. 16. One of her jobs within the NAACP was as an investigator and activist against sexual assaults on black women. -
Running Tide
Voice of the Amida Order and Friends of the Amida Order: Pureland Buddhism Absolute Grace, Total Engagement: Issue 29 Spring 2013 £2.50/€4.25/US$5.00 RUNNING TIDE Issue 29: Bodhi Running Tide Running Tide Running Tide offers a voice for faith and Editorial practice, as well as critical, existential and Every Day Bodhi Day socially engaged enquiry within the broad 4 Dharmavidya David Brazier OAB Kaspalita framework of Pureland Buddhism. “The gods still have their version of Neighbours, and the gossip gets This last week I have been consumed with publishing things. We publish short articles, poetry, pictures, around faster than Facebook” Satyavani is re-launching all of her novels under her new Buddhist interviews, comment and Buddhist name, and I have been involved in that process, designing the resource materials. covers and interiors - but the project readers of RT will be most Opinions expressed are those of the Not Everything is Impermanent interested in is Dharmavidya’s new book: Not Everything is contributors and do not necessarily reflect 6 Zen Therapy & Amidist Teachings of Impermanent. the position of the Amida Order, Amida David Brazier I’ve just approved the proof copy, which means that it will Trust, or other associated organisations. A sneak preview of the new book be available to buy in bookshops and on your kindle very shortly. Running Tide is distributed by: This new book is a collection of teachings on all sorts of subjects from essays on Unconditional Love to teachings about Amida Trust The Golden Key of Prayer Buddhist psychology and what it means to be an ordinary human Sukhavati 8 Emmet Fox being. -
Monthly Celebrations & Causes
Monthly Celebrations & Causes National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Whichever holidays you celebrate this month, be aware of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Don’t let your holiday turn into a preventable tragedy. National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month. Don’t let your family drive The Accidental Origins of you crazy. Remember to make some quality time for family togetherness in the midst of the entire holiday bustle. Some Famous Products Tolerance Week, Dec. 1-7. A week dedicated to promoting the importance of Some well-known products and inventions tolerance and respect for people of different religions, races, and cultures. weren’t the result of careful research and planning. They were accidents that National Hand washing Awareness Week, Dec. 6-12. Sponsored by the someone with a creative mind spotted Henry the Hand Foundation, which seeks to raise awareness of the health some potential in. Imagine your life benefits of washing your hands to avoid the spread of disease. without . World AIDS Day, Dec 1. Devoted to sharing knowledge and understanding of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: how it’s contracted, how it can be In 1853, a chef named prevented, and how it affects people’s lives. • Potato chips. George Crum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Rosa Parks Day, Dec. 1. To celebrate the day in 1955 that Rosa Parks was grew frustrated by a diner who kept arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in sending his potato crisps back, Montgomery, Ala. The day marked the birth of the modern U.S. -
Language Arts/Reading Winter Express Grades 3-5 Winter 2012-2013
Language Arts/Reading Winter Express Grades 3-5 Winter 2012-2013 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of Academics and Transformation Language Arts/Reading Winter Packet THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA Perla Tabares Hantman, Chair Dr. Martin Karp, Vice Chair Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Susie V. Castillo Carlos L. Curbelo Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway Dr. Marta Pérez Raquel A. Regalado Jude Bruno Student Advisor Alberto M. Carvalho Superintendent of Schools Milagros R. Fornell Chief Academic Officer Office of Academics and Transformation Marie L. Izquierdo Assistant Superintendent Academics, Accountability and School Improvement Office of Academics and Transformation Karen Spigler Administrative Director Department of Language Arts/Reading Language Arts/Reading Winter Packet Table of Contents Welcome to the Language Arts/Reading Winter Express ...................................................... 4 Winter Celebrations Throughout the World ............................................................................ 7 Which Holiday Do You Celebrate – Cube Activity ................................................................ 11 A Tourist in Your Own Town ................................................................................................ 12 Vocabulary- Christmas Around the World ............................................................................ 13 Winter Solstice .................................................................................................................... -
File No. 130092 Resolution No. 32.-13
II I I FILE NO. 130092 RESOLUTION NO. 32.-13 1 [Celebrating Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday - Rosa Parks Day - February 4, 2013] 2 3 Resolution celebrating the 100th Birthday of Rosa Parks and commemorating the 4 Modern Civil Rights Leader for her courage and declaring February 4, 2013, Rosa Parks 5 Day in the City and County of San Francisco. 6 7 WHEREAS, Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the 8 first child of James and Leona (Edwards) McCauley; and Rosa Louise McCauley married 9 Raymond Parks on December 18, 1932; and 10 WHEREAS, Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, 11 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, and her stand for equal rights 12 became legendary; and, 13 WHEREAS, Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to comply with Montgomery's segregation 14 law was the catalyst for establishing the boycott of Montgomery bus system, by approximately 15 42,000 African Americans for 381 days; and 16 WHEREAS, On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court ruled that 17 Montgomery's segregation law was unconstitutional, and on December 20, 1956, Montgomery 18 officials were ordered to desegregate buses; and 19 WHEREAS, Rosa Parks is honored as the "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights 20 Movement," because her refusal to surrender her seat in compliance with Montgomery's 21 segregation law inspired the civil rights movement, which has resulted in the breakdown of 22 numerous legal barriers and the lessening of profound discrimination against African 23 Americans in -
The Travelin' Grampa
The Travelin’ Grampa Touring the U.S.A. without an automobile Special Supplement Christmastime Calendar Vol. 8, No. 12, December 2015 Illustration credits: Dec. 1891 Scribner’s magazine; engraving based on 1845 painting by Carl August Schwerdgeburth. Left: The First Christmas Tree, the Oak of Geismar, drawn by Howard Pyle, for a story by that title, by Henry van Dyke in Scribner’s Magazine, Dec. 1891. Pictured is Saint Boniface, in A.D. 772, directing Norsemen to where the tree is to be placed. Right: First Lighted Christmas Tree, said to have been in the home of Martin Luther, in 1510, or maybe 1535. Some scholars claim the first Christmas tree was put on display near Rega, in Latvia, in 1530. Or maybe near Tallinn, in Estonia, in 1510. In the USA, there’s more to Christmastime than Christmas Traveling abroad, Grampa notices most natives tend to resemble one another and share a similar culture. Not here in the USA. Our residents come in virtually every race, creed, skin color and geographic origin. In our country, at this time of year, we celebrate a variety of holidays, in a wide variety of ways. There’s the Feast of the Nativity, aka Christmas, of course. Most celebrate it Dec. 25; others on Jan. 6. Hindus celebrate their 5th day of Pancha Ganapati Dec. 25. There’s Chanukah. Or is it spelled Hanukkah? And let’s not forget Kwanzaa, several year- ending African American holidays invented in 1966 in Long Beach, Calif. Sunni Muslims say Mohammad’s birthday is Dec. 24 this year. -
Historické Základy Environmentalizmu a Environmentálneho Práva (XXV.)
Environmentalistika Historické základy environmentalizmu a environmentálneho práva (XXV.) „Neosvojuj si obyčaj, ktorá sa odchyľuje od zvyklostí Germánmi Julblock. Saturnália, ako spomienka na Zlatý kého Santa Clausa, v roku 1773 prvý raz uvedeného v tvojej krajiny.“ vek ľudstva, keď vládol svetu boh sejby a poľnohospo- americkej tlači. Pravdepodobne pod vplyvom holandských (verš 70 z Poučenia z papyrusu Insinger, okolo 300 prnl., ulože- dárstva Saturnus (podľa sero = siatie), končili Larentaliami - kolonistov v Novom Amsterdame (New Yorku) prevzal ného v múzeu v Leidene) oslavami plodnosti Bohyne matky (Acca Larentia), ktorou na seba vlastnosti severského nebeského vykonávateľa bola neviestka Larenta, matka bôžikov spravodlivosti Thora (anglosaského Thunora, germán- Lárov - ochrancov vnútorného i vonkaj- skeho Donara, keltského Taranosa/Turana, laponského šieho environmentu (domácností i polí), Horagellesa), syna matky zeme Fjördyn/Jörd, preháňajú- prenesene dojka zakladateľov Ríma ceho sa po nebi vo voze ťahanom capmi (inde v kočiari - Romula a Réma asi v roku 753 prnl. ťahanom koňmi, na severe v saniach ťahaných sobmi). Počas Saturnálií sa 18. decembra usku- Sv. Mikuláš prevzal v Európe v 10. storočí viac vlastnosti točnili oslavy pôvodne keltskej patrón- Ódina/Wodena. Postupne sa ujala jeho dobročinnosť, pri- ky koní - bohyne Epona (ako Eponalia), čom posudzoval správanie ľudí, najmä detí, aj vo vzťahu k 19. decembra bohyne Ops (ako Opalia; tiež environmentu – vo Veľkej Británii ako Father Christmas, vo 9. decembra) a 21. decembra slávnosti Francúzsku Papa Noel, v Taliansku Babo Natale, v Nórsku bohyne zimného slnovratu Angerona/ Julenissen, vo Švédsku Julttomten, vo Fínsku Joulupukki, Diva (ako Angeronalia/Divalia, ktoré treba v Portugalsku Pai Natel, V Peru Papa Pére a v Holandsku odlíšiť v čase splnu od indických kvázi Sinter Klaas (kvázi Santa Claus).