Songkran Festival-Thailand
Thai people believe water washes away people's bad luck from the previous year. Therefore, their New Year begins with bathing the Buddha. After that, everyone's bad luck away. Even elephants join in the fun by showering people with their trunks!
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2007年11月29日 星期四
2007年11月7日 星期三
Crazy Festivals Around the World (part one)
One thing that brings people together is a good festival. The basic ingredients include food, family, and friends. But some cultures add extra ingredients to spice up their celebrates. The result is a unique mixture of culture and fun!
Hornet festival-Yenshui, Taiwan
In Yenshui, Taiwan, the Chinese New Year ends with a bang! from a distance, the event look like a alien attack~~low-flying fireworks shoot in every direction! Up close, however, there are no aliens--just thousands of people running for cover. Over one hundred years ago, a deadly disease struck Yenshui. Thinking evil spirits caused the disease, the residents lit fireworks to scare them away. Today there is no disease to worry about. Everyboody just wants to have a good time!
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1.ingredient 2. attack 3.resident
thinking
Every country has every custom so that we can take part in their activity. we can enjoy their exciting activity. By the special festival activity, we can realize the culture clearly.
Hornet festival-Yenshui, Taiwan
In Yenshui, Taiwan, the Chinese New Year ends with a bang! from a distance, the event look like a alien attack~~low-flying fireworks shoot in every direction! Up close, however, there are no aliens--just thousands of people running for cover. Over one hundred years ago, a deadly disease struck Yenshui. Thinking evil spirits caused the disease, the residents lit fireworks to scare them away. Today there is no disease to worry about. Everyboody just wants to have a good time!
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1.ingredient 2. attack 3.resident
thinking
Every country has every custom so that we can take part in their activity. we can enjoy their exciting activity. By the special festival activity, we can realize the culture clearly.
2007年11月6日 星期二
What's Up with Those Musical
Think about your favorite song. How does it make you feel? perhaps it inspire a happy memory. Or maybe it makes you feel sad, reminding you of a bittersweet experience. Have you ever wondered how music is able to do this? Why does music have such a strong effect on our emotions?
Near the center of your forehead is the part of your brain that analyzes music. Interestingly, it's behind the region that's responsible for memory and emotions. It's no wonder music and emotions are so closely tied.
Your reactions to music depend on your personal experience. Music often awakens memories from our past. The close physical connection between memory, emotion, and music creates these feelings. In a sense, the songs you know provide the soundtrack to your life!
A famous example is composer Gustav Mahler. When he was a child, his parents had a terrible argument. Gustav ran out of the house to escape the noise. He immediately heard a brass band playing. After that experience, brass music always reminded Mahler of intense emotions.
I think music has impact on our life. Near the center of your forehead is the part of your brain that analyzes music. It result in music and emotion connected. So, music can let us remind of many experience. We can't live without music.
Near the center of your forehead is the part of your brain that analyzes music. Interestingly, it's behind the region that's responsible for memory and emotions. It's no wonder music and emotions are so closely tied.
Your reactions to music depend on your personal experience. Music often awakens memories from our past. The close physical connection between memory, emotion, and music creates these feelings. In a sense, the songs you know provide the soundtrack to your life!
A famous example is composer Gustav Mahler. When he was a child, his parents had a terrible argument. Gustav ran out of the house to escape the noise. He immediately heard a brass band playing. After that experience, brass music always reminded Mahler of intense emotions.
I think music has impact on our life. Near the center of your forehead is the part of your brain that analyzes music. It result in music and emotion connected. So, music can let us remind of many experience. We can't live without music.
2007年11月5日 星期一
A Spicy Korean Feast
An authentic Korean meal is truly a feast for the senses. One delicious, lively dish is bibimbap, which is usually served in a stone bowl. Brown beef, red peppers, and white bean sprouts make bibimbap very coloful. And as the steaming food is stirred, white rice touches the hot bowl, making a loud popping sound. But don't dig in too quickly! Korean foods like bibimbap are very spicy.
Korean cooks often use strong-tasting ingredients like ginger, garlic, green onion, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and spicy red pepper. Many people think such spicy, rich food matches Koreans' personality: strong and fiery. Koreans also believe that spicy food helps warm their bodies during Korea's long, harsh winters.
To ensure that they'd have food for the winter, Koreans long ago learned the art of perserving foods. This is how Koreans' national food, kimchi,was developed. Kimchi is rich in vitamins and good for the in intestines, but it's popular worldwide mainly because it's delicious. Many Koreans eat kimchi with every meal.
I don't like spicy food but every country has their culture and their food. I like to understand what the country food is like that. Although, I hate spicy food,the article describe theses food . It let me want to give a try. Maybe, it is really delicious. When you taste them, you will love them.
Korean cooks often use strong-tasting ingredients like ginger, garlic, green onion, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and spicy red pepper. Many people think such spicy, rich food matches Koreans' personality: strong and fiery. Koreans also believe that spicy food helps warm their bodies during Korea's long, harsh winters.
To ensure that they'd have food for the winter, Koreans long ago learned the art of perserving foods. This is how Koreans' national food, kimchi,was developed. Kimchi is rich in vitamins and good for the in intestines, but it's popular worldwide mainly because it's delicious. Many Koreans eat kimchi with every meal.
I don't like spicy food but every country has their culture and their food. I like to understand what the country food is like that. Although, I hate spicy food,the article describe theses food . It let me want to give a try. Maybe, it is really delicious. When you taste them, you will love them.
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