Cultural Diversity

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY

PRESENTED TO

MISS FAIQA

PRESENTED BY

SUMBAL FIAZ (37)

SHANZA ANSARI (19)

AMNA TAHIR (50)

CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION

• MEXICO (DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL)

• RUSSIA (WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL)

• SPAIN (BULL FIGHTING)

• AUSTRALIA (NEW YEAR EVE CELEBRATION)

• ITLALY (CARNIVAL OF VANICE)

• TAIWAN (LANTERN FESTIVAL)

• USA (MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL)

• CHINA (ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL)

• JAPAN (CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL)

• BRAZIL (RIO CARNIVAL)

• CONCLUSION

• REFERENCES3

INTRODUCTION

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

• IT IS DIFFERENCES AMONG PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR RACIAL OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, LANGUAGE, DRESS AND TRADITIONS IN A SOCIETY.

FESTIVAL

•A FESTIVAL OR GALA IS AN EVENT ORDINARILY STAGED BY A COMMUNITY, CENTERING ON AND CELEBRATING SOME UNIQUE ASPECT OF THAT COMMUNITY AND ITS TRADITIONS, OFTEN MARKED AS A LOCAL OR NATIONAL HOLIDAY, MELA OR EID.

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH FESTIVALS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

1. MEXICO

2. RUSSIA

3. SPAIN

4. AUSTRALIA

5. ITLALY

6. TAIWAN

7. USA

8. CHINA

9. JAPAN

10. BRAZIL

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DAY OF DEAD FESTIVAL, MEXICO

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DAY OF DEAD FESTIVAL, MEXICO

• IN MEXICO IT IS A JOYOUS AND SACRED TIME, A TIME TO WELCOME THE SOULS OF THE DEAD.

• THE DEAD ARE NOT REMEMBERED OR COMMEMORATED, INSTEAD THEY ARE CONSIDERED PRESENT. THIS IS A CELEBRATION WITH THE DEAD, NOT OF THE DEAD.

• LOVE RULES THE HOLIDAY AS FAMILIES BELIEVE THAT THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED RETURN TO VISIT LIVING RELATIVES. THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD AND DRINK, THE FAVORITES OF THE DECEASED.

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WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL RUSSIA

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WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL, RUSSIA

• THE "STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS" ART FESTIVAL WAS ORIGINALLY

STARTED BY THE FIRST MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG, AND HAS BEEN

HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1993.

• IT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CLASSICAL BALLET, OPERA AND MUSIC

EVENTS AND INCLUDES PERFORMANCES BY RUSSIAN DANCERS,

SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND ACTORS, AS WELL AS FAMOUS

INTERNATIONAL GUEST STARS.

• EVERY SUMMER IN ST. PETERSBURG THE PALACE SQUARE BECOMES A

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BULL FIGHTING IN SPAIN

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BULL FIGHTING ,SPAIN

• BY THE 18TH CENTURY BULL FIGHTING IN THE SPAIN STARTED

• THE MODERN STYLE OF SPANISH BULLFIGHTING IS CREDITED BY JUAN BELMONTE, GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE GREATEST MATADOR OF ALL TIME.

• THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS IS A PART OF THE FAMOUS SAN FERMIN FESTIVAL - A PRACTICE THAT INVOLVES RUNNING IN FRONT OF A SMALL GROUP OF BULLS THAT HAS BEEN SET LOOSE ON A COURSE OF A SECTIONED-OFF SUBSET OF A TOWN'S STREETS.

• EVERY YEAR BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PEOPLE ARE INJURED DURING THE RUN ALTHOUGH MOST INJURIES ARE CONTUSIONS DUE TO FALLS AND ARE NOT SERIOUS

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NEW YEARS EVE SYDNEY HARBOR, AUSTRALIA

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NEW YEARS EVE SYDNEY HARBOR, AUSTRALIA

•THE EVENT WAS FIRST STARTED ON NYE 1996–97.

• ITS MAIN FEATURES ARE THE TWO PYROTECHNICDISPLAYS, THE 9PM FAMILY FIREWORKS AND THEMIDNIGHT FIREWORKS.

• EACH YEAR THE EVENT TAKES ON A NEW THEMEAND IS REGULARLY VIEWED BY MORE THAN ONEMILLION PEOPLE AT THE HARBOR.

•ONE BILLION WORLDWIDE FOR THE TELEVISEDMIDNIGHT FIREWORKS.

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CARNIVAL OF VENICE, ITALY

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CARNIVAL OF VENICE, ITALY

• VENICE’S CARNIVAL GOT ITS START IN 1162, WHEN TOWNSPEOPLE CELEBRATED A VICTORY OVER THE PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA.

• THE TRADITION OF CARNIVAL DATES BACK OVER 900 YEARS.

• THIS CARNIVAL IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IN ITALY—AND FROM VENETIAN MASKS TO MASQUERADE BALLS, NO PLACE DOES IT LIKE VENICE.

• IN 2014, IT RUNS FROM JANUARY 26 TO FEBRUARY 1223

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LANTERN FESTIVAL,TAIWAN

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LANTERN FESTIVAL, TAIWAN

•THE LANTERN FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON THE 15TH DAY OF THE FIRST LUNAR MONTH.

•THE FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED WITH FANFARE EVENTS IN TAIWAN, IN A SPIRIT OF PEACE, PROSPERITY AND JOY.

•PEOPLE USUALLY CELEBRATE THIS FESTIVAL BY ENJOYING FAMILY DINNER TOGETHER, CARRYING PAPER LANTERNS, AND SOLVING THE RIDDLES ON THE LANTERNS.

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MARDI GRASS FESTIVAL ,USA

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MARDI GRASS FESTIVAL ,USA

• THE FIRST MARDI GRAS PARADE WAS HELD IN NEW ORLEANS ON FEB. 24, 1857 BY THE KREWE OF COMUS.

• REX, THE KING OF CARNIVAL, SELECTED THE MARDI GRAS COLORS AND ASSIGNED MEANING TO THEM IN 1892. PURPLE STANDS FOR JUSTICE, GREEN FOR FAITH, AND GOLD FOR POWER.

• EVERYONE WEARS PURPLE, GREEN, AND GOLD & SIT ON THE GROUND THROWING BALLS, PLAYING MUSIC, HAVING A PICNIC, AND WATCHING THE CROWDS WALK BY BETWEEN PARADES .

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ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL, CHINA

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ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL CHINA

• THE FESTIVAL OF ICE AND SNOW IS CELEBRATED IN HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE OF CHINA, NAMED HARBIN. THE FESTIVAL HAS ITS ROOT IN YEAR 1985.

• THE MAIN CELEBRATION TRIGGERS ON 5TH JANUARY AND LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.

• THE ALLURES OF FESTIVAL INCLUDE EXUBERANT OPENING CEREMONY WITH HUGE FIREWORKS, ICE SCULPTURE ART EXPO, SNOW SCULPTURE COMPETITIONS, ICE SKIING, WINTER SWIMMING, SNOW SAFARI, DOG SLEDDING AND MUCH MORE.

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CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL,JAPAN

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CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL,JAPAN

• HANAMI IS AN IMPORTANT JAPANESE CUSTOM, IT LITERALLY MEANS VIEWING FLOWERS, BUT IT GENERALLY INDICATES CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING.

• THE ORIGIN OF HANAMI DATES BACK TO MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO DURING THE NARA PERIOD (710–794)

• FESTIVAL DATES ARE USUALLY DETERMINED WITH REFERENCE TO CHERRY BLOSSOM FORECASTS AND VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

• A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTED IN THIS FESTIVAL CAN'T BE MISSED.

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Rio Carnival, Brazil

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Rio Carnival, Brazil

• THE CARNIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO IS A WORLD FAMOUS FESTIVAL HELD BEFORE LENT EVERY YEAR, THE FIRST FESTIVALS OF RIO DATE BACK TO 1723.

• THE TYPICAL RIO CARNIVAL PARADE IS FILLED WITH REVELERS, FLOATS AND ADORNMENTS FROM NUMEROUS SAMBA SCHOOLS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN RIO .

• GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE SCHOOL THAT APPEAR FIRST AND INTRODUCES THE SCHOOL AND SETS THE MOOD AND STYLE OF THEIR PRESENTATION.

• THESE PEOPLE HAVE CHOREOGRAPHED DANCES IN FANCY COSTUMES THAT USUALLY TELL A SHORT STORY. 42

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CONCLUSION

CULTURAL FESTIVITES ON ONE HAND ILLUSTRATES THE DIVERSITY AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF PATIENCE ,TOLERANCE AND HARMONY

WORLD WIDE.

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REFERENCES

• http://www.speechmastery.com/definition-of-cultural-diversity.html

• http://www.totalspain.org/bullfighting.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Nights_Festival

• http://www.escapenormal.com/2011/03/29/50-greatest-festivals-in-the-world/

• http://www.emlii.com/78e50642/22-Breathtaking-Festivals-Around-The-World-That-You-Must-See-Before-You-Die

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wikil/festivals

• Google images

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