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FUN & UNUSUAL HOLIDAYSby Blue Sullivan
To people outside of the United States, several of our holidays may seem peculiar. Imagine a foreign person arriving here during our Halloween celebration, for instance. Crowds of people dressed in frightful costumes and wandering the streets looking for candy might appear like an instance of mass insanity to an outsider. All over the world, people conduct similarly unusual (and fun) celebrations. Below, Tidbits explores just a few.
• Have you ever thought to yourself, “There just aren’t enough holidays where grown men cavort in diapers?” No? Well, Japan has a similar holiday for you anyway. On January 14, people in Japan celebrate The Naked Festival where men gather in loincloths (not actual diapers, thankfully) and galavant all over the city until the clock strikes 12. At midnight, they gather in a Shinto temple to observe another interesting tradition, attempting to catch bits of wood dropped from overhead by a local priest. Catch one and it means good luck for an entire year!
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• Have you ever thought to yourself, “There just aren’t enough holidays where grown men cavort in diapers?” No? Well, Japan has a similar holiday for you anyway. On January 14, people in Japan celebrate The Naked Festival where men gather in loincloths (not actual diapers, thankfully) and galavant all over the city until the clock strikes 12. At midnight, they gather in a Shinto temple to observe another interesting tradition, attempting to catch bits of wood dropped from overhead by a local priest. Catch one and it means good luck for an entire year!
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HOLIDAYS (continued):* Northern Italians engage in fruit-fl inging silli-ness when they observe Iverea Carnevale’s “Bat-tle of the Oranges.” During the three days of the country’s annual carnival (held during February or March), the local populace re-enacts an 1194 revolt by the people against a cruel count and his troops. The original revolt was conducted with stones, but today, the citizenry have smartly tak-en to instead using the oranges that exceed the country’s yearly production quota. Some locals really re-enact the scene enthusiastically, so if you happen to attend, don’t forget to duck.* In the spring, India celebrates the Holi Fes-tival of Colors. This “colorful” festival was re-created in the 2006 independent fi lm, “Out-sourced” (the inspiration for a similarly named NBC sitcom last year). All the colors of the rain-bow are tossed around in powders that men and women throw at each other. In addition, people pitch buckets of water on each other, making for a messy good time. These playful activities are accompanied by dancing and the frenzied beating of drums. This festival has political and socio-economic signifi cance as well, since it marks one of the only times where one sees men and women of various social castes mixing in Indian society.* Thailand’s Songkran Festival, held April 13-15, is part of the Thai New Year and is a very wet tradition. While “Songkran” is a Sanskrit word that in Thai refers to the infl uence of the sun on certain Zodiac signs, it is water that captures the attention and imagination of all the locals. As part of their celebration of the vernal equi-nox, the people congregate with buckets, hoses, water balloons, water pistols and anything else that can capably transport water for the purposes of drenching everything and everyone from head to toe. This may well be the world’s biggest wa-ter fi ght. Of course, “fi ght” isn’t really the right word, because the action of tossing water to oth-ers is actually perceived as a demonstration of kindness and respect during the festival. Maybe the “world’s biggest water hug” would be more appropriate.* Each July, the citizens of the Eastern European republic of Belarus gather for Ivana Kupala Day, a celebration of fertility. Among the customs ob-served are dancing, singing and the donning of wreaths by both sexes. To add a special twist to their festivities, the people also go skinny-dip-ping and jump through fi re, though presumably not at the same time.* From the country that gives us the annual “Running of the Bulls” comes an even more curious holiday. On August 27, Spain observes La Tomatina. As you may have gathered from the name, this day involves tomatoes. What you may not have known is that it involves 30,000 people engaged in pitched aerial battle with the beloved red (or green) fruit. For two hours, na-tives toss tomatoes at each other until 125,000 of them pepper the landscape and people. It’s all in good fun, celebrating a similar spontaneous food fi ght that broke out during a parade over 65 years ago. Perhaps nowhere else has so much produce gone to such silly and undoubtedly en-joyable use.* We’ve featured the world’s biggest tomato,
orange and water fi ghts so far, so why not shine a light on the world’s biggest tug-of-war? The Naha Tug-of-War takes place on October 11 in
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1. Is the book of Pilate in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. Whose last words were, “Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded”? Paul, John the Baptist, Ahab, Job3. Solomon built the temple of the Lord from the cedars and cypress of? Smyrna, Damascus, Gaza, Lebanon4. From Genesis 27, who said, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son”? Adam, Isaac, Seth, Moses5. How many books are in the New Testa-ment (KJV)? 23, 25, 27, 296. What’s the last word of the Old Testa-ment (KJV)? Faithful, Hallelujah, Hosts, Curse
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* An ex-slave is the focus of the African holiday called Matilda Newport Day, celebrated on De-cember 1 in Liberia. Elderly Matilda Newport was a brave lady who changed the fate of an en-tire country with a single act. A colony of freed American slaves was attempting to form its own nation in Equatorial Africa. In a battle between the colonists and hostile indigenous tribes, the tribes were winning, and all but a few colonists abandoned the fight. That’s when Matilda ap-proached a cannon that, having been forsaken by colonists, had drawn the attention of tribes-men. Thinking her harmless, they took no notice when she dropped a burning coal into the curi-ous machine. When it went off, it frightened the invaders so much that they fled, making New-port a most improbable war hero.
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I’m bitter about that).Because of this, and because no one is ever totally sure what a cat will take a keen inter-est in, cat-proofi ng the areas in which your cat roams is essential. Make sure it can’t access the places where you store cleaning supplies or human food (some of which can be poison-ous to cats). Put houseplants, particularly those from the lily family, out of reach -- or even better, out of the house -- as they can be deadly to cats when ingested. Don’t let the cat access areas like the garage, workshop or the utility room. Be aware of where your cat is before you open the front door, so that it doesn’t slip outside.
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FEB 3... The Union Senior Center is hosting a Spaghetti Supper. Adults $6.00; Children 6-12 $3.00 and children under 3 free. Spaghetti, salad, green beans, bread and dessert. Hot dogs also available. Carry outs are available. Join us 1329 N. Union Ave. (off Independence Drive). Proceeds will fund activities for the seniors. Tickets at the door or from members of Support Com-mittee. Call Center at 636-583-5432 or Sandy at 636-584-3048 for information.FEB 3..... Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance, This event is for girls 3-10, with their dads,grandpas,uncles,or special escorts. Grownups get a chance to treat their special little girl to an exciting evening fi lled with music, dancing,dinner,a photo,and attendance prizes. Pre-Registration is required. Registration ends January26,or when the program is fi lled, whichever comes fi rst. $35 per couple,$16 each additional child. This event is held at 211 High Street, Washington. Contact the Parks Dept. 390-1080 to register. This event is from 6:30 to 8:30pm. FEB 4.... Union Babe Ruth Signups, 9am – 2pm, Hardees 300 US Highway 50 East Union, MO.The dates are January 28th, February 4th, 11th and 18th at. The cost is $45 for T-ball age 4 only. $75 for one child, $150 for two children, $175 for three children and $190 for 4 or more children. For additional information, please contact the Union Parks Department at (636) 583-8471.FEB 4... Tapas of the World in Wine Country which includes Live Music and a Tapas Buffet. Sponsored by Mount Pleasant Estates, 5634 High Street, Augusta, MO. This event is from 12:00 till 4:00pm and is $20 per person. For more information contact 636-482-9463. FEB 11... Grapes to Glass-Stone Hill Winery, Come and enjoy Grapes to Glass at Stone Hill Winery. VIP winery tour and tasting with our winemakers. Limited to 40. $25 per person. Located 1110 Stone Hill Highway, Hermann, Missouri. Contact 800-909-9463 Event starts at 2:45pm. FEB 18,19...Chocolate and wine pairings at seven stops on the Hermann Wine Trail. Saturday 10:00 to 5:00; Sunday 11:00 to 5:00. Tickets are $30/person. Advance purchase required. Call 1-800-932-8687 for information.
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* The fi rst recording made in the Capitol Re-cords Building was actually a series of in-stru-mentals entitled “Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color.” Since then, the tower has been the artistic home of such musical icons as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Steve Miller, Bonnie Raitt and the aforementioned “Chairman of the Board” Frank Sinatra.
* The 13 circular fl oors of the building sit on a square base. At the base’s southern face, one can view a large mural created by artist Richard Wy-att entitled “Hollywood Jazz.” Among the fan-ciful portraits found there are titans of jazz and blues including Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole. The latter is even rumored to be responsible for suggesting the building’s sin-gular shape. The past two decades haven’t been kind to the mural, as it has faded considerably. Yet it remains a beautiful testimony to our rich musical past.
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1. “Why, Mr. Anderson? Why do you do it? Why get up? Why keep fi ghting? Do you believe you’re fi ghting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom? Or truth? Perhaps peace? Yes? No? Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson…” (Hint: It was a big science fi c-tion hit in 1999.)Answer: “The Matrix”
2. “Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it. You’re go-ing to get back on that horse, and I’m going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we’re gonna go, go, go!” (Hint: It was one of Katherine Hepburn’s fi nal fi lms, from 1981.)Answer: “On Golden Pond”
“Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac...It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!” (Hint: It was one of the biggest comedies of 1980.)Answer: “Caddyshack”
“I said that I would see you because I had heard that you were a serious man, to be treated with respect. But I must say no to you and let me give you my reasons. It’s true I have a lot of friends in politics, but they wouldn’t be so friendly if they knew my business was drugs instead of gambling which they consider a harmless vice. But drugs, that’s a dirty business.” (Hint: It was one of the most celebrated Best Picture winners of the 1970s.)Answer: “The Godfather”“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”(Hint: He was a two-term U.S. President in the last 40 years.)Answer: Ronald Reagan
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“In the fi rst place we should insist that if the im-migrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with ev-eryone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birth-place, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man’s becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...”(Hint: He was a 20th century US President.)Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
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