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During the Abu Simbel Festival crowds fill the temple at sunrise to watch the shafts of light creeping across the stone, illuminating the statues of Ramses, Ra and Amun. This spectacular sight happens twice a year, in February and October.
It was Ramses II who, in a fit of precision and...
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One of the most popular festival in early November is the Loy Krathong Festival. It takes place at a time when the weather is fine as the rainy season is over and there is a high water level all over the country.
"Loy" mean " to float" and a "Krathong" is a lotus-shaped vessel made of...
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Songkran is the Thai Traditional New Year and an occasion for family reunion. At this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebration the festival. Thus, when the time comes, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city.
The festival falls...
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This annual auspicious event is most colorful and dramatic celebration which takes place during the first nine days of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The 9-day event usually in late September or early October.
The origin of the festival is unclear. However , it has been...
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The Africa Peace Award is presented biennially at a gala evening in Durban, South Africa, to a country, community, institution or individual that both embodies these principles and fulfils the criteria governing the Award....
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A unique opportunity to experience the other side of the struggle for social and economic justice. Fair Harvest is not intended to be a tour or tourist visit, but rather to be a lived experience that will motivate participants to be committed activists upon their return. All highlights and...
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A select trade show designed to bring together key national and international industry manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and suppliers in a display of cutting-edge furniture and furnishings. It will group some of Jordan's and the world's biggest names, as well as smaller companies....
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Firmly established as Jordan's largest and most influential event on the recruitment and development calendar, offering employers and recruiters a unique opportunity to rapidly and cost-effectively select high-caliber candidates and students....
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Home Decor and furnishing, Consumer electronic products, Products and services targeted at women and children, Educational, food, travel, health, investment and sports related products and services....
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A three-day comprehensive marketplace for tea and coffee products and ideas. With more than 300 exhibitors of every type of services, supplies, machinery and equipment, roasters, packers, tea & coffee traders; restaurant, hotel and coffee bar chains; retail outlets and department stores from more...
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category Festivals & Heritage and country Egypt