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Onam Procession or Onam Pageantry, part of the Onam Week Celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram, held on the last day of the Onam Week Celebrations, organised by Department of Tourism - Government of Kerala.
Traditional art ensembles and martial art displayed during the Onam Pageantry. Mobile Display Platforms (Floats) are more attractive in Onam Pageantry. Art and dance forms of different States and Districts and floats (Mobile Display Platforms) of various government, public sector institutions, co-operative institutions, local self-government institutions and private firms are participate in Onam Procession.
Location: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) City, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
On Wednesday, Khalif, Terrance, Jacal and Malena helped with the float decorating.
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Onam Procession or Onam Pageantry, part of the Onam Week Celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram, held on the last day of the Onam Week Celebrations, organised by Department of Tourism - Government of Kerala.
Traditional art ensembles and martial art displayed during the Onam Pageantry. Mobile Display Platforms (Floats) are more attractive in Onam Pageantry. Art and dance forms of different States and Districts and floats (Mobile Display Platforms) of various government, public sector institutions, co-operative institutions, local self-government institutions and private firms are participate in Onam Procession.
Location: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) City, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
These guys (and another 6 sets of the same) have been dragging their carts around Fuchu city for the last 4 days... They finally finished today (Tuesday 5th). They've been passing under my apartment, which has been great - everyone is so energetic, whether dragging the carts, singing and dancing, or just running up and down the streets...
There is a real sense of community too, which is all too lacking in so many places these days...
Date Created: November 11, 1951
Physical description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.9 x 24.1 cm.
Repository name: Kern County Library
Contents description: A group of children dressed as fictional characters pose on a Christmas parade float
Subject terms: Christmas
Kern County Library
Parades
Christmas
Kern County Library
Parades
Baby float has a seat and back rest for safe and sturdy fun in the pool. Also has three balls with bells in a water-tight tube to play with (attached to the float). Also has a detachable sun shade (velcro).
Contact: Matt (678-485-0039 or gagirlpm@aol.com)
Price = $5
Instagram: somethinganna
listen :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-S1U5w7fA
inspired by: Shelby Robinson
On Wednesday, Khalif, Terrance, Jacal and Malena helped with the float decorating.
View my blog at tgaw.wordpress.com
Dandelion puff, on a blue background, with some of the seeds beginning to float away.
(Available in my shop. See profile for details!)
I always wondered if there was a "story" behind the bullfinch (domherre in Swedish) being such a popular motif for Christmas time, at least in the Nordic countries.
Well - today I found an answer! This story is from Norway.
From the Minneapolis Sons of Norway's Heritage Presentation program # 57:
THE CHRISTMAS BIRD
When the first snowflakes float down from wintry skies, the Norwegians start looking for the bird that has become closely associated with the Christmas season: the fluffy and cheerful bullfinch with its brilliant red or rosy feathers bringing a welcome burst of color to a bleak Nordic winter day. Flocks of bullfinches dot the naked branches of trees and bushes, swoop unexpectedly down into people’s gardens, crowding the sheaves of grain that people put up for the birds, and in general bring joy and excitement to both young and old. In
many areas of Norway it is referred to simply as “the Christmas bird.”
In Norwegian the bird is called dompap (DOHM’pahp), and its name has a double meaning. The first syllable of its name, dom, is pronounced the same way as the Norwegian word for foolish, so one interpretation of dompap (DOHM’pahp) is that it means “fool.” But don’t think for a minute that the dompap is a dummy! Far from it. Its name is derived from the German Dompfaff (DOHM’pfaff), which means “canon” and refers to the brightly colored clothing worn by some of the clergy. Namewise, the closest American equivalent to the dompap would thus be the cardinal.
According to legend, the dompap, or bullfinch, got its red color when it tried to pull the thorns out from the crown that was placed on Christ’s head. Blood streaming from Christ’s wounds wet the bird’s breast and the red color became its badge of honor.
The Cherokee Indians also have a beautiful explanation for the bullfinch’s color. According to their tradition, the bullfinch helped a wolf gain its eyesight back. To show its gratitude, the wolf led the bullfinch to a cliff with a broad stripe of red running across it. The little bird flew up to the cliff and painted its breast the brightest red and was named “red bird” from then on.
In the old days, the bullfinch was a messenger of both good and bad tidings. If the first bird to feed in the sheaf of grain set out for Christmas was a bullfinch, it would be a good year. In some places people believed that if the bullfinch came out of the woodlands in the winter, this meant that the weather would be bad with lots of snow and cold days.
The bullfinch is not known as a songbird—its song is rather low and grating—but it is a very good imitator. In earlier days, young bullfinches were caught and trained to imitate short melodies. People kept caged bullfinches in their home and the training and exporting of the birds was at one time a full-blown business.
But the bullfinch was not well-suited for a life in captivity. Sudden excitement or agitation could be fatal. One of the many stories to illustrate this tells about a tame bullfinch living with an old woman. She used to let the bird fly around in her house, singing its songs and doing whatever it felt like doing. But one afternoon the bird was so active that she could not stand the constant fluttering around. She put the bird in its cage and covered it up. The bird sang a couple of notes and then grew silent. When she checked on it, it was dead.
Tame bullfinches were believed to have the ability to cure serious illnesses like jaundice and lung diseases. People believed that a caged bullfinch in the sick room would extract the disease from the affected person. Did it actually work? Well, the story does not tell and there is probably not a Norwegian around today who has tried the bullfinch cure, but the bird is beneficial to modern Norwegians in other ways.
No other bird can create such a feeling of cheerfulness and good expectations. One of the most popular Norwegian paintings from the last century shows a bullfinch fluffing its rosy feathers against a background of virgin-white snow and the bullfinch motif is used over and over again on the Christmas cards Norwegians send to their family and friends.
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The photo shows two embroideries created by my mother and a small tree ornament. :-)
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