Drawing on dances from other cities demonstrated to them by visiting sailors, the people of Miura began the tradition of Chakkirako to celebrate the New Year and bring fortune and a bountiful catch of fish in the months to come.
The Proms will celebrate the 200th year of Wagner's birth with performances of his Ring cycle by Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Isreali-Argentine Daniel Barenboim.
Before flying to Rome to celebrate the New Year, Depardieu gave an interview to Le Monde in which he seemed to be joking about having asked Putin for Russian citizenship.
"I think we'll see a sea change in the outlook of clubs next season, " said the Imps chairman, who will celebrate a year in the post in June.
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We are all so thrilled to be announcing this commitment as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Joining Forces.
Fireworks are traditionally set off in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is just over a week away.
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Eighty-eight percent of consumers will celebrate the Fourth this year, up from 85% in 2004, according to the National Retail Federation.
And I am thrilled that all of you could be here today as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Joining Forces.
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In short, if you were concerned in 2009 about America's increasing international vulnerability and its decreasing global influence, you will find little to celebrate in the coming year.
As both countries celebrate the Lunar New Year starting this weekend, South Korea is expecting a 25% jump in the number of Chinese visitors from last year's holiday period.
My two favorite Christmas songs illustrate to me the two things I like most about how we celebrate this part of the year regardless of our theology.
The blue plaque will the third to be put up this year to celebrate the achievements of people from the county's past.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said it was "fitting" that one of the most recognisable feats of Scottish engineering would celebrate its 50th anniversary in the Year of Homecoming.
The Super Bowl has become a de facto American holiday, and millions of Americans celebrate each year by watching the action on the field, the commercials in between and their waist lines slowly expand throughout.
The year also saw the city celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Bridgewater Canal.
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"Krishna protected cows as sacred animals and we are delighted to celebrate the cow at this year's festival, " said President of the Temple, Srutidharma Das.
As his players surrounded him to celebrate, the 66-year-old basketball lifer quickly disengaged from the crowd, and everyone in the arena knew where he was headed.
It is the centre piece of a year of events to celebrate the Hertfordshire stately home's 400th anniversary.
Regardless of the holiday we celebrate at this time of year, all our traditions remind us of the need to nurture our relationships with others.
Just in time to celebrate the company's five year anniversary, this world's first pressure-sensitive Bluetooth 4.0 stylus for new iPad showcases just what Ten One Design is all about: innovation, design and passion for cutting-edge technology.
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Indeed, the reason that some generals are twitchy is that Mr Sezer has already said as much, in a speech he gave earlier this year to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the founding of the constitutional court.
Students from the Maori immersion class at Te Kura A Rito O Newton (Newton School) in Central Auckland have won major awards as part of a nationwide photographic competition held to celebrate the 2010 United Nations International Year of Biodiversity.
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The Dome, the largest single-roofed structure in the world, was built to hold a year-long exhibition to celebrate the beginning of the third millennium.
The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to celebrate the importance of biodiversity and highlight the different threats facing this irreplaceable natural wealth across the globe.
Mumbai has numerous museums and cultural sites, such as the Elephanta caves, which house ancient Hindu sculptures, and Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), an iconic train station built by the British in 1888 to celebrate Queen Victoria's 50-year reign on the throne.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary last year the group did a few tour dates.
There are toasts, speeches of gratitude, hugs and lunches that celebrate the hard work of the past year.
Clawson introduced Stilton Gold to celebrate the dairy's centenary this year, and it has already gotten nearly 1, 000 inquiries from prospective buyers.
It will join other sculptures by the Castleford-born sculptor in an exhibition to celebrate the reopening of the Rijksmuseum, which has undergone a 10-year refurbishment programme.
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