Edwards attended the library's opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there, too.

爱德华出席了图书馆的开幕仪式，两位著名作家查尔斯·狄更斯和威廉·萨克雷也出席了开幕式。

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The ceremony, called Melasti, is intended to reconcile the spirits of the volcanoes and the oceans.

这个仪式被称为美拉斯蒂，目的是使火山和海洋精灵和解。

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Marie Anaya, left, who lost her husband, Calixto "Charlie" Anaya Jr., comforted her daughter, Rebecca Anaya, right, as his name was called during the ceremony.

仪式中，念到丈夫名字小卡利斯托 "查理" 阿纳亚，玛丽•阿纳亚（左）安慰女儿丽贝卡•阿纳亚（右）

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That title became official at a recent ceremony in New York for the opening of an exhibition called "Welcome to Gulu."

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The root word takes us back to the ancient Celts who held a ceremony called Samhain in order to honor the harvest cycle.

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U.S. military officials said the ceremony was called off because they could not finalize the agreement with the Afghans.

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That ceremony was called off after negotiations broke down.

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