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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:49 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:23 pm
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- For those of you who enjoyed SEB (Speed End Boss) or Speed SS (Speed Shallow Seas), new changes have been made to zOMG to prevent this. For Shallow Seas and the area outside the Sea Lab, all animated must be killed from every screen otherwise both Queen Lorelei and the Grunny Sub Commander will have CLs of 20.
- Due to problems with bugs and under-staffing, the Easter Egg Hunting Event in zOMG has been delayed until further notice. JK expects it to be available before the end of the first week of May.
- For those of you Tektek lovers and layering artists, a new Outfit Marketplace is in the works for you to buy/sell entire looks!
- Your amazing, awesome, talented, beautiful, and flirty Vice President Xena91388 will be taking a trip to Germany this week and plans to pose provocatively in a very sexy fashion in for the x-ray scan.
- It's been over ten years since the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 resulting in the deaths of around 4,000 American civilians. As of May 1, 2011 Osama Bin Laden (The man who organized the attacks) has been declared dead. He was killed by a team of US Special Forces sent into Pakistan on Sunday by order of President Barack Obama.
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:48 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:22 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:09 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:51 pm
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:56 pm
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May 8th is Mother’s Day this year. That means its time to once again to remember and honour our mothers.
Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world today in one form or another.
The French celebrate May 25, National Day of Mothers. Today a common gift is a cake shaped to resemble a bouquet of flowers, along with candies, flowers, cards and perfumes.
In Argentina and most of South America celebrate either in May or the second week in October Día de la madre. It is customary to honor Argentinean Mothers with dinners, poems and special gestures of attention. Children write letters in school or make cards and crafts to take home. Husbands cook and clean and look after the family, allowing the mother to relax and enjoy the day. Moms are almost certain to receive flowers, cards, candy, jewelry or an unexpected surprise.
A westernized version of Mother's Day is officially observed on May 10 in India, though cities and cultural centers tend to celebrate it more than the smaller settlements. On this day mothers receive flowers, a prepared meal, cards or a phone call.
The Japanese call Mother's Day haha no hi. Today the Japanese celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May. A family may prepare and enjoy traditional dishes that their mothers taught them to cook. The Japanese give their Mothers flowers (especially red carnations), scarves, handkerchiefs and handbags.
May 10 is the universal day of celebration in Mexico. In the morning the mother is usually treated to a song sung by her family, or a serenade by a hired band. A family breakfast or brunch is also customary. Any family trouble or enmity is laid aside and all gather to honor the matriarch. Mexicans typically exchange flowers and chocolates. Cards are very popular, and apparently May 10 is the largest day for card sending in Mexico. Phone calls are also customary if the child cannot make it to see their mother.
Cakes and flowers—especially violets—are given to Mom on Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. It is customary to serve Simnel Cake, a glazed fruitcake inspired by a folk tale about a married couple, Simon and Nell. So the story goes, this pair could not decide bake or broil a cake. So in the end they did both. Thus Simnel Cake was born.
Tied to a three day series of holidays, the Mother's Day cycle in Yugoslavia begins with Children's Day or “Dechiyi Dan” three days before Christmas. The following Sunday is Mother's Day or “Materitse”, and the Sunday after that is Father's Day or “Ochichi.”
In Bahrain Mother's Day is called Ruz-e Madar and it coincides with the first day of spring, observed as March 21, as are the Mother’s Day celebrations in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.
Canada was one of the first nation’s to pick up the US version of Mother’s Day, making it a national holiday in 1909, one year later the United States did. The customs largely reflect those of its southern neighbor, although in Canada there seems to be an added emphasis on doing chores for the Mother and cooking her supper.
In Finland Mother’s Day is called aidipayiva. In the morning the family arises and takes a walk, picking the new flowers which bloom this time of year and making a bouquet for the mother. A particular flower called the valkovuokko is favored. This is a small white pungent flower. Back home Mom presented with a decorated bouquet, while also being served breakfast in bed.
The Italians celebrate La Festa della Mamma with a big feast and a cake made in the shape of a heart. Typically Italian schoolchildren will make something to bring home to their Mothers, and the family will take care of the chores for the day. The Norwegian Morsdag takes place on February’s second Sunday.
The May 10 celebration of Motherhood in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is called Yaum ul-umm. It is inspired by and modeled after the western tradition of Mother's Day in which all mothers are honored and given gifts. Celebrations and feasts are customary.
Also occurring two weeks before Christmas, the Serbian Mother’s Day tradition is quite similar to the Yugoslavian one. The Sunday prior to Mother’s Day is commemorated by a ritual in which parents tie up their young ones until they promise to behave themselves. Retribution comes a week later when children bind their mother until she offers them candy and other treats. But it doesn’t end on Mother’s Day. The following Sunday it’s the father’s turn to be tied up until he promises some pricey gifts.
Singapore’s Mother’s Day places a heavy emphasis on marketing a wide variety of gifts including spa packages, vacuums, hampers, jewelry and other more traditional presents such as flowers.
South Africa celebrates Mother’s Day on the first Sunday in May.
Sweden’s Mother’s Day, which takes place on the last Sunday in May, has a strong charitable focus: the Swedish Red Cross sells small plastic flowers leading up to the holiday, and the proceeds raised are given to poor mothers and their children.
Perhaps the most unique Asian Mother's Day holiday takes place in Thailand. The celebration coincides with the birthday of their beloved queen, Sirikit Kitayakara, who has reigned since 1950. Her birthday, and therefore Mother's Day, takes place on August 12.
Mother’s Day in Turkey is heavily influenced by the traditions from the United States.
But where, you may wonder does this holiday come from?
The modern American version came into being because of Anna M. Jarvis. She campaigned for the creation of an official Mother’s Day in remembrance of her mother and in honor of peace. In 1908, Anna petitioned the superintendent of the church where her Mother had spent over 20 years teaching Sunday School. Her request was honored, and on May 10, 1908, the first official Mother's Day celebration took place at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia and a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The West Virginia event drew a congregation of 407 and Anna Jarvis arranged for white carnations—her Mother’s favorite flower—to adorn the patrons. White carnations are used now as a symbol for mother’s that have passed while the pink and red variety are used for mothers still alive. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed Mother’s Day into being as a national holiday.
But this is not the actual root of the holiday. Mother’s day has been celebrated by nearly every culture in one form or another for thousands of years.
The Egyptians celebrated a version of Mother’s day with feasts to Isis the Mother Goddess meant to honor both her and Mother’s alike.
The Romans celebrated Cybele and the Greeks had Rhea. These celebrations lasted three days in honor of the Mother Goddess’ and their ‘human aspects on Earth’. In other words, Moms.
Hindus have long celebrated a 10 day festival in October called Durga Puja. The Hindu holiday praises their divine mother, Durga. This ancient festival has evolved into one of the biggest events in India. Families spend weeks preparing food and gifts for friends and cleaning and decorating their houses for parties.
Pagans and Celtic cultures celebrate Beltane where feasts are offered to the Mother Goddess Bridgit. Mothers are seated in places of honor and given tokens of gratitude for having been ‘vessels’ of this great mothers power by bringing forth life.
The Europeans celebrated Mothering Day and Lent in honor of Holy Mother Church. On this day, servents would go to visit their mother’s, gathering wild flowers as they went and bestowing these boquets on their moms. They were given a one day reprieve from the Lent fasting and Mothers were honoured with feasts and cakes and such.
As you can see, Mother’s day has changed over the centuries, but one thing remains the same, the love we have for our Mothers.
So whether it’s a card or flowers or just a call, remember your mom because without her, you wouldn’t be here at all.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:11 pm
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:39 pm
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:56 pm
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