They’re pretty, they’re colorful, and they flutter and float in the air….what could they be? Kites, of course! Who could imagine a better way to spend time than with flocks of other people, every person with his or her own beautifully decorated kite? If you’re a fan of such happy, vibrant holidays, International Kite Day is not a holiday you’d like to miss.
International Kite Day originated in India, in the state of Gujarat, which is famous for the amount of festivals taking place there every year. The inhabitants of Gujarat begin manufacturing the kites months in advance so they can be sure to have enough, as millions of people visit Gujarat during it. The kite festival, called Uttarayan in Hindi, celebrates the day that winter ends and summer begins, as well as the upcoming harvest season, and the kites symbolize the spirits of the gods that are awaking from their deep winter sleep. Originally, kite-flying was a sport practiced by royalty and the very wealthy, but in the recent years it has become a festival for all that people come from all over the country and even the world to take part in, especially people from Japan, Italy, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, the USA, Malaysia, Singapore, France, and China.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch. | ||
| Synonyms: | flying buttress | ||
| Usage: | The architect favors the arc-boutant in his designs because it is practical and aesthetically pleasing. | ||
thanks for the cat pictures, susan b.
Idiom of the Day
hold that thought
— An expression used to interrupt someone mid-speech and indicate that one's attention is being or about to be diverted.
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History
Felice Orsini Attempts to Assassinate French Emperor Napoleon III (1858)
John Dos Passos (1896)
Dos Passos was an American writer whose World War I service as an ambulance driver and later work as a journalist led him to see the US as "two nations"—one for the rich and one for the poor. An artist to boot, he created many of the illustrations and covers for his books. His reputation as a social historian, radical critic of American life, and major novelist of the postwar "Lost Generation" rests primarily on his powerful U.S.A. trilogy.
Pongal
A colorful four-day harvest celebration in southern India, Pongal honors the sun, the earth, and the cow. The first day is for cleaning everything in the house. On the second day, freshly harvested rice and jaggery (palm sugar) are put to boil in new pots, and people cry out, "Pongal!" ("It boils.") On the third day, village cows and oxen are bathed, decorated with garlands of bells, beads, and leaves, and worshipped. On the fourth day, bundles containing money are tied to the sharpened horns of bulls. Young men who are brave enough try to snatch the money from the bulls' horns.
Was Our Moon Formed from a Bunch of Moonlets All Mashed Together?
A steady fixture in the night sky, the moon seems to have always been present. As such, it lies at the center of many spiritual beliefs, cultural symbols, and calendars. But it hasn't always been there.
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1639 - Connecticut's first constitution, the "Fundamental Orders," was adopted.
1784 - The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
1873 - John Hyatt's 1869 invention ‘Celluloid’ was registered as a trademark.
1900 - The Giacomo Puccini opera "Tosca" had its world premiere in Rome. The opera made its U.S. debut on February 4, 1901.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered.
1972 - NBC-TV debuted "Sanford & Son."
1967 - The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
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1. thanks for sharing the wolf moon two nights ago, patty.
our skies in georgian bay were, unfortunately, cloudy :-(
2. Second Saturday Knitting Hangout
Camera Obscura Building
1450 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA
Saturday, January 14, 2017
12:00 PM
This Meetup repeats on the 2nd Saturday of every month
Parking and Transport: Parking is $1 for first 2.5 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway and Santa Monica), each 30 min. thereafter $1.50, max $14. All-day parking $5 at the Civic Auditorium, 333 Civic Center Dr. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 2 hours, free after 6pm. More info: parkme.com/santa-monica-parking. Buses that serve 1450 Ocean include Routes 1, 2, 8 and rapid 10. Visit bigbluebus.com for more information.- Hang out and knit or crochet with us! All fiber artists welcome - this is an uninstructed free form session every second Saturday.
3. Become foster parents for feral kittens who are caught in your area. Raise them and make them ready to be ready to be neutered, adopted or released back into the wild.
Pet Pal Animal Shelter | No-kill, Non-Profit
Pictures of the day
Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets is an 1872 oil painting by Édouard Manet. It depicts fellow painter Berthe Morisot dressed in black mourning dress, with a barely visible bouquet of violets. The painting is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
This Shelter Got Every Pet Adopted and Jumped Into the Empty Kennels to Celebrate
The staff at the Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region found the best way to celebrate empty kennels
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thanks, linda
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thanks, patty
PIN CUSHION
i made these as presents (included the pins and a pair of scissors) years ago. thanks for reminding me of the pattern which is a piece of internet knit pattern history!
Pin Cushion/Knitting Doo-dads Cushion
thanks, lisa
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Woodland Owl Socks
Worked from the top down in the round from a ribbed cuff, these socks feature cute little owls created with post-stitch cables as the work progresser.
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Stripy Camel Stitch Hat
This hat can be made in as many colors as you want, solid color with a bulky yarn and one in two colors in worsted weight yarn, but you could go zebra with black & white or full circus tent with as many colors as you like.
Roberta’s Pizza Dough Recipe
ADULT COLORING
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... color the shape
PUZZLE
Stone Wall Poppies Jigsaw Puzzle
NEW PRODUCTS
WAT Lamp
The WAT lamp has the interesting ability to generate light if you fuel it with water. Yeah, it sounds outrageously futuristic, but the system is actually not that strange. The water combines with a hydroelectric battery to generate an electrochemical reaction that lights it up.
LED Ceiling
This is an interesting concept created by Seo Dong-Hun that allows you to create on the ceiling the light shapes you want. Literally, you can paint the ceiling with light. Imagine the artworks that would result from some people’s imagination.
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