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Hungry Ghost Festival is used to thank gods. Villagers and their relatives have gatherings and rituals. They hope gods can protect them from ghosts. Chinese flower plaques are of utmost importance in the rituals.
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Chinese Flower plaques are used to thank gods for the peace of nation. One thing differs from Hungry Ghosts Festival is that it prays for good weather, as Cheung Chau residents fished for living in the past.
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Bidayuh Dayak dances include the tolak bala (danger repealing), a dance performed before the harvest to ask for blessing and protection of the community; the totokng dance that is performed during the harvest festival to welcome the paddy soul and guests; the langi julang which is performed at the closing of the harvest festival to thank gods for bestowing good health and a rich harvest; and the eagle-warrior fight dance performed after the harvest season. Hands are held outstretched imitating the movements of the eagles as they flap their wings in flight. The eagle eventually falls unconscious so leaving the warrior as the winner. It is performed by men seeking a female partner.
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The cannons protecting the Palace of the Grand Master Due to its geographical position as a gate to the Aegean Sea, Rhodes has always had a vantage position on the trade routes between the West and the East and has been an important stop thanks to its well protected harbours. During the Hellenistic period in the late 4th century BC, the town of Rhodes was already enclosed in defensive walls which allowed to withstand the siege of Demetrius Poliorketes king of Macedonia, in 305 BC. The famous Colossus of Rhodes was built to thank gods for the victory against Demetrius. Philo of Byzantium author of the treatise "Paraskeuastica" on defensive works, stayed in Rhodes in the 3rd century BC and expressed his admiration for its walls.Konstantin Nossov, Brian Delf "The Fortress of Rhodes 1309-1522" Osprey Publishing, 2010 The earthquake of 226 BC severely damaged the fortifications, but they were soon rebuilt.
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Miniature from the Menologion of Basil II honoring the Martyrs of Nicomedia The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD. According to various martyrologies and menologion, the persecution included the burning of a church that held numerous Christians on Christmas Day. This event took place when the emperor Maximian (284-305) returned with victory over Ethiopians in 304 AD. It happened after they had refused to sacrifice to idols during Christmas Mass in order to thank gods for the victory he had acquired.20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia Retrieved on 3 Feb 2018 Later Maximian and his soldiers entered the church and told the Christians they could escape punishment if they renounced Christ. The Christian priest Glycerius answered that the Christians would never "renounce their faith, even under the threat of torture".
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