Slavery In African American The slave houses were constructed out of tabby and built by the slaves probably in the 1820s or 1830s, although evidence exists that indicates two of them were inhabited by 1814. Tabby was constructed of shells left over from Timucua middens, burned by the barrel-full in open pits or kilns, then pounded into lime particles, mixed with water, sand, and whole oyster or clam shells, then poured into...more
Holland Tourism Holland has a warm attitude towards visitors and is well-known for a great deal besides cheese, typical landscapes with windmills and blooming tulips. Holland is formally known as the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Though Dutch is the national language, English is widely spoken by the natives. The best time of the year to visit Holland is during spring and summer.Holland has something to offer everyone and visiting...more
Dussehra Festival in India India is the land of distinct culture and colorful festivals. Each festival in India has its own meaning and purpose of celebration. The festival of Dussehra has a religious-historical meaning and inherent values. It is celebrated on Danshvi (10th day) of lunar month. According to the great Indian epic, Ramayana, Ravana was a great scholar but a demon. He was the king of Lanka. He was killed on this day by Rama. Bengalis believe that Durga came on the earth on this day the meaning of Durga is victory of good over evil. We celebrate Dussehra so that our evils are destroyed and goodness triumphs. It connotes ten evils, which man should conquer as ‘Duss' means ten and ‘hara' means defeat. ,Dussehra is a very popular Hindu festival, which marks the defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama. Dussehra also symbolises the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura.The 'Ramlila' - an enactment of the life of Lord Rama, is held during the nine days preceding Dussehra. On the tenth day (Dussehra or Vijay Dasami), larger than life effigies of Ravana, his son and brother - Meghnadh and Kumbhakarna are set to fire.The theatrical...more
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Meet Nubians Of Soheil Island Aswan | Day Trips In Aswan Egypt Aswan is formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist centre. The modern city has expanded and includes the formerly separate...more
Air News On "Immature Technology To Blame For Dreamliner Delays" & Impact On South Africa Industry By Airbus Reports originating in Riyadh quote Boeings president and CEO,Jim Albaugh,as saying that "immature technology " was behind the 7877 Dream liners delay, a project almost three years behind schedule."Some of the technology was not as mature as it should have been and we put a global supply chain together without thinking through some of the consequences," Albaugh said at a forum in the Saudi capital. "When you put immature technology in your supply chain and don't supply adequate oversight, you have issues and that is what we had," he added at the annual Global Competitiveness Forum.But he expressed confidence in the aircraft even if production was nearly three years behind schedule."It is going to be a magnificent airplane and will be 20 % more efficient than the airplanes it is replacing," he said.Boeing said earlier it would delay the delivery of its first 787 unit from February to the third quarter of 2011.The postponement came after a string of technical mishaps and delays slowed the testing programme for the jets, heralded as a new...more
Half Day Tour To Kalabsha Temple | Sightseeing Tours In Aswan Egypt The Temple of Kalabsha (also Temple of Mandulis) is a Ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha (Gate of Kalabsha), approximately 50...more
Get Great Discounts on Your Travel We all love to travel. It is very important to take break from the monotonous routine that we follow in our everyday life. There are so many places in the world where you can spend some great time...more
St.Simeon Monastery Sightseeing | Day Trips In Aswan Egypt This abandoned monastery near the Aga Khan Mausoleum on the west bank at Aswan is considered to be notably typical of early Christian Monasteries, and was one of the largest...more
More buoyant holidays with window blinds It doesn't matter which holidays you celebrate, one thing is for sure – they are upon us. There is so much preparation to do and everyone in the family has a favorite thing they want to do....more
Getting A Summer Wedding Dress Planning a wedding in summer? You would like to purchase a summer wedding dress. Do you want to buy the best summer wedding dresses? It really is possible, and these days, we will have a look at how it is...more
Spring/Summer 2011 Looks For Men This past week, London has seen more sun than it has since August- or at least it feels that way. The return of the sun has people doing more than smile. It has them dreaming of summer, prematurely...more