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Chinese New Year Celebrations Around the World

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4 weeks ago

October 18, 2018

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With low-cost air travel and the growing economy of China, more and more Chinese are choosing to travel overseas and experience different cultures. Some decide to stay as immigrants resulting in the increase in the size of Chinese communities in many major cities around the world.

It’s not surprising then that Chinese New Year Celebrations take place around the world and enjoyed by, not just the local Chinese communities, but by all residents. You will find that fireworks and firecrackers are a typical fixture of many Chinese New Year celebrations.

Everywhere around the world, different countries welcome the new year with a massive fireworks display in a public place so people can view and enjoy them, or simply set off firecrackers in their own backyards.

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Hong Kong: Huge street parties and parades are held in Hong Kong in order to ring in the new year. Another thing they do is hold the Well-Wishing Festival. People visit the Lam Tsuen, which is the famous shrine featuring the Wishing Trees, and where the Wishing Lanterns Lighting Ceremony is held.

The Chingay Parade is a much-loved event that heralds the Chinese New Year, with the parade making its way through the civic district. Today, this highly anticipated parade features spectacular sights and sounds as well as performances from performing troupes around the world. It also includes the traditional lion dance.

Singapore:

The River Hong Bao Carnival is a major fair held at the Marina Promenade in Singapore. This fair features a lot of food as well as decorations and artwork, and guests can also enjoy cultural performances. The fair is a great opportunity to enjoy not just the place, but to also welcome the new year in a pleasant mood.

Malaysia:

On the 15th day of Chinese New Year in Malaysia, people celebrate Chap Goh Meh, which is basically a form of Valentine’s Day. What happens during this is unmarried women go to any lakes or rivers and throw tangerines; it’s a way for them to wish to have a good partner soon.

USA:

In the United States, parades and fireworks displays are very common, particularly in the cities with a rather large Chinese population. For example, in both San Francisco and Chicago, along ‘dragon’ is paraded through the city streets as part of the celebrations. One can also attend cultural events and exhibitions.

Whenever you find a Chinese community, you will find spectacular Chinese New Year 2019 Celebrations. The sights, sounds, colors, and events during this time are not to be missed.

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10 Most Educated Hollywood Celebrities

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5 days ago

November 9, 2018

Siya Singh

You all must have heard about celebs who had no chance to reach college and get a degree yet, fame and wealth came to their doorsteps anyway. Isn’t it a common conception, or I should say misconception, that most of the celebs are not much educated? Well, to many of us’ surprise, we introduce you to 10 most educated Hollywood celebrities who have not only completed graduation but hold Master’s degree as well.

#1 Rowan Atkinson

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Actor, comedian Rawn Atkinson may shock the world by his silly acts and gestures. But, in real life, he seems smarter than that. He holds a Master’s degree in electrical engineering from Queen’s College, Oxford University.

#2 David Duchovny

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“The X-Files” star has earned both bachelors and Master’s degree in English literature from Yale. The actor has an inclination for writing and poetry as well.

#3 Greg Graffin

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Much famous musician of the band, ‘Bad Religion’, Greg Griffin holds a Master’s degree in Geology. He even studied further and earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University.

#4 Dolph Lundgren

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Swedish actor, martial artist, and director didn’t just stop here but earned his Master’s degree too from the University of Sydney.

#5 Ashely Judd

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‘Beauty with brains’, seems a perfect phrase for Ashley Judd, daughter of Naomi Judd. As she holds a Master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

#6 Christy Turlington Burns

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After a successful career in modelling industry, she wanted more and got back to college in order to earn a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Religion. She planned not to stop here and joined Master’s degree program in public health! Pretty impressive!

#7 Ron Jeremy

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This might just shock you. But you should know that before Ron Jeremy conquered the adult entertainment industry, he was a special education teacher. Thus, holds a Master’s degree in special education from Queen’s College in New York.

#8 James Franco

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This fine actor is well known for not just one but multiple degrees. To name one, he holds a Master’s degree of Fine Arts in Writing.

#9 Bradley Cooper

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It seems that ‘The Hangover’ star, dealt with his “hangover” well and after completing his Bachelor of Arts in English. He managed to earn his MFA in acting in 2000. He already won a guest spot on ‘Sex and the city’ in 1999, though.

#10 Jodie Foster

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The Oscar-winning actress didn’t allow fame to hinder her academic career. She decided to put acting aside in order to continue her education. She proudly owns a Ph.D., from Yale University.

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Success Story of Payal Kadakia

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1 week ago

November 3, 2018

Siya Singh

We have examples of people with us who have made their life better with their endeavors. They not just make their life successful but leave behind their success story to inspire others to fulfill their dreams too. Similar is the story of Payal Kadakia, an Indian-origin girl who now owns a 2600 crore company. Payal was a passionate dancer since childhood, which led her to become a cheerleader in New Jersey Public School, she wanted to take her dancing career seriously but something even better happened with her life.

Read below how from being a cheerleader, Payal took a flight to be a CEO of a company worth Rs. 2600 crore.

Payal Kadakia is a successful entrepreneur who has a very inspiring success story. She wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth but now she does.

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The fitness giant that she runs started in 2013, when accidentally Payal was motivated to do better for her start-up company Classtivity.

Payal was mugged by a man who forcefully took her laptop and phone. She couldn’t help but surrender as she realized she wasn’t physically strong enough. She says “I never really cared about having muscle before. I never really thought I’d get attacked. But that moment motivated me to really work at it to better protect myself. And that, in turn, motivated me to perfect my business.

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This incident made her work up on the plan be and start the company ClassPass. After then the company hasn’t seen backward. In March 2013 her team began working on the company with higher goals. They combatted the hacking problem of their system.

The final result was ClassPass, which is a monthly gym membership for its customers. They get people in shape, with the help of their several plans. They have hundreds of studios where people can sign up and avail services.

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She says she has learned a lot from the failures and experiences. It hadn’t been possible if the company had given up on the failures.

Hollywood

7 Celebrities Who Are World Record Holders

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2 weeks ago

November 1, 2018

Shivam

Making it to the world record isn’t a cakewalk, especially when it is the Guinness Book Of World Records. But did you know a lot of celebrities we know are official record holders of Guinness Book Of World Records? This is the time you know about them, as we have got 8 such celebs to introduce with you who are proud holders of world records.

Read about the 7 popular celebs who have also worlded record holders:

#1 Vin Diesel

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Yeah, he is the favourite indeed and now that is proven by the record that he holds. He holds the world record for “Most Liked Facebook Post”. The number is more than 8 million.

#2 Eminem

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His song “Rap God” was titled with the “wordies” song by the Guinness Book of World Records. The song has 1,560 words. Count when you listen to this next time.

#3 Dwayne Johnson

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Any idea what world record did he make? He has the world record of clicking “most selfies taken in 3 minutes”. It was due to hundreds of fans around him where he took about 105 selfies in 3 minutes.

#4 Cristiano Ronaldo

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Now you guessed that it must be for football or something, however, it is for being the “most liked person on Facebook.” Well, we know why!

#5 Hunter Hayes

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The singer holds a world record for performing the “most number of live concerts in 24 in different cities”. No that’s a record, man!

#6 Metallica

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Metallica holds a world record for being the only band ever that performed in all 7 continents.

#7 Vannah White

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She holds a silly record. White is the world record holder for “most frequent clapper.” On her series of Wheel of Fortune, she clapped 3.5 million times. Who was counting?