庆祝光明驱走黑暗的节日
我将会在下个星期庆祝屠妖节,或者万灯节。好开心,但是不能像往年一样自由的玩乐,因有考试,还要拼命念书,做最后一次冲突。朋友们,你们经常询问我关于这节日。现在,就有我讲解一些吧。。。
屠妖节(Deepavali)又称万灯节,是一个庆祝“光明驱走了黑暗,善良战胜邪恶”的节日。在本地,大部分的印度同胞是兴都(Hindu)教徒,屠妖节对他们来说,就像华人庆祝农历新年一样,是个重要的节日。以下是一些屠妖节的特点:
让房子充满节日气氛
为了迎接节日的到来,印度同胞会进行大扫除,把家里清理得干干净净。一般家庭也会购买一些设计独特的灯饰或以灯饰图案为主的装饰品,来布置房子。
传统美食吃个饱
任何的节日庆祝活动,当然少不了美食。除了在聚会上让人可以大快朵颐之外,食物也是祷告仪式时必备的,一般使用的传统食物包括:athirasam、laddu、jelebi、murukku、jangiri等以面粉或米粉制成的食品。
这些食品的口味比较甜,颜色很鲜艳。
鲜艳的新衣
庆祝屠妖节,新衣不可少。
男士穿Jippa,妇女则会穿上颜色鲜艳的丝绸“纱丽”(Sari)或旁遮普(Punjabi)式的衣服。
小女生,一般是穿Pavadai。和华人一样,印度人也避忌在屠妖节当天穿黑色的衣服,因为这是不吉利的颜色。
Saree Modern Dhoti Punjabi Suit
走访亲朋戚友
在屠妖节当天,印度同胞们起得特别早,在天亮前进行膏油浴仪式,以示洗净身心。之后,他们会在家里点油灯,进行祷告。
信徒相信,在家中置放一盏传统的印度油灯,再供奉食物、新衣、鲜花等,可以为家人带来好运。按照传统习俗,新衣上会涂抹一点黄姜粉(tumeric)。
印度人也在地上绘图,这种图案叫做“古拉姆”(kolam)。古代在乡村里,人们常受昆虫干扰,于是用面粉或谷类撒在屋外门前,绘成图形,昆虫有食物吃,就不会进屋。
为了方便,现代人都改用塑胶或贴纸图形。我们家甚至是用粉笔来画的呢!
印度同胞们也和华族一样,会走访亲朋戚友。不过,他们会先到庙里祈福,然后才到长辈的家。
屠妖节传说
传说古时候,印度有个凶残的魔王Narakasura。在他的统治下,老百姓的生活十分痛苦,民不聊生。后来,天神Lord Khrishna把邪恶的魔王杀掉了,为民除害。人们非常高兴,便点着灯热烈庆祝。从此,人们就将这个日子作为屠妖节,歌颂“邪不能胜正”的精神。
Narakasura 被 Krishna 杀的情形
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Friday, October 17, 2008
考试
早期的中国,学业可算是无价之宝,有如在深海中寻找一枚小针。当时,人们背着包子,行万里路,穿越深厚的陌生森林,登越万丛山。独自一人,带着想要争取学问的期望,寻找名士的教导。学弟们都是专心致志的听从教师的教导,用心地念书。那是个没科技的荒野时代。为了建造稳定的政治,培养仁道的官员,考试被介绍了。分为几项阶段,以判断一个人的资格成为一位受人名尊重的官员。
现在,有了高文明的科技,虽然成为了一些奇形怪状的机械人的诞生,但人的思想,行为都不成熟,且落后!! 考试,就是一项方法来测定一个人对某方面的理解。需要骗自己吗??你们觉得,分数重要吗?还是素质比较重要呢?(心知度名啦)有些“邋遢禽兽”还费一段长久的时光,观察老师们的弱点,磨好箭,向目标射去,把他们手在裤袋里头,还把他们化为“摇头娃娃”!!聪明啊!有个问题,这样回转脑筋思想的能力,为什么不要发挥在考试中呢??!!奇怪,有潜力却不去使用,咳,失败的一堆垃圾!!所谓:“疾风知劲草!
考试就像一场战争。学生们埋头苦读,吸收全面的知识来建个巩固堵墙,城门来抵抗打击。这些努力都是经过长久的卖力,不懈的斗气,同一的目标,很远的眼界而成的。战争时带着必胜的心愿和永不灭的火气,拼到底,为了让自己夺胜。。虽失败,但心中有个“拼了全力以赴”的满足。但这些“邋遢禽兽"呢,在人家磨炼刀尖的时候,却买下人名,破坏他们的期望,策划及目标!! 过分吗!!容忍也有个限度的!! 还有“国王”的保护,人名能安宁生存吗??国家能在继续旺盛吗??肯定不能!! 如果考试生产出这种低贱的人才的话,就不必有考试了!!浪费时间和心思而已!!
在现代世界,考试的目标到底是什么呢?是不是成为学生们互相比他们的作弊方式的赛场呢?还是培养出高分但”没料”的人才呢?政府考试就是个例子了!!考试前,无论是网上还是公众场所都会有传送"tips"的活动。或甚至在一些补习中心里卖考卷。为什么还要有考试,更好改换去倍答案比赛吧,更光荣!!在社会有改执委的官员,反而没有以身作则,而贿赂考官及格他们的亲戚。学业,应该是培养出公平的社会,但成为人们自私世界里的赌场。以这种无仁德方法取分值得光荣吗??小人啊!!惭愧吧!!自己反省吧!!如这现象保持下去的话,不愧第三世界大战会发生!!大家,我们需要这种痛苦的黑暗世界吗?只需改过自新,春天在前头了!!
现在,有了高文明的科技,虽然成为了一些奇形怪状的机械人的诞生,但人的思想,行为都不成熟,且落后!! 考试,就是一项方法来测定一个人对某方面的理解。需要骗自己吗??你们觉得,分数重要吗?还是素质比较重要呢?(心知度名啦)有些“邋遢禽兽”还费一段长久的时光,观察老师们的弱点,磨好箭,向目标射去,把他们手在裤袋里头,还把他们化为“摇头娃娃”!!聪明啊!有个问题,这样回转脑筋思想的能力,为什么不要发挥在考试中呢??!!奇怪,有潜力却不去使用,咳,失败的一堆垃圾!!所谓:“疾风知劲草!
考试就像一场战争。学生们埋头苦读,吸收全面的知识来建个巩固堵墙,城门来抵抗打击。这些努力都是经过长久的卖力,不懈的斗气,同一的目标,很远的眼界而成的。战争时带着必胜的心愿和永不灭的火气,拼到底,为了让自己夺胜。。虽失败,但心中有个“拼了全力以赴”的满足。但这些“邋遢禽兽"呢,在人家磨炼刀尖的时候,却买下人名,破坏他们的期望,策划及目标!! 过分吗!!容忍也有个限度的!! 还有“国王”的保护,人名能安宁生存吗??国家能在继续旺盛吗??肯定不能!! 如果考试生产出这种低贱的人才的话,就不必有考试了!!浪费时间和心思而已!!
在现代世界,考试的目标到底是什么呢?是不是成为学生们互相比他们的作弊方式的赛场呢?还是培养出高分但”没料”的人才呢?政府考试就是个例子了!!考试前,无论是网上还是公众场所都会有传送"tips"的活动。或甚至在一些补习中心里卖考卷。为什么还要有考试,更好改换去倍答案比赛吧,更光荣!!在社会有改执委的官员,反而没有以身作则,而贿赂考官及格他们的亲戚。学业,应该是培养出公平的社会,但成为人们自私世界里的赌场。以这种无仁德方法取分值得光荣吗??小人啊!!惭愧吧!!自己反省吧!!如这现象保持下去的话,不愧第三世界大战会发生!!大家,我们需要这种痛苦的黑暗世界吗?只需改过自新,春天在前头了!!
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Unforgatable Family
From the first day I step in this class, I feel fear of challenges that I'm about to face in the future, feel tense to survive in this tempestuous wave. Though, I feel pleasant studying in this class.
Members of 43, study together as brothers, help each other as teachers. I feel warm to be in this class, like a cozy fluffy blanket surrounded me in the blizzard bluff. I feel that I'm supported to continue stay strong to succeed my plans. A single word " Thanks" is not enough for this class.
I found new friends in the class, they give me hand to cross this dangerous bridge to the mainland. Fun is unlimited in this fantasy. Every seconds in this class are full with laughter, feel stress less. They are sedatives to my confusion.They are my light on my dark path. And one thing, topics are unlimited, especially those are X-Rated..( haha..hey, we should talk these to be more mature..)Well teachers, not only supply us with extra and fresh knowledge, but acts as counselor that solve our painful dilemmas.How grateful and lucky to be in this class.
Day per day, second per second, my damn wristwatch kept remind me of the day of separation. Looking at calender's "slimming project",reduced in the numbers of days we are going to be together.Time is fast. How am I going miss all sweet, bitter,sour and spicy incidents that happened in the class?? Am I going to feel the tense of exam with my fellow friends?? Am I going to have the experience of "ponteng kelas" again with my friends? Am I going to miss all those familiar faces and their laughters? Am I going to forget all those moments we are together to chase balls in the field? Am I going to spy on "answer-thieves" during exams? Am i going to mix chemicals again with my buddies? Am I going to forget all those teachers teaching and their angry faces? Haiz...
Miss you all so much, guys!!!I'm so not agree to quit this happy family..Guys, lets make the days that left colourful and meaningful..Although sad in deep heart,but hope to be a happy ending to our high school life..Miss all those pitch-off songs and silly tones..Lets compose our memorable high school musical..Let fond memories that we have gone in these days to be euphony notes on our noteless score..
5SA1, your are my unforgatable family!!Your are my high school musical!!
Epics of lyric: " High School Musical"
from High School Musical 3
Lookin' forward from center stage
To Graduation Day
Time to get the future started
What we leave what we take with us
No matter what
It's something we're part of
We learn to fly
Together side by side (side by side)
I just hope the rest of my life
Will feel as good as my
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from!
The friends who've been there all along
Just like...
from High school High....School...Musical...
Improvisation without a script
No one's written it
And now we have the chance to
But some day we'll be lookin' back
Memories we'll have
All the songs that we lived through
The best of times
So why leave them behind?
Why can't the rest of my life...
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future...but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
The friends who've been there all along
Just like...
from High School High....School...Musical...
Now we finally realize
Who we are it just took some time
We had to live and to learn to see the truth (learn to see the truth)
That nothing's ever impossible
Into the future we all free-fall
But forever we'll always have high school
Time to party now celebrate
Cause the world's one big stage
And any part you want can be yours
Everybody sing yeah
yeah the show is never gonna close
It's what got us here we know
High School lives on for evermore....
A..High school High....School.....Musical
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future, but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
(Celebrate) The friends who've been there all along (Whoo)
Oh yeah,
I wish my life could feel like a...
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future...but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from, (hey) the friends who've been there all along That's right...
That's right!
High...School...Musical.....
眷恋,
曾经的时光,
同窗数载。
勾起,
青葱的岁月。
钟声已敲响,
起航的船只,
要迎风而去。
雨点的滴落,
亦是美好的开始。
~ 江隽宏 ~
Members of 43, study together as brothers, help each other as teachers. I feel warm to be in this class, like a cozy fluffy blanket surrounded me in the blizzard bluff. I feel that I'm supported to continue stay strong to succeed my plans. A single word " Thanks" is not enough for this class.
I found new friends in the class, they give me hand to cross this dangerous bridge to the mainland. Fun is unlimited in this fantasy. Every seconds in this class are full with laughter, feel stress less. They are sedatives to my confusion.They are my light on my dark path. And one thing, topics are unlimited, especially those are X-Rated..( haha..hey, we should talk these to be more mature..)Well teachers, not only supply us with extra and fresh knowledge, but acts as counselor that solve our painful dilemmas.How grateful and lucky to be in this class.
Day per day, second per second, my damn wristwatch kept remind me of the day of separation. Looking at calender's "slimming project",reduced in the numbers of days we are going to be together.Time is fast. How am I going miss all sweet, bitter,sour and spicy incidents that happened in the class?? Am I going to feel the tense of exam with my fellow friends?? Am I going to have the experience of "ponteng kelas" again with my friends? Am I going to miss all those familiar faces and their laughters? Am I going to forget all those moments we are together to chase balls in the field? Am I going to spy on "answer-thieves" during exams? Am i going to mix chemicals again with my buddies? Am I going to forget all those teachers teaching and their angry faces? Haiz...
Miss you all so much, guys!!!I'm so not agree to quit this happy family..Guys, lets make the days that left colourful and meaningful..Although sad in deep heart,but hope to be a happy ending to our high school life..Miss all those pitch-off songs and silly tones..Lets compose our memorable high school musical..Let fond memories that we have gone in these days to be euphony notes on our noteless score..
5SA1, your are my unforgatable family!!Your are my high school musical!!
Epics of lyric: " High School Musical"
from High School Musical 3
Lookin' forward from center stage
To Graduation Day
Time to get the future started
What we leave what we take with us
No matter what
It's something we're part of
We learn to fly
Together side by side (side by side)
I just hope the rest of my life
Will feel as good as my
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from!
The friends who've been there all along
Just like...
from High school High....School...Musical...
Improvisation without a script
No one's written it
And now we have the chance to
But some day we'll be lookin' back
Memories we'll have
All the songs that we lived through
The best of times
So why leave them behind?
Why can't the rest of my life...
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future...but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
The friends who've been there all along
Just like...
from High School High....School...Musical...
Now we finally realize
Who we are it just took some time
We had to live and to learn to see the truth (learn to see the truth)
That nothing's ever impossible
Into the future we all free-fall
But forever we'll always have high school
Time to party now celebrate
Cause the world's one big stage
And any part you want can be yours
Everybody sing yeah
yeah the show is never gonna close
It's what got us here we know
High School lives on for evermore....
A..High school High....School.....Musical
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future, but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from
(Celebrate) The friends who've been there all along (Whoo)
Oh yeah,
I wish my life could feel like a...
High School Musical
Who says we have to let it go?
It's the best part we've ever known
Step into the future...but hold on to
High School Musical
Let's celebrate where we come from, (hey) the friends who've been there all along That's right...
That's right!
High...School...Musical.....
眷恋,
曾经的时光,
同窗数载。
勾起,
青葱的岁月。
钟声已敲响,
起航的船只,
要迎风而去。
雨点的滴落,
亦是美好的开始。
~ 江隽宏 ~
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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