#Joyful festivities

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𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐚𝐦: 𝐀 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚!

Glimpses from our vibrant Onam Celebration on Aug 23, 2023! Fashion Designing students brought the essence of this joyful festival to life through their creative flair. Stay tuned for more highlights!

Greetings, Waves Institute of Fashion Designing

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Balloons Happy Birthday Party Girl

"Painting the sky of memories with the vibrant hues of joy and laughter. 🎈🎂🥳 #BirthdayBalloons"

[848ellie]

Playful pose 🎉 Every day is an adventure when we're having fun. We feel lucky to experience something new and exciting. When we let ourselves play, we turn the ordinary moments into extraordinary moments.

[onetimetwotimesthreetimess]

happy holi to those who celebrate🎨❤️🌻🌈

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Ya'll got NO idea who I got in my DMs 💯🎅🎅🎅🦌🦌🎄

[galaticuwu]

extremely late mid autumn art

I know this art is very late because Ingot the date of the festival wrong so here’s very late art of Eddie and Julie chilling on the post office roof with a moon cake :3 (from howdy’s place of course)

btw here the hanfu’s I used as references cause they very pretty

Julie Eddie also did the Blossom’s on Julies hanfu are peach blossoms and ones on Eddie’s are plum blossoms

(Btw plz no reposting my art but you can reblog it if u want)

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look at my ancients boy

(They're on Art Fight too!! Chorus and Joy)

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The Lunar New Year: A Celebration of Tradition and Renewal Shaina Tranquilino February 10, 2024

The start of a new year is always an exciting time. It brings with it a sense of hope, possibility, and the opportunity for a fresh start. For billions of people around the world, this renewal takes place during the Lunar New Year. Also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year is celebrated by various Asian communities worldwide. It follows the lunar calendar and typically falls between late January and mid-February. This vibrant festival lasts for 15 days and is marked by colourful decorations, delicious food, family gatherings, and age-old traditions.

One of the most iconic symbols associated with the Lunar New Year is the zodiac animal. Each year in the lunar cycle corresponds to one of twelve animals – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep/goat/ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. These animals are believed to influence personality traits and predict fortunes for individuals born in their respective years. In 2024, we will bid farewell to the hopeful Year of the Rabbit and welcome the strong Year of the Dragon.

Preparations for Lunar New Year begin weeks in advance as families clean their homes from top to bottom to sweep away any misfortune from the previous year. This cleaning ritual symbolizes a fresh start and invites good luck into their lives. Decorations play a significant role too; red lanterns are hung outside houses to ward off evil spirits while paper cutouts featuring auspicious phrases adorn windows and doors.

Food plays an integral part in Lunar New Year celebrations. Families gather around tables filled with sumptuous dishes that hold both symbolic meaning and cultural significance. Some popular culinary delights include dumplings (symbolizing wealth), fish (representing abundance), rice cakes (for prosperity), and oranges (a symbol of good luck). The reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve is a cherished tradition where family members come together to share a meal and exchange blessings for the upcoming year.

One of the highlights of Lunar New Year is undoubtedly the lion and dragon dances. Colourful lion costumes are donned, accompanied by the thundering beats of drums and cymbals, as performers mimic the movements of these mythical creatures. The dance is believed to bring good fortune and scare away evil spirits. Fireworks also illuminate the night sky during this festive period, symbolizing warding off bad luck and welcoming prosperity.

Another cherished tradition during Lunar New Year is giving red envelopes or "hongbao." These small, red packets contain money and are gifted to children, unmarried adults, and employees as a symbol of good luck and blessings for a prosperous year ahead. It's an act of generosity that fosters joy and excitement among recipients.

Beyond the festivities itself, Lunar New Year holds deep cultural significance. It serves as an occasion for families to honour their ancestors through prayers and offerings at ancestral altars. This reverence for one's heritage strengthens familial bonds, instills values, and preserves traditions across generations.

While celebrations may differ slightly from country to country or region to region, the spirit of unity, hopefulness, and renewal remains constant throughout Asia during this auspicious time. Regardless of nationality or ethnicity, Lunar New Year has become increasingly embraced globally as people recognize its universal appeal in bringing communities together.

Lunar New Year is a vibrant festival that encapsulates centuries-old traditions while embracing new beginnings. It is a time when families come together, wishes are made for prosperity and happiness abound. As we enter another lunar cycle with the arrival of the Year of the Dragon in 2024, let us celebrate diversity and cherish our shared humanity through this beautiful celebration that unites us all. Happy Lunar New Year!

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Surprisingly from the clips I have seen on youtube about the Mario movie it actually seems to be pretty decent for kids and fans of the franchise. 

More of a Mario and Luigi with mutual brotherly love and origin story than anything really. Glad to see Peach is treated as her own character and that she is shown to be very capable. 

Can’t believe it, but they actually make it more Mario and Peach than Mario/Peach, where you can see the potential for romance but it’s really more of a friendship right now. Although I am going to bet that Illumination is planning on making this a new fully fledged franchise so romance will probably follow in the next few movies. 

[supercantaloupe]

purim while stuck alone at school during break when no one is around is especially disappointing (i don't even have hamentaschen this year. sad.) but i can never be too grumpy about it. can't let h*man win you know

[spinsterennui]

Quick holiday related blog announcement!!!

As many of you know, especially if you’ve followed me for a long time, I love this time of year!!! At risk of being annoyingly repetitive (too late? 😂), cold weather is my favorite. I also love Halloween and, to a lesser extent, Thanksgiving (although we really need to make it into something different, because the history is horrific; I do however truly enjoy the idea of a holiday centered on being grateful). But I very specifically absolutely LIVE FOR Christmas.

I don’t know why, to be honest. I’m not close with my family (I mean, other than my brother which is relatively new and I don’t go see them — yet anyway), and I don’t really have one of my own (though I do consider the ex/roomie/bff to be family, and his kids are basically my step kids, especially the younger one since they live close to us). I don’t even really have in person friends (which is a whole other issue that I want to fix but it’s soooooo hard to so let’s leave it at that).

But, despite all this, I just LOVE Christmas. It makes me so happy; I feel enveloped in a pleasant nostalgia. Maybe it’s because, even though she was kinda shitty in a lot of ways, my mom always made Christmas magical. Like she went all out on stockings and presents and decorations and treats. It was incredible. But whatever it is, Christmas is my favorite — it’s the best time of the year!!!!

That said, I know many of you don’t like this holiday, for a variety of different reasons, all completely valid. So just know that I always try to tag accurately, so you can blacklist “christmas” and that should cover anything I post that’s holiday related. Love y’all so much ❤️

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Our most anticipated event was not only a blast, but it also made us nostalgic for all of our Algoworks Celebrations. The highlights of Diwali at Algoworks were undoubtedly loud music, flying lanterns, and happy faces. Whereas Diwali always calls for an extra layer of celebration and festivity in the air, here are some highlights from our Pre-Diwali Bash. Until then, we wish you a joyous, warm, and loving Diwali.