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"Harambee is one of the longest running festivities of its kind in the state of Texas, " said Billie Lusk, this years organizer.

Travel, parties, entertainment and year end festivities will all come into play when trying to hook up with someone who can rock your world.

If you are going to be on your own over Christmas, then see it as an opportunity for freedom and space to enjoy the festivities even more.

The reception would be held in that house and the festivities would go on all day.

The extended romp of 2006 to 2007 was an anomaly; historically, festivities have lasted two or three quarters at best.

In deference to the public mood, the festivities were reduced in scale, and a note of repentance was added to a dignified cathedral service.

Capping a week of fireworks and festivities in honor of Saint Joseph, a bonfire engulfs satirical sculptures in this city in eastern Spain.

The morning charities and ceremonies took so much time that the rest of the day was devoted to preparations for the evening festivities.

Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison.

In a week or so, the trumpets will sound, heralding the start of 18 months of non-stop festivities in honor of Charles Darwin.

The festivities were to have included a short new ballet, "The Far Shore" , based loosely on the folk tale that inspired "Swan Lake" .

On this anniversary, festivities include open air concerts, speeches and a grand fireworks finale on Monday night.

Much has been achieved but there is still much to do and on this day of reunions and festivities in the glow of Christmas.

During the festivities, said he, both sides will also discuss such issues as holding women's and youth's conferences in the future.

A French phrase that is often used during these festivities is Laissez les bon temps rouler! or "Let the good times roll! "

I didn't particularly have any emotions about this celebration and I didn't feel the festivities of it all.

Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities.

The festivities will be capped with fireworks and a concert featuring performances by musicians from across the world.

So by following the radio and television broadcasts everyone can enjoy the festivities in other parts of the country as well as their own.

And in some communities, festivities do not end with the ball itself.

Festivities took place in such cities as Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, and in Washington.

In Washington, daylong festivities will wind up with a large fireworks display over the Washington Monument.

Naturally, John and his siblings joined the festivities, singing and playing instruments until all hours of the night in their living room.

Richmond's police have started monitoring Facebook, MySpace and Twitter messages to determine where the rowdiest festivities will be.

The festivities went awry when one of the industrial-grade fireworks struck the nearly completed tower.

All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations.

The coin in the pudding is attributed to the festivities held in the last days of the Christmas period, the Twelfth Night.

As I was leaving Occupy Wall Street, I spotted a man who was attending the festivities wearing a giant cape made of tin foil.

Suddenly the festivities are threatened by the appearance of the Witch of the West.

But for many Indians, some part of the wedding festivities is still held at home.

Back in the day, you may have stayed out until sunrise, but these festivities are usually over by 4 p. m.

There had been no welcome home for the young squire, no festivities, no deputation , not even a single flower.

Government-run television today staged an extravagant variety show as part of the festivities marking the Year of the Rat.

"Increased sexual activity associated with end-of-year holiday festivities has also been postulated. "

"We expect a great atmosphere in New Orleans for this year's All-Star festivities, " said Oleg Ushakov, Commentator for NTV Russia.

Although Monday marked the start of a 3-day holiday for the Thai New Year, the Bangkok municipal government canceled festivities.

so much for So much for music. Now for some of the other festivities.

But in Luke 14 Jesus describes life in God's kingdom as a lavish banquet with music, fellowship, festivities, and lots of food.

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The festivities started with a procession through the town.

The festivities will follow the more serious business: the meeting of Kosovo's parliament to vote for independence.

Everyone joins in to help in the preparation of the festivities.

Even if you don't have any festivities planned, you can turn any day into a simple celebration of summer with the right recipe!

The Midsummer pole (right) is raised to mark the beginning of the village's festivities.

Wearing green color (associated with the green leaved Shamrock), consuming Irish food and drink, and parades mark the festivities.

Enjoy this year's festivities, for dark clouds may be gathering on the horizon for this popular constant.

New Orleans hosts the United States' most notorious Mardi Gras festivities.

Colombian bloggers wrote about their reasons for marching or deciding not to join the festivities.

Lambasting of bad bosses and slashing supervisors is inappropriate at lighthearted social festivities.

The city says more than 26 buildings downtown went dark when a giant light switch was flicked during festivities at City Hall.

Christmas is one of the most important holidays for Christians or those who just enjoy the festivities.

In the course of the festivities, Dad saw Chairman Mao make a ten minute appearance and disappear.

Security is already high in the central part of Washington, D. C. where the festivities are taking place.

They fear their religious festivities could be misconstrued as celebrations of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Christian Wulff, who became federal president in June, used his speech at the official festivities in Bremen to push back.

Celebrants in the town of Baza, Spain, paint themselves with black grease and prepare for traditional festivities.

Workers were preparing Pyongyang's central Kim Il Sung Square, the expected venue for Sunday's festivities, APTN footage showed.

In the end this year's festivities brought the city about $105m: down from $121m in a typical year, but better than organisers had expected.

Reports said that 378, 000 boxes of fireworks had been sold in the city by the fifth day of the festivities, 2% more than the year before.

Throughout the weekend, there will be festivities honoring the incoming president.

But celebrating May Day with traditional dancing and festivities dates back centuries and also marks the coming of summer.

The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday.

Setting off fireworks is a major part of the celebration's evening festivities.

The festivities began with a flag-raising ceremony attended by 500 people and ending with a fireworks show in the evening.

This year's festivities had the usual elements, including 39 road deaths on a single day, plus a stronger-than-usual whiff of politics.

After the ceremony and entertainment, everyone enjoyed a dinner and festivities till late into the night.

Carnival festivities involve many physical and material elements enlightening life and death, replacement and regeneration.

The centrepiece of the festivities will be a huge military parade through Beijing on Thursday October 1st.

It incorporates numerous festivities, including major New Year's Eve celebrations.

A visit to a karaoke bar or massage parlor might round out an evening's festivities.

I booked this hotel online last minute for the New Year's Eve festivities in Paris----and I'm glad I did!

Setting off fireworks is a major part of the evening festivities of the celebration.

Canada's Governor General David Johnston certainly joined in the festivities last Halloween.

Because of this the Pixies and Sprites - creatures who cannot imagine life without festivities - proclaimed Wenlan their capital.

The main hub for the festivities will be Trafalgar Square in the very centre of London.

Sendai is currently in the midst of their Tanabata festival, although we do not have a chance to enjoy the festivities or fireworks.

I hoped the festivities would appeal to her. But nothing did.

In the festivities that followed, Boss Nass shared a platform with Queen Amidala, and declared peace on Naboo.

Easter festivities in Latin America draw to a close on Wednesday.

To celebrate his short stopover in Hong Kong on his way to India, the streets were filled with festivities and elaborate decorations.

During these festivities, adults are free to have sex withwhomever they like.

People are generally in the moment, enjoying the festivities, and they like to share them with others.

Balls and festivities aren't for the likes of you.

Festivities were undeterred by the heavy downpour .

The city was decorated, and festivities were held in honor of the animal.

Chinese workers set up a tent for the post-ceremony festivities.

What would usually be a weekend of Easter festivities has been replaced by fear and anger.

Joining the festivities there, US swimmer Michael Phelps, he says he is looking forward to competitions ahead.

No, this isn't your reception, but it can be an exciting precursor to the festivities that lay ahead.

In my household a Christmas cake is a treat, rather than essential part of festivities.

festivities that commenced with the national anthem.

New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

Since coming to China I've loosened up about whether my kids engage in Christmas festivities.

Your home is the main attraction So you don't need to plan lots of festivities to keep your guests amused.

An end to Lunar New Year holiday festivities saw traders back at their desks and bullish Euro.

National carrier British Airways says it will transport more than 250, 000 people into London this coming week ahead of the festivities.

We're going to experience the New Year's festivities with our Dai friends.

Festivities also overlapped with the 9th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists.

The Christmas season is quickly approaching and the festivities have begun.

The latter date may be tied to holiday festivities, a wedding, or other event that has become quite expensive and make you concerned.

Revel: To engage in uproarious festivities ; make merry .

Several mining towns in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, hit by a collapse in demand for iron ore, have canceled their Feb 21-25 festivities.

look, let's not put a damper on the upcoming festivities.

Just days ago, rumors of discontent threatened to mar the festivities.

The wedding feast was chosen by our Lord to emphasize the festivities.

Conservatives had long banned secular festivities such as birthdays, insisting that Islam forbids anything but religious holidays.

The idea grew, and now some 40, 000 people come each year to the festivities, which are held in a converted cotton mill.

Children, their faces smeared with colored powder, participate in Holi festivities in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 1, 2010.

Obama was staying in Oslo only about 24 hours and skipping the traditional second day of festivities.

Hard times are pressing on Brazil's carnival festivities.

A rock concert closed out the festivities.

It is celebrated with masses and festivities in honor of the dead.

Along with festivities, educational booths were set up for visitors to learn about pandas and their natural habitats.

The resumption of festivities is long overdue.

Festivities begin at the James Joyce Tower, which is on the seashore, a half mile south of Dun Laoghaire on Ireland' s east coast.

Friends and acquaintances will want to include you in holiday festivities.

Fireworks will cap the festivities.

The festivities include marching bands, dancers, and more.

People dance as colored water pours on them during Holi festivities in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 1, 2010.

The recent festivities seemed more varied than ever before.

The country is America's fourth largest investor. It is participating in many of the festivities, including a big flotilla last month.

Shopping and festivities start on November 25th.

Media organizations in China have sent their top reporters and journalists to cover the National Day festivities.

I'd rather not partake in the festivities.

It turns out he almost didn't make it to the festivities surrounding his 60th birthday, which was last Tuesday.

Colored water is splashed on women during Holi festivities in Allahabad, India, Monday, March 1, 2010.

Amid the holiday festivities, Stephen Harper has correctly opted to play the Grinch .

Hong is out and meet, and poor day festivities.

So many people are buying things they'll need for the New Year festivities.

NvGu dowry to burn incense, fathers, gods, cannon fire you the giver's family festivities.

For those of us without an invitation, there are some places in the region that offer a chance to join in the festivities.

The festivities will conclude by 12. 00 noon.

We dance. There are many people on the street dancing every festivities.

They can participate in the festivities.

New Year festivities lasts for one month in China.

Chances are you've been celebrating the holidays a lot lately, and perhaps there's still more festivities you plan to attend.

In order to celebrate DORS' ten years of establishment, we are preparing to hold ten - year celebration festivities.

Last year's festivities were similarly blighted by violent clashes that left two people dead.

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Adding to the festivities, Hong Kong will host the 2009 East Asian Games in December.

A star-studded lineup of musicians and celebrities kicked off the inaugural festivities at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday,

Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University Hosts Festivities to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon

Celebrations festivities, including fireworks and concerts

The rooks too were keeping one of their annual festivities;

A child dressed as Hindu God Krishna looks on during festivities to mark Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai

Children dressed as Hindu God Krishna look on during festivities to mark Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai

The traditional festivities of Hui nationality--a unique cultural phenomenon

Chris Moss joins a walking holiday in the Couserans that lets visitors join in the centuries-old festivities

the cassia is naturally associated with the harvest moon and mid-autumn festivities;

A masked reveller participates in carnival festivities

A display of fireworks that terminated the festivities

as part of ivy week's festivities, at tomorrow night's mixer,