query: name of thailands new year festival in april

pos: Songkran (Thailand) Songkran (Thailand) Songkran (, ; ; ; ) is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14–15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to five days, 12–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday. The word "Songkran" comes from the Sanskrit word "" (Devanāgarī: संक्रांति), literally "astrological passage", meaning transformation or change. The term was borrowed from "Makar Sankranti", the name of a Hindu harvest festival celebrated in India in January to mark the arrival of spring. It coincides with the rising

pos: Lao New Year Lao New Year Lao New Year, called Pi Mai (, ) or less commonly Songkran (, ), is celebrated every year from April 13/14 to April 15/16. Lao New Year is a popular English name for a traditional celebration known in Laos as "Pi Mai" or "Songkran" (in Lao language). Lao New Year widely celebrated festival in Laos. The festival is also celebrated by the Lao in the United States of America, Canada, France, England and Australia. Lao New Year takes place in April, the hottest time of the year in Laos, which is also the start of the monsoon

pos: Water Festival and monastery. Young people visit elders to pay respect during this period. The Myanmar New Year "Thingyan" is announced by the traditional calendar of Myanmar Team and normally falls around 13 April. Cambodia celebrates the Cambodian New Year from 13 to 15 April (ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ or សង្ក្រាន្ត). The Lao New Year, called Songkran (ສົງກຣານ) in the Lao language, is celebrated every year from 13 to 15 April. The Thai New Year (สงกรานต์ = Songkran in Thai language) is fixed every year from 13 to 15 April. "Water Festival" is often a confusing term for foreigners in Cambodia because the Khmer New

pos: Thais in Hong Kong celebrate their new year on 13 to 15 April in the "Songkran Festival". According to the Thai calendar, 13 April is the end of the old year while 15 April is the beginning of a new year. 14 April is usually regarded as the preparation for the new coming year. On this festival, there would be celebration by splashing water to each other. It signifies the washing-away of bad luck and welcoming good luck, prospects and happiness. They also put some bath powder on their face, which traditionally means protecting their skin. On the Sunday that is nearest to Songkran

pos: Songkran (Thailand) the zodiac. According to its literal meaning in Sanskrit, a songkran occurs every month. However, the period that Thai people refer to as songkran happens when the sun moves from Pisces to Aries in the zodiac. The correct name for this period should actually be "Maha Songkran" ('great songkran') because it coincides with the arrival of a New Year. The songkran festival is, therefore, a celebration of the New Year in accordance with the solar calendar. The celebration covers a period of three days: 13 April is regarded as "Maha Songkran", the day that the sun moves into Aries on

pos: Culture of Myanmar came to be called "kyaung" () in the Burmese language. There are twelve months in the traditional Burmese calendar and twelve corresponding festivals. Most of the festivals are related to Burmese Buddhism and in any town or village the local "paya pwè" (the pagoda festival) is the most important one. The most well-known festival is Thingyan, a four-day celebration of the coming Lunar New Year. This festival is held prior to the Burmese New Year, the first day of Tagu which falls in mid-April. It is related and similar to other Southeast Asian New Year festivals (Songkran, Cambodian New Year,

pos: Chonburi Province Royal Thai Navy (Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital) are also located in the province. Some nine million visitors to the province were recorded in 2012, of which 6.1 million were from abroad, most of these being Russian, 2.2 million visitors. Chonburi Annual Festival (งานนมัสการพระพุทธสิหิงค์และงานกาชาดประจำปีจังหวัดชลบุรี) fair held mid-April during the Songkran Festival. Phra Phutthaishing, Chonburi's principal Buddha image, is carried in a procession around the city. Wan Lai Festival (ประเพณีวันไหล) is a Chonburi merit-making day of the seamen on the Thai New Year during the Songkran Festival, running from 13–20 April every year. There is almsgiving to the monks, the ritual pouring

pos: Songkran (Songkran) celebrations are held in Thai Town, Sydney in the popular tourist suburb of Haymarket, New South Wales. In Melbourne, the Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) New Year festival is held annually in Dandenong, Victoria. In 2011, it attracted more than 5000 people and claims to be the largest Sinhalese New Year Festival in Melbourne. The Queen Victoria Market held a two-day Songkran event celebrating the Thai New Year in early April 2017. Songkran celebrations celebrating the Thai, Cambodian, Lao, Burmese and Sri Lankan New Year festivals are well known and popular among the residents of the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, New

pos: Songkran celebrated the Thai New Year in April 2016 with its Asian elephants and traditional Thai dancers. Songkran celebrations often occur in cities which host large Sri Lankan, Thai, Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian populations. The UW Khmer Student Association hosts a new year celebration at the University of Washington in Seattle. The White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival is held at the Golden House Bakery & Deli in Seattle. The Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara in Pasadena, California celebrates the Songkran festival with a focus on the Sri Lankan New Year. The Brahma Vihara in Azusa, California also holds celebrations with

pos: Sukhothai Province Festival (งานประเพณีสงกรานต์และเทศกาลเมืองสวรรคโลก ) This takes place during 11–15 April annually on the bank of the Yom River, in front of Wat Sawang Arom, by the Yom River, and at the Stadium of the Sawankhalok Municipal School. The procession of Miss Songkran, the Sawankhalok Food Festival, ceremonies of giving alms to monks and bathing rituals for Buddha images and monks are performed in the festival. Songkran Festival (งานประเพณีสรงน้ำโอยทาน สงกรานต์ศรีสัชนาลัย) An annual celebration of the Thai New Year is held during 12–13 April at Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Amphoe Si Satchanalai; this festival carries forward Sukhothai's tradition. It was mentioned in the

neg: MourningSound Records it is a big feat for an independent band that had no major label support and came from nowhere to be able to be invited to perform at Thailands oldest metal festival, Demonic Fest, and followed appearance at Formoz Festival (Taiwan) 2006, winning support and recognition of the fans in the region through their hardwork. MourningSound Records continues to work with regional artists and Australia label to open new ground for Metal bands to enter the Asia and Australia/New Zealand metal industry MourningSound Records MourningSound Records is an independent metal record label based in Singapore and was founded in 2002.

neg: Karen conflict supported by China. Thus the Thai and US government supported Karen rebellions through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The US government however also supported the Burmese government to fight communists. The US government provided weapons and American produced helicopters. The KNU has claimed that these weapons have been used against them. General Bo Mya once described the KNU as Thailands' 'foreign legion', because the KNU guarded the border the organisation prevented Thai and Burmese communist from unification. The strong shift to the right in 1976 under Bo Mya was a strategy to gain support from the Thai government. Thailands' policy

neg: Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand) 2011 was held on 5 March 2011, adding a Pop and RnB stage and more acts than previous years. This was Blindspott's first gig since reforming. This was one of Nesian Mystik's last ever gigs. The 2012 edition was on February the 18th 2012. For the fifth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets). Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand) Homegrown Music Festival has been held annually in Wellington, New Zealand since 2008. As the name suggests, it showcases artists from New Zealand. Saturday 26 April 2008 The 2009 Homegrown Music Festival was held on 14 March 2009.

neg: Water Festival Year in April is not normally referred to as "the Water Festival", unlike equivalent new year celebrations in neighboring countries. Rather, the "Water Festival" in Cambodia usually refers to the festival Bon Om Thook (Khmer:ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក) focused on traditional boat racing, which usually takes place in November each year. The water festival in Cambodia is in November. It is related to Boat Racing water Festival. New Year which is on April is not called a water festival. Water Festival The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place in East Asian countries such as China and Taiwan, and Southeast

neg: Hultsfred Festival has been declining in recent years. The festival went bankrupt in 2010 and the whole event was cancelled that year, but it was resurrected already by 2011. FKP Scorpio, festival organizer since 2011, announced on 20 March 2013 that they will move the festival to Stockholm, "Hultsfred goes Stockholm". On 14 April 2013 a new festival association, under the name "This Is Hultsfred", announced their intention to organize a festival in Hultsfred 2013 on the traditional site. Scorpio also hosts the Bråvalla festival. FKP Scorpio stages 13–15 June 2013 a festival in Sigtuna Municipality, north of Stockholm. This is Hultsfred

neg: Sajibu nongma panba festival. Sajibu nongma panba Sajibu Nongma Pānba, also called Meetei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, is the lunar new year festival of the people who follow the sanamahism religion of the Indian state of Manipur. The name Sajibu Nongma Pānba derives from the Manipuri words: Sajibu - the first month of the year which usually falls during the month of April according to Meitei lunar calendar, Nongma - first date of a Month, Pānba - to be. Literally, it means the first day of the month of Sajibu. Similarly, according to the Hindu lunar calendar, the lunar new year is celebrated

neg: Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan (, ) is a city ("thesaban nakhon") in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict ("tambon") Pak Nam Pho and parts of Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai, all of Mueang Nakhon Sawan district. As of 2006 it has a population of 93,141. Nakhon Sawan is 238 km north of Bangkok. Nakhon Sawan is about north of Bangkok, and marks the point of confluence of two of Thailands major rivers, the Ping and the Nan. These converge

neg: MS Mega Andrea demand on the route. "Silja Festival" sailed to British Columbia, Canada in March 2014 to be used for accommodations for construction workers helping to construct Rio Tinto Alcan's new Aluminum Smelter. While in Kitimat, British Columbia the vessel was assigned the name "Delta Spirit Lodge". Silja Festival remained moored at Rio Tinto's dock for just over a year prior to departing for Italy at the end of April 2015. Now she is called by her new name "Mega Andrea". And now she has enough work at Corsica Ferries in Italy. She's home port now is Genova. MS Mega Andrea Mega

neg: Akitu the beginning of the 3rd century, it was still celebrated in Emessa, Syria, in honour of the god Elagabal. Roman Emperor Elagabalus (r. 218-222), who was of Syrian origin, even introduced the festival in Italy (Herodian, "Roman History", 5.6). Iranians traditionally celebrate 21 March as "Noruz" ("New Day"). Kha b-Nissan is the name of the spring festival among the Assyrians. The festival is celebrated on April 1, corresponding to the start of the Assyrian calendar. Akitu Akitu or Akitum (Sumerian: , "akiti-šekinku", , "the barley-cutting", "akiti-šununum", "barley-sowing"; Akkadian: ' or ', "head of the year") was a spring festival in

neg: Spring Scream Spring Scream The Spring Scream () is an outdoor music festival held in early April each year at Kenting, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The festival showcases a variety of music styles from bands both from Taiwan and overseas. Each year the festival adds the name of the current Chinese astrological animal to its name. The festival is organised by two expatriate Americans, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe, and has grown significantly since its beginnings in 1995. The event length has been between 2 and 11 days and as many as 300 acts on 8 stages. It also features a film festival,

neg: AXS TV Heroes, The 2018 BRIT Awards and more. In 2013, for the first time ever on television, AXS TV broadcast select concert footage from the Stagecoach Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 2014, AXS TV presented the television debut of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in addition to broadcasting the 2014 Stagecoach Country Music Festival and the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, for the second consecutive year. The network's 2015 festival slate included the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (April 17-April 19) for the second consecutive year; the Stagecoach Country Music Festival

neg: Megapolis Festival by Justin Grotelueschen (Managing Director) and Nick van der Kolk (of Love and Radio) and is administered by a new team of organizers each year. The name "Megapolis" is a variation of "megalopolis", referring originally to the Northeast megalopolis of the United States and to the cultural influence of an urban environment on the soundscape. The inaugural MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival kicked off in Cambridge, Massachusetts starting on April 24, 2009 at the Massasoit Elks Lodge and continuing April 25 and 26 at the Pierre Menard Gallery, with some events in Boston. Featured events included: Over 40 artists from across North

neg: Korea Times Music Festival 2011. Artists (16 total): Korean Music Festival 10 was held on April 28, 2012. Artists (11 total): The Korea Times Music Festival 11 was held on April 27, 2013. This was the festival's first year under its present name. Artists (13 total): The 12th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 3, 2014. The 13th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 2, 2015. The 14th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 7, 2016. Artists (15 total) The 15th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 29, 2017. Artists (12 total) The 16th Korea Times

neg: Spring Scream art exhibits, DJs, stalls, food vendors and camping. Spring Scream The Spring Scream () is an outdoor music festival held in early April each year at Kenting, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The festival showcases a variety of music styles from bands both from Taiwan and overseas. Each year the festival adds the name of the current Chinese astrological animal to its name. The festival is organised by two expatriate Americans, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe, and has grown significantly since its beginnings in 1995. The event length has been between 2 and 11 days and as many as 300 acts on

neg: Steven Luevano over future IBF Featherweight Champion Cristobal Cruz. On July 14, 2007 Luevano won the Vacant WBO Featherweight Championship by upsetting an undefeated and the future Super Featherweight WBO champion Nicky Cook by K.O. On October 6, 2007, Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBO Featherweight title, unanimously defeating 35-year-old Antonio "T-Rex" Davis (24-4) on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. On March 15 Luevano defended his title magnificently against Thailands Terdsak Jandaeng (29-2-0) winning unanimously. In this pay-per-view fight he landed a featherweight boxing record for most jabs landed. Even though Steven was born in the

neg: AXS TV (April 24-April 26); and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 1-May 3) for the third consecutive year. Additionally, the network announced that it will broadcast footage from the 2015 Rock on the Range (May 15-May 17) and the 2015 Firefly Music Festival (June 19-June 21), for the first time ever. AXS TV's 2016 festival tour included Zac Brown Band's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (April 16–17), both weekends of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 23–24, April 29-May 1), Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion (May 6–8) and Hangout Festival May 20–22. Since 2013, Dan Rather has hosted

neg: Groovin' the Moo Groovin' the Moo Groovin the Moo is an annual music festival that is held in six regional centres across Australia. The festival is held during autumn, typically in May of each year. Groovin the Moo was established by Cattleyard Promotions and their first festival was held on Sunday April 24th, 2005 in Gloucester, New South Wales. The first incarnation of the festival occurred on 24 April 2005 at the Gloucester Showgrounds in New South Wales with crowds of over 1400, continuing to Narrandera (NSW Riverina) with crowds exceeding 1800. The following year the festival took place in Maitland, Albury and

neg: Chinese New Year April New Year celebrations of the Thais, Cambodians, Laotians and other Asian Australian communities who celebrate the New Year in either January/February or April. The city of Wellington hosts a two-day weekend festival for Chinese New Year, and a one-day festival is held in Dunedin, centred on the city's Chinese gardens. Many cities in North America sponsor official parades for Chinese New Year. Among the cities with such parades are San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Mexico City, Toronto, and Vancouver. However, even smaller cities that are historically connected to Chinese immigration, such as Butte, Montana, have

neg: Sea You Festival few months of 2013. This was approved at the municipal council meeting of 16 April 2013 for the Public Order Office. In July 2014 the Sea of Love festival was held on a smaller scale under the new name 'Sea You' and was restricted to around 10,000 visitors. The organisers were the events group ”Cosmopop”. On 18 and 19 July 2015 the festival was held for the second time under the new name and management, attracting over 15,000 spectators. Sea You Festival The Sea You Festival (formally "Sea of Love") is a techno music festival that has taken place at

neg: Lao New Year season. Lao New Year takes place at roughly the same time as the new year celebrations of many countries in South Asia like Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. The official festival lasts for three days from April 14 to April 16 (although celebrations can last more than a week in towns like Luang Prabang). The first day is the last day of the old year. Houses and villages are properly cleaned on the first day. Perfume, water and flowers are also prepared for the Lao New Year. The second day of the festival is the "day of no

neg: Matubhum Party Matubhum Party The Matubhum Party (Thai: พรรคมาตุภูมิ, Phak Matubhum, English: Motherland Party) is a minor political party in Thailand, founded in November 2008. It mainly represents the interests of the Muslim minority in Thailands Southern provinces. It is led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin. Forerunner of the Matubhum Party was the Wahdah faction (Arab for "Unity"), initially a cross-party group of Muslim parliamentarians led by Wan Muhamad Noor Matha. The majority of the Wahdah faction joined the New Aspiration Party and later the Thai Rak Thai Party of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to achieve improvements for the Muslim population in the

neg: Festival Hall, Osaka and the seating capacity of 2,700. The opening ceremony of the new hall was held on April 3, 2013. As the first event at the new hall, the 51st Osaka International Festival was held from April 10 to 26. Festival Hall, Osaka The hall is home to the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra moved its home to Symphony Hall in Oyodo-minami, Kita-ku after the original Festival Hall was closed in 2008, then moved again to the new Festival Hall 1 year after the opening. Festival Hall was opened in 1958, on the occasion of the first Osaka International Festival for

neg: Pahela Baishakh purchased and distributed as gifts to friends and family members. The festival is also observed by the Bengali communities in other eastern states such as Assam. Pahela Baishakh has been the traditional New Year festival in the West Bengal state, with the new year referred to as the "Nabo Barsho". The festival falls on 14 or 15 April, as West Bengal follows its traditional Bengali calendar, which adjusts for solar cycle differently than the one used in Bangladesh where the festival falls on 14 April. Bengalis mark the day by taking a dip in rivers, then praying to Lakshmi and

neg: Sajibu nongma panba Sajibu nongma panba Sajibu Nongma Pānba, also called Meetei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, is the lunar new year festival of the people who follow the sanamahism religion of the Indian state of Manipur. The name Sajibu Nongma Pānba derives from the Manipuri words: Sajibu - the first month of the year which usually falls during the month of April according to Meitei lunar calendar, Nongma - first date of a Month, Pānba - to be. Literally, it means the first day of the month of Sajibu. Similarly, according to the Hindu lunar calendar, the lunar new year is celebrated on

neg: Vishu Vishu Vishu (, "Bisu" in Tulu Language) is the new year Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, nearby regions and their diaspora communities. The festival follows the solar cycle of the lunisolar as the first day of month called Medam. It therefore always falls in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar on or about 14 April every year. Vishu literally means equal, and in the festival context it connotes the completion of spring equinox. The festival is notable for its solemnity and the general lack of pomp The festival is marked by family time, preparing

neg: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass for political songs about workers' strikes, was wary of performing because of Hellman's wealth and background. She later agreed, and went on to perform at the festival every year from 2001 until her death in April 2011. The 2011 festival was dedicated to the memory of Dickens, a personal friend of Hellman, who died five months earlier. The festival name and scope was changed when, at the very first festival in 2001, Emmylou Harris played with her not strictly bluegrass band. Hellman was a fan of her bluegrass sound under the band name Nash Ramblers, but at the time she

neg: Hell, Norway a manned railway station. The "Hell Kjøpesenter" mall is located at Sandfærhus north of the Stjørdalselva river, rather than in Hell/Lånke, and thus the name is a misnomer. A blues festival takes place every year at Hell Station in September, The original festival (Hell Blues Festival) started in 1992, then changed its name to Hell Music Festival in 2006 to open their doors for music other than blues. The Hell Music Festival in 2007 failed to attract many concert-goers, however, and the festival declared bankruptcy the same year. In 2008 a new festival was started, entitled "Blues in Hell", going

neg: Vaisakhi gather to socialize and share festive foods. For many Hindus, the festival is their traditional solar new year, a harvest festival, an occasion to bathe in sacred rivers such as Ganges, Jhelum and Kaveri, visit temples, meet friends and party over festive foods. This festival in Hinduism is known by various regional names. Vaisakhi is traditionally observed on 13 or 14 April, every year. The festival is important to both Sikhs and Hindus. The festival coincides with other new year festivals celebrated on the first day of Vaisakh in other regions of the Indian Subcontinent such as Pohela Boishakh, Bohag

neg: Radamiz Radamiz Radhames Rodriguez (born October 6, 1992), better known by his stage name Radamiz, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is of Dominican descent. Radamiz is apart of the Brooklyn based collective, Mogul Club. In 2013, he was declared as HOT 97's East Coast "Who's Next" artist and performed at Summer Jam on the festival stage later that year. On April 5, 2016, Radamiz was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival opening up for Nas. Two weeks later he released his debut album, Writeous, which took four years to complete. In

neg: Newport Jazz Festival Saratoga Performing Arts Center during the following year. He established the Newport Jazz Festival-Saratoga and remained in New York City, retaining the Newport Jazz Festival-New York in what amounted to an expansion. The Saratoga addition began a trend of using the "Newport Jazz Festival" name outside of Newport, as in the Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao, Japan, from 1982 to 2004. During the 1970s, the Newport Jazz Festival pioneered corporate sponsorship of music festivals. Working with Schlitz and KOOL, the festival changed its name based on what company was sponsoring. In 1981, George Wein brought the Newport Jazz Festival back

neg: Moves – International Festival of Movement on Screen after its European Capital of Culture year in 2008. "moves" Festival takes place across the region each year with a new theme to approach screen-based works from different perspectives. "moves" is one of the few film festivals in the UK that does not charge entry fees. moves07: (Manchester, 12–17 June 2007) moves08: Interaction of Sound and Movement (Manchester, 22–26 April 2008) moves09: Beyond movement… what’s your story? (Manchester, 23–28 April 2009) moves10: Framing Motion (Liverpool, 21–25 April 2010) moves11: INTERSECTIONS: Filming Across Culture & Technology' (Liverpool, 25 April - 1 May 2011) All new art forms come into light by

neg: Pahela Baishakh West Bengal and other Indian states, the festival falls either on 14 or 15 April every year. In Bangladesh, however, the old Bengali calendar was modified in 1966 by a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah, making the first five months 31 days long, rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year. This was officially adopted by Bangladesh in 1987. Since then, the national calendar starts with and the new year festival always falls on 14 April in Bangladesh. The Bengali New Year is observed as a public holiday in Bangladesh. It

neg: Monkombu 7 days festival begins on 14 April every year. This is followed by the Pathamudayam festival on 23 April every year. Since the English name is an approximate transliteration of the Malayalam word, there may be ambiguity in the spelling. "Moncombu" is the spelling recognized by the Postal Department as well as in government communication. But yet other variants such as "Mankombu" is in use by the press. Monkombu Mankombu or Moncombu is a village in the district of Alappuzha in the state of Kerala, India. Monkombu is part of the Kuttanad region in Kerala which is one of the

neg: Tribal people in Chittagong Hill Tracts in haunting with bows and arrows. The culture of this tribal people is also very colorful. The greatest cultural festival of this people is the "Baisabi utsab". In Chittagong hill tracts all the tribal communities celebrate the festival in the same way. The only difference is the name. The Chakma and Tanchangyas calls it 'Biju', the Tripura calls it 'Baisu' and the Marma 'Sangrai' and the first 2/3 words of all the three names form the word 'Baisabi'. They celebrate the day from April 12 to 14 to say goodbye to the outgoing Bangla year and to welcome the New

neg: St. Louis International Film Festival Short Film Award and the Emerging Actor Award. Cliff Froehlich was named Executive Director in 2001 and remained in that position until his departure in April 2003. That year the Festival officially changed its name to Cinema St. Louis. Froehlich returned as Executive Director in 2006. As of 2008, the Festival's Artistic Director is Chris Clark, and Operations Supervisor is Brian Spath. The 2009 fest included a gala event for the movie Up in the Air (film), which was largely filmed in St. Louis, featuring a Q&A session with director Jason Reitman. SLIFF has commissioned two new film scores composed

neg: Vishu Padwa, which falls a few weeks earlier. Vishu Vishu (, "Bisu" in Tulu Language) is the new year Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, nearby regions and their diaspora communities. The festival follows the solar cycle of the lunisolar as the first day of month called Medam. It therefore always falls in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar on or about 14 April every year. Vishu literally means equal, and in the festival context it connotes the completion of spring equinox. The festival is notable for its solemnity and the general lack of pomp The

neg: Ulrikes Dream kindred spirits and started using the name "Ulrikes Dream" (without the apostrophe). On April 2, 2006 they played their first show at the Rock Café in Leuven with powerviolence band The League of Mental Men. The same year Ulrikes Dream played the "Boycot Marktrock"-festival, an anti-commercial underground festival in a local squat. Ulrikes Dream played multiple shows in Belgium and abroad. Their first full-length album ""Van 9 tot 5"" ("from nine to five") was released in 2011 by Maloka, an underground record label from Dijon, France. In January 2017 Ulrikes Dream has recorded a new album that is called "Anarchie

neg: Jason Hall (playwright) production will take place between March 23 and April 10, 2010 at New York's off-Broadway Kirk Theatre on Theatre Row. "Stand Sentry", a short film adapted from his play of the same name, premiered at the Strasbourg International Film Festival on August 31, 2009. In 2005, he was selected by the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers Programme to attend the World Interplay Festival in Australia. Later that year, he was chosen by the British Council's Visiting Arts programme to spend three months in residence at El Teatro Libre in Bogotá, Colombia. He currently resides in London, England, UK. Jason Hall

neg: Thingyan Thingyan Thingyan (, ; Arakanese: ; from Sanskrit "saṁkrānti," which means "transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]") is the Burmese New Year Festival that usually occurs in middle of April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days, culminating in the New Year. The dates of the Thingyan Festival are calculated according to the Burmese calendar. The dates of the festival are observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar, and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year. Water-throwing or dousing one another from any shape or form

neg: Give it a Name down from the usual Arena venues to smaller sized Academy venues, along with it being renamed to Give It a Name Incoming and with only 14 bands playing over the weekend. In 2010 for the first year in its history, there was no festival, only a small 5 band UK tour. Glasgow 29th - Juliette & The Licks Failsafe were MC Lars' backing band. 2009's scaled-down and renamed festival took place on 17 and 19 April at London's Brixton Academy and on 18 and 19 April at the Manchester Academy. A total of 14 bands played, with seven playing on

neg: Songkran a Burmese New Year focus. The International Lao New Year Festival is held annually in San Francisco and celebrates the Lao New Year with acknowledgment of other Asian communities, Thai, Cambodian, Burmese, Sri Lankan and the Dai people of southern China, who also celebrate the same festival. In February 2015, the Freer and Sackler gallery in Washington D.C. held a Lunar New Year event celebrating the "Year of the Sheep" which also celebrated the Lunar New Year that occurs in mid-April for many other Asian countries. It included activities, information and food from China, Korea, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and other

neg: Mayday (music festival) Mayday (music festival) Mayday, like the former Love Parade, is one of the oldest and most reputed electronic music festivals in Germany, having its debut on 1991 and Katowice, Poland, having its debut on 2000. Despite the name, Mayday festivals date oscillates between April and December (these being called Winter Mayday). Currently, the festival takes place only in around 30 April in Dortmund and 10 November in Katowice. Mayday reflects and determines actual trends in techno music within present year. Each Mayday has a theme. Until 2013 it was composed by Members of Mayday, DJs WestBam and Klaus Jankuhn. Since

neg: Poumai Naga will come in handy in their lives later on. In fact, from morning till dusk the children are surrounded by educational activities. Thounii Festival Thounii has multifaceted meanings and significances. The name of the festival derives from the word 'Thouniikhou' which is the first month of the year. The word “Thou” means “new”; “nii” means “festival”. Therefore, it can be translated as “New year festival or the festival of dawn”. It is celebrated after storing up paddy and all kinds of food grains and crops. The festival is an occasion of thanksgiving to our deity for good harvest and good

neg: Montclair Film Montclair Film Montclair Film is a community-based film nonprofit most well known for organizing the annual Montclair Film Festival (MFF) held in late April, early May in Montclair, New Jersey, the festival showcases new works from American and international filmmakers, and has year-round events. The festival features a program of films in the Fiction, Non-Fiction, World Cinema, Short and Student Filmmaking categories. The 2018 Montclair Film Festival took place from April 26 to May 6, 2018. The idea for a film festival was formed when WNET-TV Vice President and General Counsel Bob Feinberg, a Montclair resident, gave a tour to

neg: Ivy Film Festival addresses from Todd Haynes ‘85 and Jason Schwartzman. The 2016 Ivy Film Festival took place from April 6 through April 12, featuring keynote speakers Jodie Foster and Robert De Niro and pre-release screenings of the films "Krisha" and "". Panels featuring special industry guests included "The Audience in Revolt: 'Gender, Race, and Representation in Hollywood'" and "New Modes of Storytelling." 2016 marks the first year that the official selection will be exhibited at each Ivy League university, and the festival also featured a screening with a reception in New York City on April 29. Robert De Niro's appearance was part

neg: BulletBoys originally written in 2006 with plans, by Torien, for a new project using the same name. However, they eventually released it under the BulletBoys moniker. In October, original bassist Lonnie Vincent returned to the group while guitarist Tony Marcus (XYZ, Arcade, Vicious Delite) was also added to the lineup with a tour of the US announced soon after. In January 2010, the group were confirmed to play the Stockholm Rock Out Festival on April 30 of the same year. In March, the song "Smooth Up In Ya" appeared briefly in the movie "Hot Tub Time Machine". In April, the group

neg: Puthandu the decision of the DMK Government in that state and urged their supporters to continue celebrating the traditional date in mid-April. Tamils in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada continued to observe the new year in mid-April. The previous state government in Tamil Nadu in an effort to placate popular sentiment announced that the same day will be celebrated as a new festival renamed as “Chithirai Tirunal” (the festival of Chithirai). The day remained a public holiday in Tamil Nadu under the DMK government, but not as Tamil new year, but purportedly to commemorate Dr. B.R Ambedkar, who was the

neg: Visions du Réel Visions du Réel Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995 and is the largest Swiss documentary festival. At its inception, the festival promoted Swiss films and films that were otherwise inaccessible — that is, those created in the Eastern Bloc countries behind the Iron Curtain. Now open to worldwide entries, the week-long festival has been directed by film critic Jean Perret since 1995. The festival was founded by

neg: New Zealand International Comedy Festival New Zealand International Comedy Festival The New Zealand International Comedy Festival, is held simultaneously over three weeks in Auckland and Wellington and then takes to the road with the Comedy Convoy, touring to regional cities across New Zealand. The Festival is held annually and typically starts in April and runs through into May. From its beginnings as a 2-day event; the Festival has now developed into a major nationwide event with a total attendance of over 100,000 people each year. The Festival is run by the New Zealand Comedy Trust. The New Zealand Comedy Trust was established as a charitable

neg: Mayday (music festival) 1998 Mayday (Germany) is supported by eve&rave Münster e.V. with drug-information-desks. Attendance figures are estimated.<br> Mayday (music festival) Mayday, like the former Love Parade, is one of the oldest and most reputed electronic music festivals in Germany, having its debut on 1991 and Katowice, Poland, having its debut on 2000. Despite the name, Mayday festivals date oscillates between April and December (these being called Winter Mayday). Currently, the festival takes place only in around 30 April in Dortmund and 10 November in Katowice. Mayday reflects and determines actual trends in techno music within present year. Each Mayday has a theme.

neg: Modesto International Architecture Festival four non-profit organizations got together and planned the first event. The festival was such a success that they decided to make it an ongoing event featuring 4 architectural film nights throughout the year. Since 2008 the Festival has grown each year to incorporate new events, taking it beyond film and incorporating lectures, exhibits, tours and special events. In 2010 the festival received its new name "The Modesto International Architecture Festival."The festival introduces the public to the world of architecture past, present, and future. 2008 "The Fountainhead" "Metropolis" "Sketches of Frank Gehry" "Greening of Southie" 2009 "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear

neg: Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand) Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand) Homegrown Music Festival has been held annually in Wellington, New Zealand since 2008. As the name suggests, it showcases artists from New Zealand. Saturday 26 April 2008 The 2009 Homegrown Music Festival was held on 14 March 2009. Set across 5 stages along the waterfront and included 35 of New Zealand's premier bands and DJ'. The 2010 edition was called Vodafone Homegrown after the sponsors, Vodafone. Homegrown 2010 was held on 20 February, with the line-up announcement on 14 September 2009. The 2011 edition was named Jim Beam Homegrown after the sponsors, Jim Beam. Homegrown

neg: Geek Pride Festival Geek Pride Festival The Geek Pride Festival was the name of a number of events between 1998 and 2000, organized by Tim McEachern and devoted to computer geek activities and interests. The name of the festival is most often associated with the large event held on March 31 and April 1, 2000 at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston, United States. Before that there were two events at the now closed Big House Brewery in Albany, New York. WAMC, the local NPR affiliate, sponsored the events which were organized by Tim McEachern. The 2000 event was a major production, organized

neg: Montclair Film events for industry insiders and newcomers; Celebrity Fundraiser (with Advisory Board Member Stephen Colbert), Oscars’ Eve Party, Trivia Night and more. Montclair Film Montclair Film is a community-based film nonprofit most well known for organizing the annual Montclair Film Festival (MFF) held in late April, early May in Montclair, New Jersey, the festival showcases new works from American and international filmmakers, and has year-round events. The festival features a program of films in the Fiction, Non-Fiction, World Cinema, Short and Student Filmmaking categories. The 2018 Montclair Film Festival took place from April 26 to May 6, 2018. The idea for

neg: Festival du nouveau cinéma Festival du nouveau cinéma The Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) (meaning Festival of New Cinema) is an annual independent film festival held in Montreal and features independent films from around the world. Over 160,000 people make their way to Montreal to attend the prestigious festival each year. The festival is an Academy Award qualifying festival for short films. The festival was founded in 1971 by Claude Chamberlan and Dimitri Eipidès. The festival went through several name changes. In 2001, the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary by offering an extraordinary selection and a commemorative book summarizing the festival's 30-year history. In

neg: New Jersey Folk Festival New Jersey Folk Festival The New Jersey Folk Festival is an annual folk music and cultural festival held on the Great Lawn of the Eagleton Institute of Politics on the Douglass Campus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is a free, non-profit family event held every year on the last Saturday in April from 10am - 6pm, rain or shine. It coincides with Rutgers Agricultural Field Day held on the adjacent Cook Campus. Beginning in 2009, both the New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day are held as a major part of Rutgers Day. The American

neg: Oxford International Film Festival at Miami University. The festival also included regional, national, and international support. It has become the largest major film festival in the region. It was located near the campus of the university 40 miles north of Cincinnati. The first Oxford International Film Festival took place April 5–8, 2007 at the Marcum Conference Center. It garnered public interest and media attention across the globe. The festival received 530 entries from 41 countries globally in its first year. The festival helped inspire the creation of the Miami Film Association (the name stemming from the Miami-Ohio River, which runs through the region) as

neg: Canterbury Festival Canterbury organization. In 1970 the Dean at the time and city council got together and joined forces, to work on the festival together for the first time. Then in 1984 the festival got a revamping. A new theatre had been built in Canterbury, and the festival started to include almost every art form. That year the festival included music, visual arts, cinema, theatre, literature and more. International events helped the festival gain the name of Kent’s international arts festival in 2004. That year the festival had lasted three weeks. Now the festival is two weeks but holds over 200 events

neg: Cape Town International Jazz Festival world class African Jazz Festival, so as soon as that happened, Mojo Concerts took espAfrika to court. They filed for espAfrika's liquidation to consolidate a €500,000 debt that had been incurred over the 5-year contract. On 26 April 2005, a settlement was reached outside of court in which the debt was consolidated and espAfrika was able to continue with the festival, now under the name of the "Cape Town International Jazz Festival." The 2007 edition of the festival was endorsed by Cape Town's Mayor Helen Zille. The 2010 edition of the festival contributed R 740 million directly to the Western

neg: New York Indian Film Festival cell phone films in 2008, in collaboration with New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, New York Film Academy, and Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts. In 2011, the festival was moved to May, instead of its traditional November date. India Abroad journalist Aseem Chhabra took over as festival director, and the festival name was changed to The New York Indian Film Festival. Each year, the festival screens about 40 films from Indian filmmakers, or films relating to India or the Indian Diaspora. Throughout the festival, industry panels and discussions with filmmakers are held,

neg: Maithili New Year demand, Bihar government in 2011 declared this day as public holiday to be observed state wide. Officially, the Maithili New year day is called as Mithila Diwas by the Government of Bihar. Every year there will be holiday for Mithila Diwas on 14 April in the Indian State of Bihar on account of the great festival of Juir Sheetal. Maithili New Year Maithili New Year (or, Jude Sheetal) is the celebration of the first day of the Maithili new year. This day which usually falls on 14 April on Gregorian calendar is celebrated by the Maithils in Mithila region of

neg: Boishakhi Mela festival in the UK attracting over 80,000 visitors from around the UK. Although the Bengali new year falls on 14/15 April (1st Boishakh in the Bengali calendar), the festival is held in the second weekend of May on a Sunday to avoid the period of higher risk of rain during the month of April. Having started in 1997, the 10th anniversary of the mela was celebrated in 2007. The Boishakhi Mela was launched in Brick Lane and celebrations of the Bengali New Year have been celebrated by the Bangladeshi community in England since 1997. The original event based in Bangladesh

neg: Anglo-Saxon paganism fact that some of the place-name etymologies that Bede provides in his writings are demonstrably wrong. The pagan Anglo-Saxons followed a calendar with twelve lunar months, with the occasional year having thirteen months so that the lunar and solar alignment could be corrected. Bede claimed that the greatest pagan festival was "Modraniht" (meaning "Mothers' Night"), which was situated at the Winter solstice, which marked the start of the Anglo-Saxon year. Following this festival, in the month of "Solmonað" (February), Bede claims that the pagans offered cakes to their deities. Then, in "Eostur-monath Aprilis" (April), a spring festival was celebrated, dedicated

neg: Zenbu Media diverse genres with educational outreach and cultural events suitable for all audiences. The festival is held around Earth Day, April 22, the world’s largest secular holiday observed by over a billion people each year. In 2006, the event’s first year, the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival took place in New York City. A year later, the celebration had spread across the United States to over 60 live music venues featuring over 200 performances in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. In 2008, continuing its partnership with Earth Day Network, Green Apple Music & Arts Festival will expand to additional

neg: MS Mega Andrea on 23 July 2008. Subsequently, "Silja Festival" was moved to the Latvian ship registry, repainted with Tallink logos, and entered service on Tallink's Stockholm–Riga route on 2 August 2008. Despite being moved under the Tallink brand and marketed as "Festival", the ship's registered name remained as "Silja Festival". On April 5, 2013, Tallink announced the purchase of Viking Line´s ferry MS Isabella which then replaced MS "Silja Festival" on the Stockholm-Riga route on May 6, 2013. MS Isabelle, which became the new name in the Tallink fleet, has more passenger and car capacity which is needed to meet the increased

neg: Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple shuts her temple and comes and stays in Athipotha for seven days during the month of Meenam (March–April). Every year the annual festival (vela) is conducted on the second Sunday after Vishu (in April), the starting of the Malayalam new year. The Mangottu Kavu vela is preceded by a host of festivities starting exactly a week before the actual festival. On the first Sunday after vishu the Kodiyattum (Flag raising) ceremony is performed. On Monday there is a kari-kali dance festival, wherein members of the Mannadiar and Nair community visit all the Hindu homes in the locality and dance and

neg: St. Louis International Film Festival St. Louis International Film Festival The St. Louis International Film Festival (also known as SLIFF or Cinema St. Louis) is an annual film festival in St. Louis, Missouri, which has been running since 1992. The coordinating organization changed its name to "Cinema St. Louis" in 2003. The festival screens approximately 300 films over a period of 10 days during November. SLIFF was established in 1992 for the purpose of producing, promoting, and presenting annual film events to advance film as an art form. In its first year, 25 films were shown during the last week of April, to an overall

neg: Rhys Darby that year. Darby played the role of Angus in the Richard Curtis film "The Boat That Rocked" released in the UK on 1 April 2009. This film was released in some countries in November 2009 under the name "Pirate Radio". In 2009 while home in New Zealand he began filming T.V. ads for NZ's new mobile network 2degrees and appearing in NZ shows Rocked the Nation 2, Jaquie Brown Diaries and Intrepid Journeys. He has also branched out into producing live comedy with his wife and their company "Awesomeness International". At the NZ International Comedy Festival they produced shows for

neg: Sisua village people in 2014), Pana Sankranti (new year holiday usually 14 or 15 April), Dola Purnima or Dola Yatra, Holi (two-day spring festival February/March, often clashing with Dola) and Diwali/Deepavali (falling in the Autumn and lasting up to five days). Odisha day (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ, also Odisha Dibasa, Utkal Divas and Utkala Dibasa) is, along with the religious festivals, also celebrated by the local community every year on April 1. This is to commemorate the forming of the state as a separate province in 1936. On this day local politicians organise a huge festival of celebration, the festival is attended by

neg: Hồ Ngọc Hà to". "Zing Music Award 2012" awarded her "Singer of The Year". Her dance choreography at "Asian Song Festival 2009" was so impressive. Ho Ngoc Ha used to be considered one of new generation divas and indeed was nominated for "Vietnam Diva - 2005 New Generation". However, she withdrew her name from the list herself saying "she hasn't greatly contributed anything". She was named "Queen of Advertisement" when lots of brands and companies chose her to be the face for their brands. YanTV Channel had her as their ambassador. In April 21 2001, at the age of 16, she was assumed

neg: Songkran (Thailand) month of the year of the Khampti Lunar calendar coinciding with the month of April. It is celebrated in the last days of the old year and the lunar new year begins on the day just after the end of the festival. Vishu, a Hindu religious festival, celebrated mainly in the South Indian State of Kerala (and some parts of Tamil Nadu), also falls during the same timeframe. It is predominantly a harvest festival. In some villages in south India, especially Karnataka, a festival called "Okhali" or "Okhli" is celebrated in which every household keeps a barrel of water mixed

neg: James (band) and was followed later in the year by more live shows, including festival appearances at T in the Park and V Festival. The band also appeared at Summercase, Barcelona's top music concert in Spain during July 2007. Andy Diagram also rejoined the band as trumpet player during the festival tour. April saw the release of a new compilation album, "Fresh as a Daisy — The Singles", accompanied by a DVD compilation of all the band's promo videos. The new album "Hey Ma" was released on 7 April 2008, peaking at number 10 on the UK album charts, and a three-week

neg: Las Cruces, New Mexico after Estrada had retired. The annual Border Book Festival once featured a trade show, readings, film festival, workshops led by local artists and writers, and discussion panels that ended its 20-year run in April of 2015. </ref>https://www.abqjournal.com/554847/border-book-festival-in-new-mexico-to-end-after-2-decades.html</ref> </ref> The festival was founded in 1994 by authors Denise Chávez and Susan Tweit; Chávez was the Executive Director of the festival. The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is state-operated and shows the history of farming and ranching in New Mexico. It is located just east of New Mexico State University. The New Mexico State University Arthropod Museum and Collection contains

neg: Puthandu with defining the traditional calendar that began in mid-April. Tamil people celebrate Puthandu, also called Puthuvarusham, as the traditional New Year. This is the month of Chittirai, the first month of the Tamil solar calendar, and Puthandu typically falls on 14 April. In some parts of Southern Tamil Nadu, the festival is called Chittirai Vishu. On the eve of Puthandu, a tray arranged with three fruits (mango, banana and jack fruit), betel leaves and arecanut, gold/silver jewellery, coins/money, flowers and a mirror. This is similar to the Vishu new year festival ceremonial tray in Kerala. According to the Tamil tradition,

neg: Visions du Réel Henri Storck. The event served as a template for film festivals that followed, including those in Amsterdam and Munich. Visions du Réel is part of the Doc Alliance – a creative partnership between 7 key European documentary film festivals. Visions du Réel Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995 and is the largest Swiss documentary festival. At its inception, the festival promoted Swiss films and films that were

neg: Chinese school as it is one of the fundamental aspects of Chinese culture. Though some martial art styles may have originated in other parts of Asia such as karate and tae kwon do, they are sometimes taught as though it were part of the Chinese heritage. Many Chinese schools put on a Chinese New Year gala as the festival is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day

neg: Magyar Sziget bands. 'Normal' Hungarian (rock)bands are booked for the festival as well, and cultural demonstrations are part of the program. In 2001 Toroczkai started the festival as a summer camp for his youth movement. At that point the name was still 'Grand National Youth Meeting'. The next year, this name would be changed to Magyar Sziget. Reinforcing the national identity amongst participants was one of the goals of the festival, and thus the inspiration for the new name. Although the festival started off as a week-long event, it has since been shortened to just two days in more recent years. Magyar

neg: Salisbury International Arts Festival of the festival and its full name was amended to Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival. The main themes for the 2011 festival were China, dance and physical form and air, with birds and kites flying high throughout the festival. The main themes for the 2010 festival were Russia, stories, stone and chalk. Inspired by the Wiltshire White Horses cut into the landscape, the theme of the horse also appeared throughout the programme. Salisbury International Arts Festival 2009 was named 'Tourism Event of the Year' at South West Tourism’s 'Tourism Excellence Awards'. The first year of new festival director, Maria Bota,

neg: Mopin Mopin The Mopin Festival is an agricultural festival celebrated by the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India in particular of the Galo group of tribes which resides in East Siang and West Siang districts. It is a celebration of the harvesting season held in the Galo months of "Lumi" and "Luki", corresponding to March–April and the new year for the Galo tribe. The Galo tribe follow an animist religion called Donyi-Polo. Officially the date of the Mopin Festival is fixed on April 5, but the commencement of the preparation for celebration starts from 2 April and thus, after the main

neg: Haragapur festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. 3). Ugadi: This festival falls on the first day of Chaitra, according to the Lunar calendar; this festival even marks the Chandramana New Year in the month of March–April in Karnataka. 4). Nagarpanchami: Nag Panchami is a festival during which Hindus in some parts of India worship live Nāgas (cobras) or images of them. It is celebrated on the fifth day after Amavasya of the month of Shraavana. Traditionally, married young women visit their premarital households to celebrate the festival. Especially in villages, an aspect

neg: Live Music Festival 2015 festival came back with new name, Kraków Live Festival, in the new place, Błonia, and in new form. From this year festival presents more alternative music and the stages are placed in tents. There are three kinds of tickets available for sale: two-days tickets for the whole festival, two-days tickets with campsite, and one-day tickets. Ticket are changed into wrist-band at special points (at the campsite entrance, at the main entrance to the festival and at the entrance from the direction of general parking). Band-wrists serve as proof of a ticket's ownership and are checked by security guards, they

neg: Byron Bay, New South Wales the Byron Bay International Fashion Festival on 29 April each year, the Byron Bay Writers Festival, the Byron Bay Film Festival, Byron Bay Surf Festival, Byron Spirit Festival and the Byron Underwater Festival. The Byron Bay Triathlon is held on the second Saturday in May every year. 1,300 competitors from many different countries enter this Olympic Distance event. The vibrant musical community has produced internationally renowned bands such as Blue King Brown, Parkway Drive and 50 Lions. Byron Bay has a number of regular markets including a weekly farmers' market at the Butler Street Reserve every Thursday with over 70

neg: Kha b-Nisan are then suspended under the house's roof. The bunches are referred to as "Deqna d' Nisan", meaning "beard of April/Spring". Kha b-Nisan Kha b' Nisan or Ha b' Nisin, also "Ha b' Nison"; "First of April", Resha d'Sheta; "Head of the year" in Assyrian, also known as Akitu, or Assyrian New Year is the spring festival among the indigenous Assyrians of northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, celebrated on 1 April. The festival has its roots in the ancient Mesopotamian religion practiced by Assyrians until its gradual demise in the face of Syriac Christianity between the 1st

neg: Wimborne Minster Folk Festival on the official Wimborne Folk Festival website that, due to a lack of financial support, the 2012 festival that was held in June, would be the last. In September 2012, a small group of volunteers took the challenge of continuing the festival for 2013 and future years. With the change of organisers, the festival name was changed to Wimborne Minster Folk Festival following the request from the previous organisers. The new festival has been a huge success each year under new organisation and have kept the festival legacy alive. In 2018, there were over 60 dance teams attending and it

neg: Goramansingh only gulal till 8pm. Villagers shake hands with each other and take blessings from the elders during gulal spraying. Vaisakhi or Joor Sital: This festival always falls on 14 April just after Amavasaya (New Moon) of the Chaitra month, and it marks the beginning of the new year. The Amavasaya of Chaitra month is the last day of the Hindu year. The next day marks the beginning of the new year according to the Hindu calendar. The festival is known by various names in different parts of India: Vaisakhi in Northern India and Vishu in the Kerala region. People of

neg: Sangken Sangken The Sangken festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam, India, as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April by the Theravada Buddhist Communities. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars. The Sangken festival is celebrated by the people of the Khampti tribe. The festival is also celebrated by Singpho, Tai Khamyang, Tangsa and of Arunachal Pradesh, and Tai Phake ,Tai Aiton and Tai Turung communities of Assam. Sangken generally falls in the month of 'Nuean Ha', the fifth month of the year of the Khamti Lunar calendar coinciding with the month

neg: Anacrusis (band) On April 23, 2010, Anacrusis gave a performance at Germany's Keep It True XIII festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen. Later that year, the band announced they had decided to play more shows. During the year 2010 the band worked on some new material, but by now just one new song "This Killer in my House" was released on the "Silver Ag47 - Best of Anacrusis" CD. On February 26, 2011, the band played a headliner show at the Firebird in St. Louis. On June 12, 2011, Anacrusis played at "Rock Hard Festival" in Germany. The whole festival was filmed by

neg: Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival by 36 surround sound speakers. Instrumental in these upgrades has been notable Chicago-based projection expert James Bond who doubles as one of the projectionists during the festival. Since 2013, the Virginia Theatre has a seating capacity of 1,463. The theatre was closed from 2012 until April 2013 for renovations that included replacing all of the seats. Capacity dropped from about 1,550 to 1,463 but the new seats are more comfortable and the theatre offers wheelchair and companion access. In April 2007 it was announced that beginning in 2008 with the tenth festival "Overlooked" would be dropped from the name and

neg: Homigot is the New Year's Tteokguk(Rice cake soup) eating event. When the New Year comes, rice cake soup for 10,000 people is boiled and shared in a large Gamasot. Gamasot is diaplayed at Homigot. The Octopus Festival is held every year on April. It has variety programs. The main theme is catching octopus with bare hand and octopus auction. The festival was held to promote the city's attractions and entertainment by using camping, which is the center of the recent trend of healing culture. According to Pohang City government the festival is designed to promote regional economic boom, see and enjoy