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The annual  Calabar Carnival  which holds every year in the Cross River State  capital, has finally reached a crescendo with the  Children's version of the event taking place on the 27th of December, 2013.  It was a parade of colour, fanfare and beautiful display of dance steps by the children while looking forward to the main event on the 28th. The Calabar Carnival is a unique display of African heritage showcased through music, dance, drama and visual creativity, which is reflected in the design of floats, costumes and make-up, giving the show a feel of pure magic, an outpouring of colour, sound and spectacle, unmatched by anything else on the continent of Africa. The highlight of the 32-day Calabar Festival which runs from 30th November to 1st January, gives one a unique feeling as it is the largest cultural festival in Africa with 50,000 costumed revellers, over 5 million spectators and an audience of over 50 million television viewers....

Holidays in Nigeria in 2014 Change Year  |  Change Holidays  |  Change Country Weekday Date Holiday name Holiday type Wednesday Jan 1 New Year's Day Public Holiday Monday Jan 13 Id el Maulud Public Holiday Saturday Mar 8 Women's Day Observance Thursday Mar 20 March equinox Season Friday Apr 18 Good Friday Public Holiday Saturday Apr 19 Holy Saturday Observance Sunday Apr 20 Easter Day Public Holiday Monday Apr 21 Easter Monday Public Holiday Thursday May 1 Workers' Day Public Holiday Tuesday May 27 Children's Day Observance Thursday May 29 Democracy Day Public Holiday Thursday Jun 12 June 12 Commemoration Local holiday Saturday Jun 21 June Solstice Season Tuesday Jul 29 Id el Fitr Public Holiday Tuesday Sep 23 September equinox Season Wednesday Oct 1 National Day Public Holiday Sunday Oct 5 Id el Kabir Public Holiday Sunday Dec 21 December Solstice Season Wednesday Dec 24 Christmas Eve Observance Thursday Dec 25 Christmas Day Public Holid...

"The Jesus of the biblical and black tradition is not a theological concept but a liberating presence in the lives of the poor in their fight for dignity and worth. This is the Jesus I wrote about." -James H. Cone- My mom always tried to make sure Christmas was abundant and good for me and my siblings. She would shop early and poignantly. She would buy us beautiful things like clothes and jewelry, and sometimes gave irreplaceable gifts that would pierce our souls like a meaningful book or a piece of art work. One Christmas she gave me an anthology of newspaper writing when I was considering trying to write. I loved it. My mom grew up poor with an alcoholic mother. She lived with her grandmother, who loved her, in Massachusetts. While she was tight-lipped about her youth, I knew her Christmases were probably frugal and full of angst, given the pain she must have felt about her absent mother. Still, her unshakeable spirit allowed her to thrive as an adult. I grew up he...

Girl who inspired 10,000 carolers dies A little girl whose Christmas wish inspired thousands of people to sing in the streets died overnight.  Laney Brown , 8, suffered from leukemia."Our little angel on earth earned her pink glittery angel wings in heaven," a  post  on an official Facebook page about her said. "She took her last breath at home in her bed at 3:10 surrounded by all her family and friends. I miss her so much already." Delaney Brown of West Reading, Pennsylvania, "inspired a community and touched hearts across the world," as  CNN affiliate WFMZ  put it. She loved music and dancing. Her dying wishes were to meet country music superstar Taylor Swift and for some people to come by her house for a night of caroling. 10,000 carolers respond to girl's wish On Friday -- her birthday -- Laney and Swift video-chatted through FaceTime, a software application that allows callers to see each other on Apple products. Then, Saturday nig...

Seasonal flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older,  according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Women have a stronger immune response than men when given the flu vaccine, new research shows. This may mean that vaccinated women are better protected against catching the flu than vaccinated men, although the new study did not look at this directly, the researchers said. In the study, researchers examined the inflammatory responses of 53 women and 34 men following vaccination with a flu shot . Scientists found that men had a weaker response, or less inflammation in their bodies, than women after receiving the vaccine, and the response was weakest among some of the men who had the highest testosterone levels. The finding "reinforces the message that there are major differences between men and women in terms of their immune systems," said study researcher Mark Davis, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford School...

STEP 1 1 Get familiar with your instrument.  Whether you want to be a concert pianist or the keyboard whiz in a rock band, the basics are the same. 2 Learn the terminology.  The instrument has many names and variations that all use the same interface. Let’s take a non-comprehensive look at the history of the keyboard. Harpsichord. These were some of the earliest keyboards, and made their sounds by plucking the string like a guitarist would do, only the pick was attached to a key. It didn’t matter if you played hard or soft. The resulting sound had no dynamic range—it was always the same loudness. Piano. This refined the process of making sounds, using a hard-felt hammer rather than a pick. The hammer was activated by the keyboard, and the pianist was given control of full range of dynamics, from very soft to very loud. Electric Piano. While a piano sounds incredibly rich and beautiful, it’s really hard to carry around to a gig. When musicians started pluggi...