It's amazing how many people think that the roots of breakdancing are African Americans or Puerto Ricans. This is what I used to think as well, until I did some research and found astonishing results. Breakdancing is a very old Soviet Army dance they used to perform infront of the people. This dance represented the commitment and the power of the Soviet Army. I added a video I found on YouTube that will show you how they used to perform it. Of course breakdancing has evolved now into an amazing performance and it's very popular as it's acknowledged in music videos, as a dancing style and even as a hobby. Shockingly Wikipedia presented incomplete information about breakdancing. I requested to update their information with the entire research I have done and it will be posted soon on Associated Content website. The last piece of information I will be posting about this matter in my blog is that African Americans in the early 1960's developed the breakdancing we know now by immitating the Soviets and creating new harder moves. This was for the purpose of intimidating other people.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Valentine's Day - How It All Started
Valentine's Day is an annual holiday that honors lovers around the world. It is celebrated on February 14 by sending Valentine Greeting cards, gifts or even writing poems for expressing affection. Usually the cards, which are called Valentines, are designed with hearts to symbolize love.
This is probably derived from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalis, sometimes called Lupercalia. The feast celebration was held through February 13 till 15. In an annual rite of fertility, eligible young men and women would be paired as couples through a town lottery. Briefly clad or naked men would then run through the town carrying the skins of newly sacrificed goats dipped in blood. The women of the town would present themselves to be gently slapped by the strips and marked by the blood to improve their chances of conceiving in the coming year.
Later, when Christianity dominated Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were renamed after early Christian Martyrs. In 496, February 14 was officially declared to be feast day of two Roman martyrs, both called Saint Valentine, by Pope Gelsius. Surprisingly, neither Saint Valentine had any connection to courtship or lovers.
This is probably derived from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalis, sometimes called Lupercalia. The feast celebration was held through February 13 till 15. In an annual rite of fertility, eligible young men and women would be paired as couples through a town lottery. Briefly clad or naked men would then run through the town carrying the skins of newly sacrificed goats dipped in blood. The women of the town would present themselves to be gently slapped by the strips and marked by the blood to improve their chances of conceiving in the coming year.
Later, when Christianity dominated Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were renamed after early Christian Martyrs. In 496, February 14 was officially declared to be feast day of two Roman martyrs, both called Saint Valentine, by Pope Gelsius. Surprisingly, neither Saint Valentine had any connection to courtship or lovers.
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