International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Lalo and Isma)

By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).
On 20 December 1993 the General Assembly, by resolution 48/104, adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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AWKWARD

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ENVIRONMENT

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GREETINGS

COSTUME

WOMEN

REWARDS

FORWARD

THROUGH

COMPLAINT

CHEMISTRY

NUTRITIONIST

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VEGETABLE

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APPLE

MASSAGE

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THIEVE

DRUMS

SQUARE

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GENIE

HERBIVOROUS

PHARMACIST

ACHE

PRIDE

WHOLE

SHOELACES

MUSIC

 

RELIABLE

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Day of Dead. (Majo B. Fer & Nadia)

Day of the Dead  is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on November 1 and 2, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.

                  

November 25th (Majo B, Fer & Nadia)

On 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).On 20 December 1993 the General Assembly, adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. 

                       

Christmas is the time for sharing, family, and having fun. Team#1

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.

December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Team#1

Before the Christmas season "officially" begins on December 16, day when the first Posada takes place, Mexicans join together for the festivities of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, on December 12.    This is one of the most important dates in the Mexican calendar.  

 On this date, thousands of  the faithful to Our Lady of Guadalupe,  from all over the country make the most important pilgrimage of all those undertaken during the year to the Basílica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, where the miraculous image of la Virgen Morena is kept.

On the day before the great celebration, thousands and thousands of people start to arrive.  Many of them make the trip from their place of origin by bicycle.  Trucks follow them to provide assistance and for them to have a place to rest if necessary.  I was very moved when I saw all these riders, mainly men, tirelessly  riding their  bikes kilometer after kilometer, with their hearts set on seeing la Morenita -our Lady of Guadalupe.  The monumental atrium of more than 46 thousand square meters begins to fill up. 

Some of the pilgrims arrive on their knees as a sign of their enormous devotion and gratitude for a favor received.

 There are many groups of dancers and musicians  that have come to offer their art to the Virgin.

By nighttime, the atrium is filled to bursting with pilgrims.  People of all ages and of all regions of the country gather together, physically as well as spiritually. 

A mass is officiated inside the Basilica and it is at this moment that  I could really feel the warmth and spiritual richness of the people.   

Elimination of Violence against Women. Team#1

The United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).

On 20 December 1993 the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.