STONE OF THE MONTH
ALEXANDRITEA
Relatively modern gem, Alexandrite, was first discovered in Russia in 1831 during the reign of its namesake, Czar Alexander II, and is an extremely rare chrysoberyl with chameleon-like qualities. Its color is a lovely green in both daylight and fluorescent light; it changes color to a purplish red in incandescent light. Due to its rarity, some jewelers stock synthetic versions of this enchanting gemstone.
ALEXANDRITEA
Relatively modern gem, Alexandrite, was first discovered in Russia in 1831 during the reign of its namesake, Czar Alexander II, and is an extremely rare chrysoberyl with chameleon-like qualities. Its color is a lovely green in both daylight and fluorescent light; it changes color to a purplish red in incandescent light. Due to its rarity, some jewelers stock synthetic versions of this enchanting gemstone.
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, or Yu Lan is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month (14th in southern China).
In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the deceased are believed to visit the living.
On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month is ancestor worship, where traditionally the filial piety of descendants extends to their ancestors even after their deaths. Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors. Elaborate meals (often vegetarian meals) would be served with empty seats for each of the deceased in the family treating the deceased as if they are still living. Ancestor worship is what distinguishes Qingming Festival from Ghost Festival because the latter includes paying respects to all deceased, including the same and younger generations, while the former only includes older generations. Other festivities may include, buying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies giving directions to the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors and other deities.
In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the deceased are believed to visit the living.
On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month is ancestor worship, where traditionally the filial piety of descendants extends to their ancestors even after their deaths. Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors. Elaborate meals (often vegetarian meals) would be served with empty seats for each of the deceased in the family treating the deceased as if they are still living. Ancestor worship is what distinguishes Qingming Festival from Ghost Festival because the latter includes paying respects to all deceased, including the same and younger generations, while the former only includes older generations. Other festivities may include, buying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies giving directions to the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors and other deities.
PROVERBS
1.A diamond in the roughSomeone who is basically good hearted but lacking social graces and respect for the law.
2.Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
Prim and proper, with a cool demeanor.
3.Cut off your nose to spite your face
Disadvantage yourself in order to do harm to an adversary.
4.Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs
Don't offer advice to someone who has more experience than oneself.
5.Every cloud has a silver lining
Every bad situation has some good aspect to it. This proverb is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.
2.Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
Prim and proper, with a cool demeanor.
3.Cut off your nose to spite your face
Disadvantage yourself in order to do harm to an adversary.
4.Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs
Don't offer advice to someone who has more experience than oneself.
5.Every cloud has a silver lining
Every bad situation has some good aspect to it. This proverb is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.
CRICKET
CRICKET IS FUN WHEN,
INDIA SCORES A RUN.
WHEN SACHIN HITS A SIX,
ENGLAND IS IN A FIX.
WHEN HARBHAJAN TAKES A WICKET,
EVERY ONE LOVES CRICKET.
WHEN DHONI HITS A FOUR,
EVERY ONE WANTS TO KNOW THE SCORE.
WHEN SEHWAG TAKES A CATCH,
INDIA WINS THE MATCH !!!!!
CRICKET IS FUN WHEN,
INDIA SCORES A RUN.
WHEN SACHIN HITS A SIX,
ENGLAND IS IN A FIX.
WHEN HARBHAJAN TAKES A WICKET,
EVERY ONE LOVES CRICKET.
WHEN DHONI HITS A FOUR,
EVERY ONE WANTS TO KNOW THE SCORE.
WHEN SEHWAG TAKES A CATCH,
INDIA WINS THE MATCH !!!!!