Alpine festivals vary from country to country and often include the display of local costumes such as dirndl and trachten, the playing of Alpenhorns, wrestling matches, some pagan traditions such as Walpurgis Night, and in many areas Carnival is celebrated before Lent.

His first such failure occurred when a local theatrical company duped him into replenishing their stock of costumes, with the promise of leading roles that never came his way.

The Islands of the Azores have their own take on the Carnival festivities, but like on the mainland, many local clubs and Carnival groups create colorful and creative costumes that take a jab at the political or cultural characters of the times.

* The Cavalcata Sarda ( the Sardinian Cavalcade ); the a main event in Sardinia, on the last Sunday of May thousands of people come from all over Sardinia to Sassari to parade through the city in their local folk costumes on foot and riding on hundreds of the best Sardinian horses.

Wanting a flashier look, they later renamed themselves " Zulus " and copied their costumes from a blackface vaudeville skit performed at a local black jazz club and cabaret.

The focal point of the carnival today is the Carnival Procession featuring locals and visitors dressed in home-made costumes and on floats, often with a topical or local theme.

The forgotten lives of local residents are documented by photographs, costumes and other furnishings in the changing exhibits including many of the Chinese community who helped establish Marysville.

It features collections of local Native American pottery, household items, costumes, ranching and farming equipment, agricultural and mercantile operations, and home life.

The two sisters did not have any dresses for the gathering until Tom Sheridan, the manager of one of the local theatres, supplied them with two costumes from the green room, those of Lady Macbeth and Juliet.

The two sisters did not have any dresses for the gathering until Tom Sheridan, the manager of one of the local theatres, supplied them with two costumes from the green room, those of Lady Macbeth and Juliet.

There are local groups who perform traditional music and dances ; a parade displaying the different colourful ethnic costumes ; and an abundance of food and ethnic art demonstrations.

This small museum in the centre of town brings the contemporary history of Antibes to life through its exhibit of costumes, tools, photographs and other objects used by the local people.

There are big parties for teenagers in local discos and graduates usually wear costumes to be identified from others.

The artist Frederik Christian Lund, who had travelled across Denmark as a soldier in the First Schleswig War, took an interest in sketching people in local costumes in various parts of the country.

The celebration was staged specifically for the movie since it was filmed at the wrong time of year, but local residents were enthusiastic, creating elaborate floats and costumes and involving hundreds of people.

It houses an excellent collection of local costumes, carpets, kitchen equipment and filigree jewelry, as well as a number of models of local architecture.

When the actors of the Moscow Arts Theatre were preparing the play for its first run in 1902, Maxim Gorky supplied them with photographs of the Nizhny Novgorod underclass taken by the famous local photographer, Maxim Dmitriev ( Максим Дмитриев ), to help with the realism of the acting and costumes.

For countries like Malaysia with a substantial Chinese population, local expertise may be available in making the " lion " costumes and musical instruments without having to import them from China.

For more than a month prior to the two-day event the local people gather in area-groups and build a float, make costumes and practice skits.

This is broadcast on TV every year, with comments on costumes, banners etc., together with local reports from celebrations around the country.

He joined Luann in volunteering to read to children at the local library, and showed an unexpected skill with sewing, making elaborate costumes based on the story Luann planned to read.

In the field of folk costumes it is common to differentiate between bunad and folk costume, the latter being the local dress in previous times with all its variations and use.

The local folk music, special folk costumes and folk dances of the village have been preserved as well.

The men crying love poems in an orchard on any summer's night are as often as not the lutihaw, mustachioed toughs who spend most of their lives in and out of the local prisons, brothels, and teahouses.

they are no longer a puzzling aspect of intricately variable, local planetary motions.

They insist they are ashamed of such violence and intimidation as occurred in Alabama when the Freedom Riders sought to break down racial discrimination in local bus depots.

Many home-bound subway riders utilizing the Flushing-Main Street express are daily confronted with the sight of the local departing from the Woodside station as their express comes to a stop, leaving them stranded and strained.

These short, `` streamlined '' meetings usually are sponsored by local banks, Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, or other civic organizations.

In many societies, what we regard as corruption, favoritism, and personal influence are so accepted as consistent with the mores of officialdom and so integral a part of routine administrative practice that any attempt to force their elimination will be regarded by the local leadership as not only unwarranted but unfriendly.

Notwithstanding state aid, the local governments are continuing to seek additional revenue of their own by strengthening the property tax.

Taxation of tangible movable property in Rhode Island has been generally of a `` hands off '' nature due possibly to several reasons: ( 1 ) local assessors, in the main, are not well paid and have inadequate office staffs, ( 2 ) the numerous categories of this component of personal property make locating extremely difficult, and ( 3 ) the inexperience of the majority of assessors in evaluating this type of property.

These problems are not local to Rhode Island, but are recognized as common to all states.

This problem of fair and equitable assessment of value is a difficult one to solve in that the determination of fair valuation is dependent on local assessors, who in general are non-professional and part-time personnel taking an individualistic approach to the problem.

Many hours are given free by the Jaycees to make this and all local pageants outstanding events.

Class 2, stations operating on clear channels are required to cease operation or operate under nighttime restrictions beginning either at local sunset ( for daytime class 2, stations ) or sunset at the location of the dominant class 1, station where located west of the class 2, station ( for limited-time class 2, stations ).

The same restrictions apply after local sunset in the case of class 3, stations operating on regional channels, which after that time are required to operate under nighttime restrictions in order to protect each other.

With respect to other frequencies, these are designated as regional or local, and assigned for use by class 3, and class 4, stations, respectively, stations operating generally with lower power.

It is always wise to consult your marine dealer, local yacht or boat club secretary, or local law enforcement officers if you are not positive what the regulations are.

Whether electricity and public water and sewers are available or not, check the local customs in the use of bottled or L-P gas ( we give you alternatives later on ).

However, there is also much to be gained by making use of the abilities of the local people who are available and interested in recreation.

To achieve this goal of balanced development, communications between the central government and the local communities must be such that the needs and aspirations of the people themselves are effectively taken into account.

It supplies local data which are useful in administration and which can be used as a basis for intensive studies in particular situations.

Programs usually are expanded only when outside funds are available or local business leaders demand it.