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Started by kahunaaccidentale
Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
Perfect festival twinning: Wo-Zha-Wa (Wisconsin Dells) and Moomba Festival (Melbourne)
Author: kahunaaccidentale
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
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The Ho-Chunk term "Wo-Zha-Wa" (as in the annual, third-weekend-in-September Wo-Zha-Wa Fall Festival, Wisconsin Dells) can be translated as "fun time." The Australian Aboriginal term "moomba" (as in the Moomba Festival in Melbourne, Australia every March) can be translated as "let's get together and have a fun time." Something in common which the organisers of both festivals may be unaware of--yet which inspires me to ponder: Has there been any consideration given for the organisers of the Wo-Zha-Wa Fall Festival (Wisconsin Dells) and the Moomba Festival (Melbourne) to set up a twinning relationship with each other, the better for the sake of promoting international friendship and goodwill? Basically put, this would entail, for one, having each other's ambassadors and royalty appear at each other's parades and festivals (i.e., the Wo-Zha-Wa royalty appearing at the Moomba Festival, and vice versa) in the spirit of friendship and goodwill vis-a-vis the common English translation of native aboriginal words as are the namesakes of their respective festivals. You--? ************************************************************ Sincerely, KAHUNA ACCIDENTALE OF THE DELLS (N.B. Spammers beware: Expect The Proper Channels--AND YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE!!--to receive any and all specimens thereof!) The New Wisconsin Dellscussion: http://members.xoom.com/KahunaDells/ It's Another Prozac Morning in America: the NEW online commentary that's SCHIZOPHRENIC (and then some!) http://www.homestead.com/anotherprozacmorning/ (Soon to be available to interested websites via iSyndicate) Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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