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hannesflo · 2 years

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hungarian parliament building at night x3 by hannesflo

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kafkasdiariies · 2 years

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Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary by Krénn Imre

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rabbitcruiser · 10 months

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

A national holiday in the Canadian province of Quebec and celebrated by French Canadians worldwide, especially in Canada and the United States, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, June 24, honors the traditional feast day of the Nativity — or birth — of St. John the Baptist. The religious nature of the holiday has been de-emphasized for civic events, and “la St-Jean” is now mainly a celebration of francophone culture and history filled with public events, parades, barbecues, picnics and fireworks. Bonne Saint-Jean-Baptiste!

When is Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day 2022?

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, or St John the Baptist Day, is celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec and by French Canadians across Canada and the United States.

History of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is a national holiday celebrated on June 24 in Quebec, where it’s also known as ‘Fête nationale du Québec’ (‘national holiday of Quebec’ in English). Many Canadian Francophone communities outside of Quebec also celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.

The holiday festivities start on June 23 and people gather to celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day and Francophone culture with outdoor activities, parades, concerts, and fireworks. Smaller celebrations are also held in neighborhoods, like bonfires, barbecues, and picnics. The white fleur-de-lis on the flag of Quebec is the symbol of this holiday. Blue and white are the colors of the day, and the flag is waved and hoisted at Fête nationale du Québec events.

The history of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is more than 100 years old. The day originally marked the honorary remembrance of the Christian saint, John the Baptist, but all this changed in 1834 when Canadian-French journalist Ludger Duvernay witnessed a St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Montreal. Seeing the grand celebration for an honorary figure inspired him to form a similar holiday for French Canadians to honor their heritage. Duvernay established the charitable association, the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, in the same year, and the holiday was observed for the first time on June 24. The association was chartered in 1849 with the aim of promoting moral and social progress.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day was celebrated on and off for years until it finally became an official holiday in Quebec in 1925. The day has been observed every year since and has become a mark of Francophone culture.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day timeline

1646 Shots fired

One of the first recognized celebrations of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day took place on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River with bonfires and shots from a cannon.

1694 Holiday declared

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is declared a public holiday by the second bishop of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier.

1744 The bishop of Quebec ruins the party

According to some sources, Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand, the sixth bishop of Quebec, tries to abolish Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations because he felt they had strayed too far from their religious origins.

1834 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Promoted

Journalist Ludger Duvernay, inspired by Montreal’s Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations, establishes the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society to promote Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.

1977 Fete Nationale du Quebec

Lieutenant Governor Hugues Lapointe declares June 24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, a national holiday in Quebec.

Traditions

Many celebratory events are organized around Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. From small family gatherings like picnics, bonfires, parties, and yard sales, to large organized events such as concerts, parades, sports tournaments, and firework displays, there is something for everyone. Church bells also ring in celebration, and local funfairs and dances are hosted. These events are also sometimes broadcast live on TV or live-streamed on social media. The celebrations are coordinated by the Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois.

The colors for the day are blue and white, with many people wearing these to attend events. The public holiday is a day off from school and most businesses are also closed.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day FAQs

Why do we celebrate St-Jean-Baptiste Day?

St-Jean-Baptiste Day is a public holiday in Quebec, on which John the Baptist is remembered.

What is Québec's national holiday called?

The official holiday of Quebec, Canada is called Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day or ‘Fête nationale du Québec’ in French.

What is Saint Jean the patron saint of?

Saint Jean is the patron saint of Canada.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Activities

Have a neighborhood picnic

Grab a seat near the water for fireworks

Learn French

One of the great things about la St-Jean is that the party spreads outward from the main city events into all the neighborhoods and communities. Organize a potluck picnic with your friends from the block.

There's no better way to watch fireworks than right next to the water, where you'll get a front-row seat for the spectacular, booming, sparkling displays — both in the air and in the magical reflection on the waves.

French is one of the world's most beautiful languages. And it's the official tongue in a multitude of countries — not just France and Canada. Learn the language so you'll be prepared when you run into a fellow francophone.

5 Facts About Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

The holiday has many names

Symbols for the day

He baptized Jesus

John the Baptist saved

John the Baptist is also mentioned in Islam

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is also known as St John the Baptist Day, ‘la Saint-Jean,’ ‘Fête nationale du Québec,’ and Quebec's National Holiday.

The flag of Quebec and the fleurs-de-lis represent Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.

Jean Baptiste is French for John the Baptist, a Jewish preacher who baptized Jesus Christ.

John baptized Jewish people in the river Jordan on their confession of their sins.

St. John the Baptist is perceived as a prophet in the Islamic religion.

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nakeddeparture · 2 months

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Bridgetown, Barbados. Anthony ‘Ninja Man’ Lynch says he was set up. Did the police arrest the wrong person?

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dknuth · 6 months

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Budapest - More Sights

The views from along the river are impressive.

On the Buda side, there is the Royal Palace on Capital hill.

On the Pest side it's the Parliament building.

There are also a number of interesting bridges over the river. The chain bridge is my favorite.

The chains are massive. Note that there are two parallel chains that are NOT connected.

Looking at it I realized that each chain was supporting every other floor beam. Great redundancy: only half the bridge is supported by each chain and each chain has a dozen eye-bars!

Lions make a nice addition.

Further downstream is a steel truss painted green. It is thought to be very beautiful, but I don't see anything that beautiful about it.

We took a riverboat ride at night. The boat had an enclosed lower level and an upper level with just a roof. Of course I wanted the upper level so I wouldn't be looking through dirty windows. But just as we were boarding it started raining lightly. We hadn't gotten underway very long before it turned into a downpour. I stuck it out for a while, but then the boat turned back and we got the wind blowing in on us. So we headed down to the dry room below, but not before getting a few photos.

It was still pretty clear for the photo of the Palace, but for the Parliament, the air was full of water.

By the time we got back to the dock it had stopped again, so we didn't have to walk back in the rain.

We stopped along the was to see the Ferris Wheel in the nearby park. In France cities seemed to have carousels, I think the Ferris Wheels is much more impressive.

On our last day, we went to the Dohány Street Synagogue. It's very impressive. It's surrounded by trees that make it very difficult to photograph from any one angle.

So I grabbed one off Flickr from before the trees were as large.

The interior is even more impressive.

It's the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world, seating 3,000 people. We took a tour that promised more in-depth information and it really did. Our guide talked about the history of Judaism in Hungary especially in Budapest. It was built between 1854 and 1859. In that time period, the Hungarian government relaxed restrictions on Jews allowing them to participate in all levels of society and all fields of practice. This resulted in a huge influx of Jews to Hungary where they could live much fuller lives.

But by the 1930's the anti-semitism in Europe came to Hungary. The Synagogue was bombed in 1939 by a pro-Nazi party, the Arrow-Cross.

Restrictions started coming back. In 1944, as the Nazis were already clearly losing the war, Hungary exported over 400,000 Jews to the Nazi death camps. Budapest resisted much longer and so over 100,000 Jews in Budapest were saved from the death camps.

But as the Soviets conquered Budapest they also killed many of the remaining Jews.

The gardens around the synagogue have a number of memorials to those who died, some fighting in the Hungarian in WWI, others in the Death Camps, and others killed in Budapest.

These plaques are for those killed in the ghetto of Budapest.

This tree honors those killed in the death camps. Survivors can request a leaf engraved for each family member that died.

This stained glass panel represents the horror in the form of a snake winding through the image, but the light at the top representing the death of that snake in the light.

It was a moving representation of the horrors of the 20th century and also of the continuing hope of the community,

With that, we ended our stay in Budapest. It's a lovely city that has seen some of the worst of the 20th Century and rebuilt beautifully.

It would be worthwhile to spend more time here.

#Hungary #Chain Bridge #Parliament Building #Palace #Dohány Street Synagog.

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callmeabeverhausen · 10 months

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the whole area around the "parliament buildings" were cool

#parliament building #old parliament #ole #vacation #holiday #trip #park #australia #view #canberra #capitol #australien

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travelella · 10 months

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Parliament Building in Vienna, Austria.

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jounetyfinder · 11 months

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Quebec Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

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damdaarnews · 11 months

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नया संसद भवन अपनी वास्तु ऊर्जा और शुभ मुहूर्त के उद्घाटन से भारत देश को संपूर्ण विश्व में गौरवशाली विरासत देगी

भारतीय संस्कृति, शिल्प और वास्तुकला की विविधता के साथ देश के कोने-कोने से आए दस्तकार और शिल्पकारो ने अपने कलात्मक योगदान से इस भवन में सांस्कृतिक विविधता का समावेश किया. नई संसद भवन अत्याधुनिक भव्य और तकनीकी सुविधाओं से युक्त हैं . वर्तमान के संसद भवन से सटी त्रिकोणीय आकार की यह नई इमारत तमाम तरह की सुरक्षा सुविधाओं से लैस हैं. नई संसद भवन में लोकसभा मौजूदा संसद के आकार से तीन गुना बड़ी हैं , इस…

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hannesflo · 2 years

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hungarian parliament building x2 by hannesflo

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unitedbulletin · 11 months

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JP Nadda Slams Political parties boycotting inauguration of new Parliament building

JP Nadda Slams Political parties boycotting inauguration of new parliament building New Delhi : Bhartiya Janta Party’s national president J P Nadda today launched a sharp attack on the political parties boycotting new Parliament’s building, saying that the people of India are seeing how these parties are putting politics above the nation. These parties will be punished yet again by the people…

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dailypioneer · 2 years

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6.5 metre high bronze statue weighs 9,500 kg; Modi says nation proud of workers who made history

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem installed on the roof of the new Parliament building here in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Made entirely of bronze the national emblem weighs 9,500 kg and is 6.5 metres in height.

The inauguration of the emblem marks the first major milestone ahead of the new building’s scheduled opening, later this year. Authorities have maintained that the Parliament’s Winter Session will be held there. The emblem has been cast at the top of the central foyer of the new Parliament building. A steel structure weighing around 6,500 kg has been constructed to support the emblem.

The concept sketch and process of casting of the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building has gone through eight different stages of preparation, from clay modeling and computer graphics to bronze casting and polishing.

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m1male2 · 3 months

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It was built between 1884 and 1902, following the plans of Imre Steindl, who went blind a few months before the inauguration. It is the largest building in the country, the scene of meetings of the National Assembly of Hungary and the second largest parliament in the world behind that of Romania. It is neo-Gothic in style, although with some peculiarities.

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nakeddeparture · 5 months

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Hotel St Philip, Barbados. Anthony Fitzpatrick Lynch ‘Ninjaman’ took unguarded artifacts?

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Where were the guards? Where is the surveillance? Who’s responsible for Parliament building? This is not only about Ninjaman — many cracks were in the link. How will this be fixed? HAVE YOUR SAY. Naked!!

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dashalbrundezimmer · 2 months

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robert schuman building // luxembourg kirchberg

architect: laurent schmit

completion: 1973

the robert schuman building is one of the oldest eu government buildings on luxembourg's kirchberg. it housed the first eu parliament. even today, it looks timeless amidst the surrounding hypermodern glass buildings.

das robert schuman gebäude ist eines der ältesten regierungsgebäude der eu auf dem luxemburger kirchberg. es beherberte damals das erste eu-parlament. und selbst heute wirkt es zeitlos mit seiner gerasterten fensterfassade inmitten der umgebenden hypermodernen glasbauten.

#design #architecture #photography #architecture photography #urban #luxembourg #european parliament #post war modern #nachkriegsmoderne #nachkriegsarchitektur #european union #european post-war modernism #european post war architecture #robert schuman building luxembourg #nachkriegsmoderne luxemburg #nachkriegsarchitektur luxemburg #post war architecture #luxembourg post war modern #robert schmit

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wgm-beautiful-world · 7 months

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The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest, HUNGARY

#hungarian parliament #parlamento #hungaro #building #edificio #budapešť #budapest #hungary #hungria #europe #europa

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