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Tutu (clothing) A colourfully decorated classical ballet tutu, on a dress form. A tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a classical ballet performance, often with attached bodice. [ 1] It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf ...
This refers to the traditional Greek popular songs and music of mainland Greece and islands, which date back to the Byzantine times. [1] It was the sole popular musical genre of the Greek people until the spread of Rebetiko and Laiko (other genres of folk music) in the early 20th century, spread by the Greek refugees from Asia Minor. [2]
Witching hour. In folklore, the witching hour or devil's hour is a time of night that is associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight, and the time between 3:00 am and 4:00 am.
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history.Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language, the rhythm, the structure and the melody. [1]
Metronome. A wind-up mechanical metronome, Nikko model, clicking at 96 BPM. A metronome (from Greek μέτρον (métron) 'measure' and νομός (nomós) 'law') is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a uniform interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM). Metronomes may also include ...
Expression of surprise towards the attack. During the assassination, senator Tillius Cimber grabbed hold of Caesar's toga and pulled it down from his neck, which signalled to the other conspirators that it was time to attack. According to the historian Suetonius, Caesar shouted out in Latin, " ista quidem vis est! " ("Why, this is violence!"
Desmond Tutu (1931–2021), South African archbishop, activist against apartheid, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Nomalizo Leah Tutu (born 1933), his wife. Osei Kofi Tutu I (died 1717), Ashantehene, ruler of Kumasi, co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti. Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II (born 1950), 16th Asantehene, King of the Ashanti.
The first characters of these countries' names (澳 and 赞) are written with 15 and 16 strokes respectively. Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in French, English (the official languages of the Olympics), and Standard Chinese with music accompanying