The Minnie Oh! Minnie! show in Tokyo
Disneyland is a high energy show containing Latin songs and dancing. Minnie
Mouse is the star in this colorful performance along with Donald, Goofy, Chip
& Dale, and of course, Mickey Mouse.
The show offers songs in English, Japanese
& Spanish. There are two lead singers that move the show along, and it also
features incredible dancers in wonderful costumes. Some costumes consist of
feathers, wings, bright colors, and it is really impressive. Characters come
down from the stage too, to help make it more fun.
All the performers join in the fun and
dance along, leading to a hot Latin finale at the Theatre Orleans. The show
ends with the Characters striking a pose as the curtains fall.
Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney park
to be built outside the United States, and it opened in 1983. The park was constructed in the same style as
Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida.
The park has seven themed areas: the World
Bazaar; the four traditional Disney lands: Adventureland, Westernland,
Fantasyland and Tomorrowland; and two mini-lands: Critter Country and Mickey's
Toontown.
The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in
the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank
of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively
atmosphere, and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher
education establishments besides the Sorbonne university itself.
In spite of its adaptation and the loss
of its former identity, the many streets in Latin Quarter surrounding what was the student and
intellectual center continues to attract tourists and Parisians.
The area gets its name from the Latin
language, which was widely spoken in and around the University during the
Middle Ages, after the twelfth century philosopher Pierre Abélard and his
students took up residence there. The
church St Nicolas du Chardonnet, located here,
still performs the traditional Latin mass untill today (read also the
article ‘Paris, at St Nicolas du Chardonnet’ in this blogspot).
Students still frequent the area,
although not speaking Latin. The world
famous university of Sorbonne enrolls about 24,000 students in 20 departments
specializing in arts, humanities and languages, divided in 12 campuses in
Paris. Seven of the campuses are situated in the Latin Quarter, including the historic
Sorbonne university building and three in the Marais, Malesherbes and
Clignancourt. Paris-Sorbonne also houses France's prestigious communication and
journalism school, CELSA, located in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
The history of Latin Quarter paralysed
by demonstration is now half a century old. May 1968 is still regarded as the
biggest upheaval to have hit modern French society, and it has forever recast
the tree-lined boulevards of Paris’s fifth arrondissement as the embodiment of
France’s famous spirit of rebellion.
The volatile period of civil unrest in
France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general
strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.
At the height of its fervor, it brought the entire economy of France to a
virtual halt.
The unrest began with a series of
student occupation protests against capitalism, consumerism, American
imperialism and traditional institutions, values and order. The protests
spurred an artistic movement, with songs, imaginative graffiti, posters, and
slogans.
The well known philosopher Jean-Paul
Sartre roused students, nurses, doctors and teachers into a frenzy of protest
from his crudely constructed pulpit under the oak trees of the Boulevard Saint
Jacques, demonstrators lobbed cobblestones over barricades by the elegant
arches of the Sorbonne, and the noise of rioting echoed through the Pantheon.
St. Nicolas du Chardonnet is a church in
the centre of Paris, France, located in the 5th arrondissement. Originally built in the 13th century, it was
largely reconstructed during 1656-1763. Many changes have occurred in St. Nicolas's
interior over the centuries.
Since 1977, the church has been used by
traditionalist Society of St. Pius X . Under this society the church performs
the traditional Latin mass untill today.
St. Nicolas church is one of a few
churches in the secular Paris that regularly and exclusively perfoms the traditional Latin-rite Mass. The Mass will
be focused on the Holy Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. There will be
respectful and prayerful silence before, during, and after the Mass.
During the first part of the Mass, Psalm
42 is sung:
As a deer yearns for running streams, so
I yearn for you, my God.
I thirst for God, the living God; when
shall I go to see the face of God?
I have no food but tears day and night,
as all day long I am taunted, 'Where is your God?'
St. Nicolas of Myra is revered by many
Christians as a saint, because of the many miracles attributed to his
intercession. He was a very rich man because his parents died when he was young
and left him a lot of money. After his parents died, Nikolas is said to have
distributed their wealth to the poor.
His reputation evolved among the
faithful, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the
traditional model of Santa Claus in the modern world.
“It's a Small World” is a water-based dark ride located in
the Fantasyland area in Tokyo Disneyland. The ride features over 300 robotic
dolls in traditional costumes from cultures around the world.
Dressed in the traditional costumes of their countries,
children of the world dance and sing, as we voyage from Europe, through Asia,
Africa, Central America, and the islands of the South Pacific.
Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney park to be built
outside the United States, and it opened in 1983. The park was constructed in the same style as
Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida.
The park has seven themed areas: the World Bazaar; the four
traditional Disney lands: Adventureland, Westernland, Fantasyland and
Tomorrowland; and two mini-lands: Critter Country and Mickey's Toontown.
Many of these areas mirror those in the original Disneyland
as they are based on American Disney films and fantasies. Fantasyland includes
Peter Pan's Flight, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Dumbo the Flying Elephant,
based on Disney films and characters.
