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rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… … Universalium
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival — The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) , held annually since 1963 in Antalya, is the most important national film festival in Turkey. The event, jointly organized by the Foundation of Culture and Arts … Wikipedia
1200-1300 in fashion — [ Jewish hat. Women wear linen headdresses or wimples and veils, c. 1250] Costume during the thirteenth century in Europe was very simple for both men and women, and quite uniform across the subcontinent. Male and female clothing were relatively… … Wikipedia
Avalokitesvara — /uv euh loh ki taysh veuhr euh/, n. Buddhism. a male Bodhisattva, widely revered and identified with various persons and gods. Cf. Kwan Yin. * * * Chinese Guanyin Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva of infinite compassion and mercy, the most popular of… … Universalium
Ardhanarisvara — Composite male female figure of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati. In many Indian and S.East Asian sculptures, the right half is male and the left female. The figure symbolizes the inseparability of male and female principles. * * * ▪… … Universalium
Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… … Universalium
Dhyāni-Buddha — ▪ Buddhism in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna (Tantric) Buddhism, any of a group of five “self born” Buddhas who have always existed from the beginning of time; the five are usually identified as Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and… … Universalium
coroado — ˌkȯrəˈwä(ˌ)dō noun (plural coroado or coroados) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Portuguese, literally, crowned one, from coroado (past participle of coroar to crown) … Useful english dictionary
tête — ˈtāt noun ( s) Etymology: French, head, from Middle French teste more at tester (canopy) : a high elaborately ornamented style of woman s hairdress or wig worn especially in the latter half of the … Useful english dictionary
coronado — I. ä(ˌ)dō noun ( s) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish (past participle of coronar to crown), from Latin coronatus, past participle of coronare to crown; from the … Useful english dictionary
