he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
Kiana Khansmith
shark vs the universe
YOU ARE THE REASON
oozey mess
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
The Bowery Presents
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Misplaced Lens Cap
Xuebing Du
Game Changer & Make Some Noise
Noah Kahan
roma★
ojovivo
Mike Driver
The Stonewall Inn
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Cosmic Funnies
if i look back, i am lost
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Flower Power - Sophie Gamand
“Flower Power is about challenging myself to approach pit bulls with a fresh perspective and an open heart. I invite the viewer to do the same." [x]
All dogs photographed are available for adoption in NYC here, here and here
WHAT IS IT?
The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. This day falls in July or August in our Western calendar.
It is believed that the gates of hell are open throughout the Hungry Ghost Month but they are most open on this night. It is believed many hungry and wayward ghosts come to visit the living.
Many believers refrain from going out after the dark for fear they may encounter a ghost. They are also extra cautious near the water as the ghosts of people who die by drowning are considered especially troublesome especially when they wander the living world.
HOW IS IT CELEBRATED?
The Hungry Ghost Festival often begins with a parade with decorated lanterns in various shapes, including boats and houses, are placed atop decorated floats. The paper lanterns are then carried to the water, lit, and released.
The glowing lanterns and boats are meant to give directions to lost souls and help ghosts and deities find their way to the food offerings. The paper lanterns eventually catch on fire and sink.
There are also special ceremonies to avoid the wrath of the ghosts such as putting the family’s ancestral tablets on a table, burning incense, and preparing food three times that day.
Plates of food are put out for the ghosts on the table. People also feast on this night, and they might leave a place open at the table for a lost ancestor.
WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS?
The origin of the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Ghost Month (鬼月) in China is uncertain. Cultures in Asia from India to Cambodia to Japan share similar beliefs about the month, and these traditions seem to date from before Buddha.
One story of the Hungry Ghost Festival’s origin is that of one of the Buddha’s disciples, Mulian. He tried to save his mother from hell where she had to compete with other hungry ghosts for food. When he tried to send his mother food, it would burst into flames, so the Buddha taught him to make food offerings to the ghosts to keep them from stealing his mother’s food.
Another version says Mulian traveled to hell on lunar July 15 to offer food and ask that his mother be released. His filial piety paid off and she was released, leading to the tradition of burning incense and offering food during the Hungry Ghost Festival.
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Beautiful in life, even more so in death.
Took this picture last summer(2010) in Colorado. Right outside of a friends Cabin.
Wow, this is breath taking.
i wanna dress like a post-apocalyptic rebel leader who beheads her enemies while taking shots of whiskey but then again i also want to dress like a very feminine little girl that frolics through fields of lovely flowers, my struggle is real
I find vintage clothing usually solves this problem
you are my sunshine
my only sunshine
you make me happy
when skies are gray
you’ll never know dear
how much i love you
please dont take
my sunshine away
this is the most beautiful post i have ever seen I’m my life
history meme: one war | revolution of france 1789-1799
A watershed event in modern European history, the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Like the American Revolution before it, the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Although it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic bloodbath, the movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people. {more}
#there are films about dogs #and books about dogs #and entire television series about dogs #and not a one of them will ever explain dogs #as well as this one scene in this one kids movie that is not even strictly about dogs #explains dogs
Dug is the single most accurate portrayal of a dog in anything ever.
Dug is the best thing to ever happen in the world. Ever.
Yahoo is about to buy tumblr. They are just about to sign the deal when they CEO’s hear a faint singing. They see a troop of people marching with chairs and other furniture, the tumblr logo on a flag, singing very angrily. They’re here. The Les Mis fandom can finally start a revolution.
Ssssweeeeet Benedict, sssleeping in our bed. Yesss, yesss…
We strokesss it, we petsss its hair.
Myyyyyyyyy prrrreccciousssssssssss!!!!
this is officially the funniest post ever
OMG
Know where you stand: Modern Day Locations blended with Major Historical Events by Seth Taras
1. The Hindenberg Disaster of May 6, 1937
2. Allied soldiers rushing the beach at Normandy in June 1944
3. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
4. Adolf Hitler touring Paris and standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in 1940
I think I should tweet it to them…
do you ever sit there and work out the age difference between you and the celebrity you’re in love with and try to explain to yourself that 10 years isn’t THAT MUCH
Twenty six isn’t that much either.
i tend to remind myself Hitler and his wife were like 20 years apart……
only people from this website would reassure themselves with comparisons to Hitler
Watched Toy Story 3 and fell to pieces.... I legit cried for almost half the movie.
Anyone who says that animated films aren't sophisticated or capable of causing deep emotion have clearly never seen Toy Story 3.
Old tree stump with grass growing over it on the Faroe Islands kind of looks like a unicorn.
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