Dove Release Traditionally, couple were showered with grain or nuts as a wish for a large harvest or family. This custom evolved into the throwing of rice. But hurled rice can sting and is harmful to birds if eaten.
The newest addition to Bay Area weddings comes from another old European custom of dove releases. In France and Italy, these live doves are sometimes released from cages placed atop the wedding cake.
In the American adaptation, doves, which symbolize peace, innocence, gentleness, and conjugal affection, are now released outdoors when the couple leaves the church or wedding site. The trained white doves, ranging in number from two to thirty, circle the couple, then fly away, denoting the newlyweds departure from their families.
Dove trainers welcome your inquiries and may invite you to watch as they train or exercise their birds.
from: www.toledoweddingguide.com
The 19th Annual One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace takes place October 10.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 — Spend a Sunday at Sloan’s Lake Park flying a kite – or just watching the wind lift beautiful kites in the air – at the One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace. This annual international festival takes place October 10 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This day of fun has only one purpose: to promote the concept of global harmony and understanding through the universality of kites.
One Sky One World kite Whether you decide to fly a kite or not, expect to be thoroughly entertained at the event. Tina Marx and the Millionaires, a well-known Colorado variety dance band, will be performing on the D-Note Show Wagon Stage. Also appearing will be the seniors dance group “A Step Above,†as well as blues, jazz and brass musical groups. A second stage will feature the Balinese Gamelan musicians, Tunas Mekar, the Ethnic JukeBox, the Edgewater Band, and the Mumbles.
At noon, hundreds of Peace Doves will be released over the park, sponsored by White Birds Unlimited. Following the dove release, many schools, organizations and individuals will participate in a special One Sky One World project, to wrap Sloan’s Lake with fabric. Sloan’s Lake is Denver’s largest lake, and this undertaking will require an astounding 2.7 miles of fabric!
If the wind cooperates, kites will fly all day. But be sure and take a break to enjoy the many booths that will be open to share children’s activities, kite making lessons, food, arts and crafts, community organizations, and much, much more.
One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace is an international event that will be taking place across the world on October 10. Kite flying is the chosen festivity because the wind, acting as the kite’s ocean of air, favors no dividing boundaries, ideologies, or human conflicts.