Sports days (British English) or field days (American English) are events staged by many institutions in which people participate in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes. Though they are often held at the beginning of summer, they are also staged in the autumn or spring seasons, especially in countries where the summer is very harsh.
Dragon boat racing is an ancient Chinese tradition and the fastest growing water activity in Britain today - as well as being extremely fun.
Teams took to the waters of Willen Lake, racing in brightly-coloured 30-foot dragon boats, each with a majestic dragon's head at the bow and a traditional drum to keep the beat with the rowers' strokes, while the first set started at 10am.
Up to 48 teams can compete over the 200m race course, watched by several thousand spectators.
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Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. The largest settlement is Ipswich. The county has an area of 3,798 km² and a population of 758,556. After Ipswich (144,957), in the south, the largest towns are Lowestoft (73,800) in the north-east and Bury St Edmunds (40,664) in the west. For administrative purposes Suffolk is a two-tier non-metropolitan county governed by Suffolk County Council and six district councils.
Invocation
I feel this Temple is like a jewel palace because in the ten directions there are the three jewels who reside in the ultimate reality. I bow my body to the true Buddha, Dharma and Sangha present here, touching their feet with my forehead.
Veneration to the Triple Gem
We revere and worship with one mind the imperishable and eternal Buddha, Dharma (Law/Truth) and Sangha (Community) that reside within the ten directions of the Universe.
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