HERI YA NOELI NA MWAKA MPYA



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Saa chache zijazo sherehe ya Noeli ama maarufu zaidi kama "krismas" itaanza kwa Misa, ibada na karamu mbalibali kusheherekea kuzaliwa kwa Yesu Kristo miaka zaidi ya elfu mbili iliyopita.

Sherehe za siku kuu hii huwa ni kubwa pengine kuliko sherehe nyingine katika nchi zinazotumia kalenda ya Kigregory inayosoma mwaka huu kuwa ni 2012. Sherehe hizi huwa kubwa kwa sababu kadhaa; chache kati ya hizo ni sherehe ya kiimani kuzaliwa kwa mkombozi; yeye ambaye alikubali kujitoa kwa hiari ili kusaidia wengine, shughuli kubwa za kibiashara zafanyika wakati huu, na tatu inaungana na zingine ni mwisho wa mwaka.

Mwisho wa mwaka ni kipindi mwafaka kwa karibu binadamu wote; ni kipindi cha kufanya mahesabu, je, mambo yamekwenda kama tulivyotarajia katika shughuli zetu?, wapi tuboreshe, ama turekebishe? Wapi tumefanikiwa na tuna haja na haki ya kujipongeza? Tukifanya sherehe hizi tunawajibika kulinda afya na usalama wetu.

Kuwa na afya njema ni jukumu letu la kwanza kabisa. Kupitia afya njema ndo mengine yaliyo mengi ama karibu yote hufanyika. Hivyo wakati tukisheherekea tunalazimika kufanya sherehe zetu kwa kadri, tusifuje kila akiba tuliyonayo kwenye sherehe hii, tufurahie ili hali tukiwa na akili zetu timamu; wanywaji tufanye hivyo kwa kiasi sana. Wote twale; tule kwa kiasi tule kwa afya. Tunaosafiri; madereva wote waendeshe kwa umakini zaidi kuliko pengine vipindi vingine vya mwaka. Kamwe dereva usinywe kinywaji chenye kilevi na kuendesha. Tukifanikisha haya yote kwa hakika tutakuwa tunajipanga vyema zaidi kuuanza mwaka mwingine kwa mafanikio.

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SACCOS suluhisho la Mitaji kwa Wasanii

Picha kwa hisani ya mtandao Mkurugenzi wa Basata ndugu Ghonche Materegho na Mbunifu mahiri wa sanaa ya mitindo ya mavazi nchini Tanzania ndugu Mustafa Hassanal  

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Na Mwandishi wa BASATA

Wasanii nchini wametakiwa kutumia vyama vya kuweka na kukopa (Saccos) ili kujiwekea akiba itakayowawezesha kukopa ili kuendeleza kazi zao za Sanaa.

Akiwasilisha mada kwenye Jukwaa la Sanaa Jumatatu iliyopita, Mwenyekiti wa SAA Saccos ambayo inamilikiwa na washereheshaji (Mc’s) na wachezeshaji muziki (Dj’s), Emmanuel Urembo, amesema saccos ni suluhisho la mitaji kwa kazi za wasanii ambao wengi wao wameshindwa kukamilisha kazi zao kutokana na ukosefu wa fedha za kutosha.

Saccos zinaweza kuwasaidia kupata mitaji na kujikwamua kiuchumi kwa kupata mikopo yenye riba nafuu ili kuendeleza ubunifu walionao, kwa kuwa wasanii wamekuwa hawana sifa za kukopesheka na benki mbalimbali kutokana na kutokuwa na fedha na dhamana za zinazowezesha mkopaji kupewa mikopo, lakini kwa kupitia saccos zao wenyewe wanaweza kujikopesha na kujiendeleza zaidi.

Aidha Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Sanaa nchini, Ghonche Materegho, aliwasisitiza wasanii kuanza kujizoesha kujiwekea akiba. Aliwahimiza wasanii kujifunza kwa SAA ambao wameshaanza katika mfumo huu wenye kuleta maendeleo na tija katika sekta ya sanaa, “kuendelea kulia juu ya ukosefu wa mitaji ya kufanyia kazi zetu na miradi ya sanaa hakutusaidii kusonga mbele, bali tunapaswa kujikwamua wenyewe kwa kuanzisha vyama hivi vya kuweka na kukopa kwa maendeleo yetu wenyewe” alitilia mkazo zaidi.

12.12.12

December, 12, 2012 or 12-12-12 was the last date of its kind - when all three numericals in a date are the same - for the next 88 years. The next time this will happen is on January 1, 2101, or 01-01-01.

12-12-12 was a special date.

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Even so, special date patterns occur more often than you might think.

Counting down the seconds

According to popular belief, 12-12-12 is a lucky date that will bring good fortune. Many engaged couples plan to hold their weddings on December 12, 2012, while some expectant parents hope to deliver their baby on that date.

For people attaching special significance to numbers, the highlight of this auspicious day will occur at twelve minutes and twelve seconds past noon. At that moment, the numerical pattern will consist of no less than six repetitions: 12-12-12 12:12:12

Countdown to 12-12-12 12:12:12 (UTC)

What will happen on December 12, 2012?

The rare numerical pattern may make some people believe that something extraordinary will occur at this very moment. However, the global significance of 12-12-12 12:12:12 is undermined by the fact that it occurs at different times in every time zone around the world. So, while Kiribatiexperiences the auspicious second at 22:12:12 on December 11, 2012 (UTC), clocks around the world will still show a very different time, and about half the planet will not even have entered December 12 yet. In countries that use the 12-hour time format, there will even be two instances of 12:12:12 per time zone: first just after midnight (12:12:12 a.m.), then just after midday (12:12:12 p.m.).

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Countless internet sources also claim that the end of the World, as prophecised by the Mayans, will occur on this date. However, the Mayan Calendar ends on December 21, 2012 and not on December, 12, 2012.

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For most people, 12-12-12 12:12:12 is nothing but a fun fact, and December 12, 2012 will be a day like any other.

The significance of 12

The number 12 has a great significance in many cultures. In western tradition, it is commonly associated with completeness and seen as a perfect and harmonious unit. As such, it has found its way into religion (e.g. the 12 apostles), mythology (e.g. the 12 gods of Olympus), and every day life (e.g. 12 hours on a modern clock face).

The practical and numerological significance of the number 12 is attributed not least to its mathematical properties. There are few small numbers that can be evenly divided by so many subsets. 12 is evenly divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.

Original link; http://www.timeanddate.com/date/12-12-12.html