Winter Solstice Celebration / Célébration de le Solstice d'Hiver

December 21st (2019)

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    (Francais en dessous...)

    Come join us! The Winter Solstice marks a time of celebration as well as the shortest day of the year. Come join in a festive community gathering, replete with food, friends, family, and merriment, as our good Earth turns a corner and slowly returns to a closer embrace of the Sun. All Friends and Members of the Ottawa Shambhala Centre are warmly welcomed.

    Approximate Schedule:

    16h00: Doors Open & Celebratory Setup

    17h00: Potluck dinner & Jolly-making (including gift-exchange circle)

    19h00: Movie time!

    Child and family friendly, and alcohol-free. You're warmly invited to bring a small dish (nut and seed free, please!). For those wishing to jump into the gift-exchange circle, you're invited to bring a small gift (or re-gift) for the game. Please register for the celebration ahead of time, and may we see you there!
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    Venez nous rejoindre ! Le solstice d'hiver marque une période de célébration ainsi que le jour le plus court de l'année. Venez participer à un rassemblement communautaire festif, rempli de nourriture, d'amis, de famille et de gaieté, alors que notre bonne Terre prend son chemin et retourne lentement vers une étreinte plus proche du Soleil. Tous les amis et membres du Centre Shambhala d'Ottawa sont chaleureusement accueillis.
     
    Calendrier approximatif :
     
    16h00 : Ouverture des portes et décorer la Centre
     
    17h00 : Repas-partage et faire la fête (y compris un cercle d'échange de cadeaux)
     
    19h00 : Heure du film !
     
    Les enfants et les familles sont trés bienvenue. La fête sera sans alcool. Vous êtes cordialement invités à apporter un petit plat (sans noix ni graines, s'il vous plaît!). Pour ceux qui souhaitent sauter dans le cercle d'échange de cadeaux, vous êtes invités à apporter un petit cadeau pour le jeu. Veuillez vous inscrire à l'avance pour la célébration, et au plaisir de vous y voir !

    -=About the Film, “Asoka the Great” (subtitled in English)=-
    In India, about 260 BC in the Empire of Magadha, Prince Asoka (Shah Rukh Khan) survives the many betrayals of his brothers, lead by the evil Susima (Ajit Kumar), who wants to kill him to inherit the throne. His mother orders Asoka to leave Magadha, and while traveling, he meets Princess Kaurwaki (Karriena Kapoor) and her brother, Prince Aryan (Sooraj Balaji) from Kalinga, who are undercover and protected by General Bheema (Rahul Dev). Asoka and Kaurwaki falls in love for each other, but Asoka's mother calls him back to Magadha. When he returns, he does not find Kaurwaki, who was attacked by traitors of Kalinga. When Asoka's mother is killed by a man of Susima, Asoka becomes mad and in order to avenge his mother's death, he kills all his evil brothers but Sugatra, who escapes to Kalinga. Asoka decides to conquer Kalinga, but in the end, he concludes that he has not built an empire, but conquered only corpses and destroyed everything, and he decides to spread love and preaches Buddhism.
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