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Thanksgiving Day

         
              Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the attempt of Native Americans. It is usually celebrated in late autumn. 

            In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest in New England. In North America, however, it was originally held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was not easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated as in New England. Thanksgiving now is celebrated in United States of America and in Canada. Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth Thursday of November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Canada. It is usually celebrated in four to five days in the North America and for three days in Canada.

            It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat and give good luck. Turkey is the main dish in the thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In Thanksgiving homes are decorated with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment. Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes to mark the occasion.

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Sedudo Waterfall

Sedudo Waterfall located at Ngliman, Sawahan district. Reachable from Nganjuk about 30 km. The air is fresh and cool. This location is often visited by many of people especially during Suro, one of months of the Javanese year. An impressive waterfall of more than 100 metres high, Sedudo Falls - like many other falls, springs, and wells in Java is believed to be something of a fountain of youth. The district goverment and the public around, always held a traditional ceremony every Suro. According to them, Sedudo Waterfall was used to bath statue in Parna Prahista ceremony, then the water spattered to the body in order to get a safety and eternal youth. The traditional ceremony of taking up Sedudo sacral water as the sign to begin the public bathing is done by 12 girls with long hair and boys. The form this procession is taking a bath together in the pool under Sedudo waterfall, and held every Suro (the first Javanese month). This procession is led by the Regent of Nganjuk and followed by the local visitors, and the tourist who come from the whole Java. After taking a bath, still on the Sedudo area, the visitors are entertained with the traditional art named Jedor.
Sedudo Waterfall is located at the foot of Mount. Wilis, like many other falls; clear water, falls, and fresh air. But this waterfall wells in Java is believed to be something of a fountain of youth, especially during the first month of the Javanese year, will be blessed with eternal youth. Aside from the waterfall itself, the trip up into the hills from Nganjuk, following the river's current, offers exceptional visit of fresh mountain country. In that Waterfall, we also can get fasilities such as;toilet, bath room, food seller, clothes seller, fruits seller, and souvenirs. Aside from the waterfall itself, the trip up into the hills from Nganjuk, following the river's course, offers exceptional vistas of mountain country.

past and present participle

Pengertian Past Participle

Past participle adalah participle yang dibentuk dengan menambahkan suffix (akhiran) -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, atau -ne pada base form (bare infinitive) berupa regular verb. Pada base form berupa irregular verb, bentuk past participle tidak konsisten. Past participle merupakan satu dari lima verb form yang dimiliki oleh verb.

Contoh verb form:

Base Form	Present Tense	Past Tense	Present Participle	Past Participle
dig	dig(s)	dug	digging	dug
learn	learn(s)	learned/learnt	learning	learned/learnt

Fungsi Past Participle

Secara umum, participle dapat berfungsi sebagai sebagai verb atau verbal.

Past Participle sebagai Verb

Sebagai verb, present participle digunakan sebagai komponen dari multiple verbs bersama auxiliary verb [aux+past participle] untuk membentuk perfect (continuous) tense dan passive voice.

Contoh Kalimat Past Participle sebagai Verb

Verb Tense	Contoh Kalimat Past Participle	Keterangan
Present perfect	I have paid the bill. (Saya telah menbayar tagihan tersebut.)	have= auxiliary
Present perfect continuous	Those toddlers have been sleeping for an hour. (Balita-balita itu telah tidur selama satu jam.)	have= auxiliary, been= past participle dari auxiliary “be”, sleeping= present participle
Past perfect	He had painted the fence in green. (Dia telah mengecat pagar dengan warna hijau.)	had= past participle dari auxiliary “have”
Past perfect continuous	The labors had been demonstrating for two hours before you came.) (Para buruh telah berdemonstrasi selama dua jam sebelum kamu datang.)	had= auxiliary, been= past participle dari auxiliary “be”, demonstrating= present participle
Future perfect	Meri will have read the book. (Meri akan telah membaca buku tersebut.)	will, have= auxiliary
Future perfect continuous	That cat will have been sleeping long. (Kucing itu akan telah tidur lama.)	will, have= auxiliary, been= past participle dari auxiliary “be”, sleeping= present participle
Passive Voice	That room is cleaned every day. (Ruangan itu dibersihkan tiap hari.)	is, has, will, be= auxiliary, been= past participle dari auxiliary “be”
	That room had been cleaned. (Ruangan itu telah dibersihkan.)
	That room will be cleaned. (Ruangan itu akan dibersihkan.)

Pengertian Present Participle

Present participle adalah kata yang dibentuk dengan menambahkan suffix (akhiran) -ing pada bentuk dasar dari verb (bare infinitive). Kadang-kadang terjadi doubling pada konsonan di akhir kata kerja tersebut.

Contoh doubling pada konsonan:

• run+ing —> running
• swim+ing —> swimming

Present participle merupakan satu dari lima verb form yang dimiliki oleh verb, baik regular maupun irregular verb.

Contoh verb form:

Base Form	Present Tense	Past Tense	Present Participle	Past Participle
sing	sing(s)	sang	singing	sung
read	read(s)	read	reading	read

Fungsi Present Participle

Secara umum, participle dapat berfungsi sebagai sebagai verb atau verbal.

Present Participle sebagai Verb

Sebagai verb, present participle digunakan sebagai komponen dari multiple verbs bersama auxiliary verb [aux+present participle] untuk membentuk progressive/continuous dan perfect continous tense. Present participle juga digunakan pada passive voice dari continuous tense, baik present maupun past. Bentuk passive pada perfect continuous sebaiknya dihindari karena rumit dan tidak elegan.

Contoh Present Participle sebagai Verb

Verb	Contoh Kalimat Present Participle	Keterangan
Present continuous	He is smiling to you. (Dia sedang tersenyum padamu.)	is= auxiliary
Present perfect continuous	Those toddlers have been sleeping for an hour. (Balita-balita itu telah tidur selama satu jam.)	have, been= auxiliary
Past continuous	The workers were queuing for their salaries. (Para pekerja sedang mengantri gaji.)	were= auxiliary
Past perfect continuous	The labors had been demonstrating for two hours before you came.) (Para buruh telah berdemonstrasi selama dua jam sebelum kamu datang.)	had, been= auxiliary
Future continuous	She will be working at the office. (Dia akan sedang bekerja di kantor.)	will, be= auxiliary
Future perfect continuous	That cat will have been sleeping long. (Kucing itu akan telah tidur lama.)	will, have, been= auxiliary
Passive Present continuous	The book is being read by him. (Buku tersebut sedang dibaca olehnya.)	is= auxiliary, being= present participle dari auxiliary be
Passive Past continuous	Your car was being washed at this time yesterday. (Mobilmu sedang dicuci pada saat ini kemarin.)	was= auxiliary, being= present participle dari auxiliary be

Present Participle sebagai Verbal

Sebagai verbal, participle berfungsi sebagai adjective. Sebagai kata sifat, verbal ini berfungsi memodifikasi/menjelaskan noun. Adapula bentuk verb+ing yang lain yang berfungsi sebagai noun, yaitu gerund. Walaupun sama-sama berbentuk verb+ing, namun penggunaan keduanya sangat berbeda. Penggunaan present participle sebagai adjective dapat dilihat pada noun phrase dan reduced adjective clause (active voice). Pada noun phrase, noun yang bertindak sebagai pelaku aksi dirangkai dengan present participle.
Misalnya pada kalimat:

1. The rooster annoys. 
2. The fact interested me. 

dapat dibuat menjadi kalimat dengan present participle:

1. It is a annoying rooster atau The annoying rooster eats a lot.
2. It was an interesting fact atau The interesting fact was published.

Dengan demikian annoying dan interesting merupakan present participle yang menjelaskan rooster dan fact.

Pada reduksi adjective clause, relative pronoun dan verb to be (jika ada) dihapus serta ditambahkan -ing pada active verb (jika berbentuk present atau past, bukan progressive) sehingga membentuk present participle (phrase).

Contoh Present Participle pada Reduced Adjective Clause

Contoh			Keterangan
adjective clause	proses reduksi	reduced adj. Clause	working dan sleeping merupakan present participle yang didapat melalui reduced adjective phrase dimana berfungsi menerangkan woman dan boy.
The woman who works as an english teacher is very beautiful. (Wanita yang bekerja sebagai guru bahasa Inggris tersebut sangat cantik.)	The woman who works+ing as an english teacher is very beautiful.	The woman working as an english teacher is very beautiful
The boy who is sleeping is my brother. (Anak laki-laki yang sedang tidur adalah saudaraku.)	The boy who is sleeping+ing is my brother.	The boy sleeping is my brother.