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HANOI Jeremy Lane Texans Jersey , Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese airlines, including two budget carriers Vietjet Air and Jetstar, have announced a slight hike in their airfares from Oct. 1 when charges of services at airports in Vietnam increase.


From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, charges of services at airports such as airport-using fees and security checkup fees, paid by airlines, will increase some 7 percent, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam under the Transport Ministry said on Monday.


When the new charges are applied, airlines will see higher input costs which will obviously make them to raise airfares, local experts said, calculating that each passenger is supposed to pay an addition of nearly 30,400 Vietnamese dong (1.3 U.S. dollars) for a domestic flight.


For international flights, airport charges remain unchanged at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi capital and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, but those at Da Nang in central Da Nang city and Cat Bi in northern Hai Phong city will increase slightly from Oct. 1.


Vietnam's aviation sector served 30.8 million passengers in the first eight months of this year, up 14.8 percent against the same period last year, said the country's General Statistics Office.


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Wreaths are common sights during funeral wakes. Usually, these are made flowers and leaves that are arranged in a manner that would surely attract people who are going to the funeral. Despite of its appearance though, the wreath is not just meant for decorations. People generally believe that these are also meant to make the environment less melancholic; a necessity for those who are grieving. It is said that with such flowers around, the pain of losing someone beloved is reduced.


The Etruscans then were known to make wreaths that are usually made of precious metals. Researches made on their civilization point out that they heavily used gold and silver in making wreaths of all kinds and for different purposes. However, the materials used for the wreaths were of less significance to the Etruscans. It was the meaning of such items that matter the most, such as honor, which is why the Etruscan kings wear these lots of times. The modern crowns made of metals originate from these.


The symbolism of wreaths as representations of power and influence remained the same in ancient Greece and Rome. For those who love to read history books, they must have seen pictures of political and military leaders of the era who wore wreaths on their heads. Others may call these as laurels but these are actually wreaths made of the laurel leaves. The tradition of wearing these began as a Greek myth. Laurel wreaths symbolized a status that is higher than that of ordinary individuals.