HOLIDAYS AND CUSTOMS American Holidays People in every culture celebrate holidays. Although the word "holiday" literally means "holy day‚" most American holidays are not religious‚ but commemorative in nature and origin. Because the nation is blessed with rich ethnic heritage it is possible to trace some of the American holidays to diverse cultural sources and traditions‚ but all holidays have taken on a distinctively American flavor. In the United States‚ the word "holiday" is synonymous with "celebration"
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Impacts of Family Traditions and Religion in India Family traditions and religion greatly impact the lives of many people in India. These elements of culture are reasons that form the way that Indians lead their lives. Both factors make up what type of person that individual will become. That is the reason why religion and family traditions are so valued in Indian society. Religion is probably the most definitive factor in the way that an Indian will lead his life‚ particularly if they practice
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Two weeks ago I c ame back from a holiday vacation in Genting Highland and Singapore. Our family eagerly wait for summer vacations‚ not only because these give us a break from hectic‚ brain draining and tiring daily schedule but also because of the family trip.We had planned for this holiday trip almost a year back by getting our passports ready. First point of visit was Genting highland.Genting highland is very beautiful and peaceful town built on a mountain with lovely natural surroundings
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16‚ 2010 The importance of Christmas Celebration Among all the festivals‚ holidays and traditions all people celebrated during the year‚ Christmas remains the most observed and most popular. It is purely a global celebration. This season is the most joyous time of the year. The traditions surrounding the celebration of this season are almost as numerous as the people who celebrate it and may change from place to place. Through the years‚ the holiday has been adapted to local customs‚ culture
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iMy holiday experience Can you believe what happened during my holiday??? Well‚ my family and I went on the MSC Sinfonia ship cruise with some of my sister’s boyfriend’s family. On Saturday everyone met at the Durban harbour to board the ship‚ we boarded the ship at 11am and they gave us lunch as soon as we were all settled in. The food was lovely. After lunch we went back to our cabins and they had an emergency drill‚ it was so much fun but a little scary at the same time‚ I loved the thrill.
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1) Describe the best holiday trip you made. During the semester holiday‚ me and my family had scheduled that we should go and spent our family vacation at the most spectacular place that is in Penang. This trip has been planned a month ahead by my mom. By looking at the agenda‚ we are rest assured that this will be the greatest vacation ever. Our first choice of place is the Penang Hill situated at Air Itam. Penang Hill is one of the oldest colonial hill station established by the British
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an Italian-American family‚ I have participated in a great amount of cultural traditions over the years. Some of these traditions include watching soccer games with my family‚ attending an annual festival known as “Italian Fest” and cooking meals in the kitchen together as a family. Although my favorite tradition by far is sitting down as a family on a Sunday afternoon and eating the meals we prepared together as I feel it brings us all closer together. Eating dinner as a family on Sundays is one of
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Christmas holiday Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl‚ which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages—Navidad in Spanish‚ Natale in Italian‚ Noël in French—all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes “hallowed night.” Since the early 20th century
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The feature article‚ “A Multicultural Celebration” by Australian radio host‚ Paul Murray presents a meandering critique Australia’s multicultural history and our search for a national identity. Whilst I agree with the picture that he paints of the constant cycle of opposition to the various waves of migrant types throughout our history‚ and how he shows that despite this‚ multiculturalism flourishes‚ I disagree with how Murray tries to tie this with our search for a national identity. In this article
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A Christmas celebration Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas in the same way whether they are in Europe where it is cold or in Africa or South-East Asia where it is hot; the only difference is in the climate. It is the birthday of Jesus Christ that Christians celebrate on December 25th and the occasion is‚ therefore‚ a very joyous one. This particular Christmas celebrations is in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smiths who are Christians living in Malaysia. They have been in the Far East for
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