There are so many different and interesting cultural ceremonies all over the world‚ but I am choosing to inform on the similarities and differences between the Hindu celebration of Diwali and the Christian holiday of Christmas. Though there is so much information on Diwali and Christmas‚ I am going to be writing about the background of the celebrations‚ what takes place during the celebrations‚ and how each holiday is represented. For many famous festivities‚ there are always different legends
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December 22-23‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Christmas season is the most awaited celebration yearly for it is the birth of the Messiah‚ Jesus Christ‚ our Savior. It is a feast central to the Christian liturgical year‚ it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide. Also‚ it is the time of loving‚ sharing and helping each other but also throughout the year. The popular celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian‚ Christian and secular
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and is still told to this day. Every year‚ many children make Christmas lists and send them to Santa. If they are good‚ they will get presents‚ but if they are bad‚ they will get a bundle of coal in their stocking. Santa is usually visualized as a happy‚ white-bearded man‚ with a red stocking cap‚ and a red suit with white cuffs and black boots. In other cultures‚ he is referred to as St. Nicholas‚ Sinterklauss‚ and Father Christmas. Santa Claus supposedly lives in the North Pole with his wife‚
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Truce in the forest Title: Truce in the Forest Setting: A small cottage in the Hurtgen Forest near the German-Belgian border . Christmas Eve in 1994 towards the end of World War II in Europe. Plot: It was Christmas Eve‚ there is a knocked in the cottage of a mother and her son. They quickly blew the candle and the mother stepped on the door to open it and found two steel-helmeted men. One of the men spoke to the mother in a language they did not understand. There are three – Harry‚ Jim and
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this piece of paper. Christmas is drawing closer day by day and I hope that during this Yuletide season you will share your happiness and blessings to all the wonderful people around us. I hope that you will never lose faith in God and never stop chasing your dreams. I hope that you still remember the true meaning of Christmas which is commemorating the birth of our dearest Lord Jesus Christ. Christmas is not about the number of Christmas gifts displayed below our Christmas Trees nor is it about
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The animated film The Snowman is a charming‚ whimsical‚ kid friendly adaption of Raymond Brigg’s classic picture book. The film deals with friendship‚ fantasy‚ Christmas‚ reality and treasure. In the former part of the film‚ it portrays a boy’s nocturnal adventures with the snowman he built. Easiness‚ harmony and happiness suffuse the whole frames. The boy and the snowman creep and frolic in the house; they venture outside and ride on a motorbike; they take flight over the land and reach the Arctic
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Bell Rock is a song about Christmas. This song relates to my theme by being about Christmas. It relates to the theme because Christmas is a holiday. The song is all about making rhymes. The redefines the phrase "Jingle Bells" as anything you want it to be. One example is "Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square". In this case jingle bells means the name of a street. Another example is "Jingle bell time is a swell time". In this phrase jingle bells probably means Christmas. Jingle Bell Rock is a song
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from December 16th to Christmas Eve. They act the story of Mary and Joseph looking for a room at an Inn‚ and 9 houses are visited‚ which are decorated with paper lanterns‚ evergreens‚ and moss. Mary and Joseph are not turned away again when the procession reaches the last house‚ and they are invited inside. Everyone in the parade enters‚ and they share prayers with the host. Then they celebrate with a party‚ which always includes a piñata. Following the last Posada on Christmas Eve‚ the Misa de Noche
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Russian Holidays Our holiday traditions play an integral part in defining who we are as people‚ in that‚ we all enjoy celebrating holidays‚ whether it¡¯s Christmas‚ the New Year‚ or Easter. Russians feel the same way‚ although their holidays and traditions differ a little from American ones. In chronological order‚ the first holiday is celebrated on January 1st and 2nd and just happens to be the most popular and most notable holiday- The New Year. As in the United States‚ Russians celebrate
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A Chirstmas Carol A christmas carol is a book about poverty and christmas and how they are linked. And dickens builds a strong message abouit chirstmas and poverty in the 1914 and how the richman helps the poorman. And even though the poor have no money they still have a good chirstmas.The main character‚ Ebeneezer Scrooge‚ starts off having no feelings for others or any Christmas spirit‚ but changes from his gloomy‚ dark appearance to a carefree‚child-like person at the end. Charles Dickens was
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