The holiday Christmas has traditionally represented the birth of Jesus Christ. Christians worldwide have celebrated December 25 as their God’s birthday; however‚ Christians have held no historical significance to the holiday. Most customs involved in Christmas have originated from ancient pagan celebrations. The customs have dated back to events like Saturnalia and the Unconquered Sun‚ proving the ideas stemmed from pagan roots not Christian. For instance‚ the date of Christmas has held no significance
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Gift to audience: "One starry night just before Christmas‚ a gift wrapper‚ ribbon‚ card and box were sitting beside the fireplace and a gift joined them.” Said Gift Gift sits beside other characters. Ribbon suddenly stands up. Ribbon to characters: "Christmas is only a few hours away from now‚ no one will notice us and as usual‚ we will end in the dumps." Ribbon to audience: Ribbon blurted out. Gift wrapper stands up beside Ribbon. Gift wrapper to characters: “I know right?” Gift
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The Christmas season is like no other. It is a season of excitement‚ joy‚ hope‚ and anticipation. There are many things that make Christmas unique for me. I define Christmas by the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells that I associate with the season. There are many beautiful sights you see only at Christmas time. People are everywhere‚ rushing to and fro in an effort to find that perfect gift. The whole world seems covered in tiny white or colored lights; they are winking from almost every house on every
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My Christmas holiday fairy tale Once upon a time there was a very handsome boy. He was going on vacation with his family. The boy was called Sebastian. He was going to celebrate Christmas in Austria with his mom and dad‚ his grandmother‚ and his older brother and his older brothers wife and two kids. They were all very exited about it. They had been renting a big cabin 800m up‚ on a mountain. It was a skiing vacation‚ so the villa was in the middle of a big slope. The whole family was having
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Ashley Hawk Ms. Keene ENC 1101 29 January 2014 My Christmas Nightmare We never really think about death until tragedy happens and we’re forced to face the inevitable. We make plans for our future not realizing at any moment life can be taken away. I never really thought much about it myself‚ I mean who wants to think about something so saddening? That all changed when I was faced with the irrefutable veracity
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Greediness vs. Gratefulness Christmas is one of the most incredible times of the year; snow on the ground‚ a warm fire in the living room‚ and twinkly lights around every turn. When I was young‚ I loved Christmas. Toys and treats had me in a daze for almost a week straight. I was a typical kid‚ and my focus during any holiday was‚ “What do I get? Who brought me presents?”. I never realized the true meaning of why we have holidays‚ other than presents‚ until I was seventeen years old. As I’ve
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Christmas means many things but for many Christmas means Christmas trees. It’s said that Martin Luther was struck by the twinkling stars shining through the branches of a fir tree‚ and put lighted candles on a tree. A Christmas tree is one of our most cherished memories. For many gardeners a live rosemary plant pruned into the conical shape of a Christmas tree is an edible fragrant evergreen. It’s fitting that rosemary would play a role for the holidays because since ancient Greece‚ rosemary
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The use of the supernatural is very evident in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. As readers‚ we are introduced to the world of the supernatural (which was widely believed to exist in Shakespeare’s time) in a number of ways. The witches show Macbeth his fate and awaken his ambition‚ which leads to his ultimate demise. They act like dark thoughts and temptations in the play‚ which in turn stems from their supernatural powers‚ to morally confuse and provide the impetus characters for Macbeth
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I know it’s almost Christmas but I’m just not in the Christmas mood because we always have the same old Christmas where feed the poor‚ go to church‚ and open present. But one day my dad told me to get ready for the time of my life because you’ll never forget it. On a usually cold winter day here in Denver‚ Colorado on December 15‚2000 my family and I were in the kitchen eating breakfast until my dad eagerly came downstairs with a smile so big you could see his teeth. “Good Morning” my dad said
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Jesus our King is our reason for Christmas‚ but merchants and television have torn us away from this idea. To keep Christ in Christmas things must be done‚ for instance quickly scrawling Merry X-mas on a card is totally against the idea‚ although more convenient then writing Christmas it suggests that Christmas is not a Christen holiday. Christmas is a time for presents and T.V. specials to little kids‚ it could be taught to them that it’s not what you get‚ but what you give in the first place. I
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