The legend of Santa Claus has been told for centuries 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
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Legend of the Banana Plant In the early days when the world was new‚ spirits and ghosts lurked everywhere. They lived in gloomy caves‚ they hid in anthills and tree trunks they frolicked in nooks and corners under the houses. In the dark‚ sometimes their tiny voices could be heard dimly‚ or their ghostly presence be felt. But they were never seen. It was during these days of phantoms and unseen spirits that a young and beautiful girl lived. Her name was Raya‚ and she was a girl bold and daring
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Legend of Maria Makiling According to legend‚ there was a time when the gods could live like ordinary mortals do. Although these gods were enchanted‚ they could speak‚ love‚ and even go to the market like what people do in our time. This story tells what happened to the daughter of two such deities. This is the story of Mariang Makiling. Two deities‚ Dayang Makiling and Gat Panahon‚ had an only daughter name Maria. Because of her beauty and charm‚ she was the delight of her parents. The
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Origins of the Universe - For Rome’s earliest period‚ history and myth are difficult to distinguish. - The Roman mythological tradition is particularly rich in historical myths/legends‚ concerning the foundation/rise of the city. - traditional stories handed down by the ancient Romans themselves explain the earliest history of their city in legend/myth. - most familiar myths‚ Romulus and Remus‚ the twins who were suckled by a she-wolf. - Used to describe how rome came to be - Once boys grown up‚ decide
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it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in observance of the bountiful Autumn harvest. Although old rituals are no longer followed‚ families continue to gather for a day to relax and eat moon cakes. Upon this occasion‚ the legend of the Moon Goddess‚ CHANG-O‚ is often told to children. Once upon a time there was a famous archer‚ Hou Yi‚ who with his arrows was able to slay mankind’s worst enemies‚ ferocious beasts that inhabited the earth. Yi was married to Chang-O
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There are many legends and ghost stories that have arisen from the Myrtles Plantation. However‚ which are actually true? To understand some of the legends behind the plantation‚ you should understand the history behind it. The Myrtles Plantation is an antebellum plantation that was built around 1796 and 1797 by General David Bradford‚ also known as “Whisky Dave” in St. Francesville‚ Louisiana (Kermeen 43). Bradford lived there alone for a while. He then moved his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ and his five children
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World Views 10/3/13 The Legend of Bagger Vance The Legend of Bagger Vance vs. Bhagavad Gita The 2000 film The Legend of Bagger Vance tells the story of a man named Rannulph Junah‚ who was a very talented golfer when he was young. He had planned on playing his whole life‚ until he fought in World War I and became traumatized. Years later‚ his old lover Adele decides to hold a four-round‚ two-day exhibition match in order to recover her family’s lost fortune. The match consists of two talented
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The Legend of The Mustang The dust gray campfire smoke elevated high in the pig pink sky. The damp‚ dense dew floated across the old meadow. Out of the morning dew‚ suddenly appears a dark chocolate brown mustang with a coal black mane. The Indians who had just left the campfire say a mysterious legend had occurred on the meadow. Whoever left a campfire still smoking with apples and carrots‚ would cause the wonderful Martha Mustang to appear out of the dew and enjoyably eat the food. Then
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Like all Philippine legends‚ there’s more than one story that attempt to capture the essence of the majesty that is Mount Mayon. Mayon is derived from “Magayon”‚ which means beautiful in Bicolano. There’s the story of two lovers not unlike Romeo and Juliet‚ as told by Laura Agpay‚ a native of Bicol: Once there was a princess named Daragang Magayon (Daraga means lady‚ Magayon is beautiful) who lived in Bicol. She’s so beautiful. She came from the family that reigns over the entire Bicol. Because
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stray dog that finds its way to his house‚ but the sickly‚ malnourished dog dies a week later. After bouts of depression and alcoholism‚ Neville decides to find out the scientific cause of the pandemic. He obtains books and other research materials from a library‚ and through painstaking research discovers the root of the disease in a strain of bacteria capable of infecting both deceased and living hosts. He also discovers that the vampires are affected by the garlic‚ mirrors‚ and crosses because
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