Christmas day I like the Christmas day because it is the only holiday where all my family is together. Usually the party is in my aunt Rosa´s house‚ my grandparents‚ my dad and I arrive the day twenty-four at morning to help make the food and go buy things‚ but I don´t know cook but I help chopping or peeling vegetables also prepared water and anything else needed. In the afternoon when everything is cooking and we don´t have any things to do‚ I go to my cousin´s room and while we watching TV or
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Hamad Alhammadi Intermediate 2 Dr. Sandra Nagy Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day is an important day. “ Valentine’s Day is very important for English speaking people” Dr. Sandra said. Especially on this day‚ a lot of money was spent in valentines gift. The old story explains how Valentine’s Day came from a priest who was working in the church and he was marrying people. Suddenly a memo came from the Emperor Claudius that said “solders may not get married any more and if any one married a solder
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The day of the dead is an ancient ritual. It has been a holiday for over 500 years. It is a national holiday which has combined the Mexican ancient ritual with the Spanish-Catholic "All Souls Day"‚ which the Spanish conquistadores celebrated during the religious conversion of the local Mexican native Indians. Today‚ day of the dead is celebrated throughout Latin America‚ as an official Catholic holiday. The day of the dead dates back to approximately 3500 B.C. This celebration initially took
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What is the Day of the Dead? The Day of the Dead is a holiday that originates in Mexico. The main focus of it is to celebrate and remember dead loved ones with friends and family. The celebration takes place on October 31‚ November 1 and November 2. The celebration is dedicated to La Calavera Catrina‚ who has become a symbol for the holiday. The Day of the Dead has become one of the largest holidays in Mexican culture. What countries celebrate the Day of the Dead? The holiday is especially
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Thanksgiving Day The holiday of Thanksgiving is a tradition started by the Pilgrims and Indians. Together they shared the fruits of the newly settled America. Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers‚ gifting your near and dear ones. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. Besides‚ the fourth Thursday in the month
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President’s Day Today is February 19‚ 2012 and we are celebrating the President’s Day. This day was designated to honor all the presidents of the America. The most honored and respected two American presidents at that time were‚ George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. George Washington’s birthday was on February 22‚ 1732 while Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was on February 12‚ 1809. Back then‚ Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays were celebrated separately‚ falling on their actual birthdays. However‚
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------------------------------------------------- Independence Day (India) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Fifteenth of August" redirects here. For other uses‚ see August 15. Independence Day | The national flag of India‚ on the Red fort in New Delhi; a common sight on public and private buildings on national holidays like the 15th of August. | Also called | The Fifteenth of August स्वतंत्रता दिवस (Hindi) १५ (पन्द्रह) अगस्त(Hindi) | Observed by | India | Type | National | Significance | The day India became independent
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Theology 1053 29 October 2014 Cultural Engagement: How Christians Should Engage Their Culture What exactly does Cultural Engagement mean? What purpose does it serve in the lives of Christians? Those are just two of the many things that we think of when we are approached with the topic of Cultural Engagement. One definition of Cultural Engagement is “. . . A healthy way of thinking how we should respond to our culture.”(1) However‚ to me Cultural Engagement means to be able to turn away from that
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Sports Day Sports Day Sport day is took placed in every school every year‚ seemed like just an ordinary day when all students come and do some activities together‚ but there are more interesting things when you take a look of sport day deeply. Fun‚ harmony‚ friendship between the senior and the junior are able to be seen from that day‚ Sport day. My duty was to do the equipments. My friends and I had to do try to sew it as quick as possible. One of my friend said we worked like the
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Graduation day is what all high school students are waiting for‚ the big day we all think as grown people and we’ve made the right decisions because of how far we’ve gotten. Graduation was one of my of my most memorable moments in my life‚ it’s like a new start to my future. We all come to think college is the next step to our pathway and we all mainly do it for a better future‚ but most importantly to make our parents and family proud‚ and to me it seems like education is your number one priority
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