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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favorite holiday is? I do. Every Christmas I can count on gifts‚ food‚ and family. First of all every Christmas morning my little brother is the first one up early‚ waiting for our mother to wake up and let him open gifts. Video games‚ clothes‚ tablets‚ and sneakers are in the boxes under the tree. I received an iPad‚ Pavilion laptop and Dre Beats for my music. My mother received everything she wanted and that’s us being happy and appreciative. Furthermore everybody was excited it was Christmas‚ later
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Journal Entry #1 : Free Writing : My Favorite Holiday As an immigrant from Vietnam living in The United States‚ I have been celebrating many holidays every year such as July 4th‚ Christmas‚ Easter‚ Labor Day... However‚ my favorite holiday is still Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which is usually called Lunar New Year. With the whole family here‚ we can still celebrate Tet annual as a traditional custom. It is not only a traditional celebration when the new year comes‚ but also the most important annual celebration
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were playing holidays‚ to sport would be as tedious as to work.” I believe that many of us can have different views on what the holidays really are. To many they are just a time to receive gifts and to others they are a time to reunite with family I believe a lot of us have gotten confused as to what the holidays really are. Every advertisement in this years Thanksgiving edition of the Boston Globe was a command to hurry up and spend money for the holidays. It seems worse now
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The story How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss uses similar ideas‚ as the Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol. These include similar themes‚ conflict and character types. A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens. The story A Christmas Carol takes place in London in the 1800s at Christmastime. The main characters are Scrooge‚ the Ghost of Christmas past‚ the Ghost of Christmas Future and the ghost of Christmas Present. The three ghosts show Scrooge what Christmas is about. How the Grinch
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Essay If I have the opportunity to travel back through time. I would like to stop at the Vietnam War era. When I was young‚ I didn’t obtain anything my history teacher lectured. I just learned to get over with it and not comprehend any information. Not until I came to the United States and started to learn about my country’s history. By that time‚ I was old enough to understand what this war was about and how many innocent lives have been sacrificed. This topic has attracted all my interest. I spent
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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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and 365 days in a year and throughout the months and days‚ there are also holidays. Holidays means a celebration that has happened in the past. There are many types of holidays that serve different types of purpose. Some are known for federal holidays‚ seasonal holidays‚ and days that consider a non working which serves the purpose of a certain holiday. The most popular holidays are known as federal holidays. Federal holidays are the predetermined days recognized by the government in which federal
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Christmas is celebrated differently around the world. I’m going to compare my Christmas holiday traditions to French holiday traditions. The holiday tradition for christmas in my family starts on Christmas eve‚ since I have little brother and sisters we bake cookies for santa and set the milk out and we even put reindoor food out! (It’s glitter and trail mix) When me and my siblings have finally fell asleep‚ my parents put out nthe gifts they don’t wrap the ones from santa so it looks more realistic
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things I want for Christmas I need three things for Christmas. For Christmas I need a new pair of Uggs‚ black tennis shoes‚ and a new north face jacket. My Uggs have been through snow rain‚ and more. Black tennis shoes are something almost every person should own. Also I need a new black north face jacket‚ before it gets too cold. I need new Uggs for Christmas. My Uggs are dirty and the leather is creased. These Uggs have through a lot. It’s been two years since I got new Uggs. That’s why I believe
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