A holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals‚ a government‚ or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious‚ national‚ or cultural significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 Regional meaning 2.1 Australia‚ Canada‚ UK 2.2 U.S.A. 3 Types of holiday (observance) 3.1 Religious holidays 3.2 Northern Hemisphere winter
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ celebrated generally on December 25th around the world. Every year more than 400 million people celebrate Xmas around the world — that makes Xmas one of the world’s biggest religious and commercial festivities. The celebration on the 25th of December starts with Christmas Eve‚ the evening of December 24. Popular customs include exchanging gifts‚ decorating Christmas trees‚ attending church
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NARRATIVE ESSAY: TITLE:HOW I found the Love of my Life: One cold winter night‚I saw her and gave her a ride.The women was very beautiful;she turned my heartless self into putty and placed me under her spell from that moment.She left me with the thought:now If I could learn to love and be loved before she gets away from me‚her spell would remain with me forever.Time passed.........
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EICHER SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS – VIII ENGLISH Q1Read the newspaper article and answer the questions that follow: Ban is the correct move 10 Feb 2009‚ Vikram Sinha The move by the central government to finally introduce an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act‚ 1988‚ prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving‚ has materialized. It also ensures that there are no loopholes left in the law by including hands-free sets in
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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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How Do I Manage My Wastes? The best way to manage solid waste is to not produce it in the first place. To that end‚ buy only what you need. Buy durable products‚ and maintain and repair them to ensure longer product life. Borrow or rent items you don’t use often. Putting a bit more thought into the way you manage your household waste can help you get more organized. With careful planning‚ you’ll be able to save money and have less of an impact on the environment. Avoid excess packaging by choosing
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objectives‚ a vision statement has to operate several levels of generality and specificity. My plain vision statement of INDIA 2020- shall be “A fearless‚ strong‚ self reliant all rounder India”. I do compare India with a cricket player having all skills of the game to remain a match winner. WHERE THE MIND WOULD BE WITHOUT FEAR The following poem by the great poet Rabindranath Tagore adumbrates my insight of INDIA in 2020. Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. Where the knowledge is
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Gandhiji’s full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on October 2‚ 1869 in a town called Poxbandar‚ Gujarat. He was the architect of India’s freedom and one of the greatest men of this century. Mahatma Gandhi’s life was dedicated to the ideals of truth‚ non-violence and love. Young Gandhi had his primary education up to the seventh year at Porbandar. Then his education continued at Rajkot. Once an Inspector of Schools visited the school. The teacher dictated some English words. Gandhiji
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English: Holidays * I love the holidays. The nippy weather‚ smells of all that great food and the general merriment in the atmosphere as everyone celebrates in his or her own way. If you can look past the consumerism that’s saturated the season‚ then the holidays can really be a great time. Sydney In Sydney‚ the largest‚ oldest‚ and most beautiful of Australia’s cities‚ the monumental doesn’t figure prominently. There are no great pyramids‚ no historic ruins‚ no monuments or buildings that warrant
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similarities to our new year and there are some differences‚ main in point is that some of their traditions are very interesting. We will discuss what is a “Shofar” and what it is used for. Time is also going to be a difference not only when it is held but how long. In this paper there are some focus points we will go into depth with‚ origin‚ practices‚ and maybe some theology. The Jewish holy day “Rosh Hashanah” means “head of he year” or “new year”; it is also called “Yom Hazikaron” which means a day of
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