Christmas History The word Christmas comes from the old English "Cristes maesse" meaning Christ’s Mass. The Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known; therefore‚ the early Church Fathers in the 4th century fixed the day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival (17 - 21 December)‚ a traditional pagan festivity. The first mention of the birthday of Jesus is from the year 354 AD. Gradually all Christian churches‚ except Armenians who celebrate Christmas
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THE THREE SPIRITS OF CHRISTMAS “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens is known all over the world‚ and is also translated into many different languages. This story is usually told around Christmas time. People use it as an allegory to remind each other the lessons that the three spirits of Christmas teach Ebenezer Scrooge. First of all‚ the purpose of the apparition of the three spirits is to give Ebenezer Scrooge the lessons about the true meaning of being human‚ the valuable of each
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“I will honor Christmas in my heart‚ and try to keep it all year‚” (Ebenezer Scrooge). A Christmas Carol (Dickens 1832) is one of the most well known Christmas stories of all time. The story begins on Christmas Eve when Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts starting with his old business partner Marley‚ then followed by the Ghosts of Christmas past‚ present‚ and future. Each ghost that visited Scrooge takes him through his own past‚ present and future and shows him how his actions have affected
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What do you think about when you hear Christmas. Well‚ in other countries‚ people might think differently‚ like in Mexico. People celebrate Christmas in Mexico in a different way. Christmas in Mexico is celebrated from December 12 to January 6. The weather is sunny and does not impact their traditions at all. The people decorate their houses with with evergreens‚ moss‚ and paper lanterns. There is a Nativity scene in every house. At 12:00 p.m. on December 25‚ bells are rung‚ whistles are blown
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In chapter two of the novel‚ The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson begins to tell the tale of the Christmas pageant. The narrator’s family was never too involved in the Christmas pageant. Father complained about going and the narrator’s brother had to be forced to be in it. So‚ it makes sense that mother did not expect to be the director of the Christmas pageant. But when Mrs. George Armstrong breaks her leg she ends up getting stuck being in charge. Typically‚ all the parts are
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Cooper Wallace Mrs.stewart 1306 November/2/2014 A Slaves Holiday American slaves experienced the Christmas holidays in many different ways. Joy‚ hope‚ and celebration were naturally a part of the season for many. For other slaves‚ these holidays stirred up visions of freedom. The relaxed work schedules associated with Christmas often enabled slaves to interact in ways that they could not during the rest of the year‚ like receiving gifts ‚ ability to marry and opportunities to escape. slaves
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Movie Critic Katy Norris HUM/150 November 10‚ 2014 Lori Martindale Movie Critic The Nightmare Before Christmas is a children’s stop motion movie which was directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton. The plot of the movie is based on the poem written by Tim Burton in 1982. The movie was released in 1993 by Touchstone Pictures and distributed in the United States. I was nine years when I first saw this movie in theaters and even now this movie continues to entertain me. During this film’s
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Loss of Innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird “Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square.” This environment as Scout Finch accurately describes is not the best or conducive place for young children‚ loud noises‚ and games. In the same way as the children‚ the adults of the novel played games that came from their imaginations‚ and they themselves
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I favored the DVD over the written version of A Christmas Carol. Short stories and novels are not as interesting in my opinion. The book had a much darker tone throughout it. The movie had a slightly more lighthearted tone‚ with Scrooge laughing more often. There are multiple differences between the film and book‚ A Christmas Carol. Scrooge does not meet Tim on the street waiting for his father. The book does not tell a part about just Tim and his father. Marley’s ghost does not say his name repeatedly
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Buddy’s friend is different than other 60 year olds because of her mentality: she has the mind of a child‚ and thinks in the same way as a person of a younger age would. 2. This Christmas is so memorable to Buddy because it is the final Christmas he spends with his beloved friend. 3. After this final Christmas‚ Buddy’s family members (that have control over him) send Buddy to a military school‚ separating them from each other. From that point on‚ the only way of speaking to each other they
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