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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Bank Holiday I have read the story under the title “Bank Holiday” by Katherine Mansfield. Speaking about the author‚ I should say that Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand in 1888. Katherine is a New Zealand writer and she is known by her short stories which deal with human nature and psychology. This is a philosophical story for a discerning reader who has to read between the lines. Giving the reader a chance to see somebody else s inner life‚ presented directly and indirectly‚ the author
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the two nations) Glasgow Fair - last two weeks in July The Glasgow Fair is a holiday during the last fortnight in July in the city of Glasgow‚ Scotland.’The Fair’ is the oldest of a number of similar holidays‚ dating from the 12th century. Until as recently as the 1960s‚ most local businesses and factories would close on ’Fair Friday’ and workers and their families would use the opportunity to travel for holidays in the local area‚ typically in the Firth of Clyde or Ayrshire coast.This practice
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Gloucester Road‚ Wan Chai‚ Hong Kong 6 September 2013 Mr Aris Chu 3/F‚ 8 York Road Kowloon Tong‚ Hong Kong Dear Mr Chu RE: Working Holiday Scheme Thank you for your letter dated 2 September enquiring about our working holiday scheme. We are glad to provide the information you need. Our department has been holding the working holiday scheme for the past 15 years and this scheme aims to provide an opportunity for young adults to work over seas. Our team will ensure that you have
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cool breeze swept through my hair‚ making me shiver with excitement. I arched my neck to take full view of the breathtaking beauty of Eiffel Tower‚ which towered above me like some iron giant. It was such a lovely day. The melodious chime of the twittering birds filled me with glee. The sun too‚ it seemed‚ was in a playful mood‚ playing hide and seek behind the fluffy clouds. “Trrring trrring!” The telephone rang all of a sudden; bringing me out of the scenic beauties my mind was roaming in.
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The Tet Holiday- What did you do? [pic] According to our traditional custom‚ the Tet holiday is the Lunar New Year Holiday – the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is around late January or early February‚ depends on each year. We celebrate three days beginning of the new year‚ the first day of new year marks the beginning of Tet . This year‚ the New Year Day is in January 26th. People will have about two weeks off. Although there are three days which are the main days of Tet but we
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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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Memories of Holiday Ladies and gentlemen. Let me ask you a question. Do you like to travel for holidays? Yes right? I believe everyone love to travel. Today‚ I’m going to share with you about my holiday experience in U.S. In Nov 1998 when I was still in primary 4‚ my mum surprised us that we were going to United States for 1mth to visit our father who was on a business trip. We were very excited when we heard the news as we had never been to another country and these will be our first time traveling
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informing you on my favorite memory‚ my Pee-Wee football championship game. My favorite memory is definitely my Pee-Wee football team winning the super bowl. Ever since I was really young‚ I always wanted to win something like that but I knew it would be hard. And the reason that this is my favorite memory is because how i’ve always wanted to be a part of something like that since I was a small child‚ that is what makes me remember and love that memory so much. This is not only my favorite memory but it
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I love the cool‚ breezy weather in the fall. • Detail 1: feels so good when the wind goes through my hair • Detail 2: in summer I got hot when I run but the fall has the nice wind to cool you down • Detail 3: the weather is so peaceful you could just lay down and watch the sky V. BODY PARAGRAPH IV: • Transition/Opening Sentence: along with the taste‚ sights‚ and the wind my absolutely favorite part is the quantity of nature. • Detail 1: in fall its so beautiful with leaves different colors
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