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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My Favorite Holiday Holidays are when family come together to spend time together. Everyone is happy to see one another and catch up on recent news. My favorite holiday to spend with my family is Labor Day. Many families all over the country celebrate Labor Day. Adolescents may not understand the importance of this day. There is more to this day then barbequing and family coming over to eat. Labor Day is very significant to veterans and especially America. Labor Day came about over
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Holidays filled with fun‚ family outings‚ shopping‚ Christmas Trees‚ and bringing in the New Year. It is not always like this for others. Holidays can be a very depressing time for others. When families get together you might want to pay attention to that loved one that maybe still grieving or going through life’s blows. It is hard to get into the grove of things when you look around and see that their is someone missing this year. Life is not the same without that person or persons. You are
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Chris Hague English 099 April 15th‚ 2012 Favorite Vacation Spot There are thousands of vacation spots in the world I could choose to go to‚ but one spot in particular is a place I’ve already been to. It’s a place not many people would expect to go to on a vacation. This place is Andover‚ Kansas. It’s definitely different from the typical vacation spots such as Hawaii or Cancun. There are three reasons why I would go to Andover‚ Kansas than any other place in the world. The atmosphere and
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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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