The Second Shepherds’ Play is a play set in the English countryside. The play addresses the real issues that were evident in the medieval era by employing an inversion of the Nativity story. Four character descriptions found in the play are as follows; Mak: Mak was a local thief who was already known by the shepherds as a sheep-thief. He denied being a thief but rather a messenger of a noble lord. He complains to the shepherds about his wife who gives birth every year and increases the mouths
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Nobody knew anything about Macario’s early life; but everybody knew that he was a robber‚ the chief of a gang which used to haunt the country about the shores of Laguna De Bay and rob merchants coming from Manila. It was in the days when no railroad line existed in the Philippines‚ when all trips by water had to be made by bancas‚ cascos‚ and small‚ slow steamboats‚ and all overland journeys had to be made in carromatas‚ carts‚ or on horseback. Macario was known to be the fiercest among the highwaymen
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poem written by Placide Cappeau‚ a wine merchant‚ mayor of the town‚ and an occasional poet‚ who had been asked by a parish priest to write a poem for Christmas mass. Using the gospel of Luke as his guide‚ Cappeau imagined witnessing the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Thoughts of being present on the blessed night inspired him. Later on Cappeau decided that his writing was just not a poem‚ but could be put into a song. So he turned to one of his friends Adalph Adams for help and Adams was able to compose
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“O holy night! The stars are brightly shining‚ it is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.” Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the Savior. It had been prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin in the City of David‚ and it indeed happened. Throughout the years‚ men have added traditions to their celebration of Christmas such as putting up lights‚ giving gifts‚ and getting together with loved ones. Feelings of reminiscence‚ joyfulness‚ and generosity should be in us as
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The country of Italy calls St. Nicholas Babbo Natale‚ (bàb-bo na-TA-ley) or Old Man Christmas. He is dressed in his traditional bishop’s miter and cloak‚ and travels with a donkey. Italy holds a special place for St. Nicholas‚ particularly the Basilica San Nicolas in Bari‚ Italy. After the Church of St. Nicholas in Myra‚ the Basilica has become a church where many people make a special pilgrimage to honor this very special saint. During the Christmas season‚ small presents are drawn from a container
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family is home to celebrate Christmas with you. Christmas is the day is fun and your just happy all day. You’re celebrating the birth of Jesus or other beliefs. There’s no one on Christmas that should be sad. After all‚ it is the season to be jolly. Do you know why Christmas is so important? Well‚ you get a 2 weeks of vacation from school! It’s the celebration of Jesus being born. Christmas is the time where you and your family connect as one. It’s also the time to be thanking for what you have. Christmas
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Grant‚ the chapter ends off with the whole town watching a Christmas play on the birth of Jesus. After the play‚ Grant is tired of watching the same play and seeing the same people dressed in the same kinds of clothing year after year. The hermeneutic view means the dominant interpretation to a text. In “A Lesson Before Dying‚” they end off the chapter with a Christmas play about the birth of Jesus. This is significant because Christmas to Christian’s is a symbol of birth. This
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Calooocan City Tel.# 381-2916 Fax# 454-4015 Christmas season is upon us ! Christmas decorations are seen everywhere and carols fill the air. It truly brings joy to the hearths of the people. Christmas time too reminds us the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ who redeemed the world. This year‚ Mang Inasal Anonas‚ Cubao Branch will celebrate this festive occasion on December 27‚ 2010. This is as well the time to foster the true spirit of the Yuletide season among the management and staffs. In
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- that it is the day that Jesus Christ was born. It is marked on calendars as a public holiday‚ but it is written on hearts as a celebration of the birth of our savior. It is the time when families and friends gather together‚ bearing gifts for one another and where feelings of love are evident and friendships are strong. But‚ what if Christmas is not what it appears to be? What if we just imagine it to be this great celebration of Jesus birth‚ but in reality Jesus Christ was not in Christmas
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