If you’re looking for something that explains the origins of Boxing Day‚ well‚ you’re not going to find it here. The day-after-Christmas holiday is celebrated by most countries in the Commonwealth‚ but in a what-were-we-doing-again? bout of amnesia‚ none of them are really sure what they’re celebrating‚ when it started or why. The best clue to Boxing Day’s origins can be found in the song “Good King Wenceslas.” According to the Christmas carol‚ Wenceslas‚ who was Duke of Bohemia in the early 10th
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Hailey L Zeus’s Christmas One morning‚ about 5:00 a.m.‚ Sahara walked in the room and said to her husband‚ “What are we going to do about Makenzie?” Then Alex said “We are going to Uncle’s then to a party‚ take care of the baby‚ and Zeus.” Then they left the house. Makenzie‚ the bright tot‚ was very happy of the day she was going to have with Zeus. They all walked down the tan stairs. “Hold on!” Zeus said. “It’s going to be fast and bumpy.” Soon they entered the living room. Makenzie looked at
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I chose “Twas the Night Before Christmas”‚ by Clement Clarke Moore to do my stylistic impression on because it is very important to me and it has a nice rhythm‚ meter‚ and rhyme. Every Christmas eve‚ my dad has read this poem/story to me‚ so this poem has a personal significance. Whenever I hear this poem‚ I become very happy‚ because this poem triggers joyus Christmas memories filled with family and good times. I also like the rhyming of this‚ because it gives the story an upbeat‚ jolly tone
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Over 81 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas. This illustrates how the majority of Americans‚ including myself‚ love Christmas. As a child‚ I always looked forward to the gifts‚ but as I matured‚ I learned that there is more to Christmas than gifts. The cheerful people‚ amazing baked goods‚ and Christmas songs makes the holiday of Christmas what I look forward to every year. Seeing smiles from ear to ear and watching people walk with an extra bounce in their step makes me excited for the
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Mexico has a very interesting Christmas. In Mexico they say Feliz Navidad that means Merry Christmas. The Posada is party that begins the celebrations. The celebrations start on December 16th and end on February 2nd. Most kids don’t believe in santa they believe in The Three Kings which are the wise men. They decorate with flowers moss and evergreens‚ poinsettias and a nativity scene. A nativity scene is the story of Jesus‚ Mary‚ and Joseph. The poinsettia is a plant that is red‚pink and white
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Imagine this: it’s December 25th‚ 1985‚ you wake up bright and early and you excitedly hop out of bed and run over to your siblings bed to wake them up too. After they get out of bed‚ you guys run across the hall to get your parents up. Shortly after that‚ you race your sibling to the living room and discover the handful of presents that Santa left for you. You rip open all six of the gifts left underneath the tree and you couldn’t be more grateful. After that‚ you play with your toys for hours on
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Thirty five years ago‚ Ronnie George’s mother owned a clothing store and wanted her store windows painted. Having a natural talent to create congenial visuals‚ Ronnie George of Signs Unlimited located at 242 W. Hobsonway‚ began what he thought would be a one time thing in 1981 and turned into a seasonal career. Fast forward to 2016‚ George’s painted masterpiece can be seen at places like Subway‚ Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant‚ Courtesy Inn‚ Nails and Hair‚ Pizza Studio and 25 other buildings‚ bringing
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Winter Solstice Festival The Winter Solstice Festival is celebrated by the Chinese on 22nd December. It is a day of merry making‚ feasting and thanksgiving. It is not only a day for setting out hopes for the coming year but also for ancestor worship. In ancient times‚ it is customary for the Emperor of China to fast on the eve of the Winter Solstice to prepare for the ceremonial rituals and ancestor worship which was carried out on the Altar of Heaven in Beijing. On the day itself‚ the Emperor
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English 11 24 November 2014 …Epilogue… After Dads death‚ Mom was able to work for herself to better her own situation. With a lot of help from Lori‚ Brian‚ and I‚ Mom was able to get back on her feet in a low cost apartment. She got a job working as a waitress at a steakhouse. Which reminded her of her life back in Texas. She was able to pay for her art career too‚ now that all the monthly income wasn’t spent on Dads alcohol infirmity. After a while her money started to escalate and she was
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Christmas is a holiday celebrated around the world. Children wait all night the evening before for santa to place their gifts beneath the tree. Excitement rages from them the morning of December twenty-fifth; pretty wrapping paper and shiny bows glisten under the christmas tree lights while the bulbs upon it sparkle so elegantly. However‚ Christmas is not about all these aspects that it is displayed as. Christmas has more meaning than pretty gifts and how many gifts each child has under the tree
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