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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National Holidays Our society in the US today is one that enjoys traditions and celebrations. We are able to see this due to the crazy amount of holidays we have‚ ranging from important to foolish. Even though the majority of citizens put emphasis on a select few‚ there are some holidays that should be taken more seriously and maybe some that shouldn’t. Although we have an abundance of holidays/celebrations in this country‚ I still think there is room for a couple more. I believe that a National
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lunar calendar. The New Year begins on the first night of the first moon after the sun enters Aquarius. This is sometime between January 21 and February 19 on the solar calendar. Tet is a huge celebration lasting three days. Families save money‚ store food‚ and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to
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Life in Village Better Than Life in City A village is clustered human settlement or community‚ larger than hamlet‚ but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas‚ the term urban village may be applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Village are normally permanent‚ with fixed dwellings‚ however‚ transient village can occur. Further‚ the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another‚ as against being scattered broadly over the landscape (dispersed settlement).
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capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In the United Stated‚ Christmas seems to be a biggest holiday where family gathers around homes and churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Whereas in Vietnam‚ Tet Nguyen-Dan‚ or the arrival of the Lunar New Year‚ is the most joyful and ceremonious of all Vietnamese Holidays. Tet‚ as it is generally called‚ is normally celebrated for three days
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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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Russian Holidays Our holiday traditions play an integral part in defining who we are as people‚ in that‚ we all enjoy celebrating holidays‚ whether it¡¯s Christmas‚ the New Year‚ or Easter. Russians feel the same way‚ although their holidays and traditions differ a little from American ones. In chronological order‚ the first holiday is celebrated on January 1st and 2nd and just happens to be the most popular and most notable holiday- The New Year. As in the United States‚ Russians celebrate
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the first of the high holidays which is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur (Bamberger‚ B. J. 2010). History and celebration of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is observed in the early fall‚ during the first two days of Tishrei- otherwise known as the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In Israel‚ Rosh Hashanah is the only holy day that is kept for two days‚ due to its importance and two days turn into one long day of 48 hours. Even in the earliest days‚ the celebration of Rosh Hashanah always
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USA Holidays Memorial Day is a legal holiday‚ observed annually on the last Monday in May in most of the United States‚ It honours the nation’s armed services killed in wartime. The holiday‚ originally called Decoration Day‚ is traditionally marked by parades‚ memorial speeches and ceremonies‚ and the decoration of graves with flowers and flags. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30‚ 1868‚ on the order of General John Alexander Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of the American
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people who want to remain these traditions. My family is a great example for this. One of my family’s important traditions is that everyone have to reunite annually on Tet holiday. It is also calles Lunar New Year but I prefer call it Tet holiday. This is the most important celebration for every Vietnamese people. Tet holiday often lasts two weeks‚ from late January to early February. That’s a wonderful opportunity for family members who live far apart to come back to their home. My family is either
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