Christmas albums

When I think about cultural identity, the thought that comes to mind is that there is so many cultures in today’s society and there is more to come as our world expands. So if there’s a large variety to chose from how will I know which one is my own? My answer is clear, I’m not sure, I’m just stuck to what came my way. I have adapted to the cultures both my parents and grandparents have exposed to me. Growing up I was exposed to both my parents cultures. Both my parents had semi-similar cultures

Favorite I enjoy every holiday on the calendar since it means a day off from school. However, the one that stands out the most is Christmas. Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday because of the joy of opening all the beautifully wrapped presents under the Christmas tree, listening to the wonderful, joyous Christmas music, enjoying the exclusive traditional Christmas feast, and the most important of all, the gathering with my father’s side of the family, To begin with, I love to get together with

almond-shaped eyes staring back at me and blinking slowly. They seem to be mocking me, screaming at me, teasing me, hating me. Hating her. Oh, Christmas used to be my favorite holiday. The presents, the eggnog, the snow, the blankets, the food, family, joy, fun! I loved it, I looked forward to it. Every year I’d go out of my way to decorate our house in Christmas decorations. It was amazing. I’d help Dad pick out the lights and the tree. Mom and I would go shopping together for food and go home, where

When we think of the holidays, our minds are almost always drawn to the iconic image of families gathered at home to celebrate together. However, spending the holidays at home isn’t mandatory — in fact, a Thanksgiving or Christmas vacation might actually serve to make the season more festive! If you’re itching to take the family somewhere new this holiday season, look no further than the following destinations. National Parks The national parks are a popular tourist destination — so popular that

News #1 Nasser Kurdy was stabbed in the neck from behind with a knife. The police report this is a hate crime. Kurdy was a muslim that helped treat people after the Manchester attack. Muslims are experiencing more and more hate crime in the UK. This is effecting the United states. The United States has had a lot of hate crime towards everything from sexuality to race and religion beliefs. If this keeps going on in the Uk or anywhere in the world for that matter then a lot of people will be turning

My grandparents were both born and raised in Cidra, Puerto Rico and so were their three children. They wanted to start a new beginning. Though the exact date is forgotten my grandparents moved to Cleveland, Ohio sometime in 1989. My grandparents were very poor when they lived in Puerto Rico since there were not many job opportunities and barely any resources, my grandparents could barely make ends meet.They wanted to give their children to have more opportunities and resources that they didn't have

What is your identity? People think they know someone’s identity by the external factors, but there are internal factors that they don’t know about the person. For example, people might think people are happy, but deep down they might be sad and they don’t want nobody to find out. I define myself as a catholic heterosexual 15 year old Latina. My identity is very different than what others think of me. I think my real identity is awesome, some people think that because I am a teenager I’m into parties

The Advent Wreath Introduction Most have seen the greenery with the candles in December leading up to Christmas, but few know the truth that surrounds the Advent wreath. Even though it has been used since the Middle Ages, the true origins of the Advent wreath are unclear. There is some evidence to suggest that pre-Christian Germanic peoples would use wreaths with lit candles during the depressive December in order to remind them of hope in the future and the days of spring with warm and sunlit-filled

associating the nativity scene with Christmas, so it is hard to imagine that the first nativity scene only appeared about 800 years and more than 1200 years after the birth of Christ. According to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, “the story of the first nativity scene is actually an important reminder that we are called to be good stewards” December is filled with holiday cheer, fancy parties and cocktails, shopping trips and expensive treats, street decorated, and Christmas trees display. Even for me!

and celebrate the wonderful holiday we call Christmas. Well last year I did the same tradition I do every year... but this time I thought to myself, why do we get gifts? I decided to inform the world on the history behind the gift giving holiday. Family and friends are a huge part of holidays. Not only is it about family and friends on Christmas but we are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas is to remind us of the presents given to Jesus