Nativity scene

My family and I have a christmas tradition that involves watching movies all night Christmas Eve and open our presents at midnight. Six years ago I got a tablet. I was so excited for when I woke up a few hour later after it had been charging and couldn’t wait to use it. If I had known what I know now about what happens next, I would not be so anxious. Christmas Day 2015, my sixth grade year. I woke up and of course I was the first up of my brother, sister, mom, and dad. When I rushed to the living

many of us and we can also get very loud. We always know how to have a good time and we’re also the life of every party. Every Christmas eve we all get together at one of our aunt’s houses and celebrate the birth of Jesus. We set up a nacimiento, or Nativity set, made of figurines that represent the ones who were present during his birth. We cover the set with hay, surround it with little figurines of animals and drape Christmas lights all around the set. Then we do a rosary and commemorate the ones

Each culture has its way of celebrating Christmas. Millions of people celebrate Christmas around the world. It is a very happy occasion which comes with gifts, decorations and the spirit of Christmas. There are some differences between Christmas celebrations in the U.S and Iraq. These differences include the date of celebration, the decorations and the type of food the two cultures serve on Christmas Day. ​First, Christmas is celebrated in the U.S on December 25th. On December 25th, families in

southern hemisphere. Australia is the world's largest island and also the world's smallest continent.The seasons in Australia are opposite to the United States. Christmas festivities begin in late November, when schools and church groups present Nativity plays. When Australians celebrate Christmas on December 25, it is during summer vacation. Many of the traditions in Australia are similar to the traditions in the United States. Homes are decorated, families enjoy a holiday meal, attend church together

Christmas tree. Jews light eight candles and each candle represents a different day. In addition, for Hanukkah they light the menorah and play the dreidel. Another difference is the importance of Christmas and Hanukkah. Christmas celebrates the nativity of Christ and it is as diverse as the many countries that observe it, and was a popular subject in the Catholic and Orthodox religious art of the middle ages and Renaissance( The Gift of Holiday Traditions).Hanukkah is celebrated after

The Time I Decided to Break Someone’s Heart for Christmas It was in the middle of December, close to Christmas. I was with my girlfriend, who is my current ex, and we were breaking up. It was bitterly cold kind of windy freeze that wasn’t necessarily very harsh but still crawled throughout your skin and shuddered your bone when you weren’t prepared. I didn’t feel cold though, I didn’t feel anything really but at the same time I felt everything. I could feel the very pressure coming

Some may say winter is the best time of the year. On the other hand, some may say they don’t think it’s so special. I happen to think that winter is when God received the thought in his mind to create me. Yes, that’s how at one I feel with any and everything that has to do with winter. From the cold days where you can barely walk without feeling the chilly linen rub your unshaved legs. To the mornings where your car creates a blaring noise that communicates to the neighbors it will not be leaving

Roles of Women in Virgil’s Aeneid and in the Gospel of Luke The women in ancient Roman patriarchal society as seen in Virgil’s Aeneid were limited by societal gendered roles and were undervalued by men. Contrastingly, Hebrew women as seen in the Gospel of Luke were viewed as equal to men because both were made in the image and likeness of God. Women were not important in the epic story of the founding of Rome whereas women were crucial in Jesus’ mission to preach the word of God. This essay will

The concept of a virginal birth could seem possible or probable with the advancement of modern technology allowing women who wish to conceive a child the option of undergoing In Vitro Fertilization to have a child without a male partner or need for sexual intercourse today. However, it is perplexing how Mary, the mother of Jesus, miraculously conceived and bore a child as a virgin. On the surface it may seem that it can simply be explained as a one time, divine intervention by God, yet the details

Why I hate Christmas “I despise Christmas and I always will!” ---this was a common monologue I had with my lonely self around this time of year. I continued on my daily evening saunter, in the bitter, cold air, gazing at the children on the other side of the fence playing outdoors in the mounds of white snow. Joyously appearing as if layering ten garments for the sake of stepping outside was to be fun. I would like to believe that I do not envy the children with happy childhoods and amorous families