By 1890, San Antonio, Texas, was a thriving trade center with a population of 38,000. In 1891 a group of citizens decided to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers. The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles decorated with fresh flowers and floats carrying children dressed as flowers. The Belknap Rifles represented the military. The participants pelted each other with blossoms.…
A film producer, who doesn’t believe in Christmas, is determined to make the horror film Evil Santa 4, but things go horribly wrong when the real Santa Claus accidentally lands the role. STORY COMMENTS SANTA IN HOLLYWOOD is a family friendly, holiday magical fantasy filled with imagination. The concept is very clever. “Saving Christmas” movies are not new or original to holiday films, but the concept of the real Santa landing a Hollywood role of Evil Santa in a horror film offers a fun twist to a familiar genre. Many universal themes vibrate with the audience regarding the idea of believing in the spirit of Christmas and magic.…
Cascarones During Semana Santa (Holy Week) in some places around America, there is food, parades, celebrations, alfombras and parties. According to Catholic traditions, meat should not be eaten the Friday in Semana Santa. For the parades, the costaleros (person carrying the image on their shoulders) carry pasos (images) to the catedral (main church). Other celebrations are fallas which are burnings of ninots (sculptures made of paper mache). Alfombras (carpets) are made in Guatemala with colorful sawdust.…
Page 1 Once upon a time in Gingerbread Elementary School, two best friends, Izabella and Mairead, were counting down the seconds until the school bell rang for Christmas Break! Page 2 “Three, two, one,” the best friends exclaimed in unison as the bell rang. “I can’t wait for you to sleep over tomorrow Izzie!” Mairead emphasized as they were walking out of school.…
N.Y. State Senate: Kevin Parker (Democratic): His name is Kevin S. Parker His party affiliation is the democratic party. The committees he serves on are Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Member), Banks (Member),Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation (Member), Energy and Telecommunications (Member), Finance (Member), Higher Education (Member), Insurance (Member), and Rules (Member).…
Saunders Summary It is interesting, there has been much ado about Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” Many essays and critical analysis Authors wrote about the story. Even Welty responded to the countless letters she received about whether Phoenix’s grandson is alive or dead. Included is Mr. James R. Saunders article “A Worn Path”: The Eternal Quest of Welty’s Phoenix Jackson.…
Snowpile Program of Toledo For the past 12 years, The Snowpile Program at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan has been helping hospitalized children and their families bring the holiday season to life. Through the Snowpile Program, the holiday spirit pours through the halls, allowing parents of patients in the hospital to rest a little easier during the holiday season.…
I live in a bowl full of peas, literally I am surround full of hills that metaphorically always reminded me of a bowl. The San Fernando Valley was always filled with peas which were people that generally are the same but not as exact; a big chucky of the population were all Hispanic but not all were the same. In a bowl of peas you would receive whether the good nice evergreen round pea or get the one everyone always threw out just because it look a little rotten or just a strange dark, brownish pea that just rather not eat. And there is the rest which aren’t really notice, mostly just as if you were an extra in a movie, but doesn’t really shine bright enough to be acknowledge as a star. Myself, growing up I always felt as a simply ordinary…
When you think of Santa Claus, what do you think of? Do you think of a jolly old man, with beard as white as the falling snow? Santa Claus is a beloved icon all across the world. From mall visits, to putting cookies and milk under the tree, Christmastime is a child’s favorite time of the year. Christmas carols, the smell of cookies baking in mom’s oven, it all just, you know, makes you feel warm inside, sitting by the fireplace with your family.…
“Hispanic families were raised in a way where holidays are spent with your families, not with the entire world. Family comes first.” ( The author of this quote is unknown, but the truth behind it could not be more accurate. American holidays, like Hispanic holidays, are often spent with family. American and Hispanic holidays, although different, are all based upon their country’s culture.…
The importance of reading a d rlazing is something that is vital for children. Davis loves blankets and fiunds comfort in them. Being on the autism spectrum he favors soft textures. He also loves reading and curling up with a good book. So I thouhgt why not share this love with other children(not just ones on the spectrum) this Holiday season.…
Ah, the holidays; the most wonderful time of the year. A great time to be with family and friends. We all are lucky to be with our families, and be blessed and thankful for them, but there are some who are not lucky enough to have anything. That’s when the toy drives come in! For years, toy drives have been providing toys and games for children who possess less than others.…
With each round of the seasonal carousel comes the holidays, which come and go like old friends. They bring memories of past, and promise of new traditions to come. Whether it is winter the incandescent branches of pine are adorned in glittering glass.. Easter, when children scatter in search of painted eggs. Halloween, where children come knocking late in the evening, or thanksgiving-- thankfully eating until you almost yack.…
Santa clause the jolly man that comes only once a year, is beneficial to children. He teaches them to believe in the impossible, to be respectful towards others, and gives children happy memories to look back on. The man that can deliver presents to all the children in the world in a single night. A story told to children about how a man named Santa clause does the impossible every Christmas Eva.…
In Case 8 “Conflict in Santa’s Workshop: Learning to Be a Team Player at ToyKing”, ToyKing was a large, U.S.-based toy design and manufacturing company that specialized in educational toys and games. Located in Torrance, California, the Design Studio headquarters consisted of over 60 toy designers and about 20 technicians and fabricators. Out of the toy designers, 15 were senior designers and the remaining 45 were junior designers. Their goal is to come up with new innovative toy concepts each year to help improve ToyKing.…