Christmas food

Have you ever wanted to be a millionaire just so you could give someone whatever they wanted? I would like to give 3 gifts for christmas. To begin with, I would give my mom a huge house. One reason I would give her a house is so she could throw huge parties and have a bunch of people over. It would give her more time to have friends over so she could become closer to them and be able to catch up with them to know how life's been.She could also invite coworkers so she could get to know them and…

There was also foods that were commonly eaten during those times, not necessarily eaten by them so to speak. The Queen at the time, Queen Victoria, was married to Prince Albert. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was German and had brought his traditions to Britain (Midgley). Despite the fact that the Royal Family had trees in the home, Prince Albert had popularised the Christmas tree (Midgley) (Johnson). Previous to the 19th century, Christmas was not adored and cherished as it…

Halloween versus Christmas in the United States Holidays in the United States have been adapted from cultures all over the world. Each one is a unique from its original form in other countries. For example; in other countries a fox, chicken, or goose delivers eggs on Easter which is different from Americas’ version of “The Easter Bunny”. However there are two holidays that while they seem very different, they share a lot of the same traditions. These are Halloween and Christmas. The history…

Dominican Republic. During December, they celebrate Christmas, like we do, but Christmas doesn’t end until January 6th, with the arrival of the three kings. A tradition in the Republic, is an Aguinaldos; an informal party at home. The people at the party sing traditional Christmas songs and eat Christmas foods, such as Puerco asado. People also carol there, and sometimes, families give the carolers a drink called jengibre. Some Dominicans celebrate Christmas for about 3 months. Employees also…

beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews and even many assimilated Jews, think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is ironic that this holiday, which has its roots in a revolution against assimilation and the suppression of Jewish…

Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale; so many ways in so many languages just to say Merry Christmas. Oftentimes, during the holiday season, we say this without really thinking about it. We intend it as a friendly greeting. We are wishing them well and hope that they are happy. We want people to be happy during this holiday celebrating family and love. But, are we really merry during the holidays, or are we collectively as a whole unhappy as some songs and research suggest?…

One day on Christmas Eve there were 7 kids gathering around the fire warming up before the guests come to eat. They we're all talking about how they wanted all these toys for Christmas and stopped when all the guest comes in the door. We come to greet them and hope that the dinner is as good as it have been last year. Their mom was the best cook in the world!!! While they we're playing with their cousins and grandparents, they heard the phone ring. The oldest of the 7 ( Bill) picked up the…

which are normally family traditions where I am from. Since the holidays are coming up, people see more of these traditions due to the time of the year. In “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy and his cousin cut down a Christmas tree and decorate it together. In many towns in the South, there are Christmas tree farms. If one has ever been to a Christmas tree farm, one will see all of the families coming to cut down their tree. There are also traditions for other holidays around here. The South has many…

Every Christmas morning, we wake up before the sun has even risen, by choice, and full speed sprint to the Christmas tree. The magic of opening the gifts floods the air. Not only were we getting gifts, but how did Santa know what I wanted? How did he get into the house? Why didn’t the alarm go off? This magic of Christmas has been preserved thanks to Justin. As an eighteen-year-old girl, I can say I still wake up…

What do you think of when you think of holidays? Do you think of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, or Valentines Day. Well, then I think of holidays, two come to my mind, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Christmas and Thanksgiving come right after one another. First Thanksgiving that occurs on everything fourth Thursday in November, while Christmas occurs every December 25th. They both are important to the citizens of America and both have a significant meaning, and…