Holiday

Celebrating our national day on the date of British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday but a reminder of their country being taken over by others. It completely disrupted a way of life that had been undisturbed for 50,000 years. The date of Australia Day is a disrespectful celebration towards aboriginal Australians. Firstly, the…

voicemail from his daughter informing that she and her family will not be able to make in town for Christmas. While listening to this voicemail, hearing his daughter and granddaughters voices, he is watching his neighbor greets his family for the holiday through the window. As the ad continues, scenes of the man cooking and eating a Christmas dinner alone appear. As the emotional song, Dad by Supreme Music plays in the background the ad depicts scenes of the man’s children receiving news. By the…

Have you ever wondered how other countries are celebrating the same exact holiday as you are? Well in “Fish Cheeks” the mom invited over a family for a Christmas Eve dinner. The main character was not happy about them coming over because she wants to be like all of her friends and doesn’t want to be different. “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside. But inside you must always be Chinese” (Tan). Just because the Chinese Christmas Eve is different from the American Christmas Eve…

I want focus on the festivals, and holidays and how they are celebrated. Because holidays and festivals are important times for the people. So by finding out the background information, I can get a better understanding about their country itself. Holidays are something really important and comes by once a year. Holidays are day of something good or bad that happen to their country To honor that they make a holiday out of it. So people can remember that day and be honored.. Saint Ursula's day is…

The holiday season was one such time, and Boxing Day television audiences were among largest of the year. So, while this seemed like an opportunity for unprecedented coverage, Magical Mystery Tour simply did not fit the typical mold for what was expected of British holiday television. BBC Christmastime programming generally consisted of more traditional and often religious entertainment like holiday music specials, variety shows, and classic films. For…

declaration of Cuba as an atheist nation in 1962, the festival was removed from list of holidays of Cuban calendar in the year 1969 when Fidel Castro decided it was interfering with the sugar harvest festival. Cuban authorities banned the public display of Christmas trees and nativity scenes, other than in places frequented by tourists, such as hotels. But in 1997, President Castro restored the holiday to honor, in the honor of the visit of Pope John Paul II in the island. Tradition…

during Thanksgiving and enjoy the holiday. Black Friday stores shouldn’t be allowed to open on Thanksgiving because employees are compelled to cut their Thanksgiving short in order to work and the true meaning of Thanksgiving is taken away. First and foremost, when Black Friday stores open on Thanksgiving night employees are compelled to work. Just like Christmas, Thanksgiving is a holiday and workers deserve a full day off to celebrate. Thanksgiving is one holiday that almost everyone in…

Most people think of Veterans Day as a day off from school or work, well they are wrong. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S Military Veterans. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went to effect.)…

wonderful and exciting time of the year? Out of all the great holidays in a year, there is no doubt Christmas is at the top. Just the thought of sitting around a blazing hot fire, sipping hot chocolate, the fellowship of a family, and laughing with your friends and loved ones, how could it get any better than that? Christmas is all about spending time with your family, keeping your traditions strong, and most of all this special holiday marks the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.…

historians in the past have neglected to look at from a strictly southern viewpoint. Quigley’s ever changing definition provides an understanding of how the American Civil War changed the southern mindset, especially when dealing with the Fourth of July holiday. By utilizing primary and secondary sources, the author was able to construct a valid argument that permeates the heart of Southern nationalism. Without this book, nationalism in the south may still be a…