Nativity of Jesus

“For weeks leading up to Christmas, people like to stroll the streets to buy many nice things nativity: figurines, small toys, and seasonal foods. The season does not even begin till December 7 or 8. They call this day La Purisima, which celebrates the Virgin Mary. Families build altars in the entrance of the front door, and they leave the door wide open so that others may see their altar. Many are welcomed to come and worship in front of the altar. During December, children carry colorful bouquets or tropical flowers to the altar of the Virgin where they sing carols. On Christmas Eve, church bells beeckon the people to Midnight Mass and after the service they stand in a line to kiss the image of the Christ Child in the manger. When they get home from the service, they open their presents that they had been given to by Baby Jesus.” As you can see through these three different countries that each celebrates differently. There are some similarities I think within each country, but they all celebrate in a different way. I like the idea of celebrating different. If there was no variety, then everything would be boring and plain. We all have our own different beliefs, but we know that Christmas is the time to celebrate of Jesus’ first coming for…

he Future is determined by one’s action in the present, So when given a chance to look at the future, people will want to come back to the present, and change their actions for a better future. In the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the main character, is a wicked and grumpy man to start with. As four ghost visits him, with the ghost of future as the most influential, Scrooge becomes a caring, joyful man. While the all the ghosts are important in the development of…

Cultural Perspective The Hispanic culture, is both amusing, and confusing as there are many different aspects to it. The Mexican culture, is what I identify with because both my parents are Mexican. The people of Mexico can be very fun, but can also take things very seriously as well. Throughout my life, I’ve experienced more and more of my culture. At the age I am now, I understand why we do things a certain way, and the reasons behind everything. In my life I’ve experienced coming together…

Aspects of Venezuela Culture Venezuela is a beautiful country situated in the norther coast of South America. Instead of there have been a lot immigration from European, and African mainly, Venezuela is characterized by a diverse group of people who share some aspects in their culture: Tradition, language, and family and friends. One aspect of the culture of Venezuela is tradition. The relevant tradition celebration is Christmas, Most of the people are catholic and they start going to the…

When I first learned about having to write this journal I immediately knew that I wanted to tie my essay to Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan. I really enjoyed reading the pages of Fish Cheeks. Finding out how Amy had to come find herself was really inspiring. By reading this short story, I was really fascinated by what kind of foods they ate on the day of the Chinese New Year. So, within this paragraph are some of the most popular dishes that you would find if you ever happen to go to a Chinese New Year.…

The white now-deformed cylinder clung to the carved stick as it melted. Before it could fall to its hot, fire-induced death, I whisked the stick away and carefully scraped the marshmallow onto the graham cracker square laden with delicious chocolate. As I delicately placed the camping creation onto my lips, the background noise of the wind and not-so-spooky stories calmed me as I watched the flames lick at the logs, slowly transforming them into ashes and embers. Everything was too perfect. I…

The City Lights Theatre Company presents Handle with Care written by Jason Odell Williams, with Hebrew by Charlotte Cohn , directed by Kit Wilder, created a perfect Jewish Christmas story. The story takes place in a motel room in Goodview, Virginia on Christmas Eve. In the beginning of the play, a young Israeli woman, Ayellet, is arguing in Hebrew with the delivery man, Terrence, who called his childhood friend, Josh, to help him. Ayellet uses her body language to show how she was frantic…

Hello, this is my project on the country of the 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…

their friends or family, or if they have children of their own then they would take them trick-or-treating. Some town have Halloween parades where local businesses make scary floats and advertise while wearing costumes. Candy is thrown at the parades, as it is a symbol of the holiday. Other local businesses will get into the holiday by transforming into haunted houses for people to walk through and enjoy. Other places will decorate their property with scary decorations and take people on…

This is a piece of artwork that I drew and colored at the beginning of last semester. The assignment was to make a symmetrical circle of your zodiac sign. My sign is a Sagittarius so I based the theme around Christmas. Sagittarius are known as an encouraging and positive person. Christmas is a great time of year full of laughter and joy. First, I started off designing my arrow and making the lines straight. The arrow symbolized a Christmas tree and I used the Christmas colors red and green,…