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Skate, ride, play, shop, dine and be prepared to be wowed this holiday season at Global Winter Wonderland. Now in its third year at the Cal Expo Center in Sacramento, the magical world of light and cheer spans 17 acres and certainly promises fun for kids of all ages. Sneak a peak into Santa’s Village to catch a glimpse of the elves hard at work and visit Toy Land where larger than life teddy bears, toy soldiers and building blocks make you feel like you’ve climbed inside a giant toy box. Skip…

Rachel Carson, the author, starts off the passage with an anecdote about her twenty-month old nephew, Roger, in which the two of them go for a relaxing late night walk on the beach. She compares Roger’s bubbly facial expressions and amazement at his first time experiencing the beautiful moonlit ocean to her many years of “sea-love”. Despite the difference in age and experience, she goes on to say that they appeared to sense the same awe and wonder in regards to the roaring and moonlit ocean.…

Halloween and Day of the Dead are thought to be similar because they’re around the same time of year, but when you look closer, the two holidays are very different. The Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives while Halloween celebrates the end of summer. The first difference is that the Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives; anyone who celebrates Day of the Dead sets up a shrine for their dead relative (or relatives) so that their spirit can find it’s way back to their family.…

Christmas represents a time for family, cheer, happiness, and of course, presents. Santa Clause represents the most exemplary giver, and a young child’s belief in Santa Clause brings much joy. Children eagerly await to hear the mystical sleigh bells and always leave out cookies and milk for the jolly good fellow. On Christmas morning, these kids hurry down the stairs, excited to see what Santa had left them. Late at night, on Christmas Eve, children sleep and dream of sugar plums. Yet, imagine a…

In the Victorian era, there were couple of pagan holidays that were tied to Christianity: Mothering Sunday and Easter Monday, (Mitchell 211). The first pagan holiday in the year is Mothering Sunday. Not to get confused with Mother’s Day. That is to say that according to The Telegraph, “It was a day where children, mainly daughters, who had gone out to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mothers and families”. Although we celebrate it the same way the Victorians did with…

One day while the elves continued to make presents for the kids, there came a green figure knocking onto the door, “all elves are reported to be sent to another place to work for the presents. The elves assuming that the green figure worked for Santa, they agreed to come with the green figure to the mysterious place known as a huge igloo. When they have come to the huge igloo they had realized they had made a mistake of…

Through the years, Christmas has changed from family gathering, fun, joyful religious holiday to a day focused on who receives what and how great the value of the gift is. In the short story “Noel” we see this theory come into play. This short story shows how this holiday is not what it used to be. Christmas has changed from a traditional celebration to a modernized day in which is focused around money and receiving. Several patterns are recognized in this story and can provide evidence to prove…

A Christmas Carol play review On December First 2015 I saw A Christmas Carol the play at the Trinity Repetory Company.In Providence Rhode Island at 10:30 AM. I thought the opening scene was very explanatory,because they read the introduction of the book.This was exploratory because they are telling us who Marley was and how he had died seven years ago. I thought the special effects in the play were magnificent .One of the special effects that I thought was very impressive was when they…

How to Make a Candy Cane Christmas Bouquet This Christmas I decided to make some Christmas themed bouquet to surprise friends and family that will see during the holidays. This cane candies bouquet looks great, and does not take long to make. It can also be fun and easy project for children to make. You will need: * 50 mini candies canes * 1 pile of silk poinsettias * 1 pile of silk holly * Thick wire and a thin wire * Stem tape Step 1: wire and tape for poinsettias and Holly … Wires and tapes…

In the television special, “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” it uses irony to convey its theme. The plot somewhat resembles that of the short story, “The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry. This is because both apply irony to express a theme. In “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” Emmet and his mother Alice live on the side of the river and are very poor. Christmas is approaching and they have no money to buy the other a present. They both stumble upon the talent show taking place in town. The…