The Day After

Celtic tribe. The Celts believed that the god of death overpowered the sun god and summoned spirits of the dead to visit the living. They also wore costumes to scare off the evil spirits. Those costumes caught on to today’s Halloween celebration. The Day of the Dead started off as an Aztec festival dedicated to…

Muertos” or “Day of the Dead, (English and Spanish will be used interchangeably in the paper), is complex and combines Indigenous culture with Catholicism in Mexico, to create a unique celebration of life and death, which is evident the rituals, foods and arts. The festival blends two different ideologies, yet in ways similar, to create an entirely unique Mexican national festival. Though the Day of the Dead celebration is believed to be more closely related to the Catholic feast days of All…

Celebrating Columbus Day: Should We? The issue of whether the United States should continue to celebrate Columbus Day or not has been a topic of interest for quite some time. To some people Columbus Day is a ridiculous day on which we glorify genocide of the Arawak Indians while to others it is considered a day of great importance and a celebration of an honorable man in history. Columbus Day is actually the latter description, but to prove this an agreeable definition is needed. What exactly is…

The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos), is a very important holiday celebrated in Mexico. The purpose of the holiday is to gather family and friends to remember members who have died. We celebrate on November 1st and November 2nd where the children eat first and then adults eat the second day. Some traditions that mexicans do for the day of the dead is build altars, marigolds, favorite food, and also visiting graves. We honor our deceased ancestors by cooking their favorite food and…

United States. Spanish speaking countries have specific holidays that are important to their country, a few are the Day of the Dead, Carnival, and Holy Week. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on November first and second. It is a time of remembrance to loved ones who have passed away. The Day of the Dead is a lot like Memorial Day in the United States. On the Day of the Dead, families visit their loved one's grave site and decorate it…

a severe and profound school for children ages 4-21. When asked what a typical day of her job looks like she responded by saying that "there is no such thing as a typical day for me! Mainly because there is a lot of variance in the day and the routine depending on the needs of the environment. However, our classroom usually has up to 4 students if all are in attendance, and being that we only attend half a day, their is usually an activity already taking place so…

Australia day should be changed as it is unfair for the aboriginal people. It should be a day to remember and respect indigenous people as many death had taken place and their land had been invaded by white people. The date should be changed on a date that all Australians agree upon, this way it wouldn’t remind indigenous people that horrible day when their land was invaded. This would also let all Australians become united as new Australian people. Firstly why do we celebrate “Australia day”?…

I worked at Hidden Falls Camp during the past two summers and I loved working with all the kids. Whenever I was having a bad day, I could always go hang out with them and they would cheer me up like that. They loved me so much they want me to come back next year, so maybe I could be their counselor. I think that my calling in the future since I decided not to go to college anymore I think I would want to be a babysitter or childcare worker when I have free time or when I am not doing anything.…

“Should Australia Day be celebrated on the 26th of January?” Most people think that this date should be changed so it is less offensive to the aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. This is incliuding a man named Chris Graham from Aboriginal Affairs who wrote an article on the 26/1/16 called ‘Change the date; Read this if you want to know why Australia day is offensive’. Chris thinks that Australia Day is an unnecessary reminder of the troubles of the indigenous population and how…

follow by sending your infant to day care? Imagine being a young couple of a 3-month year old infant barely making it by on one income would day care be the best option for your circumstance and will this have a negative effect on your child let’s take a look into this topic. Day Care is the act of taking care of a child while parents are working. Daycare began in 1854 and the first childcare facility in the United States was placed in New York City labeled “New York Day Nursery”. Defeating the…