Winter solstice

The Mayan Calendar has bewildered scholars for quite some time. Its accuracy and detail makes it a well-studied piece of history. Many would say that it’s the most accurate calendar created by any culture. Others believe that it held a more scientific explanation. Throughout the centuries, its meanings have been studied by scholars and discussed at large. Many have linked the calendar to a deeper meaning: the end of days prediction. Propelled by media and notoriety, the association with the…

To what extent is the Hindu festival Diwali similar to the Christian holiday Christmas? Within the Hindu tradition, followers aim to live moral lives, called dharma, in order to break the cycle of reincarnation and achieve moksa, a transcendent state free of reincarnation (Wilkinson 172). Hindus aspire to live in a manner to produce positive karma that will break the cycle of samsara, or reincarnation (172). Hindus who meditate, practice yoga, study Hindu texts, or act selflessly believe they…

Composer & Arrangers Career Night on Bald Mountain is a scary but yet peaceful song. It was composed by Modeste Mussorgsky in 1867. The version that will be played by the CRLS orchestra was arranged by Eric Segnitz. Who was Mussorgsky? He was born in the winter of 1839, and grew up in Russia. Modest was a composer, and he was well known for his opera Boris Godunov. He also wrote many other pieces of music such as Pictures from an Exhibition, and Night on Bald Mountain. Before he became a…

History has seen its fair share of great architectural works, from the Roman Colosseum and the Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, to the more modernized Casa Batlló of Barcelona and the Empire State Building of New York. These pinnacles of architecture helped define their societies with their exterior beauty and their underlying meaning. But, there is one monument in particular that to this day, that has still not been fully understood in regards to its origin and meaning. This monument is one…

Our galaxy holds important celestial bodies that keep earth stable environment for all living creatures.The earth, moon, and sun are the bodies that are included in everyone's daily lives and they are important for everythings survival. The earth spins on an axis, one full spin is called a rotation.One full rotation takes 24 hours, 24 is one day, 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. The earth orbits the sun, one full orbit is called a revolution, a revolution is one year, and a year is…

The holiday that I celebrate is Christmas because I’m Christian and that’s my religion to celebrate Christmas me and my family we all get together at my house Christmas eve and we make ginger bread houses and watch Christmas movies on Netflix and we get to open one present that night and then Christmas day we wake up and my mom and mom mom cook a big breakfast for the whole family and we sit down and eat and enjoy the food and then when were all done we go sit around the tree and start opening…

unknown on where it appeared from. Families from all over the world celebrated Christmas peacefully and cheerfully exchanging gifts and celebrating the birth of Christ. People decorated their homes where the lights can shine bright at night during the winter and around the world. Different countries have contrasting Christmas traditions, but all have the same meaning. I think that the aspect of Christmas trees has changed over many years and still developing. The Christmas tree has a lot myths…

Known as one of the greatest civilizations in the ancient world, Egypt, Greek and the Roman Empire erected majestic buildings dedicated to gods and lieders. Each of these civilizations share many similarities and differences in architecture and culturally. Based on images form the book Understanding Architecture, Temple of Amon Karnak, Parthenon Athens, and Pantheon Rome. These similarities and differences will be discussed in this essay. Also, a portion of this essay will research how and why…

Native American colors like Turquoise, red, black, and white. These seasonal gods are called Kachinas, and they can be a mixture of animal entities like deer, rabbit, with different spiritual powers. Throughout the year during the winter, summer, fall, and spring solstice, different ceremonies are held to give thanks for their harvest, or blessing for future harvests. Many people have seen these figures, usually as a Kachina doll, but most of the notoriety of the Zuni tribe is their inlay Native…

Christianity in Rome was persecuted in its start for several reasons including that it was a threat to the Pax Romana, and it was an easy target to use as a scapegoat. For example, The Life of Tiberius Caesar, written in 100 CE by Suetonius states the persecution of Christians by an emperor “He abolished foreign cults [from Rome], especially the Egyptian and the Jewish rites, compelling all who were addicted to such superstitions to burn their religious vestments and all their paraphernalia.”…