Winter solstice

strategically and purposefully. No one is completely certain who built Stonehenge, but it was erected in Wiltshire, England approximately 4,500 years ago. It is carefully aligned so that, if one sits at the center, one has a clear view of the summer-solstice sun rising over the heel stone. It is amazing what early astronomers were able to accomplish without modern technology. It was in the 18th century that the antiquarian William Stukeley (re)discovered the axial alignment of Stonehenge…

“What is the reason for the season?” I constantly hear individuals use this saying to remind people that Jesus’ birth is why we celebrate Christmas. Although some people remember that Jesus came into the world on that day, most people have lost the true meaning. Thousands of Americans just look at Christmas as an opportunity to receive presents, or various other selfish reasons. Retailers just look at it as a way to make extra money. Few see the real meaning. Our culture has gone so far as to…

Dionysus, also known as Bacchus or Iacchus is the child of Zeus who Fell in love with Semele, Semele is Dionysus mother making Zeus his father. In some myths it is said that Semele got pregnant by Zeus's thunderbolt which is where the virgin thing came into play DIONYSOS is called twice born. Zeus wife Hera got jeloius when she found out that Semele was pregnant and tried to get rid of her so Hera gave doubt to Semele and this is what happend, she had Zeus show himself to her and when Zeus did…

In 1977 writer and theatre critic John Heilpern wrote a book he called Conference of the Birds, telling the story of director Peter Brook’s journey into the Sahara in the early 1970s in order to create a new form of theatre that would completely distance itself from any cultural assumptions of its audience. Brook and theatre artists from the Centre international de recherche théâtrale performed their pieces for the native populations in Africa with whom they shared neither language nor culture.…

Chinese Americans The United States is a big country which has enormous influence on other countries. This in fact attracted many individuals to come out of their societies and move to the US. Thus, the US society can be explained as the salad bowl societies, where different cultures exists in one place, but they don’t overrule each other. One of the most important of these groups are Chinese Americans. However, being in a community with a majority of Chinese students attracted me to…

It used to be much different. It didn’t used to be as commercial as it is now. It says in the passage, “Commercialism Only Adds to Joy of the Holidays” by Onkar Ghate, that “it was a pagan celebration of the winter solstice”. That means that it more than likely didn’t contain much commercialism. Christmas has become a material holiday to most, since most people are asking for gifts, instead of spreading goodwill. It says in “What Americans Spend On Christmas” by…

Stonehenge is a rock shaped monument with paved walkways, carved stonework, colored facades, and slate roofs. Along the Avon River in the Salisbury Plains of Britain, Stonehenge rests. Forty-five hundred years ago, the ancient inhabitants of Orkney began building Stonehenge. The reason as to why it was built is the question. Humans have to be fascinated by events to survive. Salisbury Fields were considered sacred even before Stonehenge was built there. These fields being known as sacred before…

spiritual being, the costumed dancers impersonating the spirits, and the dolls given to little girls to teach about the spirits throughout nature. These three parts to the kachinas are interrelated. During the time kachina spirits are above ground (winter solstice until early July), they exist as one with the masked, costumed dancer to become a God within a living person. Also, they are represented through the doll figures, teaching little girls how there are hundreds of spirits throughout…

Hello I’m Antonela Oršulić. I’m here today to talk about the legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu’ which is without a doubt the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological and civil engineering sites. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, both cultural and natural. Machu Picchu is located high in the Peruvian Andes. It is situated at 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical…

StoneHenge- History Mystery Task Key questions Description Location - Where is the site? The StoneHenge is located in Amesbury, Salisbury in the UK. Time period - When was it built? The construction was believed to have started in 3100 BC. Purpose - Do historians know exactly what the site was used for? If yes, how do they know? If not, why don’t they know? The historians don’t know what the site was used for and how it was built. Some theories about that giants made the Stonehenge…