When Sir Bob of Schneizereindeer returns from Zimbabwe, his knights organizes a meeting to tell Sir Bob some terrible news. His wife, Queen Phaedra, has been taken away by a dragon and locked up in its castle. As the bravest knight in all of Schneizereindeer, Sir Bob undoubtedly chooses to go on an adventure to save his lover from the devilish dragon. From where Sir Bob’s from, every knight possesses a special ability, and for Bob, he could fly. Sir Bob wastes no time and packs up for his journey to the notorious Dragon Tower. On his way, he meets a peasant shivering on the ground. Sir Bob descends. “State your name, peasant,” says Sir Bob. “I am Sir Nez of Caca, and you are?” Sir Bob beheads him immediately because Sir Nez is the most wanted man in Africa because of his infamous dragon that broke free from him, the exact dragon that took Queen Phaedra. After calming down, Sir Bob continues his venture of rescuing his lover and flies for another 12 hours. Then Sir Bob decides to take a rest and nap under a banana tree. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……….” Sir Bob wakes up to a horrible ...
After the previous spirit disappeared, Scrooge looks up to find the final spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The phantom remains silent and simply takes Scrooge toward the city, where they eavesdrop on a few conversations between people. One of them was between two men who were talking about how someone had recently died. They retorted about how nobody liked the man and, consequently, they expected nobody to show up to the funeral. The twain continued to another pair of businessmen who had also heard the news that someone had died, but did not care. Scrooge, oblivious as to who they were talking about, tries to ask the spirit some questions, in which the spirit doesn’t respond. The phantom just drags Scrooge to a nearly abandoned
Born in 1812 Charles Dickens grew up in a small town in London. Dickens grew up in a poor family. His family, sent to debtors∙ jail before he became old enough to fend for himself, convinced him to find work and stay out of the jail. Dickens worked anywhere, from law offices to newspapers as a young child. (∜New Standard Encyclopedia∠D-155) A Christmas Carol, written by Dickens, has changed many things in the world today, especially Christmas traditions and religion.
Even a selfish person can change and become generous, whether through supernatural events, physical events, or through their own will. Ebenezer Scrooge learns that he must either repent of his greedy ways, or face the consequence later on. When Scrooge is visited by the first spirit, the Ghost of Christmas past, he is shown events from his boyhood that he had forgotten about for many years. This makes Scrooge emotional, as it brings back the memories of himself, poor and forgotten. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows Scrooge the happiness and merrimaking of Christmas. Even those who were poor and had scarcely any food made the most of it, and were very joyful and kind to one another. The last of the spirits, the
Christmas is almost here again, but have you ever thought how odd some of the holiday traditions are and how they became so popular? Buying a pine tree, setting it up in your house and then decorating it with festive lights and ornaments; hanging up stockings filled with candy over the fireplace; or how an old guy in a red-suit comes to your house the night before Christmas and leaves presents. This, too many Americans is normal, but why? Learning about these holiday traditions will get you into the Christmas spirit and show you what Christmas is truly about.
There are approximately 196 countries in the world and almost every single one of them celebrates Christmas differently. Christmas in Mexico (Navidad) is a million times different than the Christmas that we know and celebrate in the U.S. In Mexico there are lots of events that happen before January 6th, which is Epiphany day (The day of the Three Wise Men) also known as “El Dia de los Reyes”. I am will be explaining every all of the events that take place during Christmas (Navidad) all the way up to January 6th.
Indeed the night was grey, just like every other December 23; a twinkle in the star stared at Vince as the wind whistled past his ears. Soon enough, the moon went to sleep and slowly disappeared into the rising sun.
The Commercialization of Christmas In my opinion I think Christmas is fine the way it is, although Christmas is the festival in which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. The word `Christmas' means the `Mass of Christ' and refers to the Mass which is celebrated on Christmas Day which the majority of people forget. Many in today's society consider that Christmas has become too commercialised and that the real meaning of Christmas has been lost. In our nation, 1/3rd of all shopping and over 2/3rds of all electrical goods are bought in the period before Christmas. More alcohol is consumed over the period than the rest of the year and after Christmas more people seek counselling for problems.
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a transformation as a result of his encounters with three ghosts and becomes a kind, happy, and generous man. His greedy, cruel, and grumpy demeanor is replaced seemingly overnight, but he doesn’t just wake up and decide to be nice. It takes three Spirits to change his outlook on life - The Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. The Ghost of Christmas Past makes Scrooge begin to regret his selfishness, and the Ghost of Christmas Present begins to teach him about others. This second Ghost helps to make him realize that money doesn't buy happiness. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, however, teaches the most profound lesson of all: unless he changes, no one will care if Scrooge dies. Because of the Ghosts, by Christmas morning Ebenezer Scrooge is a completely different person from the man who went to bed on Christmas Eve.
A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
Like maybe someone helped you out when you needed help? Or someone loved died, that changed your life? I think the thesis is that death, a gift, and/or being nice can cause a significant change in someone’s life.
Ah Christmas, it is said to be the most wonderful time of the year. In the United States Christmas is a time of giving and receiving, spending time with your family, and in most Christian families, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is hands-down the most highly commercialized holiday celebrated by Americans. In fact, according to CBS news, the average American will spend $700 on gifts this holiday season, totaling for a whopping $465 billion spent nation-wide. From mall Santas as far as the eye can see, to hearing Christmas music in every retail store you enter. Christmas is a time of high spirits and high spending in the U.S.
It's hard to imagine now, but at the beginning of the 19th century Christmas was hardly celebrated. (BBC) Christmas is a holiday, where families get together and exchange gifts and do family activities it’s a day to forget and forgive. The way Christmas was celebrated back in in Victorian Britain was more boring than how we celebrate today.
The puritans from England not only escaped from the religious pressure by the king but brought their cultures and traditions when they left from their home. The example of those is Christmas. As the believer of Jesus Christ, they had been celebrating the birth of their god by their ways. After their immigration to New England, the religious ritual changed by times.
Just like Dracula, Santa Claus is based on a real person. Santa Claus' story came from St. Nicholas. “St. Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey). He was a very rich man because his parents died when he was young and left him a lot of money. He was also a very kind man and had a reputation for helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who needed it” (Cooper). Santa Claus also gives people gifts to this day. Now his name has changed over generations and in certain countries. “In some countries including parts of Austria and Germany, present giver became the ‘Christkind’... In the early USA his name was ‘Kris Kringle’ (from the Christkind). Later, Dutch settlers in
Back at the king’s palace, the youngest prince mourned over the princess, pleading and begging his father to shorten the duration of his punishment and allow him to marry this fine princess. The king would not budge though, and the rabbit was forced to drag on about his bland and boring day, nibbling grass in the palace garden. As the day moved on and the sun began to set the blue rabbit jumped on his bed, flipped over, and was tansformed into a very, very handsome prince.