Essays on Holidays

For my major this year, I decided to watch A Christmas Story: The Musical which was held in the grand theatre. The play is adapted from the perennial holiday movie starring Raphie parker who is a young bespectacled young man who schemes for a holiday gift of his dreams. In...

Pongal Festival: A Celebration of Harvest Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in Sri Lanka and India. It falls in the month Tai of the Tamil solar calendar. The festival typically occurs around January 14 each year. In the western hemisphere, it is known as Thai Pongal....

In Northern India, Lohri is a popular winter Punjabi folk festival With many myths associated with it, the festival is believed to mark the passing of the winter solstice. Here are some legends related to the festival. The Punjab region is the site of the festival, so the festivities are usually...

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that honors the victory of Mexico's army over Napoleon III's French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In addition to celebrating the victory of the Mexican army, this holiday also honors the adoption of Mexican culture by the American community. It is...

Diwali is a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs. This festival celebrates the earth's renewal. Generally, it lasts for five days, during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika. For more information about Diwali, read on. This article provides a basic overview of the festival. Learn about the history...

A young boy's tragic accident and its impact A young boy, Scotty, is involved in a hit and run car crash on his birthday as he heads to school on a Monday morning. Scotty dies three days later as a result of occlusion which doctors claim would have been avoided had...

Harry Potter: A Story of Marginalization and Hope Because of their universality and magic, the Harry Potter series and stories are exceptional. It revolves around an outcast young boy. Harry Potter is a young kid. Outcasts have been viewed as a relegated and undesirably typecast community throughout history. The story depicts...

Gift Giving and its Cultural Significance Gift giving is the practice of exchanging goods, especially during a ceremony that may be gratuitous or intended to reinforce social and economic relations. Different cultures within communities have developed transaction structures, but every community values the element of free gifting that is unaccompanied by...

Cosplay is seen differently by many people; for others, it is a way of life, and for others, it is a sport. If you have engaged in cosplay or not, it has become common in today's culture. Labor and a significant amount of time are expended in creating these costumes...

1. In my house, one of the most critical ritual meals is the Thanksgiving feast, which must include a stuffed turkey. It is an important feast for thanksgiving and reaffirming ideas and assumptions relevant to American cultural and social solidarity (Williams-Forson, 2008). The family gathered physically and emotionally for the...

The concept of Christmas has changed over the years and this change can be attributed to innovation in entrepreneurship and commercialization. The true which means of Christmas, which was anciently marked as a holy day to celebrate the birth of Christ has modified its meaning over the years. Instead, most...

My Ten-Hour Carrier Learning Project at Friendly House After my ten-hour carrier learning project at Friendly House in Worcester, I learned a lot about the community service, food pantry, immigration service, and after school programs. In this paper, I reflect on the matters I achieved during this service learning, as expected...