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Christmas Jokes: For Students and Children

Christmas Jokes - Christian Culture & Tradition

The holiday season of Christmas is the time to let loose all the tensions of everyday life and have a lot of fun. It is the perfect occasion to call upon family members, relatives and long lost friends and spend some quality time with them. During the holidays, people would take part in activities such as making crafts, singing Christmas …

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Highest Grossing Films Of The Year: 2019

Cinema / Films

The top films released in 2019 by worldwide gross are as follows: Avengers: Endgame became the fifth film to gross $2 billion worldwide and is the highest-grossing film of all time. Captain Marvel grossed $1 billion and is the 22nd. Aladdin and Spider-Man: Far From Home are the 40th and 42nd highest-grossing films. 2019 Highest Grossing Films #1 2019 Highest …

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Christmas Movies: Popular Santa Claus Films

Christmas Movies - List of popular Christmas Movies

Christmas is a time to spend quality time with family members and have a lot of fun. During the holidays, many families would plan weekend getaway, parties, or get together with their friends and relatives. It is also the time, when cinema halls are flocked with movie buffs. While many people make their bookings in advance and head towards the …

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Christmas Legends, Stories, Symbols and Icons

Christmas Legends - Christian Culture & Tradition

Christmas is one of the most popular festivals in the world. It is celebrated in order to commemorate the birth of Lord Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. Celebrated with immense zeal and fervor in maximum parts of the world, Christmas has now become a global festival. On the occasion of Christmas, people decorate streets, their houses, and shops with …

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What is the History of Christmas Carols?

What is the History of Christmas Carols?

What is the History of Christmas Carols? Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, usually taking place around the 22nd December. The word Carol actually …

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What is the meaning of Christmas?

What is the meaning of Christmas?

Jesus “Christ” is known as the founder or central figure of “Christianity.” Christmas is a Christian holiday on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. Ancient Romans also commemorated Jesus’ birth by marking a division of the calendar still in use today. The years before Jesus’ birth are marked as B.C. (Before Christ), and the years after Jesus’ birth …

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The Cratchits’ Christmas Dinner: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Christmas Story: The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner

Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present stood in the city streets on Christmas morning, where (for the weather was severe) the people made a rough but brisk and not unpleasant kind of music, in scraping the snow from the pavement in front of their dwellings, and from the tops of their houses, whence it was mad delight to the …

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Citizenship Amendment Act: Facts On CAA Act

Citizenship Amendment Act: Facts You Should Know

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Muslims were not given such eligibility. The act was the first time religion …

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Hanukkah Books For Students And Children

Hanukkah Greetings

With the coming of Hanukkah, an aura of festivity and celebration spreads all around. On this occasion, people remember the heroic victory of Maccabees, led by Judah, over the Hellenistic Syrians, which took place around 165 BC. They light the special candelabrum called Menorah or Hanukiah, as an integral tradition of the festival. During this festival, the markets are virtually …

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What is Dreidel? Hanukkah Children’s game

When Is Hanukkah this year?

A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side. It is used during Hanukkah to play a popular children’s game that involves spinning the dreidel and betting on which Hebrew letter will be showing when the dreidel stops spinning. Children usually play for a pot of gelt, which are chocolate coins covered in gold colored …

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