Jacquie Lawson Cards | Greeting Cards and Animated e-cards Holidays: A Sampler from Around the World Hanukkah For eight days each November or December, Jews light a special candleholder called a menorah. They do it to remember an ancient miracle in which one day's worth of oil burned for eight days in their temple. On Hanukkah, many Jews also eat special potato pancakes called latkes, sing songs, and spin a top called a dreidel to win chocolate coins, nuts, or raisins. St. Lucia Day To honor this third-century saint on December 13, many girls in Sweden dress up as "Lucia brides" in long white gowns with red sashes, and a wreath of burning candles on their heads. They wake up their families by singing songs and bringing them coffee and twisted saffron buns called "Lucia cats." Christmas People celebrate this Christian holiday by going to church, giving gifts, and sharing the day with their families. KwanzaaKwanzaa, which means "First Fruits," is based on ancient African harvest festivals and celebrates ideals such as family life and unity.
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Hanukkah - Holidays The events that inspired the Hanukkah holiday took place during a particularly turbulent phase of Jewish history. Around 200 B.C., Judea—also known as the Land of Israel—came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, proved less benevolent: Ancient sources recount that he outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. In 168 B.C., his soldiers descended upon Jerusalem, massacring thousands of people and desecrating the city’s holy Second Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing pigs within its sacred walls. Led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons, a large-scale rebellion broke out against Antiochus and the Seleucid monarchy.
December Holidays Around the World: Lessons 'Tis the season! This week, Education World offers ten lessons about December celebrations, observances, and activities from several cultures. Included: A Hanukkah game, a Kwanzaa recipe, and an activity that involves students in diagramming similarities and differences in holiday celebrations! What is another name for St. Nicholas? What is a menorah? Let's start the festivities! Use the ten activities below to help your students learn about customs of the season in different cultures. Oh, by the way ... Hanukkah fun: The Dreidel Game Students create dreidels, traditional Hanukkah toys, from common materials and play the dreidel game! Benne cakes and other holiday recipes Students create great foods from different holiday celebrations! How many ways can you say Merry Christmas? Christmas in other countries: A Venn diagramming activity Students diagram similarities and differences in Christmas celebrations around the world. (3-5, 6-8) True or false?
Abs Diet Workout Plan When you construct your schedule, make sure to: Leave at least 48 hours between weight workouts of the same body parts. Your muscles need time to recover and repair themselves after a workout. Take 1 day each week to rest with no formal exercise. Download the Abs Diet Workout to your MP3 player Download the Abs Diet Bonus Workouts to your MP3 player The three components of your weekly schedule 1. 2. 3. (If you need to familiarize yourself with the different parts of the Abs Diet workout, click here.) Your Weekly Workout Schedule Here, you're going to do circuit training to optimize your muscle-building potential. By alternating between body parts, you'll keep your body in constant work mode and be able to perform the movements back-to-back without rest. In the first 2 weeks of the program, do the circuit twice. Monday: Total-Body Strength Training Workout with Ab Emphasis Complete one set of each ab exercise*, then complete the rest of the circuit twice. Tuesday (Optional): Wednesday:
soligo architetti associati — House in Luanda © soligo architetti associati . Published on November 05, 2010. Architecture expresses the philosophy and the way of life of people who has conceived it. The hypothesis of the project suggests a model which aims to combine African traditions and cultural values with consolidated building technologies. We found a benchmark in the cell-beehive structure, both for the building module and the aggregative model. In the circular space the ergonomic orientation encloses functions and ordinary activities; it locates a “living centre” in which the personal and domestic sphere communicates with the rounded exterior, without having difficulties of placement and orientation. The “personalization process” and individual recognition define a series of “imaginary scenes” that can be composed and decomposed according to the traditions and local materials. Internally the bricks can be plastered and painted and protected with waterproof paint or plasters.
Kwanzaa - Holidays The seven principles, or Nguzo Saba are a set of ideals created by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Each day of Kwanzaa emphasizes a different principle. Mazao, the crops (fruits, nuts, and vegetables) Symbolizes work and the basis of the holiday. Mkeka: Place Mat The mkeka, made from straw or cloth, comes directly from Africa and expresses history, culture, and tradition. Vibunzi: Ear of Corn The stalk of corn represents fertility and symbolizes that through the reproduction of children, the future hopes of the family are brought to life. Mishumaa Saba: The Seven Candles Candles are ceremonial objects with two primary purposes: to re-create symbolically the sun’s power and to provide light. Mishumaa saba’s symbolic colors are from the red, black, and green flag (bendara) created by Marcus Garvey. Kinara: The Candleholder The kinara is the center of the Kwanzaa setting and represents the original stalk from which we came: our ancestry.