Squanto Report Squanto is a Native American who lived in the early seventeenth century in what is now the Northeast United States. When the English came to this area of America to settle, they became very fond of Squanto and used him as a translator due to his unique knowledge of the English language acquired through an earlier voyage to Europe. Squanto helped the Pilgrims adapt to their new surroundings by providing them with the knowledge. Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving When the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock almost four centuries ago, settlers laid the foundations for a republic. Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday celebrated every year always on the fourth Thursday in November.
Semana Santa For my Spanish project I chose to do Semana Santa. This holiday means the Holy Week and is the second most celebrated holiday in Mexico, behind only Christmas. I chose to do this so I could see what traditions they had during this week long holiday, why they celebrate this holiday, and why it is so important to the Mexican culture. Semana Santa celebrates the Christian holiday of Easter. The earliest accounts of people celebrating this holiday date back 153 years ago.
For example, Independence high school Asian Pacific club were honored at the meeting while the council embers declared that instead of celebrating Asian Pacific week, it will now be celebrated all throughout the month. The Asian Pacific Islander club form independence high school gave some background of their culture here in San Jose. Other ceremonials included National Travel and Tourism week May 5-13, International Compost Awareness week May 6-10, Municipal’s clerk week April 29- May 5, and a national/prestigious award was given by the American Council of Engineering for the Happy Hollow Park and zoo pedestrian Bridge Project. The Happy Hollow park and zoo pedestrian bridge was originally set to begin constructing in 2007. This was a time when construction was in bad shape because there was no money available to spend.
Halloween is a holiday that most of Europe and North America celebrates to this day. It's original origins can be traced back to Roman times. Even though the etymology of the word, Halloween, is Christian, it is generally thought of to have pagan roots. Halloween is influenced heavily by the Celtic holiday Samhain, meaning “the end of summer”. In both Ireland and Scotland it was a belief that this physical world and the supernatural world were closest during this time, so magical things can happen.
According to some accounts, it was discovered that Becket had worn a hairshirt under his archbishop's garments—a sign of penance. [11] Soon after, the faithful throughout Europe began venerating Becket as a martyr, and in 1173 — barely three years after his death — he was canonised by Pope Alexander III in St. Peter's Church in Segni. On 12 July 1174, in the midst of the Revolt of 1173–1174, Henry humbled himself with public penance at Becket's tomb (see also St. Dunstan's, Canterbury), which became one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in England. Becket's assassins fled north to Knaresborough Castle, which was held by Hugh de Morville, where they remained for about a year. De Morville held property in Cumbria and this may also have provided a convenient bolt-hole, as the men prepared for a longer stay in the separate kingdom of Scotland.
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This made Claudius furious. Because of the difficult time he was having getting soldiers to join. He decided to cancel all marriages and engagements in Rome. Main Point # 3 The good Saint Valentine • He was a priest; one of his favorite things to do is to marry people. Even
The Catholic Church has at least three saints named Saint Valentine, but all were martyred. One legend states that a priest Valentine in the third century in Rome married young soldiers in secret. He preformed these weddings because the ruler at the time did not want married soldiers because single soldiers made better soldiers. The priest was killed for his actions. Another legend states that Valentine may have been killed helping Christians escape Roman prisons.
There are many symbols attached to this holiday in Europe, and each country has kept its own identity and traditions, while enriching them with influences form various other sources. This diversity and richness prove the importance given by Europeans to the Christmas holiday. Advent, its crown and its calendar... Advent corresponds to the four-week period that precedes "the arrival"(adventus in Latin) of baby Jesus, that is Christmas. In certain parts of Germany, Advent begins on the 11th November, on Saint Martin's Day.
Halloween’s origin has its part in the Celtic festival known as Samhain. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. After the holiday was brought to America, it was slowly changed over the generations. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, jack-o-lanterns, and costumes. Samhain dates back to the ancient Celts who lived 2,000 years ago.