Father Christmas

Draco Malfoy hated Christmas. He hated it with a burning passion, and about this time every year, the fire was ignited again. It was December 1st. A wonderful day, had you asked any other Londoner, but to Draco Malfoy all of December was nothing more than a month of greediness and lies. Ever since he was little, this beloved holiday had meant absolutely nothing to him. The mansion he lived in was decorated and filled to the top with ornaments and tinsel, but it felt emptier than ever. His parents

The Advent Wreath Introduction Most have seen the greenery with the candles in December leading up to Christmas, but few know the truth that surrounds the Advent wreath. Even though it has been used since the Middle Ages, the true origins of the Advent wreath are unclear. There is some evidence to suggest that pre-Christian Germanic peoples would use wreaths with lit candles during the depressive December in order to remind them of hope in the future and the days of spring with warm and sunlit-filled

Australian Christmas Holiday Short Story When I was little, I'd count down the days until Christmas for months beforehand. Each day, I'd wake up, and I'd tear the front page from my homemade Christmas countdown. The holidays have always been special for my family. Our home has long been the epicenter, just north of the shoreline, a great destination for friends and especially a holiday with family members trekking from all over the country to spend a week with us just in our home near Hyams Beach

Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol: Famed British author, Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He was the second of eight children, living in a poor neighborhood in London. His parents were John Dickens, a naval clerk, who always lived beyond his means. Married to his mother Elizabeth Dickens, who aspired to be a teacher and a school director. Dickens went to William Giles’ school in Chatham, Kent, for approximately one year before his father’s money habits

underlying flaws come to light. This “doll house” image mainly lies within Nora, the doll of the play. Nora represents the doll because she is seen as no more than a decorative, bewitching plaything. Her father treated her as such and now her husband, Torvald. In the minds of her husband and father and society as a whole, she is a hollow doll, an inanimate object of beauty incapable of deep thought and lacking free will. Throughout the play, Torvald refers to Nora as his “lark” or “little squirrel”

you think of? Is it Santa or Krampus or one of the others? Well there are actually a ton of holiday icons that you may have never heard of. These characters come from a multitude of places and countries. These figures are also all related to the christmas season. There are many different icons that are celebrated around the world and represent different holidays. Santa Claus is one of the most well-known characters. Santa Claus became more popular when Clement C. Moore wrote a story called “A visit

In A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, the main character, Scrooge, is heavily influenced by Tiny Tim. Scrooge is an old, selfish, misanthropic man who despises Christmas and all that comes with it; joy happiness, and coming together with family. He is visited by three spirits, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet To Come, who try to change him for the better. During his experiences with these spirits, he watches over Tiny Tim. He is the son of Bob Crachit, Scrooge’s clerk. During the

Christmas is Iceland’s longest holiday. Everything is closed from noon on Christmas Eve until December 27.Christmas in Iceland is similar to Christmas in the U.S. because families get together, enjoy good food and exchange presents. One major difference between Christmas in Iceland and in the U.S. is that Icelanders celebrate on Christmas Eve. The Icelandic word for Christmas, Jól, contains no reference to Christ or to the church. It begins on December 23rd and ends on Epiphany, January 6. Unlike

Since Nora’s father was dying, she was forced to forge his signature in order to secure a loan that would eventually save her husband’s life, which only led to more problems in the future because in order for her to be able to repay the money she must lie about how she

in his backyard anymore. The boy's father stood in the screen door. They go to the bedroom, and the father asked the boy where he has been. The boy just said that he was walking. But the father knew it all. Simpson's parents wanted to call the police, but the father has given them some money to keep quiet. The father was very angry. The boy climbed under the bed and yelled that the father has to kill him, because when he got big enough he want to kill the father. The boy panicked, and started to laugh