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This gives us time to spend with our friends and family. 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Have you ever noticed how it\u2019s only been shown at Christmas? Candy canes are cylindrical sticks with patterns, usually stripes, resembling a walking stick. In 1670, a choirmaster in Germany handed out these sugar sticks to his young singers to keep them quiet during the Living Creche Ceremony, a celebration on Christmas Eve. In honor of this celebration, he bent them to look like shepherds\u2019 crooks. The candy canes would be all white. Candy canes spread all over Europe and America. Candy canes made a debut in America in 1847 in Wooster, Ohio. A German-Swedish immigrant named August Imgard would decorate his trees with candy canes. The first red and white striped candy canes were made at the beginning of the 19th century. 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You enjoy every December&#8217;s beautiful moments to interact and rejoice in your cherished moments with family and relatives. Without any further ado, let\u2019s describe detail by detail about family traditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">~ What are family traditions and why do they matter? Family traditions are traditions that are celebrated each year to strengthen family relationships and family generations. Let\u2019s take a look at why family traditions matter anyway. They matter because family traditions can change family well-being and identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">~ What if your relatives cannot travel during the holidays? There is a simple solution to this problem. You can host video calls for your family and relatives if they are too far out of your state, or they can\u2019t travel over the holidays. It gives you the experience to meet your family and relatives even if you are not physically present during the holidays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0~ What are different ways of celebrating family traditions? Most activities are creative and joyful while some are fun and memory-related. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s list some family activities you can enjoy during the holidays:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go ice skating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make yummy hot chocolate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decorate the tree with special ornaments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Send Christmas Letters to any of your loved ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make Christmas deserts, or build a gingerbread house.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear an Ugly Christmas sweater.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c38 Best Christmas Traditions 2022 \u2014 Top Classic Holiday Activities.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Housekeeping<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 27 October 2022, https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/holidays\/christmas-ideas\/g23601545\/christmas-traditions-kids-family\/. Accessed 14 December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cossey, Lisa. \u201cThe Importance of Family Traditions \u2013 Youth First.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youth First<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 12 November 2019, https:\/\/youthfirstinc.org\/the-importance-of-family-traditions\/. Accessed 13 December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][heading subtitle=&#8221;By Emma Barbour-Morley&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #ff0000\">How to say Merry Christmas in Different Languages and Fun Facts<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spanish- Feliz Navidad\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most played Feliciano\u2019s and recorded Christmas songs in the world. It was also part of a 1970 self-titled holiday album.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French- Joyeux Noel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also the name of a 2005 war drama film based on the Christmas true\u00a0 of December 1914\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German- Frohe Weihnachten\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian- Buon Natale\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italians wish this to all from the cashier at the grocery store to your closest friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Portuguese &#8211; Feliz Natal\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romanian- Cracium- Fericit\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Russian-\u00a0 Schastlivogo Rozhdestva\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They celebrate the season with books, crafts, and recipes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swedish- God Jul\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Norwegian-God Jul\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danish- Glaedlig Jul\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finnish- Hyvaa Joulua\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finland has a special puff pastry dough they make each year to celebrate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Icelandic- Gleoileg Jul<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polish- Wesotych Swiat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dutch- Vrolijk Kerstfeest<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Croatain-Sretan Bozic\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Czech- Vesele Vance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one turns their light on in their house on Christmas Eve to tell the first star that appears in the sky. The dining table should be set for an even number of places because it is believed that odd numbers bring bad luck.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawaiian-Mele Kalikimaka\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They greet each other by saying Mele Kalikimaka on Christmas Day. Mele Kalikimaka literally means the first Christmas in Hawaiian. Protestant missionaries arrived in Hawaii from New England in 1820 and widely spread the adoption of Christmas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turkish- Mutlu Noeller\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muslim Turks don\u2019t go around saying Merry Christmas to each other, but if you are a Christian of any denomination, it is perfectly ok to say Merry Christmas. In Turkish, that would be Mutlu Noeller.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.mondly.comhow-to-say-merry-christmas-different-languages<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][heading subtitle=&#8221;By Jacob Lovell&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008000\">Party and Plan<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Do you know what you&#8217;re doing for New Year&#8217;s? Well, you could have a party with all your family and friends or have a karaoke night and watch the ball drop in New York City. If that doesn&#8217;t sound exciting, you could have a movie marathon of all the new year themed movies. Travel with family or to family and make a time capsule with them about all the good memories from this year. If there are a lot of children in your family, you could go and buy a party popper or eat s\u2019mores around a bonfire with all your friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Maybe you want to be more creative than that. You could make a floating lantern at night or get balloons and write your favorite food or snack on it and release it outside. You might just want something easy to do for New Year\u2019s like fireworks and sparklers for all the adults and children. Sometimes you are not an outside person and want to stay indoors. You can create art with glow paint or use glow sticks to make crowns, glasses, bracelets, necklaces, and other exciting creations. I wonder what other strange ways people celebrate the New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bestthingsin.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/bestthingsin.com<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][heading subtitle=&#8221;By Frank Gilbert&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008000\">The History of the Christmas Tree<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany started a Christmas tree tradition we now know. In the 1600s brought decorated trees to their houses to celebrate Christmas. Evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands symbolize eternal life.. The Christmas tree was shown to England in the early 19th century. The tree was popularized in the 19th century by Prince Albert.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][heading subtitle=&#8221;By Brionna Myers&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Christmas Movie Reviews<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]<strong>How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 PG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How the\u00a0 Grinch Stole Christmas is the perfect movie for the whole family. It has become a classic Christmas movie over time with its popularity. This is a live-action version of the Grinch. Even though this version of the Grinch is live-action, it still has a fun, almost cartoony feel. The Grinch is played by actor Jim Carrey. He does a fantastic job as the Grinch. This version of the Grinch shows the Grinch\u2019s backstory and why he hates Christmas so much. This is a great classic that\u2019s hard to pass up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Elf 2003 PG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie Elf is a great movie. It&#8217;s goofy and silly. The movie Elf is about a toddler who accidentally ends up at the North Pole and is raised by elves. When he grows up, he finds out he&#8217;s a human. He goes on a journey to New York City to find his real father. Actor Will Ferrell plays the part of Buddy the elf extremely well. The movie is very original which can make it more entertaining to watch instead of the same thing over and over. I personally would definitely recommend this movie.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Spirited 2022 PG13\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie Spirited takes a fun twist on the original movie Scrooge which was made in 1936. This movie is fun and exciting. The singing and acting are good. The movie has a great cast. The actors fit their roles very well. The visuals in the movie are great. The movie is about each Christmas eve the ghost of Christmas present choose a person to be visited by three ghosts that help them become a better person but this season he picked the wrong person. This person makes the ghost of Christmas present rethink his own past. 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