"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in
the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it
be so? It came without ribbons. It came without
tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And
he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't
before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come
from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a
little bit more."
~Dr. Seuss
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Christmas Christmas
is an annual holiday
that celebrates the
birth of Jesus.
Modern traditions have
come to include the
display of Nativity
scenes, Holly and
Christmas trees, the
exchange of gifts and
cards, and the arrival
of Father Christmas or
Santa Claus on Christmas
Eve or Christmas
morning. Popular
Christmas themes include
the promotion of
goodwill and peace.
Hanukkah
Also known as the
Festival of Lights,
Hanukkah is an eight-day
Jewish holiday beginning
on the 25th day of
Kislev according to the
Hebrew calendar, which
may fall anytime from
late November to late
December. The
festival is observed by
the kindling of lights
on each night of the
holiday: one on the
first night, two on the
second, and so on.
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa
is a week-long
Pan-African festival
primarily honoring
African-American
heritage. It is observed
from December 26 to
January 1 each year.
Kwanzaa consists of
seven days of
celebration, featuring
activities such as
candle-lighting,
culminating in a feast
and gift-giving. It was
created by Ron Karenga,
and first celebrated
from December 26, 1966,
to January 1, 1967.
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Toys for Tots Program
The mission of the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserve
Toys for Tots Program is
to collect new,
unwrapped toys during
October, November and
December each year, and
distribute those toys as
Christmas gifts to needy
children in the
community in which the
campaign is conducted.
Toys
for Tots began in 1947
when Major Bill
Hendricks, USMCR and a
group of Marine
Reservists in Los
Angeles collected and
distributed 5,000 toys
to needy children. The
idea came from Bill's
wife, Diane. In the fall
of 1947, Diane
handcrafted a Raggedy
Ann doll and asked Bill
to deliver the doll to
an organization, which
would give it to a needy
child at Christmas. When
Bill determined that no
agency existed, Diane
told Bill that he should
start one. He did. The
1947 pilot project was
so successful that the
Marine Corps adopted
Toys for Tots in 1948
and expanded it into a
nationwide campaign.
That year, Marine Corps
Reserve units across the
nation conducted Toys
for Tots campaigns in
each community in which
a Marine Reserve Center
was located. Marines
have conducted
successful nationwide
campaigns at Christmas
each year since 1948.
CoolArticle
From
the Associated Press
NEW YORK - The
Rockefeller Center
Christmas tree is going
"greener" — with
energy-saving lights
replacing old-fashioned
bulbs on the towering
evergreen this year.
Weather permitting, the
tree will also get some
of its electricity from
363 solar panels just
installed atop
Rockefeller Center.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
said he hoped the change
to the midtown Manhattan
display will inspire the
tens of millions of New
Yorkers and tourists who
see the tree every year.
"Now they will see an
example of green
leadership which may
inspire them to make
greener choices in their
own lives," Bloomberg
said Tuesday.
Sources: Dr. Seuss, the Associated Press, Wikipedia
Christmas
is an annual holiday
that celebrates the
birth of Jesus.
Modern traditions have
come to include the
display of Nativity
scenes, Holly and
Christmas trees, the
exchange of gifts and
cards, and the arrival
of Father Christmas or
Santa Claus on Christmas
Eve or Christmas
morning. Popular
Christmas themes include
the promotion of
goodwill and peace.
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
is a week-long
Pan-African festival
primarily honoring
African-American
heritage. It is observed
from December 26 to
January 1 each year.
Kwanzaa consists of
seven days of
celebration, featuring
activities such as
candle-lighting,
culminating in a feast
and gift-giving. It was
created by Ron Karenga,
and first celebrated
from December 26, 1966,
to January 1, 1967.
Toys
for Tots began in 1947
when Major Bill
Hendricks, USMCR and a
group of Marine
Reservists in Los
Angeles collected and
distributed 5,000 toys
to needy children. The
idea came from Bill's
wife, Diane. In the fall
of 1947, Diane
handcrafted a Raggedy
Ann doll and asked Bill
to deliver the doll to
an organization, which
would give it to a needy
child at Christmas. When
Bill determined that no
agency existed, Diane
told Bill that he should
start one. He did. The
1947 pilot project was
so successful that the
Marine Corps adopted
Toys for Tots in 1948
and expanded it into a
nationwide campaign.
That year, Marine Corps
Reserve units across the
nation conducted Toys
for Tots campaigns in
each community in which
a Marine Reserve Center
was located. Marines
have conducted
successful nationwide
campaigns at Christmas
each year since 1948.
From
the Associated Press