[00:00.00]For many merchants, Christmas [00:03.27]has become the economic [00:04.69]boom season of the year. [00:07.32]It is estimated that [00:09.50]a major percentage of the annual [00:11.36]yield of revenue from sales [00:13.44]is generated during...
[00:00.00]The first Christmas cards [00:02.07]were sent in the 1840s [00:03.82]in both England and America. [00:07.43]Gift giving probably stems [00:10.05]from the Bible where [00:11.58]it is written that [00:12.90]three kings, bearing gifts [00:15.1...
[00:00.00]Christmas carols, or Christmas religious songs, [00:05.58]began in the Middle Ages [00:07.42]when people danced and [00:08.84]sang religious songs on village greens [00:10.49](central gathering areas [00:13.77]in small towns and villages) [...
[00:00.00]St. Nicholas was an [00:02.62]early Christian Bishop of Patara [00:04.91]of the Lycian seaport [00:06.88](in present day Turkey) [00:09.40]in the 4th century A.D. [00:11.26]The Roman Emperor Diocletian, [00:14.43]who persecuted Christians,...
[00:07.31]UNIT7 [00:12.78]A History of Christmas [00:15.63]Christmas is the most cheerful [00:19.56]and holy of holidays [00:21.86]in the Christian world, [00:23.29]which boasts of an [00:24.93]estimated 1.8 billion people. [00:27.23]Although the ori...
[00:00.00]When I started to [00:01.42]plan this adventure [00:03.06]I had only a vague idea [00:04.70]of what the country of [00:06.56] China would be like. [00:07.87]I could recognize their flag [00:10.50]but was not even familiar [00:12.58]with the...
[00:00.00]My familys reaction [00:02.07]when I told them about [00:03.16]my plans was as I expected. [00:06.11]Although they sanctioned my idea [00:08.41]and supported me in the endeavour, [00:10.93]they were sad to think that [00:13.11]I would be ha...
[00:00.00]There were many details to consider. [00:03.28] After choosing the company [00:05.48]that I wanted to work for, [00:07.00]I still had to take a long [00:08.98] solemn look at my circumstances. [00:11.60]I decided that I [00:15.10]would sell...
[00:00.00]I began to inquire about opportunities [00:03.06] and whenever I searched [00:05.04]the internet for jobs, [00:06.56]I always seemed to be [00:08.09]drawn like a magnet [00:09.74]to the category of teaching. [00:10.94]It did not take long b...
[00:00.00]I looked for clues to [00:02.61]determine how striking the changes [00:04.46]in my daily life would be. [00:06.87] How would I spend my time? [00:09.61] In spite of having [00:11.58] many long yearly vacations [00:13.88]when I could pursue...
