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into the practices of Christmas, such as the Christmas tree, the giving of gifts, decorating with mistletoe, holly, and ivy, the star on the Christmas tree, and the birth of Christ. The church chose to observe the birth of Christ, typically a moveable holiday, around…

her playfully and affectionately, but then chides her for spending so much money on Christmas gifts. Their conversation reveals that the Helmers have had to be careful with money for many years, but that Torvald has recently obtained a new position…

wouldn't be accepted by Jeremy's family and Stacey's family find it awkward. This is shown when Jeremy visits at Christmas, before Stacey accepts the gift he checks with his father that it is ok. When Jeremy is gone Papa Logan says, "Far as I'm concerned…

"Hurry up!" Annie said to her mom as she went barreling down the stairs. "I'm coming." Ms. Mary Weston called back to her daughter. She was almost ready to go Christmas shopping when she remembered that she had forgotten to get her gloves out…

, had become a servant." A Christmas Carol, suddenly conceived and written in a few weeks, was the first of these Christmas books. Tossed off while he was engaged in writing Chuzzlewit, it was an extraordinary achievement--the one great Christmas myth…

to their financial situation, Della and Jim were willing to give up almost anything so that they could obtain a Christmas gift worthy of the love they felt towards each other. The story describes Della's hair as "beautiful", noting how it "fell rippling and shining like…

(just like Meet the Parents without the lie detector, of course). If the man or woman being examined meets the parent’s standards, a gift will be given to them. If no gift is given, however, that’s it. There is no hope of the couple marrying. Rather than…

into a new day being at his home where he has longed to be. It is now almost Christmas. Whitecloud writes how he has the opportunity to buy gifts for his family: <Tab/>Morning I spend the day [...] buying some presents for my family with what…

, gifts & cards, DVD&, etc., in order to offer different ways of shopping varying from customer to customer. WHSmith.co.uk achieves personalization through collaborative filtering. When customers click a product to look through in detail, "Browse…

.                  Preparations for the Days of the Dead begin weeks in advance. Statues, candies, beads, and other gifts known to please the dead fill the marketplaces, and are consumed by the living with as much fervor as we do our Christmas goods. Calavera - the skull or skeleton…