Holiday Essay Examples

Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the…

Drops of rain shot from the skies, slamming the grown as though enemy missiles. Puddles formed quickly and streams of dirt poured onto the streets. Auburn leaves drifted by, turning and submerging in the sooty like rapids. The neighborhood transformed into a giant lake; random isles of refuge overflowed with kids drenched by the first…

Halloween’s roots can date back more than 2,000 years ago when the Celts participated in their holiday called “Samhain.” The basis of the holiday was to celebrate the upcoming months of darkness, when deceased loved ones would come back and greet the living. Unfortunately, when opening the gates to the mortal world, other entities would…

Halloween is looming and Blair, my four year old great-niece, has been talking about it for weeks. She told me, confidentially, quietly whispering in my ear, that this year shes going as Cinderella. Im sure I frowned upon hearing the news. I was hoping for Xena, Warrior Princess or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But no,…

Every year when the fall season comes around, Halloween does too. People prepare for the festivities by decorating their homes with spooky, haunting decorations. Everyone that participates wears costumes of all sorts. Some costumes are fun, scary, or just ridiculously unique. I question Halloween as a holiday. It serves no extraordinary purpose. It also contradicts…

The globe prepares to invite the brand-new year, and also various Muslims throughout the United Kingdom (UK) are meaning to execute their Umrah in the year 2018. While this small expedition is not as required as Hajj, it is definitely a spiritual trip that Muslims would certainly value in their memories permanently. The fans of…

“Your pride for your country should not come after your country becomes great; your country becomes great because of your pride in it.” according to Idowu Koyenikan. In other words, people should be proud of themselves because they are the country, the culture and the tradition. If people are proud of their country, their country…

Identity is a feeling of one’s self of belonging to a group or community. In the broader sense, our identity is influenced in some ways, by our place of birth, upbringing, culture and religion that we belong to, the family values which were instilled in us, ideals, arts, music, expressions and social and interpersonal relationships….

I chose to do my analysis on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which has become a holiday classic. I have seen A Christmas Carol in many forms, most notably Muppets and Disney, but this is the first time I had read the novella. I was surprised and delighted to find that this classic redemption story…

Celebrating the past lives of loved ones lost for thousands of years is Day of the Dead or better known as Dia de los Muertos. Once a year, Mexico has three whole days is dedicated to honoring and paying respect to friends or family members lost. It is not a day meant for mourning but…