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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
-History of Christmas-
Christmas is one of the most important festivals of Christianity, along with Easter and Pentecost, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. This feast is celebrated on December 25 by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and some other Protestant Churches and the Romanian Orthodox Church, and Jan. 7 in other Orthodox churches, as they did not accept the reforms made to the Julian calendar, to spend our current schedule, called the Gregorian. English speakers use the word Christmas, which means “mass of the Christ.” In some Germanic languages, such as German, the holiday is called Weihnachten, which means “night of blessing.” The festivities of Christmas are proposed, as its name suggests, celebrate the nativity (or birth) of Jesus of Nazareth in this world. More about Christmas
Currently, Christmas is a celebration more profane than religious. It's time for big business and exchanging gifts, meetings and family dinner’s. In the West celebrated the Rooster's Mass in churches and cathedrals. In Latin America, rooted in Catholic tradition, especially the celebrated Christmas Eve (December 24) with a family dinner to be prepared for a variety of dishes, desserts and traditional beverages. It is also custom to attend the Rooster's Mass and holding with fireworks. In Mexico, Christmas Eve is the culmination of a celebration that lasts nine days which is called "las Posadas". They start on December 16 and commemorating the journey of Mary and Joseph's search for shelter before the birth of Jesus. More about “las Posadas”
Traditional elements of Christmas
v Christmas Tree: The tradition of adorning the Christmas tree seems that began in
v The Christmas Dinner: Consists of a feast at , in honor of the birth of Christ, which took place at that time, so similar to the Jewish feast of Passover. Traditionally we eat turkey, cod and other dishes, depending on the venue or the traditions of the family.
v Christmas Nativity: Consist of the representation of the birth of Jesus, through a model of
v Crown Advent: It is a crown made based branches of cypress or pine tied with a red ribbon in which are placed four candles are usually red which marked the four Sundays of Advent before Christmas Day.
v The carols: There are songs or songs alluding to the birth of Christ or the Holy Family. Sing and hear carols
v Flower of Christmas Eve: A flower of Mexican origin for decorative use.
v The
v The Piñatas: It consists of an earthenware pot decorated with picks and chopped paper or cardboard figures decorated with colored paper, both filled with candy, fruit and sometimes toys and confetti, which breaks in each of the days of Posadas.
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Apart from the Christian origins of Christmas, this festival has been mixing its religious character in the tradition of family life, largely due to the popularity of this celebration and marketing.
It is from the nineteenth century when Christmas starts to take hold with the character it has today, because in this century became popular the habit of exchanging gifts, was created to Santa Claus and Christmas cards. Habits that over time the marketing (especially American) would use Christmas to expand the world by giving a character other than religious, and with topics that have little or nothing to do with the traditional Christmas celebration. Send free Christmas cards
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es:"Navidad." Wikipedia, La enciclopedia libre. 9 dic 2008, . 10 dic 2008, <http://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Navidad&oldid=22358410>.
“Que es la Navidad?.”Espacio de Memo. 10 dic 2008 http://jasan1spanish.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!49BF390D536D7A69!345.entry
“Vamos! a romper piñata”.Espacio de Memo. 10 dic 2008 http://jasan1spanish.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!49BF390D536D7A69!351.entry
“That it is Christmas?”Jasan’s Life. 10 dic.2008
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
-Historia de la Navidad-
La Navidad es una de las fiestas más importantes del Cristianismo, junto con la Pascua y Pentecostés, que celebra el nacimiento de Jesucristo en Belén. Esta fiesta se celebra el 25 de diciembre por la Iglesia Católica, la Iglesia Anglicana, algunas otras Iglesias protestantes y la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rumana; y el 7 de enero en otras Iglesias Ortodoxas, ya que no aceptaron la reforma hecha al calendario juliano, para pasar a nuestro calendario actual, llamado gregoriano. Los angloparlantes utilizan el término Christmas, cuyo significado es ‘misa (mass) de Cristo’. En algunas lenguas germánicas, como el alemán, la fiesta se denomina Weihnachten, que significa ‘noche de bendición’. Las fiestas de la Navidad se proponen, como su nombre indica, celebrar la natividad (o sea, el nacimiento) de Jesús de Nazaret en este Mundo. Mas acerca de la Navidad
Actualmente, la Navidad es una fiesta más profana que religiosa. Es tiempo de gran actividad comercial e intercambio de regalos, reuniones y comidas familiares. En Occidente se celebra la Misa de gallo en iglesias y catedr
q Arbol de Navidad: La tradición de adornar el árbol navideño parece que se inició en Alemania y Escandinavia en los siglos XVI y XVII, extendiéndose posteriormente a otros países europeos. consiste en un árbol de conífera adornado con esferas de colores, cintas brillantes, estrellas, luces etc.
q La Cena de Navidad: Consiste en un banquete a medianoche, en honor del nacimiento de Cristo que tuvo lugar a esa hora; de manera parecida al banquete judío del Pésaj. Tradicionalmente se come pavo, bacalao y otros platillos, dependiendo del lugar en que se celebre o las tradiciones de la familia.
q Nacimiento navideño: Consisten en la representación del nacimiento de Jesús, mediante una maqueta de Belén y sus alrededores, en la que las figuras principales son el establo en donde nació Jesús, la Sagrada Familia, los animales y los pastores, también los 3 reyes magos y una estrella con una estela que también suele colocarse en lo alto del árbol de Navidad. Mas acerca de Nacimiento navideño
q La Corona de Adviento: Es una corona hecha a base de ramas de ciprés o pino atada con un listón rojo en la cual se colocan cuatro velas por lo general de color rojo las cuales marcan los cuatro domingos de adviento anteriores al día de Navidad.
q Los Villancicos: Son canciones o cantos alusivos al nacimiento de Cristo o a la Sagrada Familia. Ver y escuchar villancicos
q La Flor de Nochebuena: es una flor de origen mexicano de uso decorativo de las fiestas decembrinas.
q Las Posadas: Son una serie de fiestas populares que recuerdan el trayecto de san José y la Virgen María para llegar a Belén. Estas celebraciones tienen lugar del 16 al 24 de diciembre en Latinoamérica. Mas acerca de Las Posadas
q Las Piñatas: Consiste en una olla de barro adornada con picos y papel picado o figuras de cartón adornadas con papel picado de colores, ambas rellenas de dulces, fruta y en ocasiones juguetes y confeti, que se rompen en cada uno de los días de las Posadas.
Historia de la Tarjeta navideña
Aparte del origen cristiano de la Navidad, esta fiesta ha ido mezclando su carácter religioso con la tradición de convivencia familiar, debido en gran medida a la popularidad de esta celebración y a la mercadotecnia.
Es desde el siglo XIX cuando la Navidad empieza a
afianzarse con el carácter que tiene hoy día, pues en ese siglo se popularizó la costumbre del intercambio de regalos; se creó a Santa Claus y regalar tarjetas de Navidad. Costumbres que con el tiempo la mercadotecnia (en especial la norteamericana) aprovecharía para expander la Navidad por el mundo dándole un carácter distinto al religioso, y con temas que poco o nada tienen que ver con la tradicional celebración navideña. Enviar tarjetas de navidad Fuentes:
"Navidad." Wikipedia, La enciclopedia libre. 9 dic 2008, . 10 dic 2008, <http://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Navidad&oldid=22358410>.
“Que es la Navidad?.”Espacio de Memo. 10 dic 2008 http://jasan1spanish.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!49BF390D536D7A69!345.entry
“Vamos! a romper piñata”.Espacio de Memo. 10 dic 2008 http://jasan1spanish.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!49BF390D536D7A69!351.entry
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
-World AIDS Day-
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a set of symptoms and infections resulting from the damage to the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This condition progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. Learn more about AIDS
- Globally, there were an estimated 33 million [30 million–36 million] people living with HIV in 2007.
- The annual number of new HIV infections
declined from 3.0 million [2.6 million–
3.5 million] in 2001 to 2.7 million
[2.2 million–3.2 million] in 2007. - Overall, 2.0 million [1.8 million–2.3 million] people died due to AIDS in 2007, compared with an estimated 1.7 million[1.5 million–2.3 million] in 2001.
- While the percentage of people living with
HIV has stabilized since 2000, the overall
number of people living with HIV has
steadily increased as new infections occur
each year, HIV treatments extend life, and as new infections still outnumber AIDS deaths.
disproportionate share of the global burden of HIV: 35% of HIV infections and 38% of AIDS deaths in 2007 occurred in that sub region. Altogether, sub-Saharan Africa is home to 67% of all people living with HIV.
with HIV worldwide, and nearly 60% of
HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Over
the last 10 years, the proportion of women
among people living with HIV has remained stable globally, but has increased in many regions.
an estimated 45% of new HIV infections
worldwide. An estimated 370 000 [330 000–410 000] children younger than 15 years became infected with HIV in 2007. Globally, the number of children younger than 15 years living with HIV increased from 1.6 million [1.4 million–2.1 million] in 2001 to 2.0 million [1.9 million–2.3 million] in 2007. Almost 90% live in sub-Saharan Africa. source:Status of the global HIV epidemic
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