7 Christmas-Themed Movies

Home Alone (1990)

Who does not know this one movie? The movie that popularized the name of Macaulay Culkin tells Kevin, a little boy left home alone when the whole family went on holiday to France. Alone, Kevin must face the danger of robbers who are targeting the house. Ingenuity as well as innocence Kevin make this film memorable and always a favorite movie to watch the Christmas holidays.

The Grinch (2000)

Once inside a snowflake, lived a magical land called Whoville. The Who's, people living in the country was very fond of Christmas. Unfortunately there is a monster called the Grinch who hates Christmas and plan to steal Christmas from The Who's.

The film, starring Jim Carrey was lifted from famous fairy tales the same title, written by Dr. Seuss. The film was hugely successful at the box office and received many Oscars and Golden Globes nominations.

Fred Claus (2007)

Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn, is the brother of St. Nick, aka Santa Claus. In contrast to Nick, Fred rude and selfish behavior. When Fred's debt of $ 50,000, Nick was willing to give it as long as Fred would come to the North Pole to help Nick at this Christmas season. This comedy promises family stories and antics.

Elf (2003)

While still a baby, Buddy crawls into Santa Claus sack and carried to the Arctic, where the dwarves (elves) are working to make toys. There, Buddy was raised by Papa Elf and growing too large for the size of a dwarf. Finally one day, Buddy aware that he is a man so she decides to find her father in New York City.

Many scenes are touching, and valuable lessons can be learned from the movie box office, played by Will Ferrell this. In addition, Christmas songs are used as a soundtrack for the film is also good and worthy hunted her CD.

Christmas Carol (2009)

This film is the latest Christmas movie this year. The film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel tells the story of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who met with the three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Starring Jim Carrey, 3-D film was made with the "performance capture." The technique is also used by the producer, Robert Zemeckis, to film The Polar Express and Beowulf will present a very indulgent visualization of our eyes.

The Polar Express (2004)

A boy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus can not sleep on Christmas Eve. He was hoping to hear the sound of bells from the deer that attract the Santa train. But he heard voices hum express train just outside his window. This brave boy machinist and welcomed the invitation of this magical train ride to the north pole. On top of this train, he started a journey that taught her that magic is never over for those who believe in it.

The Escape Clause (2006)

Santa Claus (Tim Allen) is a lot of problems: a few days before Christmas toy production faltered, Mrs. Claus soon give birth and the evil Jack Frost to do mischief and trying to take over the power of Santa. But Santa has a secret strategy, Escape Clause, would he use it to deal with Jack?

7 Christmas Tradition

SNOW
The atmosphere ahead of the Christmas season, especially in countries that have a definite winter decorated with white snow. Usually children love to make giant puppets from the snow right on the home page. Icons snow on Christmas day was increasingly spread to the country. Traditions found in various shopping malls in welcoming the Christmas season, decorated with Christmas atmosphere like in a foreign country. While in Indonesia, the value taken is that at Christmas we also share the love and blessings with others.

Manger
Manger or a place to eat animals in cages are usually found on Christmas day. Jesus was born is placed in a manger in Bethlehem, then some in the church tradition often perform a sketch illustration of the birth of Jesus. When celebrating Christmas, the manger is usually placed in the middle of the room in the house. Later in the day of Christmas the whole family kneel around the manger, and prayed and sang Christmas songs.

Santa Clause
Bespectacled old man with a white beard and red clothing has always come at night to distribute gifts at Christmas. According to the story that inspired the figure of Santa Claus figures from Turkey a named Nicholas. He was known as a rich person, kind, and loving children. He often gave a surprise to the children who are less fortunate by throwing gifts into their bedroom window.

CHRISTMAS Gifts
Habit of exchanging gifts on special days in the winter, probably originated in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these areas people give each other gifts as part of the celebration of the end of the year. In 1100, the figure of Nicholas more commonly known as santa clause figure who became the symbol of gift giving. According to legend, Saint Nicholas brings gifts to children on Christmas eve celebration. Since the late 1800s habit of exchanging Christmas gifts became a tradition.

CHRISTMAS CARDS
Remember the last news sends Christmas greeting cards to relatives and family? Since communication technology spoiling its users the formal tradition of sending Christmas greeting cards seemed marginalized. But different from the tradition of sending Christmas greeting cards in Korea, children in Korea has its own tradition of celebrating Christmas is to give each other Christmas cards. No matter how many friends or friends to play their school will send the reply to all the cards they receive. Thus, children in Korea have to spend hours of sleep at night just to reply to the greeting card.

CHRISTMAS CANDLE
The day before the peak of the event, Christians came to worship and then do the contemplation by holding a candle. Candles interpreted as a figure of the Lord Jesus as the light of the world. Lit a candle on Christmas Eve is not only done in church only. In Ireland for example, the smallest child in a family lit a candle on the biggest window. Candles will be left on all night to light the way for those who seek shelter as a means of Mary and Joseph on his first Christmas.

CHRISTMAS TREE
It has become a tradition in the celebration of Christmas, there is always a Christmas tree was always decorated the house. This custom originally came from Germany in the 16th century. Spruce purchased as Christmas trees because of the snow season fir tree always looks greener. It is believed as a symbol of strong faith is always growing and not timeless. As in Germany, the tradition of the Christmas tree is an absolute must in every home. By Christmas Eve, usually the parents will prepare and decorate the Christmas tree with musical instruments, toys, dolls russia, angels, candles, and ornaments.

7 Churches of The World's Most Unique

Temppeliaukio Kirkko-Finland

Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church) is a masterpiece of modern architecture is very impressive in Helsinki. Church which was built entirely underground and ceiling framed copper wire was completed was designed in 1952 by two architect brothers, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and completed its construction in 1969. They chose the exposed rock rises about 40 feet above the street, build a church hall in it and make it as rock walls. This church is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Helsinki and is often filled with visitors.

Las Lajas Cathedral-Colombia

Las Lajas Cathedral is located in southern Colombia and was built in 1916 in a ravine in Guaitara River. According to legend, an Indian woman named Maria de Quinones Mueses holding Rosa, a deaf-mute daughter near Las Lajas (the Rock). When keletihannya peaked, Mary who sat on a stone to hear for the first time Rosa talking about ghosts that emerge from the cave.

A mysterious painting of the Virgin Mary holding a baby was later found on the cave wall. The study of paintings that prove the absence of paint or other colorants in samples taken from the painting that wall. When the sample is done, it is known that the original colors of the painting medium is contained in rock as deep as several feet. True or not, the tales that accompany the development of the church was truly amazing.

Cathedral of Saint Basil: rainbow church in Red Square, Russia

Cathedral of St.. Basil is located on Red Square Moscow, Russia. A Russian Orthodox church that displays bright colorful domes towering taper to a point. Resembles the onion domes of different colors that are part of the air views of the Kremlin, Moscow.

The Cathedral was founded by Ivan the Mighty, to commemorate the capture of the Kazan Khanate. In 1588, Emperor Fedor Ivanovich add private chapel at the east side of the main building, directly above the tomb of St. Basil Addicts of Christ, a kudusdari Russian Orthodox Church, so that later the cathedral known as the Cathedral of St.. Basil.

Hallgrimskirkja: The most awesome church in Iceland

Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrímur church) is a Lutheran parish church located in Reykjavík, Iceland. With a height of 74.5 meters (244 feet), this church occupies the fourth tallest building in Iceland. Church takes its name Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674), a poet and clergyman, author of "Hymn of Sorrow". Church design is brought to you by an architect named Guðjón Samuelsson country. He began his duties in 1937 and the church building took over 38 years.

Duomo (Cathedral of Milan), Italy
Duomo looks very tall and majestic. In fact, this picture shows that the church looks creepy.

Mark Twain said in his work, Innocents Abroad: "They say that the Cathedral of Milan is nothing more beautiful than St. Peter's in Rome. I do not understand, but Milan Cathedral benar2 amazing."

Chapel St. Gildas: built at the base of the cliff

Chapel St. Gildas seems perched on the edge of the Canal du Blayet, Brittany, France. The building is more like a stone barn is located at the bottom of the hill the rock which was originally a sacred place of the Druids. Gildas seems to have been a lot of travel throughout the Celtic regions: Corwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. He arrived in Brittany about the year 540 AD and is reported to have been preaching Christianity to the people sekitardari a rude pulpit, which until now stored in the chapel.

Harajuku: Japanese futuristic church

Futuristic Protestant Church is located in Tokyo, presented by Ciel Rouge Creation design firm in 2005. Form a special ceiling intended to be echoing the natural sounds just two seconds to provide a unique experience for the hearing community and tourists who visit it.

7 Deadly Unique Animal

The Lazy Clown

Animals Animals That Looks Dangerous But Not Deadly
These animals live in the amazon forest, southern Brazil. This beast is a member of the insect "Lonomia". The original name of this animal is Taturana Tatarana.
Animals of this kind we have encountered in many trees but this is different from the usual tree caterpillar. Thorns on his body as much as hundreds where in the store thorn poison "anticoagulant". These toxins can divide and destroy the composition of our blood cells.

The Cone Snail

Judging from its shape, it's not dangerous plasticity. But this animal is actually very toxic. Source bearada poison in his mouth and end of the base is more than enough poison to kill in just 4 minutes. Toxins are fired like an arrow that can penetrate even thick enough clothes diving.
Animals Animals That Looks Dangerous But Not Deadly
The effect of this poison if the victim is exposed to the nerves in the body would be a malfunction, the victim will be frozen immediately where none of the muscles that will be moved. There is news that suggests that the venom of these animals developed by the CIA to use as weapons paralytic.

Arrow Poison Frog

Animals Animals That Looks Dangerous But Not Deadly
This funny frog who does not look fierce, but very deadly. Just imagine this frog can kill just by touch alone. Poison glands located in the skin on the frog. Moreover, this frog can jump as far as 2 meters. The words that match if it meets this frog is the "Touch It and You Will Be Dead".

Box "Coffin" Jellyfish

Latin name of this beast is pretty cool, the Chironex fleckeri. This beast is a small jellyfish which measured about 40cm. This unique animal has 24 pairs of eyes and to bring thousands of doses tentaclenya Nematocyst.

Animals Animals That Looks Dangerous But Not Deadly
When exposed to this poison victim will feel like a tingling thousands of tiny needles, which would be tortured body. This animal poison can kill in minutes or seconds.

Stone Fish

This beast can not be spelled out very aggressive, not like an animal killer in general. He usually just remain silent, not doing anything other than swimming. But poison in the spines of almost the entire body is also quite deadly.

Animals Animals That Looks Dangerous But Not Deadly
Arising from the toxic effects in fish was also terrible. If exposed to poison the victim, the victim will be very miserable and the victims will think better to amputate part of her exposure to toxins rather than tortured.

Beaked Sea Snake

Sea snakes can be encountered in India and Asia Islands, the beaches of the Indian region, or around the Persian Gulf. Schistosa Enhydrina scientific name. Funny thing is, Singaporeans and Hong Kong like to make this animal as a side dish, but these animals have a poison that can make you sleep with the fishes in the sea for good.

Blue Ring Octopus

Blue Ring Octopus and jellyfish-shaped box are two types of the most venomous marine animals. Toxins in their body fluids can cause death within minutes. This asaat Hingg, medically there is no way to bid poison, Blue Ring Octopus nature shy, likes to hide under a rock, the new night out of the nest and search for prey.