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Christmas season is the most festive time of the year in the United States. Students at schools and colleges usually have two weeks vacation, beginning before Christmas and ending soon after New Year
Although no one knows exactly when Jesus was born, Christians everywhere in the world celebrate his birthday on December 25.
This day was a festival long before Christianity because ancient people believed this was the time when the sun god started his journey back to earth and it was a custom to give presents to each other.
Now children are told that Santa Claus or Father Christmas in a read suit, red hat and with long white beard puts presents for them into their stocking by the fireplace or at the foot of the beds. The children believe that Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fill stocking with presents. The winter traditions of decorating homes with evergreens began in ancient times too. The Americans decorate their home with fir-tree and mistletoe. Mistletoe is a symbol of love and reconciliation. The origin of this custom may come from the myth of Balder . Balder, the sun god was killed by an arrow of mistletoe made by god of evil. Balder, however was brought back to life and mistletoe was told never to harm Balder again.
Many people send Christmas cards to each other

Everyone is complaining about prejudices, knocking the correct way of other people and other parties, as if he himself entirely free of them. This all accuse each other; therefore, all agree that it is a want and a hindrance knowledge. In in this case, what is the cure? Only if everyone left alone other people's prejudices, and studied their own. Blaming others, no one admits in its own lack. Each in the same manner rejects the accusation back and this is cleared. The only way to eliminate from the world of this important cause of ignorance and confusion lies in the fact that each impartially understood himself. If others are not treated as it should be with your mind, then isn't this makes our confusion in the truth? And is this circumstance should make me love my confusion and to lie to yourself? If someone likes to have a cataract in his eyes, then isn't this should keep me from having to remove them from his sight as soon as possible? Each speaks against blindness, and the people are almost in love with that darkens their vision, and does not admit into their mind that clear light, which should lead him to the truth and knowledge. False or contentious provisions accepted as indisputable Maxim, obscure the truth for those who relies on them. These are usually prejudices, suggested education, party, reverence, fashion, interest and other
This is the mote that everyone sees in the eye of his neighbor, not noticing the log in your own. For where is the man who was always ready to conscientiously explore their own principles and see whether they are to stand the test? However, it is one of the first tasks that must be done in good faith and surrender to anyone who wants to properly maintain your mind in search of truth and knowledge. Those who wished to get rid of this great interference knowledge (because only I write), throw off the power of prejudice this great and dangerous обманщи - on, embodying a lie visibility of the truth, and so cleverly blinding human minds, to keep them in the dark, inspiring them with faith, if they see more than those who do not see their eyes,so I will point out the following sign by which one can recognize a prejudice. Who firmly holds any opinions, one must assume, if he does not wish to condemn himself, that his belief is built on good grounds, he takes him only to the extent that its forces to this obvious truth, which he kept, and that the only arguments, not predisposition or whim make it so sure and certain in their views. And now, if he, after all these representations't stand no contradiction in his opinion, and if he is not able even to listen to, and even less to examine and weigh the arguments of the other party, unless these he does not acknowledge openly that he has a prejudice, and that he wants not obvious truth and tranquil possession of a lazy prejudice and expensive to his heart biased opinion? For if his statement is well protected, as he says, clearly, and he sees that it's true, then why was it fear? If, in his opinion rested on the ground, if the arguments that prove that made this opinion is acceptable to him, were clear, good and convincing, then why would fear him verification of their validity? The one whose consent is determined by something beyond the limits of provability, manifests this intemperance in its commitment only because of prejudice and actually acknowledge this when refuse to listen to objections.
Thus he declares that he searches for evidence and quiet enjoyment of his opinion, that he is in love, in advance condemning hear and understand, all that is contrary. What is that, not superstition? «Qui aeqnum statuerit, parte inaudita altera, etiamsi aequum statuerit, hand aequus fuerit» 19.

Ann: Do you like travelling?
Bill: Yes, I like travelling very much. It is my hobby. I always take my camera with me and take pictures of everything that interest me: the ruins of ancient buildings, the sights of cities, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls and even animals and birds.
Ann: What countries you visited?
Bill: Well, I was to Italy, Greece, Russia and India. Some day I will go to the United States. My cousin lives there. She invites me several times already. When I have enough money, I go to the States.
Ann: I never was to any of these countries. When you were in Russia?
Bill: Two years ago.
Ann: Did you go there alone?
Bill: No, I went there with my father. We visited Moscow and St. Petersburg, the most beautiful cities of Russia.
Ann: I always wanted to travel to other countries, but I haven't the opportunity. I went to Germany in my childhood, but I haven't been anywhere since then.