Sh, Whishper, Day of the Dead, Christmas in...October???

Okay, so I'm going to start doing this thing where I put a kind-of subhead like thing. For example, I will chop up my post, like this:

Whisper

     

     So, I did get a hamster for my birthday! He is a Winter White Dwarf hamster, and I named him "Whisper". My dad came up with the name. When I first got him, he bit me (a lot, about 4 times), but now he never bites me. Since I couldn't dress up a hamster for Halloween (or can I?), I bought him orange fluff, or stuffing, for his cage. I really do love him.  He's very cute. Here's a picture of a Winter White:

Day of the Dead

     I've decided what I want for my costume this year: a Day of the Dead girl. They look like this:

Yeah...The makeup looks hard, but we'll find a way to do it. 

Christmas in October

    I like to do random projects just for fun. I decided to make a report about the origins of  Christmas. Here's what I got so far:

Christmas Traditions Origins

Where did Santa Claus come from?

            First of all, Santa Claus is a warm-hearted character who supposedly delivers presents to boys and girls around the world. He wears a red suit and hat, has a long white beard, rosy cheeks, and flies from house to house by magical reindeer that fly. There are many different stories that make Santa Claus who he is today. One of the earliest Santa Claus stories was from the 4^th century in Myra. There was a bishop, Saint Nicholas, who was known for being generous to the poor.  He threw coins through the window, and in some variations, a chimney, so that a father could pay his dowry for his daughter to get married. Children heard about Saint Nicholas, and decided to hang stockings in hope of him visiting. Soon, Europeans developed a holiday called “Saint Nicholas Day”, when people would exchange gifts. This holiday was merged with Christmas. Sinterklaas was a Dutch version of St. Nick. Sinterklaas had merged with Oden, the Pagan god of Yule who flew an eight-legged horse. The name “Sinterklaas” was Americanized into “Santa Claus”. Clement Clarke, a New Yorker, wrote “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” or more commonly known as “The Night before Christmas”. He portrayed Sinterklaas as a jolly elf with a pipe. He also gave him a bag of toys for all children. He also made him ride a sleigh pulled by reindeer, rather than horses. Although Clarke created a lot of the modern Santa, Thomas Nast tremendously helped, too. In 1862, a popular magazine, Harper’s Weekly, hired Nast to illustrate some Christmas images. He created some of the newest Santa features, such as the Naughty or Nice list, living in the North Pole, and a chubbier character. Retailers discovered the plump, happy Santa could be used to help advertise products. Santa Claus became more and more popular throughout the ages.

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