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A Christmas Carol
For writing about the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, ghost, Christmas Past, Cratchit, Marley, gruel, humbug...
created: Nov 20, 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Chinese New Year
For writing about the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival: good luck, fortune, lion dance, dumpling, Chinatown, red packet, Lantern Festival...
revised: Oct 6, 2005
words: 300
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Christmas
Christmas customs, events, & traditions in America: Santa Claus, tree, stocking, reindeer, decorations, snow, turkey, Advent, nativity.
revised: Oct 6, 2005
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Christmas_12 Days Of
Phrases for the "The Twelve Days of Christmas" — my true love gave to me...
created: Oct 11, 2001
words: 40
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 3K Main Dictionary or higher
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Christmas Grinch
For writing about the "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss. "The Grinch" and related words are trademarks of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
revised: Jan 26, 2006
words: 150
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Cinco de Mayo
English and Spanish words for the Mexican-American celebration of Cinco de Mayo: fiesta, mariachi, pinata ... battle of Puebla, victory, courage, Juarez...
created: Mar 14, 2002
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Diwali
Words for writing about the Hindu festival Diwali: lights, new year, temple, diwa, rangoli, Rama and Sita...
created: Feb 6, 2002
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Earth Day
For writing about Earth Day and the ways that we can help save our environment: conservation, recycling, renewable energy...
revised: May 14, 2004
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Easter Eggs
For writing about the Easter traditions of eggs, bunnies, baskets, flowers, clothing, candy, animals, crafts, and decorations.
revised: Oct 7, 2005
words: 200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Easter Story
For writing about the Christian celebration of Easter: God, Jesus, Resurrection...disciples, gospel, scripture...Jerusalem, Gethsemane...
revised: Feb 12, 2002
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Halloween
Yummy and scary words of the season! Includes costumes, foods, decorations, haunted places.
revised: Oct 5, 2005
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Hanukkah
Words and phrases for writing about the Jewish Hanukkah holiday: the stories, customs, food, games. blessings and ceremonies.
created: Mar 12, 2001
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Kwanzaa
Words used in the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa: nguzo saba (seven principles), umoja (unity), kinara (candle holder), ancestors, community...
revised: Oct 6, 2005
words: 300
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
For writing about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement: desegregation, bus boycott, inequality, nonviolence...
created: Dec 10, 2003
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Passover
Words and phrases for writing about the Jewish Passover holiday: the stories, customs, food and ceremonies.
revised: Oct 7, 2005
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Ramadan
Words and phrases for writing about the Islamic festival of Ramadan: Islam, Eid, fast, mosque, Koran, prayer...
created: Jan 26, 2002
words: 300
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Thanksgiving Canada
For writing about the observance of Thanksgiving in Canada: turkey, stuffing, Martin Frobisher, clergy, cornucopia, custom, culture, harvest celebration...
revised: Oct 5, 2005
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Thanksgiving History US
For writing about the Pilgrims, the help that Native Americans gave them, and the harvest celebration of 1621. See also "Thanksgiving Today US."
created: Oct 12, 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Thanksgiving Today US
For writing about the modern celebration of Thanksgiving in America. Use "Thanksgiving History US" if writing about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags.
created: Oct 12, 2002
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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