This photo by Katie Robert, 8, was taken with the inspiration of the holiday season in mind Robert said, "The hardest part was climbing on top of the counter to get the angle "
Volume 28, Issue 3, Holiday Edition December 16, 2022
By Rose Gosset staff editor & Hollyn Griffin, Staff Writer
Sincerely, The
Trojan Times Staff
begins.TheTrojanshavespokenandthemostpopularseasonaljinglewas"AllIWantForChristmasIsYou"byMariah Carey Whetheryouliketocuddleupandsingalong,orputonyourfavoriteplaylistwhilelookingatholidaylights,these holidayhitsaresuretotopyourplaylistthiswinter
Lightsarebright,skatesaretight.The weatheriscold,withhotchocolatetohold.As theholidaysarenearingthecorner,moreand morebusinessesaredecoratingandcelebrating inhonoroftheseason Thisincludes IlluminationsatBotanica,Arc’slightsatAbility Point,CandyCaneLane,Hometown ChristmasinAndoverCentralPark,andso muchmore.AsyouwalkordrivedownCandy CaneLaneandReindeerRoad,enjoythe beautifuldisplayofthesemagnificentlights
"Itwasreallyawesometoseeallthegreat lightsandthingsthatputupforpeopletosee. Myfavoritepartwastheradiostationatthe frontoftheneighborhoodthatyoucanconnect toyourcartolistentothemusicthehousewas playing 100%recommend,”statedKarsyn Baty,7.
MalloryWilcox,6shared,"I'vebeento BradleyFairChristmastreelighting,Botanica, andthebestChristmaspageantever,Christmas Pageant Botanicawasmyfavoritebecauseit'sa familytraditionwehave"
Thoughsomanypeoplemayunderestimate goingtothesefascinatingandmemorable places,"IwenttotheBradleyFairChristmas lighting.Ilikedthefreehotchocolate.My favoritememorywasthemintcookiesthey had,"saidBayleeCastleberry,6.
About86.1%ofpeoplefromAndover MiddleSchoolwillgooralreadyhavebeentoa localplacecelebratingtheholidaysoutof101 AMSstudents.Thehighest-ratedlocal celebrationoftheseasonwastheholidaylight shows ThiseventwasvisitedmostlybyAMS students.
Therearesomanydifferentplacesyoucan gotolocallytogetinthemerry-moodforthe holidayseason.Inviteyourfriends,gowith family,butnomatterwhat,you’llmakelasting memories
By Katie Robert, Staff Editor
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GearupandgrabyourcoatsforaradiantridealongthetrendtrainhereatAMS Youmayask, “Whatistrendingherethissnowyseason?”Pajamapants,oversizedclothing,andclawclipsarea commonthemethisschoolyear.Moststudentsenjoypartakinginthesenewstylesortrends. MaggieWilliams,7,declaredtheirfavoritetrendis,“makingholidaycookies.”
Astheseasonschange,sodotrends.Togetinthemoodfortheholidays,apopularappcalled ColorWidgetsallowsstudentstodecoratenotonlytheirhomesbuttheirhomeandlockscreenson theirphoneswithasingleclick ColorWidgetsisanappandbackgrounddesigncreator
Catchyholidaytunes,uglysweaters,anduggbootsaresomewintertrendsthatalwaysmakeits waybackaroundthroughtime.WhenaskedwhattheirfavoriteholidaysongwasTreyFord,7, expressed,“HollyJollyChristmas”washisfavoriteholidaysong.Festiveholidaysongsarefunjams thatalmosteveryonelistenstoaroundwintertime.Somepopularsongswouldbe“Dreidel,Dreidel, Dreidel,”“LastChristmas,”and“JingleBells.”
GatheraroundthefireplaceinyourcomfywinterPJ'swithyourniceslippersandlistentosome soothingwinterjams Asyoucelebratethischillyseason,jumpontheseholidayfestivitiesandhavea wonderfulholidayseason
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"Natureisfullofgenius,fullofthedivinity;sothatnotasnowflake escapesitsfashioninghand,"-HenryDavidThoreau Manystudents atAMShopeforawhiteChristmasthisyear.Theauthentic"white Christmas"accordingtoKenzieWard,6,iftherewasawhite Christmasshewould"stayinsideandwatchmovies."Asthetreesgo upandthesnowcomesdownstudentshopestowakeonChristmas dayseeingsnowoutsidetheirbedroomwindowandpresentsunder thetree
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EveryoneknowsthatnumerouspeopleuseBlackFridaytobuygiftsfortheirfriendsorfamily,butthereismoretoit thanwhatmeetstheeye BlackFridayisthedayafterThanksgivingwhenpeoplearoundtheUSpurchaseitemsforcheaper thanretailpriceswhichbenefitstheeconomicstate BlackFridayoriginatedinPhiladelphiaduringthe1950sandwas namedbyagroupofpoliceofficers.TheycalledittodescribethechaosthatoccurredthedayafterThanksgivingwhenthe streetsarefloodedbytouristsandshoppers.
ChloeZheng,8,expressedthatherfavoriteplacetogoshoppingonBlackFridayis,“TargetorPacsun.”
SomeofthemostpopularstorestovisitonBlackFridayareJCPenney,Macy’s,andKohl's.Although,noteveryonegoes shoppinginperson Lotsofpeoplewouldinsteadshoponlinethaninperson Outof101studentssurveyed,574%of AMSgoesshoppingonlineratherthaninperson ThenumberoneonlineshoppingstoreisAmazon(accordingtoStatista) Whetherit’sonlineorin-personshopping,13%oftheUSpurchasesitemsduringBlackFriday.Withanothergreat seasonalshoppingsessiondown,itissafetosayAmericahascertainlygonefrom“intheredtointheblack.”Nowgather yourgiftsandgratitudeandputthemtogetherfortheholidays.
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Whilethecartsarefilling,Christmasischilling,andthecheeriscomingforall Holidayshoppingisstartingtobeginforeveryone Therearemanyitemsthat peoplewant,butthislistjustnamesafewofthetoppicked.Christmascartsare importanttohelpotherschoosewhattheywant.
'Tistheseasontohangthestockings,lightthecandlesandcuddleonthe couchwiththefireplacecracklingnear.Withwinterquicklyapproaching, holidaytraditionsarestartingtoappear Thoughnoteveryonemaysharethe samepractices,therearemanyuniqueandsimilarcelebrationsduringthistimeof theyear. What's your favorite tradition that your family celebrates?
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Manypeoplecelebratetheseasonindifferentways Whetherhavinga Christmastree,lightingadventcandles,orfastingduringthedaytime,everyone hasawayofcelebratingtheholidays.Somereligionshavespecificwaysthey celebratetheholidays.Herearesomelargereligionsthatcelebratetheseason:
Hanukkah
Hanukkah:Celebrationslast8days.ItstartsonDecember18andlasts throughDecember26th.Everynightofthefestival,familiesgatheraround themenorah,aspeciallargebranchedcandlestickthatholdseightcandles. EachcandlerepresentsthenumberofdaysthattheTemplelanternblazed Whenlightingthecandle,theheadofthefamilyusestheShamashtolight thecandle,thenthenextcandle,andsoon,astheeightdayspassby. Alongwiththecandles,eachnightgiftsaregivenandinsomefamilies, childrenplaygameswithasmallfour-sidedwoodentopcalledadreidel. Hanukkahmeans“dedication”inJewish.
Kwanzaa:Kwanzaalasts7dayslongandbeginsonDecember26th Kwanzaacelebrationsinclude“dailyceremoniesoffood,decoration,and otherculturalobjects,”(pbs.org).Therealsomightbeculturaldrumming anddancing.
Ramadan:IslamicMus sceebateRamadanduringthewinter
Ramadan
season Ramadanstartsthe9thmonthoftheIslamiclunarcalendaratthe firstsightingofthemooninRamadan Ramadanhappenstofalloverthe holidayseason.DuringRamadan,Muslimscannoteatordrinkatall duringdaytimehours,breakingtheirfastonlywhenthesunsetsandagain beforethesunrises. TheIslamicMuslimsfast,whichistostopeating altogether,oralmostcompletely,foracertainamountoftime,toremind themoflessfortunatepeopleandtoreinforcetheneedtobethankful After30daysoffasting,theEidal-Fitrcelebrationsignalsthefast'send
Christmas:Somechurchesmayholdmorningservicesandfollowersgo tomass SomemaygotomidnightmassanddecorateChristmastrees Othersmightgocelebratewiththeirfamily,eatingafeastwithallofthe foodtheylove.ChristianscelebrateChristmasDayastheanniversaryof thebirthofJesus,aspiritualleaderwhoseteachingsformthebaseoftheir religion.
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Thoughthosearejustafewreligionsthatcelebratetheseason,therearemanymoredifferent traditionsandwaysofcelebratingtheholidays.Nomatteryourreligion,everyonehasunique celebrationsfortheseason.Solightthecandles,bakethetreats,andsetoutthecookiesforSantatoeat. HappyHolidaystoall
Whetherit’sthefashionprossuchasTomFordorStellaMcCartneyortheAndoverstudentbody,everyoneis gettingreadyforcolderweather,andthatmeansdressingwarmer.Someofthisyear’strendingwinterpiecesinclude marshmallowcoats,furboots,andpompom-toppedhats.Manycelebritiesanddesignershavetakenitbacktothe drawingboardtoredesignandfabricatenewstylishoutfits.Hereareafewofthemostaestheticallypleasingwinter outfitsandbrands
BrooklynBeus,8,rocksher winteroutfitwithjeans, whiteconverses,whiteshirt, andabeigethrowonjacket PaxtonLowery,8posesin awinterwonderland.
Whetherit’sthefashionprossuchasTomFordorStellaMcCartneyortheAndoverstudentbody,everyoneis gettingreadyforcolderweather,andthatmeansdressingwarmer.Someofthisyear’strendingwinterpieces includemarshmallowcoats,furboots,andpompom-toppedhats Manycelebritiesanddesignershavetakenit backtothedrawingboardtoredesignandfabricatenewstylishoutfits Hereareafewofthemostaesthetically pleasingwinteroutfitsandbrands.
