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Teen Mental Health Crises

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Teen Mental Health Crises

Suicide, self-harm, depression, and anxiety are more prevalent in American teens in recent times. American teens are undergoing somewhat of a metamorphosis hence invoking more suicide numbers. 

 

This article has multiple mentions of suicide and self-ham. Reader discretion is advised.

 

The amount of youth on social media has skyrocketed. A study done in 2018 shows that 97% of people between the ages of 13-18 are on social media and 45% are online constantly.  Studies find that the over usage of social media makes youth insecure. They see people living life and get, in a sense, jealous. This triggers an insecurity factor and insecurity causes more stress and anxiety. More info here. 

 

In the early 2010’s there was a noticeable decline in mental health among teens. With the covid outbreak in 2020, there was more usage on social media. Now there is a decline in mental health in teenagers, now more than ever. 

 

Background

 

The rise of technology and mobile phones and social media started in the early 2000s. It was started in 2003 by MySpace. It was then followed by Face Book in 2004 then Twitter in 2006 and then Instagram in 2010. There was a change in the way the world worked when these platforms were introduced. There was a study conducted in 2007 amongst people the ages of 18-85, and the results show that mental disorders were at 20% and anxiety were at 14.4%. If interested in the whole report click here. In 2021, that percentage has gone up by almost 3 percent. This isn’t counting the amount of undiagnosed depression and anxiety disorders. 

Credit: https://www.vperemen.com

But the number of teens committing suicide as a result of depression is a huge issue. Suicide was the second leading cause of death of ages 15-24 in the U.S and 20% of High School students reported suicidal thoughts An unlucky 9% tried acting on those thoughts. 11% of young adults also reported having serious suicidal thoughts. For more detailed information this website has some useful things. The website is meant as a guide to the mental health journey. It isn’t directly for social media usage and what not but it is very informational.

 

The numbers among this age group are in direct correlation with social media and technology usage. All the social media platforms were emerging and growing as people that are now young adults were kids. Now, the youth today have those social media platforms in a more developed form. 

Credit: WALL STREET JOURNAL

Change

 

How do we change and break this dangerous cycle? It starts with limiting social media usage for example: putting a time limit on TikTok. Or limiting how long screen time is for example: having a designated time in the day to read, spend time with family and friends, and/or doing a hobby that doesn’t involve a screen. 

 

Encourage friends to do the same. Encourage them to set goals for themselves and live a more healthy lifestyle. 

 

Of course there are more factors than social media and there can be a combination of factors contributing to depression but there are still a lot of cases where social media is making them more depressed. Social media is designed to make sure that the user doesn’t put it down. So much so that many states are suing social media platforms. But this hook that social media creates, destroys children’s mental health and is putting them in a vulnerable emotional state. 

 

Help

If going through something like suicidal thoughts, self harming thoughts, or anything that involves harm to ones self there are resources that are free. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline number is 988 and the National Substance/Mental Health Hotline is (800) 662-4357.

On a smaller scale, the Utah number for Suicide Prevention/Mental Health Hotline is  1-800-273-8255. Additionally the SafeUt App is a very helpful resource.

Don’t be afraid to call if you find yourself in a type of situation of which you put your own wellbeing at risk. Don’t be afraid to call and reach out to them if a friend or loved one is experiencing serious suicidal thought.

 

Conclusion

It’s not terrible to have social media but it is the usage of social media that starts to become dangerous. Evaluate personal usage and identify that problem. The many cases of children being victim to manipulation, insecurities, and/or depression due to their social media usage is heartbreaking. The time for change is long overdue and it rests on our shoulders.

The 3 Most Influential Philosophers in the world

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The 3 Most Influential Philosophers in the world

The 3 most influential thinkers of the past and how they can influence us today

Socrates

Focus on the mind and soul instead of the focus on wealth and body. 

Socrates (470 bce-399 bce) said, “wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth.” Socrates claimed that he never “taught”, but through asking questions and questioning the morals of the people. His main motivation was to seek out the questions he believed were crucial to humanity. Something like what is a virtue, what is morality. 

Socrates taught through logical questioning and reasoning. Socrates’s philosophies and teachings taught “not examined life is not worth living” when we question the world and the answers that are given to us we can unearth much more than we previously thought.

Aristotle 

Inventor of formal logic. He believed that separate virtues lead to true happiness.

(384 bc-322) Aristotle was most famously taught by Plato who was taught by Socrates. He was a master of many subjects including biology, ethics, metaphysics, zoology, and many others subjects. Aristotle taught primarily on biology instead of ethics like Plato, and each individual is made with patterns and development that we as human beings grow as a group.

He believed that the final product of what we become as humanity is the purpose we were designed for. He claims that there is a permanent and unchanging source of goodness in humanity and that as we strive to do overall good things we can become better people from it.

Plato

Virtue-based impressionistic conception of ethics, or the view that the highest point you can reach is the happiness of the moral being.

Plato (428-7-348-7) taught rationality through systematic and logical thinking. Plato believed that through control of the emotional reaction and balance between the three souls (he taught to reason, spirit, and appetite). Plato taught logically and in modern times what he taught would be considered science.

He taught that happiness was the highest you could get in morality and that through logical control of emotions. Similarly to Confusions, he taught that virtue in oneself brings him closer to what he believed to be the highest humanity could reach.

 

Resources:

https://iep.utm.edu/plato/#:~:text=a.-,Birth,one%20at%20348%2D7%20B.C.E.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Socrates
https://www.historytoday.com/aristotle-five-key-works#:~:text=Based%20on%20notes%20from%20his,those%20virtues%20which%20produce%20happiness.
https://www.historytoday.com/aristotle-five-key-works#:~:text=Based%20on%20notes%20from%20his,those%20virtues%20which%20produce%20happiness.
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Key-Concepts-of-the-Philosophy-of-Aristotle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvtOWEXDIQ

Chocolate – Good or bad?

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Chocolate – Good or bad?

We all know about the treat that is called chocolate. While some people think, “Yes! This is the simplest treat ever that no one could ever ruin!” others think, “Ewww. This is not good. Why would people ever eat this!?” So today we are finally deciding whether or not chocolate is delicious or nasty.

Let’s start with the good things. First, chocolate can improve your blood flow and lower your blood pressure, however, you can only get those benefits if you eat dark chocolate or dark cocoa powder which is the least liked chocolate. Second, dark chocolate is good for your brain! Studies show chocolate increases brain blood flow, oxygen levels, and nerve function. So basically if you eat some chocolate occasionally, your brain health will improve little by little! Lastly, chocolate can improve people’s mental health, like emotions. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter responsible for mood regulation and cognitive function, so it’s no surprise that chocolate can immediately boost your mood on a bad day! Research has shown that those who eat dark chocolate have significantly decreased chances of developing depression.

Now that we have covered the good side of chocolate, let’s travel to the darker side. There are many bad things about chocolate. People just don’t really bring them up because it is sort of uncommon to not like chocolate since so many of the things that we do involve chocolate, such as Valentine’s day, Halloween, and even just national chocolate day. But never the less, we are going to exploit the negatives of chocolate. First, chocolate has high fat and sugar content. Its consumption has even been associated with acne, obesity, coronary artery disease, and diabetes.

Next, chocolate can have bacteria on it. Kristen Numez said, “25% of chocolate samples had bacterial contamination when examined during a study, featured in a 2015 article, in the journal ‘Food Control’. Interestingly, the cocoa beans showed little contamination, so the contamination occurred during processing. Enterobacteriaceae on the workers’ hands revealed the source.” So when you eat chocolate, you don’t really know what you’re consuming. And Finally, chocolate has a lot of undeclared allergens in it. Food allergies affect millions of people. Undeclared allergens often trigger product recalls. An April 2017 paper in the Journal of Food Protection showed that many chocolate bars contain undeclared allergens like milk and nuts. These foods can cause severe reactions in some people. So overall, Chocolate can be unhealthy because of its high fat and sugar, it can be dirty with bacteria from all over and it can have undeclared food allergens and make people sick.

So, in this article we have listed the good and the bad things about chocolate. We haven’t really decided if chocolate really is good or bad, so it is up to you and your personal opinion.

Ocultism is getting people harmed, kidnapped, killed, and raped.

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Ocultism is getting people harmed, kidnapped, killed, and raped.

A seven year old kid in India was found dead with her liver extracted. The police said that a childless couple paid 1,000 Indian rupee to the girl’s neighbors and had her sacrificed so they could have children. It is said that the two men tried to rape her before proceeding to kill her.

There are many harmless occultism activities, but there are also really harmful ones. Some people will do sacrifices on kids and adults for a variety of reasons, but people are taking it too far by killing people and stated earlier hepatectomy (the extraction of the liver.) Police have said they cannot do much about it since it is protected by the first amendment.

A four year old boy was killed in India after his stepmother was told that a child had to be sacrificed to bear one of her own. Moreover she then later had a miscarriage.

Now if you’ve read it all, you probably have realized that they both were for fertility. Yet this isn’t always the case. There are many reasons that people have done this, wealth, lust, hatred, etc.

 Now if you start looking into this more, you will realize that there aren’t many reports of these. However most of these are not reported and/or don’t make it nationally this is a huge problem in many countries.

I know this might sound a lot like bias (which it is) : I like occultism and I feel like it’s a wonderful thing, but when it gets to the point where they are sacrificing children, they have crossed the line. My point of this article is not to try and stop occultism, it’s to inform on the bad side of occultism.

Here are the links of my information:

https://www.ndtv.com/kanpur-news/uttar-pradesh-kanpur-girl-7-killed-liver-extracted-for-alleged-occult-ritual-cops-2326051

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/occult-criminal-investigation

https://www.ndtv.com/cities/4-year-old-boy-killed-in-up-human-sacrifice-ritual-stepmother-arrested-4120962

Satan Panonski: the Craziest Performer the World’s ever seen.

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Satan Panonski: the Craziest Performer the World’s ever seen.

There has never been a person in Croatia who simultaneously attracted and repelled as well as shocked and fascinated people as much as Ivica Čuljak, Better known as Satan Panonski. This punk performer, poet, writer, and painter is a unique figure emerging from the second-wave punk scene. Some see him only as a mentally ill and impulsive person with little to no artistic value. However, behind these aesthetics of shock, self-harm, and eccentric behavior, there was an incredibly thoughtful, poetic being, which was later shown in Ljubica Anđelković Džambic’s book, “Satan Panonski’s body of resistance – auto-destructive body art in Croatian performing arts and practices” (Rough Translation), published in 2019.

Self-destruction artists have existed since the 1960s, but they have often been singled out because it’s tough practice and bodily harm is often not considered art. However, in art, there is this aspiration or tendency to go beyond the norm that is determined for us by mainstream culture. The self-destructive performance is perhaps the only artistic act that, in those few seconds of injury, through a strong, uncontrolled manner, is a moment of “freedom”. Satan Panonski instinctively felt this power of self-harm on stage, but he also described it very openly as a personal need, because his poetry, despite the brutal images he formed, was not enough to get out of himself all the despair, frustration, and anger he felt. By the act of “jumping out of his skin”, he achieved a sort of understanding that helped him, at least for a little while. He created poems that combined that shock and punk aesthetic alongside his music.

He wrote a lot about his creativity. Although shrouded in mystery, Panonski labeled himself as a performance artist rather than as a punk singer, yet punk was the only place where he could be accepted and where such different identities were allowed. Despite his erratic behavior on stage, he wasn’t as frantic, impulsive, and thoughtless as one might think. As shown in, “SATAN PANONSKI: DOKUMENTARAC” is described as “a Serbian student film featuring the best footage of Panonski’s “Hard Blood Shock” Body Art performance.” follows 24 hours in Panonskis life, showing a live performance, psychiatric hospital, and his apartment. During the live show, Panonski reads many poems of his before sticking 4 safety pins into his arm. This self-harm skewed many people from finishing watching the performance, yet Satan was not done yet. He smashed a large alcohol bottle upon his head, before drinking his own blood.

Many say that Satan Panonski is the “Croatian GG Allin.”

Kevin Michael “GG” Allin, who was born Jesus Christ Allin, was an American punk rock musician who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. He’s best known for his controversial live performances, in which he often defecated on stage and assaulted audience members. In the video, GG Allin – Austin, TX 18 May 1993, the rockstar is shown jumping into the audience and punching his loyal fans as well as joining the moshpits. The comparison spawns from the sheer shock factor which happened during their live performances.    

Panonski was found dead on January 27, 1992 (aged 31) in Vinkovci, Croatia. A little over a year later, GG Allin passed away from a heroin overdose on June 28, 1993 (aged 36) in New York City, U.S. Him, and some fans were walking around the city after a live performance before reaching one of Allin’s friend, Johnny Pukes’ house. GG acquired heroin from another party member, which he later overdosed on. Weirdly enough, Allin’s funeral took place on July 3, 1993, in his native New Hampshire, at the St. Rose Cemetery, Littleton. At his funeral, Allin’s bloated corpse was dressed in his black leather jacket and trademark jock strap. Allin’s funeral became a low-level party where his friends and fans danced around his corpse. 

https://www.europavox.com/news/outsider-satan-panonski-croatia/

KAMIKAZA: A biography of Satan

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBYdq_w6LA-Y&psig=AOvVaw1HcVeElY1lN5fhUBhgcUhw&ust=1684807487131000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCNC3q6Lrh_8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABBP

http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/11160/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GG_Allin

https://allthatsinteresting.com/gg-allin

Things to make with Thanksgiving leftovers

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Things to make with Thanksgiving leftovers

When you’re done with thanksgiving dinner and you stock your fridge and there’s no more room, you need to get rid of some food right? Wrong! All you need to do is make some new dishes using leftovers. Then you get new food and more room in the fridge. 

 

 The leftovers

Turkey is the main dish and assuming that it was Delicious then you can make a Turkey sandwich. All you need is a dinner roll, some mustard, mayonnaise, and some turkey and if you want to add more flavor then add some salt and pepper. You can also use leftovers for lunch the next day. Another thing you can make is a Thanksgiving ring. (recipe at the bottom). You can also make Turkey noodle soup Instead of chicken noodle soup. You could make some turkey cheese dip (recipe at the bottom). Another thing you can make is roasted Turkey lasagna (recipe at the bottom).

 

 The dessert

 One thing you can do with a leftover dessert is make an apple pie milkshake. Just take a slice of apple pie and blend it up with some vanilla ice cream. Another option is to make is leftover hand pies that are not like tiny pies. You could take some of your leftovers to some family members or friends as well. Something I suggest doing with the desert is just eating the desert and enjoying it for a second time. You could make cranberry carrot muffins with your cranberry sauce as well. (recipe at the bottom).

 

 Recipe’s

 Use the links to get the instructions for the recipes.

 

Leftover hand pies:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/thanksgiving-leftovers-hand-pies-3566077

 Cranberry-carrot muffins

 https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cranberry-carrot-muffins-recipe-1956507

 Roasted Turkey Lasagna

  • Two cloves garlic, sliced
  • Three tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • One 28-ounce can of whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
  • One fourth cup tomato paste
  • One half cup loosely-packed fresh basil leaves
  • Kosher salt
  • One half pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from the casings
  • Two cups whole milk ricotta cheese
  • One cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves, chopped
  • One large egg
  • One pound lasagna noodles (about 20)
  • Three cups leftover turkey meat, white and dark, chopped or shredded
  • Two cups shredded mozzarella
  • Two-thirds cup grated Parmesan
  • https://www.foodnetwork.com/thanksgiving/leftovers/best-thanksgiving-leftover-recipes

Apple pie milkshake

  • One Slice leftover apple pie, plus more for garnish
  • Three scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • One half c. milk
  • Whipped Cream, for garnish
  • Caramel sauce, for garnish

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g3058/7-genius-ways-to-use-thanksgiving-leftovers/?slide=25

 Thanksgiving ring

  • One tube crescent rolls
  • One c. leftover mashed potatoes
  • One c. leftover stuffing
  • One and a half c. shredded leftover turkey
  • One c. leftover cranberry sauce
  • One tbsp. melted butter
  • One tbsp. garlic powder
  • Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
  • Leftover gravy, warmed, for dipping

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g3058/7-genius-ways-to-use-thanksgiving-leftovers/?slide=1

 Turkey cheese dip

  • (16-ounce) Package JENNIE-O® Ground Turkey
  • (19.5-ounce) Package JENNIE-O® Lean Hot Italian Turkey Sausage, chopped
  • (Eight-ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
  • (Eight-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
  • (Eight-ounce) container sour cream
  • (Eight-ounce) container cottage cheese
  • Ounces Cheddar cheese, cubed
  • Medium onion, diced
  • (One-pound) package processed cheese, cubed
  • Cloves garlic, minced
  • Crackers or corn chips, if desired
  • https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a44940/turkey-cheese-dip-recipe-best-bread-bowl-dips/

 

Top three Christmas movies to watch this season

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Top three Christmas movies to watch this season

We all love the holidays well, maybe not a scrooge but the majority of us love Christmas movies, right? If you’re anything like me and my family then you spend hours trying to find the perfect Christmas movie. I’m here to help and provide the top three Christmas movies you should watch this holiday season. There’s a big chance you will find a movie you’re guaranteed to love. As a disclaimer, this is my opinion and not based on popularity just because sometimes the classics aren’t as fun and magical. So here are the top 3 best and most magical movies.

 

Elf

I had to because this movie is iconic in my book and gets you in the holiday season. This 2003 movie is rated PG and the box office made 223.3$ million. The writer is David Berenbaum and he did a fantastic job. If for some reason you’re living under a rock, the movie is about this boy who was put up for adoption and got adopted by an elf. He lived in Santa’s village all his life and never fit in. one day he found out he was adopted so he traveled across the earth to find his biological father in New York. He adventures in New York finds love and has new experiences all as well dressed as an elf. He has to find that things in New York don’t work the same in Santa’s workshop. Does he find his dad? What risks will he have to take? Who is the love interest? I probably couldn’t explain in words how amazing this Christmas movie is. It has the perfect mix of comedy, magic, and wholesomeness. In my opinion, this is the best Christmas movie ever. You can find this movie on Hulu, prime, sling, and Apple TV.

 

Noelle

This movie is just oh so magical. Made in 2019 the Disney original movie made its first spark. Noelle is a comedy, family, fantasy wholesomeness type movie. It’s about these two siblings who are the children of Santa. The oldest son is Nick Kringle and he’s planning on being Santa Claus. his sister runs everything even when nick is Santa but she makes pop-up Christmas cards for all the children. Santa Claus is under way too much stress with getting all the presents ready and landing on chimneys and being the new Santa Claus after his dad died. So his sister Noelle advises him to take a day trip somewhere to relax. The next morning Santa left with no one to help at the north pole. at this point now he’s been gone for a week. They’re going to need a new Santa but no one is good enough. How are they going to get him back? What happens next? Is Christmas canceled?

 

Home Alone

 The Christmas classic. We’ve probably all have heard or have seen this wonderful movie. This classic Christmas movie is for sure going to get you in a jolly mood. It’s sort of a wholesome family comedy movie. If for some strange reason you have not heard of this movie it’s about this family who goes on a family trip but forgets their son. Their family tries to get a hold of him but they can’t sense it’s the holidays. Some robbers are robbing their neighborhood. What does he do to stop the robbers? Does his family come back for him? Is this just a normal kid?.

Those are my top three favorite Christmas movies and I hope you found one to enjoy this Christmas season. There are very many Christmas movies that it’s hard to choose nowadays and when you want a specific type of movie these might be for you. Do you want to watch any of these movies?

Another Home Alone? What are people’s thoughts and takes

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Another Home Alone? What are people’s thoughts and takes

Yes, you read right, another Home alone movie. They have milked it to the last drop but even this is pushing it. After the original release in 1990, they have made 4 others. In my opinion, they should have stopped at one and left the Christmas classic alone as it should have been. The family favorite will be coming back again after the last release in 2012. It was released on November 12, 2021.

 

The Drive Against It

After Disney announced the trailer on October 12, there has been an extremely negative response. Most say they should not reboot yet another movie and just stick to the 90s classic. On YouTube, most of the videos that showcase the trailer have a greater amount of dislikes than likes. I completely agree with them! One movie was a classic, an amazing concept that everyone loved. Two movies were pushing it but easy to ignore. But then they didn’t stop coming. More and more came out and honestly I haven’t watched them and I would not like to. After ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ everyone was done. The OG made $476.7 million and it went downhill from there.

The fans aren’t the only ones that have actively spoken against it. The original director Chris Columbus gave his opinions to Insider in 2020 “No, nobody got in touch with me about it, and it’s a waste of time as far as I’m concerned. What’s the point? I’m a firm believer that you don’t remake films that have had the longevity of Home Alone,” he said. “You’re not going to create lightning in a bottle again. It’s just not going to happen. So why do it? It’s like doing a paint-by-numbers version of a Disney animated film — a live-action version of that. What’s the point? It’s been done. Do your own thing. Even if you fail miserably, at least you have come up with something original,” Columbus continued.

Though Macaulay Culkin hasn’t shared his opinion he has disclosed that he will not be in the new reboot. He won’t even be making a cameo.

 

Repetition

Surprise surprise, it’s about the same thing as before. A young child left alone for Christmas, a big chaotic family, burglars going for the house, and a witty mischievous child. A press release from Disney shows how the movie is the same.

Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So, when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensued, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there is no place like home sweet home.

As you can see, it is the same. Max (Archie Yates) does the same thing as Macaulay Culkin except for having new tricks and traps.

 

My Opinion

     So I watched it, and as expected it was bad. I didn’t like the concept at all, and I disliked how the movie ended. The acting wasn’t good at all, and the storyline was strange and not at all realistic. Yes, the whole concept is unrealistic but it was very very out there. While I disliked it as a whole, some parts such as the trap with the treadmill, and the references to the original movie did make it better. That was about all I liked about it though. Overall it was just a failed attempt to redo the classic. It was overdone and too confident. Even if there had been no original and ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ was a new concept, I must say I still wouldn’t have liked it. Maybe it’s all an inside joke about ruffling the feathers of the fans by continuing to make more of the same movie. I hope so because this movie was a joke. 

The top 5 best places to visit during christmas

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The top 5 best places to visit during christmas

Where should I go for the best Holiday? Well, I can help you here are the top 5 best places to visit during Christmas, New York, Jackson hole, London, Bavaria Germany, Santa Claus village. These are all beautiful places in their own way and have some really fun things to do!

 

New York

There is nothing better than Christmas in New York. There are beautiful lights, impressive trees, a stop for some hot cocoa, and enjoy this beautiful setting and the best places to shop. It brings that Christmas feeling to life. They have all the beloved Christmas traditions. You can go ice skating under the cold winter sky with shining lights and Christmas music galore.

 

Jackson hole

Jackson hole is a snowy wonderland. And if you like snow this is the place to go. They are famous for their elk antlers and their amazing ski resorts. You can go on a horse-slay ride through tons of elk and see this beautiful setting and Santa comes out every night in Santa square! You can take pictures with him and tell him what you want for Christmas. And they have a fantastic firework show.

 

London

London has tons of pop-up food shops during Christmas and they have a carnival which has things for all ages. London is the best place for ice skating where they have bars and drinking places for people who prefer to watch. They have giant decorated Christmas trees that are just amazing to admire. And they have a giant Christmas light show. It’s just something you can’t see anywhere else and you can’t forget about a nice cup of tea. If you enjoy harry potter there is a harry potter show too. Lastly and the best is ginger bead city. That is a childhood dream that you have to see.

 

Bavaria Germany

Bavaria Germany has the Bavarian forest which has a light guiding you through this amazing winter wonderland. It’s the oldest national park in Germany. The storybook towns and villages look like they are straight out of a book. And of course Christmas markets. They make wood Christmas decorations that are made special to the cutler. It’s a very unique place to visit and you should go just to say that you have experienced this amazing Christmas wonderland.

 

Santa Claus village

Of course, you have to visit this place. It’s named after the jolly Christmas man himself. It will put you into the Christmas spirit with indoor and outdoor activities from December to march. The northern lights will show now and then and that’s a magic experience itself. This place gets very cold though. And of course, you will meet Santa Claus. And they have a reindeer farm. Speaking of animals, they have a petting zoo, and to go along with that a snowman world.

 

Those are just some of the few best places to go on Christmas even though the home is the place you want to be on Christmas. Not many can say that they went to these places during Christmas, so be the one who goes there, experiences it, and shares the magic with others.

 

ESSENTIAL things you should have on your Thanksgiving table

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ESSENTIAL things you should have on your Thanksgiving table

This Thanksgiving, make dinner right. This Thanksgiving you should have certain things on your table that most people love. So put these on your table. (This is my opinion about some of these foods so if you like or don’t like them then don’t be offended.) and if every time you set your table and there’s not enough room on your table for people and food.No problem I might be able to help.

 

Things to have

Many things are just essential to a succesful Thanksgiving, and one of them is a turkey, of course. Along with turkey have mashed potatoes and gravy. mashed potatoes and turkey just belong together if you have one you should have the other. Another thing to have on the table is green bean casserole because why not. More foods you should have on the table are stuffing, cornbread, a salad, and a raspberry dessert with cool whip, and frozen raspberries. A very simple side or dessert. One more thing to have on your table is roles with butter and jam. You don’t even need to put jam on the roll, you can make a turkey sandwich. Or eat it however you want.

 

Things you can keep off the table 

Some things you can leave off your table at thanksgiving can be beets. Almost everyone I know doesn’t like beets. So why waste money on them when nobody eats them. Another thing you can leave off the table is peas. Not many people like peas. One way to find out what to keep off the table is to see how many people like not-so-popular foods. Another thing to keep off the table is canned cranberry sauce. Honestly, I did not know what cranberry sauce was until I watched a show on T.V. That’s how unpopular it is. You also don’t need sweet potato casserole. Who puts marshmallows on a potato?

 

Desserts to have on the table

A very basic dessert that is essential to have is a pie. There are many types of pie to buy; Pumpkin pie, Banana cream pie, chocolate pie, and pecan pie. Another dessert to have on the table is what I call raspberry fluff (recipe at the bottom). Another dessert to have is homemade pudding with homemade whipped cream. Put the putting in a small cup with a blob of homemade whipped cream and it’s ready to serve.

You could even make small pies. The store has a tiny pie crust and you can take your leftover pie fillings and make them small. Another easy dessert to make is “easy homemade apple hand pies” 

(recipe posted at the bottom).

 

Ways to set your Thanksgiving table.

If you always have trouble trying to get all of your Thanksgiving food on your table and still have room to eat. then I might be able to help. If you have a long table then place the turkey in the middle then put some sides around the turkey. Then on the kitchen counter put the desserts. then you should have room for your plates as well. If you have a round table then place the turkey in the middle. Then on your counter put the sides and some deserts.

 

Dessert recipes

  • homemade apple hand pies

https://www.aheadofthyme.com/easy-homemade-apple-hand-pies/#tasty-recipes-8446-jump-target

  •  raspberry fluff

Raspberry fluff is a delicious dessert. you take a big bag of frozen raspberries and dump half of it into a bowl. Then use half of a half and smash them then put them all together and mix them then add a tub of cool whip and mix. It should look like a pink cool whip with some chunks of raspberries.

-The reason this recipe is not a link is that this is a dessert my family makes and I could not find a recipe.

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