Christmas Around the World: Latin America

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Spanishacademy.com

JourneyMexico.com

Weareconcina.com

History.com/LA Holiday Traditions

NatGeo.com

SpanishPanic.com

At the time of his disappearance on November 10, 2002, Joshua Guimond was a sophomore at St. John's College in Collegeville, Minnesota. Even though he had broken up with his girlfriend, Katie, of five years only two months before, Josh was thriving at his school. He had lots of friends and was involved with many extracurricular activities and academic clubs. His plan after college was to go to law school and then go into politics.
But late on Saturday night, November 9th, 2002, Joshua left a poker party at a dorm on campus and seemingly made the walk back to his own dorm, less than 10 minutes away. He was seen passing a female friend on a bridge and then simply vanished. No one has seen or heard from Josh Guimond since then. 

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https://www.simplyvanished.com/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22000942/

Christmas Around the World: Asia

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Japanesefoodguide.com

Japanguide.com

ChinaHighlights.com

China-admissions.com

TheWorldofChinese.com

Christmas Around the World: The Middle East

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The Three Wise Men: The History and Legacy of the Biblical Magi by Charles River Editors

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saud

The Magi: Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered and Why They Still Fascinate by Eric Vanden Eykel

Embraceme.org

Natakallamblog.com

The Stalking Case of Samantha Stites is discussed.

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https://www.hulu.com/series/stalking-samantha-13-years-of-terror-4f4280ca-ad11-46d2-ac17-efd6c8c79e2c

Pia from Crimes From the East Podcast is interviewed about her Indian heritage and how she celebrates the holiday.

Christmas Around the World: India

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The Little Book of Diwali: The Festival of Lights

Experiencing India's Navaratri NatGeo.com

Lid & Ladle Sur la Table

WhyChristmas.com

COHNA.org

TimesofIndia.com

Christmas Around the World: Africa

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Volunteerencounter.com

NPR Dancing Devils

Is Christmas Christian

Colonialfamilies.wordpress.com

From Holiday to Everyday

Justina Pelletier was born very premature with a slew of health problems. She mostly kept them at bay throughout her formative years, until the summer of 2010 when she was 12. That summer she complained of stomaches so bad she needed a number of surgeries. By February 2013, when Justina was 15, she was ordered to go to Boston Children's Hospital because something was very wrong. Justina was admitted to the hospital and was there for a few days until her parents wanted to take her home. But, they couldn't. Boston Children's Hospital had filed a 51A report to the Department of Children and Family Services, saying that they suspected a case of Medical Abuse by her parents and that now Justina should be a ward of the state. A judge agreed and Justina would remain in the hospital and, ultimately, in a psych ward for the coming years.
Legal battles ensued, but that wasn't all. A hacking group called Anonymous led by a man named Marty Gottesfeld began a campaign that insisted Justina be returned to her family or BCH would "suffer retaliation the likes of which they had never seen." They did hack their system for a week to the tune of $300 million in damages. What came next was a battle for legal and parental guardianship, a hacker who fled to Cuba and all in all general mayhem. In the middle of which was a young girl whose very life was slipping away before everyone's eyes.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24072584/

Christmas Around the World: The Nordic Countries

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The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters by Jeff Belanger

NordicVisitor.com