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Salome (3,723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

princess, the daughter of Herod II, son of Herod the Great, and princess Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She

Mystery play (2,486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mystery plays and miracle plays (they are distinguished as two different forms although the terms are often used interchangeably) are among the earliest

Massacre of the Innocents (3,007 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two

Aristobulus IV (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome I. He was the son of Herod the Great and his second wife, Mariamne I, the last of the Hasmoneans, and was

Mariamne (Fenton play) (112 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Mariamne is a 1723 tragedy play by the British writer Elijah Fenton. It is based on the biblical Mariamne, wife of Herod the Great of Judea. The following

Herod Antipas (4,060 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Testament, although he never held the title of king. He was a son of Herod the Great and a grandson of Antipater the Idumaean. He is widely known today

Herodian dynasty (2,018 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

vassal state of the Roman Empire. The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great, who assumed the throne of Judea, with Roman support, bringing down

Hérode et Mariamne (498 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

jealous husband, Herod the Great, king of Judea, who suspects her of an intrigue with Varus, the Roman governor of Syria. The play premiered with Adrienne

Mariamne I (1,741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mariamne the Hasmonean, was a Hasmonean princess and the second wife of Herod the Great. She was known for her great beauty, as was her brother Aristobulus

York Mystery Plays (3,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The York Mystery Plays, more properly the York Corpus Christi Plays, are a Middle English cycle of 48 mystery plays or pageants covering sacred history

The Flint Street Nativity (584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kirwan. The film is about primary school children putting on a nativity play. It was broadcast by ITV on 22 December 1999. The film is set in the fictitious

Masada (4,859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad. Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada

Herodias (1,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by Herod the Great, she was possibly the first wife of Herod Archelaus, principal heir of Herod the Great and ethnarch of Judea). Herod the Great executed

The Tragedy of Mariam (2,935 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

have written a play previous to The Tragedy of Mariam. Mariam (Mariamne I) – Queen of Judaea and Herod's second wife Herod the Great – King of Judaea

Herodium (3,618 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Josephus described a palace fortress and a small town, named after Herod the Great, built between 23 and 15 BCE. A sarcophagus discovered in 2007 was

Mariamne (Nadal play) (253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the play after his rival Voltaire's play on the same story had failed after only one performance the previous year (1724). However, at the play's February

Baba ben Buta (762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Buta (Hebrew: בבא בן בוטא) was a Jewish sage who lived at the time of Herod the Great, who is mentioned in the Talmud. He may have been a member of the prominent

The Greatest Story Ever Told (4,810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to Jerusalem in search of a newborn king. They are summoned by King Herod the Great, whose advisers inform him of a Messiah mentioned in various prophecies

King of Kings (1961 film) (4,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

authority of Rome, so the Romans crucify many of the leaders and place Herod the Great on Judea's throne. A carpenter named Joseph and his wife Mary, who

Herod Agrippa (11,255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known as Herod II or Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס), was a grandson of Herod the Great and last Jewish King of Judea from AD 41 to 44. He was the father of

Herod's Palace (Herodium) (672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Herodium in the West Bank, about 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem. Herod the Great commissioned a lavish palace to be built between 23 and 15 BCE atop

The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation (1,973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

mostly due to the style of manga, where the use of epic stories and action play an important role. Thus, The Manga Bible focuses on books that provide action

Jesus of Nazareth (TV series) (5,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Richardson as Simeon Rod Steiger as Pontius Pilate Peter Ustinov as Herod the Great Michael York as John the Baptist And Olivia Hussey as Mary Also Starring

Ordo Rachelis (845 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(31:15, KJV). The prophecy, which Matthew believed to be fulfilled when Herod the Great ordered the slaughter of all boys under two in Bethlehem, looks backwards

Balthazar (magus) (736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Magi, Balthazar followed the Star of Bethlehem first to the palace of Herod the Great who instructed them to return to him when they had found the Child

List of films based on the Bible (2,087 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Passion of the Christ (2004) (USA) (Aramaic and Latin audio) Passion Play (1903) The Birth, Life and Death of Christ (1906) (France) From the Manger

Lincoln Mystery Plays (826 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lincoln Mystery Plays are modern performances of medieval mystery plays and other productions in Lincoln Cathedral and the surrounding area. The Lincoln

Google Santa Tracker (867 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christmas Eve, using predetermined location information. It also allows users to play, watch, and learn through activities that are added daily in December. The

Nativity of Jesus in later culture (902 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Child in Flanders: A Nativity Play, 1922. Dorothy L. Sayers (He That Should Come, 1938). The first play of her radio-play cycle The Man Born to Be King

The Duke of Milan (1,245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

edition, 1618). The plot of the play actually derives from ancient history, specifically the story of Herod the Great as recorded in The Jewish War and

Salomè (1986 film) (264 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

defamatory sermons against the power of the monarchy. Herod, son of Herod the Great, imprisons John, and Princess Salome, daughter of Herod, without him

Malchus (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

wrote a short play entitled, "The Servant's Name Was Malchus"; it appears in the collection The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays. The Fire Gospel

Mahound (513 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Exodus. One play depicts both Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas as worshipping Mahound, while in another play Pharaoh encourages the Egyptians

Kraków szopka (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

spread to Poland. During the Middle Ages a specific type of nativity-based play, referred to as Jasełka, developed in Poland. Some performers displayed their

San Baltasar (251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

a staff. San Baltasar's feast day is 6 January, when devotees dance and play music in his honor, most commonly candombe. In Concepción, Tucumán, Argentina

Snegurochka (1,000 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Snegurochka of Ostrovsky's play, theoretically. However, Snegurochka of Christmas celebrations can be the same character as Snegurochca of play who's called by his

Santa's Candy Castle (522 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

could play with the popular toys of the day. Santa's Workshop, which was also added in 1936, housed an actual wood shop where someone playing Santa Claus

Edmund Purdom (2,522 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Purdom eventually settled permanently in Italy. His films included Herod the Great (1959), The Cossacks (1960), The Loves of Salammbo (1960), Suleiman

Romeritos (147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the shepherds Baptism of the Lord Bethlehem Christmastide Epiphany Herod the Great Jesus Joseph Mary Massacre of the Innocents flight into Egypt Nativity

Boar's Head Feast (727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Division of Student Life, and is a tradition in which seniors are asked to play roles within the telling of the boar's head story with performances by the

Vertep (502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

puppet theatre and drama, which presents the nativity scene, other mystery plays, and later secular plots as well. The original meaning of the word is "secret

Réveillon (510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Capodanno for New Year. In Poland, it is called Wigilia for Christmas. they also play fortnite most of the night. In Portugal and Brazil, it is called Ceia de

Alan Steel (421 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

79, just two days short of what would have been his 80th birthday. Herod the Great (1958) as Palace Guard (uncredited) Hercules Unchained (1959) as Megreo

Bible fiction (1,568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

legitimate claim to be the earthly king of the Jews as a descendant of Herod the Great, and the Old Testament's David. The novel has heterodox retellings

Las Posadas (1,287 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ritual of Bible plays used to teach religious doctrine to a largely illiterate population in 10th- and 11th-century Europe. The plays lost favor with

White elephant gift exchange (608 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

even a gift that is out of play. "Christmas Party", an episode of the American television show The Office, in which staff play "Yankee Swap" at an office

Ciarán Hinds (2,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mann's film adaptation of the 80's television show, Miami Vice, and as Herod the Great in The Nativity Story. In the 2006 film Amazing Grace, Hinds portrayed

Secret Santa (701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 2017-12-20. Joan Torrents. "How do you play amigo secreto?". Universitat PC. "Yankee Swappers play gift game". CapeCodOnline.com. 23 December 2007

Virginia O'Hanlon (1,616 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fordham University; the title of her dissertation was "The Importance of Play". She continued to work in the New York City school system and was promoted

Western Wall (17,968 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Second Temple period, and is believed to have been begun by Herod the Great. The very large stone blocks of the lower courses are Herodian, the

Leo McKern (1,944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1978–1992, TV Series) – Horace Rumpole The Nativity (1978, TV Movie) – Herod the Great The Blue Lagoon (1980) – Paddy Button The French Lieutenant's Woman

Dance of the Seven Veils (1,857 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

XVIII, Chapter 5, 4): Herodias, ..., was married to Herod, the son of Herod the Great, who was born of Mariamne, the daughter of Simon the high priest, who

Cavalcade of Magi (480 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christmas and holiday season parades Liturgical drama Medieval theatre Mystery play Star boys' singing procession Santa Claus parade Wikimedia Commons has media

Festival of Trees (647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

public visitation period There may be other attractions such as children's play areas, craft areas, visits with Santa and so forth The event winds down and

Saint Joseph's dreams (818 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Holy Family Christ Child (Jesus) Mary Joseph Magi Melchior Caspar Balthazar Others Shepherds Herod the Great

Simon of Cyrene (1,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cross. Poet Ridgely Torrence wrote a play about him titled Simon the Cyrenian. A 1920 YWCA production of this play was directed by Dora Cole, sister of

Massimo Dallamano (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8. Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615. Massimo Dallamano at IMDb v t e

Quintus Dellius (571 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and Octavian. In 40 BC or 39 BC, Antony sent him to Judaea to help Herod the Great with the expulsion of the usurper Antigonus. In 36 BC or 35 BC, Dellius

Gary Oliver (actor) (408 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Supple. In 1998 he starred in the premiere of Andrew Payne's two man one act play then what? at The Old Red Lion, Islington. In 1999 he starred as Louis Ironson

The Cricket on the Hearth (1,733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dickens himself." Vladimir Lenin left during a performance of the Cricket play in Russia, as he found it dull and the saccharine sentimentality got on his

Weihnachten (1,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

mass which is usually shorter and dramatised with a Krippenspiel (nativity play). The customs held upon returning from church leading to the gift-giving

Christmas in Mexico (3,697 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

considered to be a nativity play that has been performed on Christmas Eve since the first recorded performance in 1721. In the play, the shepherds meet Michael

Damiano Damiani (1,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

respiratory failure; he was 90 years old. The Mysteries of Paris (1957) Herod the Great (1958) Head of a Tyrant (1959) Lipstick (Il rossetto, 1960) Blood Feud

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1,655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

And barrels full of beer. After they are allowed in and perform a Mummers play, the boys are served beer by the farmer's maid. Various sources place this

Krampus (3,084 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A seasonal play that spread throughout the Alpine regions was known as the Nikolausspiel [de] ("Nicholas play"). Inspired by Paradise plays,[citation needed]

Wassailing (2,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

First-foot Jasličkári Koliada List of Christmas carols Mari Lwyd Mummers' play Julebukking, Scandinavia Wassail Wish tree Yule goat Polaznik Oxford English

Christmas in July (1,663 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known as 'Jul i Juli' (translated as 'Christmas in July'). It is a simple play on words that has come to be celebrated by some, although it is not an official

Star singers (2,417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The singing processions have their roots in an old medieval ecclesiastical play, centred on the Biblical Magi of the Christmas story in the Gospel of Matthew

Nativity of Jesus (13,417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

birth took place in Bethlehem of Judea in the time of King Herod (Herod the Great). Wise men from the East (the Magi) came to Jerusalem, asking where

Mummers' play (5,161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mummers' plays are folk plays performed by troupes of amateur actors, traditionally all male, known as mummers or guisers (also by local names such as

Up on the Housetop (919 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

it well! Give him cherries to snack on; Shout loves his guitar so he can play the blues. Repeat chorus Verse 3: (Look in / Next comes) the stocking of

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pepper's ghost, John Henry Pepper staged a Christmas Eve production of the play in 1862 at the Royal Polytechnic Institution (currently known as the University

Publius Petronius (858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

same time as Petronius' appointment (Herod) Agrippa I (grandson of Herod the Great) had Galilee and Peraea added to his domains, but he was not then in

Caiaphas (2,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Parah 3:5, refers to the family name as hakKof (perhaps "the Monkey", a play on his name for opposing the Pharisees). The family name Caiaphas קַיָּפָה

Placide Cappeau (505 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

cooperage), but after an accident, he turned to the life of an academic. While at play as an eight-years-old, his friend Brignon was handling a gun and shot Cappeau

Pontius Pilate (13,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

shields into Jerusalem, and placing them on Herod's Palace. The sons of Herod the Great petitioned him to remove the shields, but Pilate refused. Herod's sons

Gabriel (8,655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

always, and strives to chase away the "hellhounds". In the last scene of the play, he calls for Saint Peter to open up the gates. The eccentric English hagiographer

Twelfth Night (holiday) (4,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

enacted by the Calendar Act of 1750. It is unknown whether Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will was written to be performed as a Twelfth

Mulled wine (2,491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The first record of wine being spiced and heated can be found in Plautus's play Curculio, written during the 2nd century BC. The Romans travelled across

Snap-dragon (game) (1,636 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the blue flames playing across the liquor. The game is described in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755) as "a play in which they

Christmas in Poland (1,714 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

including hearts, animals, and St. Nicholas figures. St. Nicholas does not play a major role on Christmas Day, but is celebrated on his Saint feast day of

Icelandic Christmas folklore (1,542 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lads can be classified into groups: those who steal food, those who like to play tricks or harass, and those who seem to be a delusion from nature (for example

Christmas by medium (2,433 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" (BWV 248). Some radio stations play Christmas music commercial-free the entire day on Christmas Day, with only

Christmas elf (1,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

By the time the second sequel was made in 2006, Krumholz was too old to play an elf and was starring as an adult in his own television series, so the

Grinch (2,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Broadway stage musical. Booboo Stewart plays young Max, Amelia Minto plays Cindy Lou Who, Denis O'Hare plays old Max and Matthew Morrison stars as the

The Second Shepherds' Play (2,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Master", along with Noah, The First Shepherd's Play, Herod the Great, and The Buffeting of Christ. A sixth play, The Killing of Abel is also thought to have

Claude Rains (4,017 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

day-to-day running of a theatre. Rains made his stage debut at age ten in the play Sweet Nell of Old Drury at the Haymarket Theatre, so that he could run around

Barabbas (2,545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

15:6-15] Barabas is the main character in The Jew of Malta, a 16th-century play by Christopher Marlowe. The Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov, in his fictional

National Basketball Association Christmas games (4,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

players. Since 1995, the current NBA champions play a game on Christmas Day. The first NBA game played on December 25 came in 1947, a year after the NBA's

Two witnesses (2,379 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

owing to the ridicule they were subjected to by the media. The two witnesses play a central role in the supernatural drama television series Sleepy Hollow

Jesus (26,574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

event after the Luke Nativity where Jesus was an infant. In Matthew Herod the Great hears of Jesus' birth and, wanting him killed, orders the murders of

National Football League Christmas games (3,132 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

games were played each Christmas Day from 2004 to 2006, 2016 to 2017, and 2021. For the first time, three Christmas Day games were played in 2022. The

April 27 (3,926 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

controversy with Russia. 2007 – Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem. 2011 – The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts

Al-Aqsa Mosque (13,652 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif, an enclosure expanded by King Herod the Great beginning in 20 BCE during his reconstruction of the Second Jewish

Pontius Pilate's wife (3,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

known as Procula (Latin: Procula) or Procla (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλα) and plays a role in various New Testament Apocrypha. At a later date, she acquires

Christmas traditions (5,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for Christians, attending a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day church service plays an important part in the recognition of the Christmas season. Christmas

Seth Grahame-Smith (1,607 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

popular tradition, as criminals who ultimately visit the infant Jesus. Herod the Great, Augustus Caesar, Pontius Pilate, and the Virgin Mary appear as supporting

Gaius Caesar (4,173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

legions there, the Kingdom of Judaea was divided among the sons of Herod the Great. One half remained under Archelaus, while the other half was subdivided

Christmas in Ireland (3,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christmas to you". Ireland is a predominantly Christian country and Christmas plays an important role in religious aspects of Irish life, taking the place of

Feast of the Ass (1,038 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

manuscript of the 13th century exhibits twenty-eight prophets taking part in the play. After Terce, the rubric directs "let the procession move to the church,

Acre, Israel (7,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cleopatra (r. 51–30 BC) and Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 BC). Here Herod the Great (r. 37–4 BC) built a gymnasium. Around 37 BC, the Romans conquered

Lekain (653 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

February 1752. His success was immediate. Among his best parts were Herod the Great in Mariamne, Nero in Britannicus and similar tragic roles, in spite

Archaeological remnants of the Jerusalem Temple (2,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

least twice more, once under the Hasmonean dynasty and then under Herod the Great, who turned it into one of the largest built structures in the ancient

Absalom (4,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

suggested that it could be the tomb of Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod the Great, based in part on the similarity to Herod's newly discovered tomb at

Damascus (13,154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for chariots while the side arches were for pedestrians. In 23 BC, Herod the Great was given lands controlled by Zenodorus by Caesar Augustus and some

Poinsettia (3,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

proliferation of axillary buds—is used. The discovery of the role phytoplasmas play in the growth of axillary buds is credited to Ing-Ming Lee of the USDA Agricultural

Biblical Magi (8,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

claims to be the oldest in the world, having started in 1886. The Mystery Play of the Three Magic Kings is also presented on Epiphany Eve. There is also

Christmas (22,063 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

According to gospel accounts, Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, thus sometime before 4 BCE. The birth narrative in Luke's gospel is

Longinus (2,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Exemplified in Works of Art 1872:160. Sticca, Sandro (1970). The Latin Passion Play: Its Origins and Development. State University of New York. p. 159. ISBN 978-0873950459

Santa Claus in film (2,846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fact that the evil Burgermeister Meisterburger had forbidden children to play with them; and the second, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)

Hebron (21,071 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

captivity, the Edomites settled in Hebron. During the first century BCE, Herod the Great built the wall which still surrounds the Cave of the Patriarchs, which

Haunted Mansion Holiday (2,999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pumpkin snowmen can be seen and orchestrations from the movie and ride play in the queue area. Guests are then ushered into the foyer, which has been

King cake (2,248 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Samuel Pepys recorded a party in London on Epiphany night 1659/1660, and described the role the cake played in the choosing

Boar's Head Carol (1,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Freyr's legacy. Saint Stephen's feast day is 26 December, and thus he came to play a part in the Yuletide celebrations which were previously associated with

Peter Ustinov (4,705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

owner of Billy's artstore Jesus of Nazareth (1977) – miniseries, as Herod the Great Doctor Snuggles (1979) – 13 episodes, as Doctor Snuggles Einstein's

Father Christmas (8,446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

late 18th and into the 19th century by the Christmas folk plays later known as mummers plays. Until Victorian times, Father Christmas was concerned with

Christmas Card Lane (332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sell baked goods and hot chocolate, and members of the local school bands play Christmas carols, while other organizations rent horse-drawn carriages, double

List of Christmas operas (5,240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nationaltheater in Munich. Fontana's libretto was based on On di de Natal, an 1876 play in Milanese dialect by Carlo Righetti [it]. Yolka (The Christmas Tree), a

Seed bank (3,222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

about 2,000 years old, recovered from excavations at the palace of Herod the Great in Israel. In February 2012, Russian scientists announced they had

Jingle Bells (3,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gemini VII and Mission Control in Houston, December 16, 1965 Problems playing this file? See media help. Music historian James Fuld notes that "the word

Yule log (2,970 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

which are used to be jellies, candies, nuts and other things to eat or play. Catalan People have a similar tradition, where Tió de Nadal is a magic log

Ussher chronology (2,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

as Christ's birth year because Josephus indicated that the death of Herod the Great occurred in 4 BC. Thus, for the Gospel of Matthew to be correct, Jesus

It's a Wonderful Life (10,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

adapted into a play in two acts by James W. Rodgers. It was first performed on December 15, 1993, at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. The play opens with

Mrs. Claus (3,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

main character in titles about herself. Mrs. Santa Claus, Militant (one-act play) by Bell Elliott Palmer, 1914 The Great Adventure of Mrs. Santa Claus by

Tyrant (4,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Antiquities of the Jews) including Nimrod, Moses, the Maccabees and Herod the Great. He also identified some later tyrants. Tyranny is considered an important

Yiddish theatre (7,829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

around the figure of Herod the Great (Rom: Irod), which were the origin of Romanian-language theatre — definitely influenced Purim plays and vice versa. Jews

Pantomime (6,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

express human emotion. In the Middle Ages, the Mummers Play was a traditional English folk play, based loosely on the Saint George and the Dragon legend

Myrrhbearers (2,084 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"myrrh-bearing women" on 3 August. In the Gospels, especially the synoptics, women play a central role as eyewitness at Jesus' death, entombment, and in the discovery

List of Christmas television specials (420 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the shepherds Baptism of the Lord Bethlehem Christmastide Epiphany Herod the Great Jesus Joseph Mary Massacre of the Innocents flight into Egypt Nativity

Santa Claus (12,803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jonathan Meath who portrays Santa, 2011 Norman Corwin's 1938 comic radio play The Plot to Overthrow Christmas, set entirely in rhyme, details a conspiracy

Uxoricide (3,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

by the citizens of Alexandria, with whom Berenice was very popular. Herod the Great had his second wife, Mariamne I strangled for suspected adultery, though

Christmas truce (6,940 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, creating one of the most memorable images

Angel chimes (380 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ridderstedt also refers to angel chimes. Nina Raine uses Angel Chimes in her play, Rabbit.[citation needed] A Special Collection: Candle Powered Chimes Retrieved

Cleopatra (23,633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hasmonean Judea, where Hyrcanus II had Antipater the Idumaean, father of Herod the Great, furnish the Roman-led army with supplies. As a young cavalry officer

Holy water in Eastern Christianity (2,263 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

their children with holy water before they leave the house for school or play. It is also often taken with prayer in times of distress or temptation. There

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2,452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in line and word is always the same, yet, so rich are the variations he plays on his themes, always fresh and amusing." Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Youngsters

Mary, mother of Jesus (17,632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

silent film of the play The Miracle (as a statue which comes to life)) Das Mirakel (1912) silent film; a German version of the play The Miracle The Song

Christmas in the Philippines (3,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan). With Christmas music played as early as August, the holiday season gradually begins by September, reaches

Roman–Iranian relations (1,866 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

kings, the Romans finally subdued the regained province and installed Herod the Great as king. Antony’s forces attempted a crossing of the Euphrates at the

Christmas carol (4,600 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

wrote the carol "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her", which can be acted as a play of the Christmas story. He also wrote "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" and

Lazarus of Bethany (8,424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

O'Neill in 1925 wrote the play Lazarus Laughed, his largest-cast play, presenting Lazarus' life after his resurrection. The play has only been produced once

Advent (4,513 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pifferari, or bagpipe players, who play before the shrines of Mary, the mother of Jesus: in Italian tradition, the shepherds played these pipes when they came

Second Temple Judaism (3,871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1st century BCE the Romans first replaced them with their protege Herod the Great, and, on Herod's death in 6 CE, made Judea a province under Rome's

Frosty the Snowman (TV special) (2,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

during a Christmas party. Upon being dismissed, the children go outside to play in the snow and build a snowman they name "Frosty." Professor Hinkle chases

Judas Iscariot (10,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sunlight. In The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005), a critically acclaimed play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Judas is given a trial in Purgatory. In C. K. Stead's

John the Baptist (14,776 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christian Beginnings. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 9780879730765. "Castle of Herod the Great | Mukawir, Jordan Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 27 September

John the Baptist (14,776 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christian Beginnings. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 9780879730765. "Castle of Herod the Great | Mukawir, Jordan Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 27 September

Ded Moroz (3,777 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The play Snegurochka by Aleksandr Ostrovsky was influential in this respect, as was Rimsky-Korsakov's Snegurochka with libretto based on the play. By

Tiberius (7,507 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

31, Sejanus held the consulship with Tiberius in absentia, and began his play for power in earnest. Precisely what happened is difficult to determine,

Starbucks Red Cup (1,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Starbucks promotions supporting this research donate $0.05 per purchase/per play of the song. Starbucks partnered with American musician Taylor Swift to promote

Sinterklaas (5,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

mistletoe poisoning, he briefly turns into Sinterklaas, using his magic to play tricks and make toys appear in people's shoes, before regaining control of

Sword-and-sandal (13,799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Scott Hero of Rome (1964) a.k.a. The Colossus of Rome, Gordon Scott Herod the Great (1958) Huns, The (1960) a.k.a. Queen of the Tartars Invasion 1700 (1962)

Jericho (8,200 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

forts, built at the entrance to Wadi Qelt, was later refortified by Herod the Great, who named it Kypros after his mother. After the abandonment of the

Hellenistic period (18,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in their struggle against the Seleucids, but later fought against Herod the Great. The hellenization of the Nabateans occurred relatively late in comparison

The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) (8,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Days" was a Christmas game. It was a customary thing in a friend's house to play "The Twelve Days," or "My Lady's Lap Dog," every Twelfth Day night. The party

Golan Heights (16,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Batanea and Auranitis was put under the administrative control of Herod the Great by Augustus Caesar. In the Roman and Byzantine periods, the area was

Temple Mount (32,855 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

reaches a height of 740 m (2,428 ft) above sea level. In around 19 BCE, Herod the Great extended the Mount's natural plateau by enclosing the area with four

Bradley Steffens (1,923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Steffens turned to writing a series of one-act plays-in-verse, which were professionally produced as “Herod the Great: A Sequence of Pageants” by the Olympia

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (10,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The magi arrive in Jerusalem and inquire for news of the Christ. Herod the Great is angry to hear of another king challenging his rule and asks the

Augustus (17,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Syria when Augustus deposed Herod Archelaus, successor to client king Herod the Great. Syria (like Egypt after Antony) was governed by a high prefect of

Black Friday (shopping) (10,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

to create a greater sense of urgency. The news media usually give heavy play to reports of Black Friday shopping and their implications for the commercial

Cultural depictions of Augustus (3,736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Douglass Watson. Serpent of the Nile (1953), portrayed by Michael Fox. Herod the Great (1958), portrayed by Massimo Girotti. Antony and Cleopatra (1959),

Ashkenazi Jews (18,359 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Europe by Roman forces after the capture of Jerusalem by the forces of Herod the Great with assistance from Roman forces in 37 BCE. It is known that Jewish

Bible (22,715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

it is closed for relocation. There is a Bible Museum at The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The Bible Museum on the Square in Collierville

History of the Jews in Europe (5,960 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tiber as traders. Following the capture of Jerusalem by the forces of Herod the Great with assistance from Roman forces in 37 BCE, it is likely that Jews

Mr. Jingeling (734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

floor of Higbee's Department Store. He was assisted in his duties by the Play Lady, also in costume. Children could sit on his lap and tell Mr. Jingeling

Paul the Apostle (18,561 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

an oratorio (by Felix Mendelssohn), a painting (by Ludwig Meidner) and a play (by Franz Werfel), and there have been several novels about Paul (by Shalom

Beirut (13,163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

area in the Syria-Phoenicia province. In 14 BC, during the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colony, one of four in the Syria-Phoenicia region

Christmas in the United States (1946–1964) (6,241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

on television and retail sales topped $4 million in the toy's first year. Play-Doh's sales skyrocketed after being advertised on influential children's

Christmas music (15,340 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in its use of the latest recording technology. "Green Chri$tma$", a radio play parody by Stan Freberg that came out in 1958 and satirized commercial advertising

Killing Jesus (3,628 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Matthew 2:16–18. The remaining portion of the chapter focusses on Herod the Great, the king of Judaea, the politics of his reign, the visit of the Magi

Christmas and holiday season (8,400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

including the possibility that holiday-induced delays in seeking treatment play a role in producing the twin holiday spikes". The Asthma Society of Canada

Nativity scene (7,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the prohibition, German immigrants brought simple forms of the nativity play to America. Some features of the dramas became part of both Catholic and

Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000 (431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Biblical daughter of Herod the Great, character of Richard Strauss' opera Salome, in turn based on Oscar Wilde's Salomé play DMP · 562 563 Suleika 1905

Mary Magdalene (17,721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dresdale, Andrea (January 27, 2022). "Lady Gaga says she 'always wanted to play' Mary Magdalene from the Bible". ABC News. Retrieved December 25, 2022. Green

Tiberias (8,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Galilee and Peraea by the Roman client king Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. Herod Antipas made it the capital of his realm in the Galilee and

Jerusalem (28,329 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

became stronger, it installed Herod as a client king of the Jews. Herod the Great, as he was known, devoted himself to developing and beautifying the

Christmas tree (13,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(to represent the Eucharist and redemption) was used as a setting for the play. Like the Christmas crib, the Paradise tree was later placed in homes. The

Saint Peter (19,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

not identical, give an impression of one of many times when Jesus used a play on words. Furthermore, since Jesus presumably spoke to Peter in their native

Zionism (22,782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Israeli politics, though different perceptions of Zionism continue to play roles in Israeli and Jewish political discussion. Labor Zionism originated

List of Christmas films (734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the shepherds Baptism of the Lord Bethlehem Christmastide Epiphany Herod the Great Jesus Joseph Mary Massacre of the Innocents flight into Egypt Nativity

New Testament (19,751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the wide variety among Christian liturgies, texts from the New Testament play a role in almost all forms of Christian worship. In addition to some language

Trajan (17,793 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

senators included Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus, a descendant of Herod the Great, suffect consul in 116. Trajan created at least fourteen new senators

Epiphany (holiday) (15,424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

highly festive. As in other Eastern Orthodox heritage countries, water rites play a special role on this day. A unique piece of Romanian folk wisdom holds

Maccabean Revolt (9,627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sprouted during the revolt. The dynasty would last until 37 BCE, when Herod the Great, making use of heavy Roman support, defeated the last Hasmonean ruler

Observance of Christmas by country (26,737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

public holiday and it is celebrated only in the evening. Radio stations play Christmas carols as early as October, both reggae-style and some international

Biblical Hebrew (13,276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hasmonean dynasty, but later the Romans ended their independence, making Herod the Great their governor. One Jewish revolt against the Romans led to the destruction

May 1971 (8,546 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

discovered the remains of Herod's Palace, built during the reign of King Herod the Great, ruler of the client state of Judea within the Roman Empire during

History of Israel (36,589 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

client kings of Edomite origin, descended from Antipater, ruled Judea. Herod the Great considerably enlarged the temple (see Herod's Temple), making it one

Kick Out Zwarte Piet (1,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

possible references to racial characteristics do not play a role. According to KOZP, roles played by Roetpiet would support the celebration of Sinterklaas

Christmas controversies (10,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(invented by Moravians in 19th century Britain), and the viewing of a Nativity play (first enacted by Catholic monks in 11th century Italy). Prior to the Victorian

Culture of Israel (11,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Shean and Jerusalem. The theater in Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great and had a seating capacity of about 4000 seats in its final stage.

Devil in Christianity (15,823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jesus, who is both God and human, to sacrifice himself. The devil does not play an important role in this theory of atonement any longer. In Anselm's theology

Christ myth theory (29,827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jesus" he added six more: that Jesus was likely born in 4–6 BC under Herod the Great (the Gregorian calendar is wrong), Jesus grew up in Nazareth, Jesus

National Christmas Tree (United States) (17,483 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

children present to sing Christmas carols and the United States Marine Band to play music. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) agreed to broadcast the event

List of Christmas television episodes and specials in the United Kingdom (30 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the shepherds Baptism of the Lord Bethlehem Christmastide Epiphany Herod the Great Jesus Joseph Mary Massacre of the Innocents flight into Egypt Nativity

The Bible and violence (18,563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

dash "their infants against the rocks". In the Gospel of Matthew, Herod the Great is described as ordering the execution of all young male children in

List of the Child Ballads (191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

martyrdom of Saint Stephen as occurring, with wild anachronism, under Herod the Great, and claims that that was the reason for St. Stephen's Day being the

List of popular Christmas singles in the United States (6,761 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the shepherds Baptism of the Lord Bethlehem Christmastide Epiphany Herod the Great Jesus Joseph Mary Massacre of the Innocents flight into Egypt Nativity

List of United States Christmas television episodes (27,625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Season 2, Episode 9) (1982) Cagney & Lacey: "Play It Again, Santa" (Season 5, Episode 11) (1985) Castle: "Secret Santa" (Season