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Where did Santa Claus come from?
The Santa Claus myth (spoiler alert: don’t read any
further if you are under 10!) came from the legend of Saint Nicholas. Nicholas
was a bishop in the city of Myra (in modern Turkey), who wanted to help poor
young women get husbands. He left bags of money of the doorsteps of their
family homes in secret, an anonymous gift…
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Christmas culture in Serbia, USA and Barcelona
In Serbia the
main Church is the Orthodox Church and they still use the old 'Julian'
Calendar, which means that Christmas Eve is on 6th January and Christmas Day is
on the 7th January! Advent in the Orthodox Church starts on 28th November and
lasts for six weeks. On Christmas Eve
(called 'Badnji dan' during the day and…
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What is the Catalan Caganer?
The caganer is a typical Catalan Christmas
figure characterized by its cheeky position in the nativity scene. Amid this
tradition, we usually spot a crouched man more or less hidden answering the
call of Nature outdoors. It is said that not exhibiting him brings misfortune
since his feces fertilize the ground and also…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas sung by Tiffi
On the first day of Christmas, my father gave to me …………… One pail of
fishies for me to eat ….. On the second day of Christmas, Kimmy gave to me ………….. Two big hugs and
kisses ….. and one pail of fishies for me to eat. On the third day of Christmas, Yeti gave to me …………… Three bags of
chocolate ….. Two big hugs and kisses,…
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What is Black Friday?
Just then Odus perks up hearing “Black Friday” and he forgot
that he also brought some history on what that means. “I completely forgot that while I was doing some Google
searching for the history that I came across some information on the history of
Black Friday,” says Odus. “If you guys
aren’t in a rush to leave, I…
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A rumor is spreading in the community
Tiffi has heard a rumor that the King Community is going to be a
year old soon. She just loves what’s
going on in the community. That’s
it! She is going to contact Elsa to ask
for some help with a story. She wants to talk to Kimmy and Jenny because they would definitely
be interested in finding out the surprise that Tiffi…
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Tiffi hears back from her friends
Tiffi gets very excited as she tries on her Thanksgiving
outfit. Fits perfect! As she examines herself in front of the mirror, the phone
rings. It’s Jenny returning Tiffi’s
phone call. “Hi Jenny,” Tiffi says. “How are you doing today? The reason
why I am calling today is to find out if you and your uncle are interested…
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Jenny makes some phone calls
Jenny calls Betty
to find out if she would be interested in joining them. Betty gets so excited and volunteers to
create the welcome message using the tiles from the game. She thinks that will make a great sign for
the party and Jenny agrees. She will
definitely be there, and she will ask Professor Alpha and Barney to…
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Tiffi and Kimmy speak to some friends
Kimmy is home
when Tiffi arrives. They hug and kiss
and then Kimmy closes the door and they go into the kitchen. It’s lunch time
so they both sit down to eat some fishies. They have to meet Jenny, so they hurry up with their lunch and then
leave. Along the way,
they meet up with Genie Jellybeanie at the Cotton Candy…
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What is Tiffi holding in her hand?
Tiffi is holding something in her hand. She is waiting for all of them to gather around. She’s not sure if she should hand it over to
Xarly and QueenMia or ask who would like to look at it first. She wants to introduce this before handing it
to anyone. “It’s been an exciting year,” says Tiffi. “All of you, including the…
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A rumor is spreading in the community - The Story!
Tiffi has heard a rumor that the King Community is going to be a
year old soon. She just loves what’s
going on in the community. She loves meeting
all the players and sometimes the studio Kingsters show up and speak to the
players too! The Superstars are
constantly on their toes trying their best to help the players. The…
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Tiffi calls Kimmy and Jenny
“Hi Kimmy,” Tiffi says. “How are things going over there in Soda World? Things are pretty quiet here in Candy
Town. Listen, I want to let you know
that the King Community will be having their first-year anniversary in
November. I was thinking that maybe you,
Jenny and I can get together and plan some kind of surprise for…
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Tiffi sees Bubblegum Troll
Over the Easter
Bunny Hills, lurking under the Bubblegum Bridge, you will find the naughty
Bubblegum Troll! Tiffi starts her
journey to meet up with Kimmy and Jenny. She sees Bubblegum Troll at the bridge and has to take a few seconds to
let him know what’s going on. “Hi there,
Bubblegum Troll,” says Tiffi. “I am on
my way…
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The girls make phone calls
Hugs and kisses
are shared and then they sit down to talk. Jenny asks Tiffi if she has any ideas of what to surprise them
with. Also, who are they going to
surprise? “I think we
should surprise the community managers and moderators,” says Tiffi. “Don’t you both agree that they would be
totally shocked to find out that we…
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Creating a to do list
The girls sit down to brainstorm some surprise ideas. “Well we know that we need a cake, a Candy Crush cake!,” Tiffi
says. “I know that not everyone loves
fishies like we do, so we will have to make sure that there is food for
everyone. What about doing a memory page
for them? We could take some pictures
from when they…
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All characters respond to phone messages
Return phone calls start coming in and Tiffi goes over her list. Looks like everyone has responded so she will contact Jenny now to let
her know. “Hi Jenny,” says Tiffi. “How are
things going on over there? How is your
uncle doing? Kimmy and I finally heard
from our phone messages and we now have a list of who can…
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Details for the event are completed
Tiffi opened up her notebook and turned to the food page. “I think I have completed the food list,” Tiffi says. “I ordered the cake and asked them to please
put lots of candy crush special candies on it. I contacted the Daily News and they are going to write an article about
the King Community celebrating their first…
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It’s Party Day today!
Tiffi is bubbling with excitement because the party is today. She goes over her list one more time to make
sure that all decorations, food and cake are ready to be picked up on the way
to the party. Balloons are here and she
will leave them at the front door, so she doesn’t forget them. She calls Jenny to let her know…
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Has everyone arrived yet?
Jenny tells Tiffi and Kimmy that she is going to see if everyone has
arrived yet. There is Aunt Bernadetta, Betty, Professor Alpha, and Barney. Amelia is there and she tells Jenny that
Hunter will be joining them shortly. Helena and Kingsley arrive on time. And there is our King Chewy. Jenny tells them where to go to meet…
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The party begins!
The community managers and moderators are in total shock and
speechless. It worked! The surprise worked! This made Tiffi, Kimmy and Jenny very happy
to know that their hard work paid off. “When did you do all of this?” questions @Xarly. “Elsa was asking me for the anniversary date,
but I never thought that it was for…