Christmas with Betsy McCall

kev tiaj tus

'peace' in the Hmong language, spoken in China, Laos and Vietnam

artist unknown

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Let's have a Betsy McCall paper doll Christmas blog!

First, the all important letter to Santa -

Dec., 1952

Next, she gets to help her Mom decorate the Christmas tree -

Dec., 1954

Betsy tries to wait up for Santa Christmas Eve -

Dec., 1953

and now it is Christmas morning! -

Dec., 1951

Through the years, Betsy went through several transformations;

as styles and fashions changed, so did her artists.

Here is Betsy, with her cousin Linda -

Dec., 1958

Betsy needs to write some thank you notes 

for the wonderful presents she received -

can you help her?

Dec., 1959

It's time to visit Grandma!

Dec., 1960

and now it's time to visit Great-Grandma!

Dec., 1965

Let's help Betsy bake some cookies!

Dec., 1971

Betsy learns there is more to Christmas than receiving gifts -

Dec., 1984

Here are some fun holiday activities you can do with Betsy -

Dec., 1986

Dec., 1994

I hope you have had fun with Betsy McCall!

I wish she was still with us....

Did you know that all the cute clothes that Betsy and her family and friends wear are actual McCall's patterns?

Dec., 1992

Dec., 1964

Dec., 1955

Looking back through her paper doll pages is like a walk through fashion history, and a note on society's expectations!

(I love the leopard print undies on the 1955 cousin Sandy, 

and the matching mom and daughter outfits!!)

Jan., 1961

Jan., 1971

Have a merry McCall's Holiday season!

'til next time,

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Peace to the Children of the World

Shanti

'Peace' in the Bengali language, spoken in Bangladesh

Timor, Bangladesh children in traditional clothing

www.guideposttours.com.au

Ah, another fun day spent with Google Images!

It started out with a photo gallery that I was wandering through,

and I saw this picture:

SouthWestern Ethiopian girl from the Turmi tribe

pic credit: Michele Zousmer

Salaom

'Peace' in the Ge'ez language, Ethiopia

(the 'o' has a slash thru it)

I thought 'Wow! that little girl is really pretty!'

'Wouldn't it be fun to look up photos of children (mostly) in traditional dress,

from countries that have checked out my blog?'

So that's what I have done.

You know me, I just LOVE other countries' traditions and costumes!

Amaithi

'Peace' in the Tamil language, spoken in Malaysia

Malaysian girl in traditional Muslim dress

http://www.trust.org/

Paz

'Peace' in Spanish, spoken in Costa Rica

Girl dressed for Guanacaste Day celebrated in Costa Rica

http://www.joyapacifica.com/

Asomdwoe

'Peace' in the Akan language spoken in Ghana

orphan in the Ryvanz Mia, Ghana orphanage

www.villagevolunteers.org

It doesn't matter where you are in the world,

everyone knows what a smile is!

Hoa Binh

or

Su Thai Binh

'Peace in Vietnamese

I found both of the above words listed on differing sites.

Anybody know if they are both correct?

Is one perhaps a dialect spoken in Vietnam?

Sin Ho, Vietnam- a Black Dzao hill tribe girl

www.coolephotography.co.uk

Hetep

'Peace' in Egyptian

2 girls in Cairo, Egypt in traditional dress and scarves

www.imagestate.com

Salh 

'Peace' in Azerbaijan

an Ethnic Azeri (Azerbaijan) boy in traditional costume for the Novruz Festival

photo creds: Onnik Krikorian

Anka Kay

or

Sonqo Tiaykuy

or

Qasikay or Aligu

'Peace' in the Quechua language, spoken in Peru

I found all of the above translations for the word 'Peace'.

Since I don't speak 'Quechuan' I thought I better put them all in!

Mother and daughter in traditional Peruvian costume

http://www.friendlyplanet.com/

Trying to say 'peace' in 'Peruvian' turned out to be a challenge.

Their official song/motto is in Spanish.

Well, I have shared Spanish before, so I wanted a perhaps tribal language.

In Peru they also speak Mayan and Quechuan.

I thought Mayan would be cool, but I couldn't find any language translations.

:0(

If any of my Peruvian blog readers would care to illuminate me,

please do!!

Kev tiaj tus

'Peace' in the Hmong language, spoken in Thailand

Doi Pui village, Thailand children dressed in traditional Hmong costumes,

www.photographersdirect.com

Okay, so maybe not all cute children are smiling!!

(bet he didn't want to sit by his sister)

I've had a wonderful time with you today.

I have more super cute pictures of children around the world,

some smiling,

some not.

I'll have to share with you later!

:0)

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Some Holiday Paperdoll Joy

Chuc Mung Giang Sinh

Chuc Mung Tan Nien

(Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Vietnamese)

Today is cold, with the snow leftover from a few days ago.

Not much melting when it only gets to 21'F!

Tanner has been keeping warm curled up on the couch,

with his nose tucked in under his paws.

He has a big nose.

Good thing he has big paws!

Here are some wonderful Joan Walsh Anglund activity pages with paperdolls -

I had a friend in High School who drew little characters very similar to JWAnglund.

Whenever I see JWAnglund's, I think of her.

Nice memory.

Next is a wonderfully drawn Russian Santa Claus -

To finish today, here is a colored Santa from one of Dover's

many books for coloring, stained glass look, velvet look,

and more!

and one from Poland for you to color!

Have a fun day.

Don't forget to smile at someone who you normally wouldn't,

like the mailman, or the sweeper, or the newstand guy....

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Miss Universe 2011 tonight!

Selamat datang

(welcome in Malaysian)

pronounced seh-la-mat dah-tan, the 'g' is silent

Miss Malaysia - Deborah Henry

Miss Universe 2011 competitor

Today I will be continuing to feature countries that have viewed my blog.

Since the Miss Universe 2011 competition is Sept.12,

I thought I would include a photo of the Miss----from each country.

Note, this does NOT include all 89 countries entered into competition!

These are only the countries that have viewed my blog!

There have been 46 different countries that have checked out my blog in the last 4 -5 months.

Here goes a BIG THANK YOU to the remaining ones.

You can find previous countries featured in my last couple of blogs.

Miss Hungary - Betta Lipcsei

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Oh, and let me add that these are in

no particular order!

Miss Korea - Sora Chong

Miss Universe 2011 competitor

Miss South Africa - Bokang Montjane

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Philippines - Shamcey Supsup

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Poland - Rozalia Mancewicz

Miss Universe 2011 competitor

Miss Singapore - Valerie Lim Shu Xian

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Mauritius - Laetitia Darche

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Slovak Republic - Dagmar Kolesarova

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Thailand - Chanyasorn Sakorchan

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Portugal - Laura Goncalves

Miss Universe 2011 competitor

Miss Romania - Larisa Popa

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss India - Vasuki Sunkavalli

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Italy - Elisa Torrini

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Vietnam - Hoang My Vu

Miss Universe 2011 contestant 

Miss Mexico - Karin Ontiveros

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Israel - Kim Edri

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

Miss Indonesia - Nadine Alexandra

Miss Universe 2011 contestant

It will be fun to watch the competition.

The Donald is rather a figure of fun to me,

but I'm glad he is sponsoring this pageant.

I have 6 more countries to say 'thank you' to,

but that will be another blog!

Sayonara!

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