Casc302 reports on the topic of the economy.

Many of you have probably heard the term "economy" more than once, but how many of you truly know what it means? If I were to say "free market economy," "command economy," "traditional economy," or any other economic term, how many of you would be able to define it?

But the thing is, more of you know what they mean than you think. You're learning about it, now. Every second you're on Whyville is a second of economic knowledge gained. Why?

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Kewlkid18 goes behind the traditions of Christmas.

Hey, Whyvillians. I'm here to discuss with you the reasons why Christmas traditions are what they are.

Let's start with the word itself, "Christmas." Christmas actually means "Christ's Mass." This is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus for the religion of Christianity.

Secondly, I've always wondered why people exchange gifts on Christmas. Well after some research, I finally dug up the anwer. It is said that people give gifts because the three wisemen brought gifts to baby Jesus.

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