The Differences Between European Dragons, Chinese Dragons

The Differences Between European Dragons, Chinese Dragons 

According to a collection of books by a Greek author Claudius Aelianus, dragons could grow to 180 feet long and had a very long lifespan.

Dragon King Statue

The legend of the Dragon has been around for centuries.
 There are two main groups of Dragons that come from two distinct cultures.

The first group is the European Dragon

The first group is the European Dragon, influenced by European folk traditions which are strongly derived from Greek and Middle Eastern myths.
European Dragons typically have wings and are more reptilian in form. 
Although they still have serpentine features.
European Dragons are usually shown in a malevolent form, although there are exceptions like that of the "Red Dragon Of Wales"
European Dragons often are shown living underground, in a cave.
European Dragons are not known to fly usually, although we usually show them flying.

Dragon with Globe Table Lamp

The second group of Dragons is the Chinese Dragon

The second group of Dragons is the Chinese Dragon, it has counter parts in Eastern Asia, such as Japan,Vietnam and Korea.
The Chinese Dragon is typically in serpentine form, shown in artifacts dating back to the 16th century B.C.
The Chinese Dragon at one time was associated with the emperor and is the highest ranking animal on the Chinese Animal Hierarchy.
The Chinese dragon is the only one of the mythological animals that represents the Chinese calender, this year is the year of the water dragon.

Dual Dragon Plaque


The two groups of Dragons have influenced each others evolution through the centuries  via cross contact with each others cultures, as we travel from one country to the next.

No Evil Dragons

The Chinese Dragons Most Notable Influence Is On The Japanese Dragon

The Japanese adopted a version of the Chinese Dragon in the 9th century A.D. and it  spread through Buddhism.
The Japanese Dragon is derived from stories of dragons from their own culture and are intertwined with the stories from China, Korea and India.
The Japanese Dragons typically are long serpents shown with 3 claws. 

Dragon Incense Burner

European Or Chinese Dragons In The End Its All Just 

Dragon's are a legendary mythological representation of a reptilian creature or that of a serpentine creature or a combination of the both.
Dragons can have some legs or none.
They may have a row of dorsal fins or have wings.
Some Dragons are fire-breathing, while some are poisonous. 
Some Dragons have scales for skin, while some have feathers like birds do.   In the Middle ages Dragon's started being depicted with legs making them look more like a Lizard.

Fire Dragon Statue

There are many different stories and legends around the world, depending on the part of the world you may be in will dictate the stories and legends you may encounter.
Throughout history many cultures around the world have beliefs that Dragons are very spiritually significant to their religions.
 Many Asian cultures still do revere the dragon as the representatives of the primal forces of nature, the universe and religion.
There are beliefs that Dragons had magical powers typically related to rain, rivers or wells.
 Dragons are believed to be symbols of wisdom and wiser than man.
It is even believed  by some cultures that dragons taught man to talk.

JADE-FIRE GEODE DRAGON 

The blood of the dragons is said to be beneficial in some cases, it may give you skin that is more durable like armor.
Dragons blood is also said to be poisonous or acidic.
Dragons have been shown as symbols of sin as well as a force fighting against man.
In more modern times Dragons have influenced games like D&D.
Some people think that the reason that we have dragon myths is because dragons are actually dinosaurs that died out in the last Ice Age.
In The end European or Chinese Dragons are both very cool to collect and they are an important part of our mythological history. 


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A History Of Chess, A Gift Idea For Christmas

A History Of Chess, A Gift Idea For Christmas

Where Did Chess Come From?

Medieval Chess Set

Where did chess originate? This fact is unclear.It seems to have first appeared in India around 600 A.D. 

The game of chess than appears to have been introduced in Persia approximately 700 A.D.

Next when the Persian's were conquered by the Arabs Around 800 A.D. Chess was then taken up by the Muslims. 

Muslims appear to be the ones responsible for spreading the game of chess via introduction into the southern European culture.

The Evolution Of The Game Of Chess

Dragon Chess Set

The Europeans are responsible for making some modifications to how the game of chess was played in the 15th century.

They made it possible to put your opponent in checkmate in just a few moves.

The Rules for the queen and bishop were changed to rules similar to those we still have today, this also led to the pawn being more useful strategically. 

People liked this because this variation of the game of chess allowed for quicker games.

As these new rules spread into western Europe they mostly remained the same with the exception of the rules for stalemate, they were finalized in the 19th century.

The modern changes to the Queen in the game of chess started as an extension of the old Queens movement abilities. In areas like Russia the Queen was still able to be used like a Knight.

The game of chess was also influenced by various writings.

Fairy Chess Set

The poem "Caissa" was behind the rook being called a castle. This writing also influenced the modern shape of this chess piece.

A well known professional chess player published the first guide for chess strategies and theories helping to popularize the game of chess around 1625 A.D.

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor wrote the first guide for chess covering winning strategies and theories. This manual for the game of chess was used for at least a century.

The oldest know publication still in existence on the rules for playing chess were written in 1497 in Salamanca, Spain.

The game of chess became a sport in the 1800's

Deluxe Civil War Chess Set

Chess became a game of sport in the 1800's. Chess competition is first seen in history records in 1834, with the first organized chess tournament in 1851 in London.

At the 1851 London Chess Tournament chess players took as long to analyze their move as 2 hours and 20 minutes.

This led to different variations of speed chess.

In 1861 the first timed chess competition was in Bristol , England . Sand-glass timers were used. Later being replaced by pendulums, evolving in the 19th century to the type of timers used today.

The games World Chess Federation was founded in Paris 1924.

The first unofficial chess olympiad  was held the same day, 7-20-1924. An attempt was made to include the sport in the summer Olympics in 1924 but failed because they could not determine clearly between amateurs and professional chess players. While the summer Olympics was played out so was the first chess olympiad in Paris . 

The first female chess championship was founded in 1927 by the World Chess Federation. It was held alongside the first official Chess Olympiad held in London.  

Civil War Chess Set

Chess has been such an important part of our sports history

Here at Ziggys Collectables-N-Gifts we wanted to share some of the history behind the game of chess.

Chess is not your typical sport, you most likely will not break a sweat.

You may strain your brain a little since chess is a game that really exercises your brain.

Throughout history chess as grown in popularity because it is a never ending challenging game full of different strategies and theories for game play.

Chess is a game that will teach one to plan each move, just like you do in life. This hidden learning advantage makes chess a great game/sport to get ourselves involved in . 

Chess makes a great Christmas Gift Idea, if you stop and think about it, to give your school age kids. 

African Animal Chess Set

It is a way to promote a child to think before they proceed forward in the decisions they make, as it will teach them that there is consequences for their choices. Good or Bad.

Chess also will teach them to create a plan of action to achieve the desired out come. In other words they will learn to set goals and achieve them by creating a plan to get there.

Chess will teach them to be competitive, but like civilized men and women. Really when is the last time that you saw a chess championship that included even the slightest bit of violence? 

Chess gives our children that are not necessarily athletically gifted, a sport which they can learn and compete, excel in.

Chess is just a great game that allows us to be competitive and feed our most selfish need, chess allows us to pit human mind against huiman mind. 

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Christmas Shopping On Black Friday On Thanksgiving Evening?

Christmas Shopping On Black Friday, On Thanksgiving  Evening?

John Deer Santa Serving Tray

Christmas Shopping On Black Friday, On Thanksgiving  Evening?

So are you going to be one of the millions of Americans that will be going out shopping for christmas after thanksgiving dinner today?

 Are you looking forward to those Black Friday Christmas shopping crowds?

You are probably looking for some deals, but not looking forward to the crowds of christmas shoppers that Black Friday sales attract. 

But than why is it that so Many Americans are going to be out shopping Thanksgiving evening fighting the crowds of shoppers?

 

Has of late here in Indiana any way, there has been a lot of news about Wal-Mart and Target employees being upset that Black Friday is so heavily interfering with their Thanksgiving festivities. There have been talks of walk outs by some of these super retailers employees. 
I know that its not what they want to do but, lets stop and think about it for a second.

 Why? Because they are having to cut into their families Thanksgiving festivities in order to open stores on time for Black Friday Christmas Shoppers. Americans are frustrated with the amount of hours they are having to spend working just to be able to afford to buy the extras throughout the year, let alone for Christmas.  

These people are not the first ones to have to work on Thanksgiving or Christmas, which is coming shortly. We have always had a percentage of our work force working on the holidays. Such as our men and women of our armed forces, law enforcement and medical personal just to mention a few. 

These people are in some cases are you or me. 

You and me are a part of the problem with Black Friday sales being so important, because we are the ones that, while we will complain, we want Black Friday to come.

 It is a time of good intentions galore. We Americans especially have a need to live extravagantly. Black Friday sales help us make up for all the cutting back throughout the year when we have had to , with the cost of gas for our cars and the cost of living in general. We have been dealing with a crazy economy for years now. 

Which this got me to thinking, why is it that year after year Black Friday comes earlier and earlier?
 The economy is way worse than when I was a younger man.

I mean when I was growing up, on Thanksgiving nothing was open after 5 or 6 in the evening. From what I remember the only businesses open on Thanksgiving were fast-food and convenience stores anyway.

 It was about the time I was 23-24 that I, myself can remember a shift to Black Fridays becoming such an important aspect of our christmas shopping season.

 Every year we wait to buy almost anything for christmas until Black Friday, which is understandable when you consider the state of the worlds economy today.

Now to look at it from a retailers point of view. 

Its not just retailers off line that are engaging Black Friday madness. Internet retailers large and small like myself are just as guilty.

For offline retailers the push for starting Black Friday Shopping madness earlier is vital in today's global market to for them to profit as much as they need to in order to still be competitive with the mad,mad world of the internet .

For retailers that primarily do business on the internet our reason, this is just my opinion, for jumping on the band wagon and indulging our selves with promoting Black Friday earlier. SALES!!!!

Statics has shone that online purchases have dramatically increased over the years. Thus increased pressure is put on retailers that primarily do business offline to take advantage of every opportunity, such as the christmas shopping season. 

So from their perspective, Black Friday gets so much hype as to capture all the sales they can. They have to because internet sales from retailers large and small are competing for the same dollars and they are taking a significant amount of those dollars.

Its not going to be long and Thanksgiving is not going to be but an American holiday we can look forward to being with our family and friends celebrating  instead we will be preparing for Black Friday madness and skipping Thanksgiving Festivities altogether.
As long as we do not take advantage of the ability to stay home for Thanksgiving and shop online for Black Friday sales from internet retailers, if we must shop before tomorrow. 
Black Friday will continue to cause the super retailers to push for earlier store opening times, because our need for savings will trump our need to spend peaceful quality time with our family and friends. Americans will be out there shopping today after thanksgiving dinner for Black Friday sales before its actually Friday.
 Which will mean Americans, like my own children, will be working at places like Wal-Mart today and missing thanksgiving with their families and friends for the foreseeable furture.


I am hoping that this will get you to stop and think about just how much Christmas has been commercialized. Its our fault as Americans that corporations are able to make us work or shop on Thanksgiving. If we refuse than what choice do they have but to close on Thanksgiving, observing Black Friday when we should.

 Tomorrow!!      

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!!

I do have some Black Friday deals going on, but please spend time with your family and friends. If you must go shopping for Black Friday sales, stay home and checkout the deals that retailers like ZIGGYS COLLECTABLES-N-GIFTS has to offer. You maybe surprised at what you will find. 

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Christmas shopping for a COMPUTER or PERIPHERALS : WHAT should you consider?

BLACK DRAGON COMPUTER SPEAKERS

When buying a computer you must consider not only the quality of the internal components, but also the external ones that make the entire multimedia experience possible.

Computer peripherals, from printers to web cams, are an important part of our lives and activities, if not the most important one, depending on our needs and habits. When you are faced with the situation in which you have to choose peripheries, consider a few aspects before making your move: utility, price/quality combination and purposes they should serve.

Ask these questions if you are looking to buy a computer for someone on your Christmas shopping list:

• Is this going to be used for a business? If the answer is yes then you will want a computer that comes with the latest features available,like software for accounting and presentation purposes. You will more than likely want a desktop. You will want it to have as much hard drive, ram as possible at the very least. Price is dependent on your budget, but you should be able to get a really nice set-up for 6-9 hundred dollars from most retailers if you purchase a stock system. Stock means that these computers are built in mass quantities for sale by retailers like Wal-mart, Best Buy, Meijer's and many others.Today it is quite possible to go to one of these retailers and puchase a computer right off the shelf without special ordering a system that can handal the demands of most small businesses. Keep in mind that there is some software that you would have to buy and install if you choose to buy stock instead of custom, if you require more than Microsofts Exel or Word programs to run your business. 
• Is this going to be for the whole family? You may want to consider buying a desktop instead of a laptop or tablet. Again it comes down to your budget, but in this case you have only to decide if you want the family computer to be mobile or not.
• How fast is the processor? All processor speeds are measured in Mhz and Ghz, in todays world the average speed is about 2 Ghz. Without confusing you just remember that the higher the number that faster the processor and that Ghz is faster than Mhz.
• How much hard drive should you get? In my opinion, due to the size of the programs that we use today versus 10 years ago, you should have at least 500 GB. The more the better. If you have a home full of Teens than you will understand, they are saving music and other downloads all the time,its not going to take long and you will be needing an external hard drive. The thing to keep in mind when it comes to hard drive size is that the higher the GB the better. Its more common today to find stock computers on sale with the average hard drive size being at least 500 GB. I know that you are wonder which is more TB or GB, answer is, TB it takes 1000 GB to equal 1 TB.
• How much memory should you get? Just to make it clear memory and ram are the same, neither one of them is for storing your files permanently. That's the hard drives job .The memory listed on the side of a box is like a chock board that your computer uses to keep files that it thinks you might use based on the programs or files you are using or have open. If you don't have enough memory your computer will run slow and freeze up quite often. Yes just like it would if you had a virus or the like. You need a computer that has at least 2 GB to really be able to multi-task without a lot of freeze ups. I recommend that you purchase a computer with no less than 4 GB of memory.
• Which Operating system should You get? I don't know what windows 8 is like but I know from my own experiences that windows Vista sucks, and windows XP is not bad but windows 7 is great. I don't know anything about the Mac Os's, so all I can say is I would get the newest OS whether its for a Windows based computer or a Mac.
• Are their any peripherals included? Do you need a web cam, micrphone or speakers ? You should be able to have these included on most laptops and tablets, desktops are a little bit different. When you are shopping for a desktop computer you will find that the less it cost you the less peripherals are included.

What about a keyboard or mouse?

The keyboard and the mouse come first in computer-user relationship and they also add a touch of personality to your personal computer. Browse for complete sets that can include even a mouse pad and try to assort them with the color and shape of your computer case. Nowadays the optical and wireless mice are the best choice, so buying a wireless multimedia keyboard can be of use also.

• Wireless keyboards and mice are more affordable today then ever before. There are less wires making for less clutter around the space where you are using a computer. I would recommend that you choose wireless and save little bit of money if your are purchasing a desktop. If you are purchasing a laptop you may find it easier to have a wireless mouse.

What about a printer?

Relying on these criteria, when we buy a printer we must think of why we are buying it. For example if it is meant to be an office printer and it will be mostly used to print out contracts and objectives, then the best choice is an all-in-one printer that can print, scan and have the functions of a fax machine at the same time. If however we want a home printer mostly to get copies of our digital photos then considering a color printer is a must and maybe we should think about making it a laser one.

•  The best printer that you can get for for the money is a color-laser printer, but it will cost you more. If you value the quality of your family than spend the money, otherwise a good old inkjet printer will do just fine.

What about web cams or micro-phones?

Communication with loved ones is done through the internet often. Then why not making it perfect by buying a web cam to assure a real time conference between us? Also, we will need a microphone to be able to hear and see at the same time the loved one and then we can talk as if he or she was in the room with us.

• Most laptops and tablets have them built-in, desktops on the other hand require that you buy them separately. I recommend buying these if you are purchasing a desktop. But if you buy Dragon Software with the headset included you could eliminate the need for the speakers that I would like you to buy and increase your teens chances of getting better grades on their book reports at school. No I don't sell Dragon software nor do I have any financial gains to be made should you buy Dragon Software, I just wanted to help you find a product that can serve you in multiple ways.

There are many types of computer peripherals out there: external hard drives, speakers from tiny to extremely large, real 5.1 systems, scanners, card readers for our digital camera and many more. All we have to do is to make of list of the uses we need our PC to have and then go shop for the according peripherals for each purpose. Whenever they can be combined you will want to so you may avoid taking up a lot of space.

I am not a professional computer Technician, nor do I claim to be, although I am capable of building my own system part by part. I just wanted to share with you some of the things that you should think about as well as help you understand what's what when it comes to computer speed and storage space. 

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A Fairy Merry Christmas 2012 pt. 2

A Fairy Merry Christmas 2012

Orchid Fairy Table Lamp


Today for A Fairy Merry Christmas 2012 I am going to share the lighter side of the Fairy Figurine Gifts and Collectables that I have to offer you for those on your Christmas gift List in 2012 that collect Fairy Figurines, but not those like the Gothic Fairy Figurines or the Medieval Fairy Figurines.This group of Fairy Figurines does not share in the dark nature for which their counter parts the Gothic or Medieval Figurines. These Fairies share an array of bright pastel colors versus the dark purples and shades of black that the Gothic Fairies or the Medieval Fairies that I shared with you in a Fairy Merry Christmas 2012 pt.1

The first Fairy Figurine that I think would fit into this group of Fairies is pictured above, the Orchid Fairy Table Lamp (Cost: 69.95 49.95 plus 7% sales tax andFREE SHIPPING), as you can see she does not project the same dark mysterious vibe that her Medieval Fairy or Gothic Fairy does. I think that she has a more inviting and welcoming vibe because she is painted with lighter colors and to top it off the lamp shade being white adds to the bright nature of this Fairy Figurine. She should be a very nice gift this Christmas, or anytime of the year. The Orchid Fairy Table Lamp should be a nice collectors piece to start a collection with or just to enhance a Fairy Collection.

Forest Magic Figurine



Next Up is the Forest Magic Figurine (19.95 plus 7% sales tax and 5.95 shipping), you Can see She is a very happy Fairy with her Unicorn enjoying Mother Natures Gift of life. This Fairy Figurine is painted in bright pastel colors, set in a spring setting. The Forest Magic Figurine should be a nice Christmas Gift to give to any little girl or Fairy Collector on your Christmas Shopping LIst in 2012.

 Moonlight Fairy Light 

Next up is The Moonlight Fairy Light (24.95 plus 7% sales tax and 5.95 Shipping.). This Fairy lamp is going to be the talk of all of your little girls friends this Christmas. They will all want this Fairy Figurine Lamp to be one of their Christmas Gifts that they are able to ad to their Fairy collections in 2012. This little Fairy lamp is highly detailed and painted with bright inviting colors to help welcome the night.

Twin Fairies Oil Warmer

Last but not least is the Twin Fairies Oil Warmer pictured above
(19.95 plus 7% sales tax and 5.95 shipping.) will be a wonderful Christmas Gift this year for any Fairy Collectors or you might have some one on your Christmas shopping List that collects incense and fragrance related collectables. Whether You do or not this Fairy Figurine Oil Burner is highly detailed and beautifully painted wiht bright pastel colors.


I hope that this helps you find the type of Fairy Figurine that you may have on your Christmas Shopping List in 2012. Whether it be a Gothic Fairy Figurine or the Medieval Fairies, we have you covered here at ZIGGYS COLLECTABLES-N-GIFTS for the Christmas 2012 Gift Shopping season.

 I hope that you enjoy these gift ideas that I have brought you today. 

Until Tomorrow Have Fairy Merry Christmas and 

Happy Holidays see you again tomorrow!!

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A Fairy Merry Christmas 2012 pt 1

                          A Fairy Merry Christmas 2012

EVENINGTIDE FAIRY FIGURINE

Today I am going help you have a Fairy Merry Christmas for 2012, LOL! I could not help myself, anyways... I have a large collection of Fairy Statues and Figurines. I decided to share some of the Gothic Fairy Statues and Figurines that I have to offer you this year for you to add to your christmas shopping list, hopefully? You may find that I have a Gothic Fairy Figurine, like the EVENINGTIDE FAIRY FIGURINE pictured here(19.95 plus 7% sales tax FreeShipping) or just your average Fairy Figurine that you just have to add your fairy collection. 

As you Can probably tell I don't know a lot about collecting Fairy Figurines or Fairy Statues. I do how ever, think that I have good taste. I also decided to share this line of Fairy Figurines because I was talking to my best friend and she helped to realize that there are a group of collectors that collect Fairy Figurines and Statues. I thought why not show case the collection of Gothic Fairy Figurines and your typical Fairy Figurines that I can offer you this Christmas or anytime of the year for that matter. 

Dragon Rider Figurine

I can see how a person would want to collect Fairies, whether they are Gothic or Medieval Fairy Figurines. Or maybe even just, what I am calling your plane Jane Fairy Figurines. 

I, myself like to collect Dragon figurines and Medieval or Gothic theme items. Like this Dragon Rider Figurine (16.95 plus 7% sales tax and 5.95 shipping) pictured here. This Figurine could very easily fit into any collection of themes that you would be into collecting, whether you collect Fairies, Dragons or Gothic and Medieval memorabilia. The detail of This Fairy on the back of this Dragon really lends itself to being a very nice piece to add to your Medieval or Dragon collection. I don't want to offend any collectors but I would say that this could also fit into a Goth theme collection as well, but you must keep in mind that I am an Indiana redneck city boy so my definitions of Gothic or Medieval may not be the same as that of yours. Just sayin.

Fairy And Unicorn Figurine

In taking a close look at my suppliers selection collection of Fairy Figurines, I found that I have some Fairy Figurines that could also fit into a collection of Unicorns. Like the Fairy and Unicorn  Figurine pictured here (39.95 plus 7% sales tax FREE SHIPPING).
This is to me a wonderful Fairy Figurine that should fit into any collection this Christmas. Although, I must admit I would not include this in my Medieval or Gothic themes that I myself collect, just a little to girly for me, You may want it for your collection or maybe its a gift idea for christmas 2012 though. 

 Midnight Fairy Figurine

Fairy Chess Set Pieces 

This next figurine is a definite candidate for a Gothic themed or Medieval themed collection, I would think. The Midnight Fairy Figurine (29.95 plus 7% sales tax and 5.95 shipping), is very cool as well as the detail of this Figurine is not bad for the price. It could be just the Christmas Gift that the collector on your Christmas list for 2012 treasures the most on Christmas morning. Heck, why not spoil yourself? Do you collect Fairy Figurines?









Here is a Christmas Idea that not only will please the chess player your Christmas list for 2012, but that person that loves to collect all things that are Fairy.

Fairy Chess Set

Pictured here is the two tiered Fairy Chess Board(129.95 plus 7% sales tax Free Shipping). It sure to be a nice addition to any to any Fairy collection, the clear glass playing surface is mounted above life-like forest scene. I think that this makes this a very cool gift idea for anyone actually, but that's just my opinion. 

 I also think that this  Fairy Chess Set would be a nice touch to any Gothic or Medieval home decor theme. It would most certainly be a conversation starter. Don't you think?

I will be adding more to this selection of Gothic and  Medieval , Dragon and Fairy

 collectables


 for you to gift this Christmas as the days go on.

I hope that you enjoy these gift ideas that I have brought you today. 

Until Tomorrow Have Fairy Merry Christmas and 

Happy Holidays see you again tomorrow!!

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Pictured here are the pieces to the Fairy Chess Set that I am offering you for Christmas this year or for any reason that you may be inclined to buy it. These Fairy chess pieces are very detailed as you can see. The detail of these Fairies is such high quality that they lend themselves to the over all quality of this Chess set.