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How Mrs. Claus Embodied 19th-Century Debates About Women’s Rights

Submitted by Gabi on Sunday, December 8, 2024 11:14 AM

How Mrs. Claus Embodied 19th-Century Debates About Women’s Rights

Image by sarah5 from 123rf.com Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick weakened the holiday’s religious associations, transforming it into a familial celebration that culminated in Santa Claus’ toy deliveries on Christmas Read More…

The Parable Of The Birds

Submitted by Rev. Micah Allard on Saturday, December 7, 2024 10:29 AM

The Parable Of The Birds

http://pixabay.com Once upon a time there was a man who looked upon Christmas as a lot of humbug. He wasn’t a Scrooge. He was a kind and decent person, generous to his family, upright in all his dealings with other men. But he didn’t believe all that stuff about Incarnation which churches proclaim at Christmas. Read More…

The Christmas Tree Is A Tradition Older Than Christmas

Submitted by Pranky the Elf on Friday, December 6, 2024 10:31 AM

The Christmas Tree Is A Tradition Older Than Christmas

http://giphy.com Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and worrying about the strength of the twine, I sometimes wonder if I should just buy an artificial Read More…

Bah Humbug!

Submitted by Holbrook PSI on Thursday, December 5, 2024 9:04 AM

Bah Humbug!

Derivative Images One night after Thanksgiving, I was watching TV and the movie “A Christmas Carol” came on and I half watched it and half daydreamed about my own situation. I read the book by Charles Dickens in my youth and have always enjoyed the old black and white movie. The first ghost in the story was Read More…

Shaman Claus: The Shamanic Origins Of Christmas

Submitted by Erdgeist on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 7:37 AM

Shaman Claus: The Shamanic Origins Of Christmas

Shaman from The Wildwood Tarot by Mark Ryan, John Matthews and Will Worthington.   Have you ever wondered why in modern Christmas tradition we do the things we do?  What is the origin of the Christmas tree, with the star on top, decorations about, and all the brightly wrapped presents beneath?  Or the idea behind Read More…

Evergreen

Submitted by Pranky the Elf on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 10:00 AM

Evergreen

https://tenor.com Legend Of The Evergreen Trees … Since winter was fast approaching, all the birds began to fly towards south for warmer ir and delicious berries. A little bird broke its wings on the way and could not fly further along with the other birds. The poor thing fell into the strange woods. When the Read More…

The Mystical Interpretation Of Christmas

Submitted by BRENCIS CYRUS – Executor on Monday, December 2, 2024 9:50 AM

The Mystical Interpretation Of Christmas

Image by Angeles Balaguer from Pixabay Hermeticism is the art of seeing in all four ways without contradiction — gnostically, magically, scientifically, and mystically.  This is one of several inner meanings of the Hermetic Quaternary, which is of course “To Know, To Will, To Dare, to Keep Silent.” I see that Christmas was and always will Read More…

Kallikantzaroi

Submitted by Olivia on Sunday, December 1, 2024 11:10 AM

Kallikantzaroi

Derivative Images It used to be a serious matter for a Greek couple to have a child born at Christmas. Although Christmas was a happy time it meant that the baby had been conceived on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, when the angel told Mary she would bear Jesus. Great care was needed Read More…

When Americans Outlawed Christmas

Submitted by Mad Max on Friday, November 29, 2024 9:23 AM

When Americans Outlawed Christmas

http://pixabay.com Today, Christmas seems as American as apple pie, but the country’s original settlers detested the holiday. Religious pilgrims who arrived in North America in the early 17th century demanded that citizens work on December 25 and shut down any merrymaking—and they eventually outlawed Christmas altogether. Why were these New Englanders such grinches? For one Read More…

Close Shave

Submitted by Holmes on Thursday, November 28, 2024 10:52 AM

Close Shave

https://www.ebay.com I come from a family of jokesters and I am well known for my pranks – but hey now, I come by it honestly – I inherited it from somewhere and that somewhere was my dad. I was the first born of three boys so I was privy to a few more family stories Read More…

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