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More Christmas Myths: Why 12 Days?
One of the specific ways that Solstice celebrations from ancient times are still remembered is by the “Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Christmas Myths (5): “Oh Fir Tree, Oh Fir Tree”
Walking through midtown Manhattan yesterday, we tried to pass the great tree at Rockefeller Center –just to get a glimpse. As always, it was drawing a big crowd, the streets were packed and we gave up. And as always, this enormous and dazzling display of lights makes me pose an old question: There weren’t any [...]
The 12 Myths of Christmas- “Reason for the Season”
The 2011 Winter Solstice came today. So tis a perfect day to talk about the real “reason for the season.” And here’s the real first Christmas question: Why all the fuss over December 25? For starters, the Gospels never mention a precise date or even a season for the birth of Jesus. How then did [...]
The 12 Myths of Christmas (1)
Today, December 6, is the feast of Saint Nicholas. It makes a perfect day to consider one of the first of the “myths” of Christmas.
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ELECTING THE U.S. PRESIDENT? A Classroom Skype Invitation (ALL SESSIONS BOOKED)
The Presidential Election of 2012 is only about a year away. That makes this a good time to get a handle on America’s crazy quilt of election history and rules.
11-11-11: Don’t Know Much About Veterans Day–The Forgotten Meaning
The date of November 11th became a national holiday of remembrance in many of the victorious allied nations –a day to commemorate the loss of so many lives in the war. And in the United States, President Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. A few years later, in 1926, Congress passed a resolution calling on the President to observe each November 11th as a day of remembrance:
