Christmas Day Across the World and in America
Christmas is a universal feast knit into human history from the far north to the sunny south. Once a penal offense in parts of the country, its celebration has grown with American openness and now rivals Thanksgiving in some places. People of all creeds join in, returning home to old-world roots as church bells ring and candles glow, spreading peace and goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Olympus
St. Maria Sopra Minerva
Rome
Minerva
Adonis
Hadrian
The Origin of Christmas in Christian and Pagan Roots
The article traces Christmas origins from ancient pagan solstice festivals to Christian adoption in the West. It discusses Saturnalia and Brumalia, the sun god symbolism, and how early church practices merged with heathen rites to shape today’s Christmas celebrations. It cites Chrysostom and various linguistic and legendary links across Europe, ending with reflections on the nativity narrative and global Christmas lore.
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St. Chrysostom
Thrace
Straits of Gibraltar
Haster
Jesus Christ
Antioch
Hippolytes
Judas Maccabeus
Schaff
du Teed
Wee Ethuis Hin
Andy
Adeste Fideles the World’s Christmas Hymn
A discussion of Adeste Fideles its origins Saint Bonaventura and Franciscan link the hymn to ancient Latin cadence and Greek Delphi echoes. It notes John Reading as musical editor at Winchester but suggests the tune and words belong to a timeless universal language of music rather than a single place or era.
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Avery
Christendom
Chris
Bethlehem
Anthor
Saint Bonaventura
Lyons
France
Seraphicus
Solomon's Temple
England
Novello
John Reading
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester College
Resinol claim in three weeks saves baby's face
A testimonial from Mrs. I. F. Clemmer of Sunbury Pa credits Resinol with curing a baby's severe facial condition in three weeks after other remedies failed in four months. The note claims dramatic skin restoration and praises the soap and ointment as highly effective. Also included are brief magazine quotes on forest conservation and charity with a light humorous aside about cash.
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I. F. Clemmer
Sunbury
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Europe
Sybil
Matthew
Joseph
St. Luke
Mary
Brosion
Canada
Mansten
Gras
Poland
Austria
Christ
Germany
Virgin Mary
Angel
Hamlet
Imipear
Reginald
Fi. Starr, DD
Ewnecht Ruprecht
Laeti
All the Angels
Philos
lEverybody
Brotherhood of Man
Uncle Sam
D. H. Bower
U. S
Milwaukee
West Burn
Milwaukee Solvay
Northwest
Plokands, Brown & Co
Dolby-Abbot
Milwaukee, Wiss
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