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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1900
Page
17
A historical sketch traces Christmas origins from heathen solstice festivals to Christian adoption. It notes Dec 25 as a later fixed date, the 6th of January as an early celebration, and the influence of Roman and Germanic traditions including Odin and Berchia.
A discussion traces how Christmas origins blend pagan traditions with Christian ceremony from Saturnalia to modern practices. It notes the December 25 date, the yule log and mistletoe relics, the Feast of the Fools, carols, gift giving, and varying church and state reactions. CHARLES COPENHARVE.
A historical survey recalls Christmas days marked by tragedy from Diocletian’s fire in Nicomedia to 1739 London plague. It notes executions at Canterbury in 1170, massacres after 1066 Norman conquest, and mass deaths during the 1068 sacking, with periods of royal conquest and religious strife shaping the holiday's grim record.
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