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Christmas Weather Worldwide Through Two Millennia
A survey of Christmas climates from Constantinople to California, describing winter warmth in the Holy Land and snow in Alaska, tropical heat in Panama, and varied celebrations in Peru Egypt Rome and beyond. The piece notes how Christmas day weather reflects location and culture and closes with the universal message Christ is born in Bethlehem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Europe
Asia
Constantine
Mohammed
Christ
London
Montana
New England
Ildren
Bangor
Denver
St. Nick
Miami
San Diego
Bethlehem
Judea
Chicago
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Heaven
United States
Holy Land
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Siberia
Verkhoyansk
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Panama
Tahoga Valley
Colorado Rockies
Rocky Mountain National Park
Meeker
Lady Washington
Longs Peak
King of the Rockies
Congress
Georgia
Savannah
Hermitage
England
California
Atlantic
Pacific
San Antonio de Padua
Monterey
St. Anthony of Padua
Lisbon
Portugal
San Juan
Cathedral of
Turkey
Peru
Lima
Cairo
Rome