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Antebellum Christmas Traditions and Festivities Document
A detailed reminiscence of Christmas in the antebellum South describes morning gifts for enslaved people, elaborate preparations, sewing for all plantation members, grand meals with turkeys geese and ham, open halls with a great Christmas tree, evening music and a ball, and widespread hospitality through New Year’s, noting less crime in periods of festive sharing.
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