Washington Dignitaries Celebrate Christmas Across Nations
The piece details Christmas festivities at foreign embassies in Washington with open houses and family gatherings. It notes Latin American and southern European customs, the presence of ambassadors and attaches, and Roosevelt’s holiday routines including Christmas at Pine Knot during his presidency.
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Ashington
United States
China
Japan
Washington
Potomac
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
Christmas in Washington and Sicily in the same season
The piece compares Christmas customs from Sicily and Spain to France and Washington society. It notes presepio traditions in Sicily and Spain, creches in France, and the Latin festive focus versus Teutonic gift giving. In Washington, diplomats and officials keep church attendance, with Taft and Roosevelt families meeting holiday routines, and scientists and officers spending Christmas in outdoor pursuits.
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United States
Washington
America's Christmas The Best Of All
An essay on how Christmas traditions differ across nations and cultures. It traces the presepio from Italy to New York, explains the origins of the American Christmas, and notes how immigrant groups adapt their customs while Americanizing the holiday with charity and gifts.
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Mainland
Sicily
New York
Island
Spain
France
Paris
Washington
South
Virginia
Old Dominion
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Jersey
Barclay Street
St. Francis
Assisi
Europe
Bethlehem
Rome
Naples
Babette
Pierre
America
Santa Claus
New England
New Amsterdam
Italy
Seas
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Bo Sima
Taft
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Church of State
Congress
White House
Army
Navy
Philippines
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Legation
Riyo Takahira
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