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Wide Variance in Yuletide Customs Across Lands
The article traces Yuletide origins from Aryan sun worship to Roman and Christian adaptations. It notes Christmas practices in England, Germany, Holland, Norway, Russia, France, and the Americas, with events tied to St Nicholas, Santa Claus, and the Christmas tree. It highlights Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas 1776 and other wartime and political milestones around Yuletide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacles
Julius
Christ
Tacitus
Janus
Numa
England
J. C. Horsley
R. A
Henry Cole
United States
New Ear
Henry II
Richard II
Litchfield
Martin Luther
Germany
St. Nicholas
Myra
Ruprecht
Holland
Santa Claus
America
Norway
Kris Kringle
Switzerland
Father Christmas
St Lacey
Russia
Babuska
France
Italy
Spain
Columbus
John Smith
Virginia
Jamestown
Plymouth
William Bradford
Nathanial P. Banks
Massachusetts
New World
New City
Manhattan Island
Washington
Delaware
Congress
Europe
Frederick the Great
Yuletide
Valley Forge
Martha Washington
Executive Mansion
Lincoln