Faristmas Reflections On The Greatest Gift
A reflective piece by J H Lowry urges Christmas focus on the giver’s gift Jesus Christ brought to mankind. It contrasts seasonal cheer with the enduring law of giving and inner transformation through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.
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Old Judea
Bethlehem
Manger
Hell
Joseph of
Atimathes
Lazarus
Calvary
Rugged Cross
Christ
Old
Judea
History of Christmas in America and early observances
The piece traces how Christmas was celebrated in early American history from 1492 through the colonial era. It notes Columbus in the Bahamas, the Puritans banning Christmas in Massachusetts, and Virginia’s festive traditions, with Washington’s Delaware crossing and Valley Forge hardships shaping Christmas memory in the Revolution era. It ends by describing modern American Christmas customs of church, dinner, and family gathering.
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Massachusetts
Jamestown
George Washington
Jamies
York
Rappahannock
Potomac
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Maryland
Washington
Delaware
Valley Forge
United Stati
Hington
New York
Amsterdam
Santa Caus
America
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Christmas on the Old Plantation Memory
A reflective piece recalls Christmas on a Southern plantation. It contrasts festive scenes of white and Black families celebrating with harsh memories of slavery. Vivid vignettes describe quarters life, field chases, gifts, meals, and the evolving plantation economy with lingering reverence for past traditions.
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Sam
Liza Jane
Chile
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J. H. Low
Peters
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Judases
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Jordan
Lebanon
Peter the Hermit
Godfry
Boulone
Nazareth
Jesus Christ
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Nazarene
Mankil
Uuu
Isid
New World
Columbus
Haiti
Dee
Plymouth
William Bradford
England
General Court of
Trenton
Pia
Bend Plantation
Calline
Sandy Claus
Ammi Mandy
Planta de
Mandy
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