Creative Christmas gifts from everyday items
Start early to craft original gifts for hard to buy for people. Use metal trays and wooden bowls decorated with flowers, fruit, or designs, then seal with spar varnish. Seek color and simplicity in department and variety stores with items like canisters, hampers, trowels, and toy chests.
Counterfeiting Punished by Death Across Histories
Throughout history various regimes imposed the death penalty for counterfeiting. Legal codes from different eras show capital punishment as a deterrent or punishment for producing or trafficking forged money. The harsh sanction reflected fears of undermining state authority and monetary stability.
Christmas Customs Across Latin America This Season
Christmas in Central and South America centers on the Misa del Gallo at midnight, with regional dishes like roast pig and turkey common across nations. Gift giving ties to the Nativity, Epiphany on January 6, and local traditions include masquerade nights in Colombia and letters to Baby Jesus, while North American Santa Claus imagery grows in cities of Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
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Rome
Latin America
Mexico
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Nicaragua
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Puert Rico
Puerto Rico
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America
St. Petes
Cuba
Christ Birth and Nation's Progress Highlight Christmas
The piece links the nativity narrative with modern issues, recalling Joseph and Mary at Bethlehem and shepherds and wise men worshipping the Christ child. It also notes progress in African American employment, citing shifts in professional roles and household ownership as part of a broader Christmas message.
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Bethlehem
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Messiah
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Son of God
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