Christmas Reflections From 1608 English Voyage
The excerpt recalls John Smith’s account of spending late December 1608 with Powhatan’s people. It contrasts festive Scottish folk beliefs about Christmas with the harsher colonial reality and notes how the Savages kept Christmas with merrier feasts and better fires than in England.
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Put the Real You in Your Christmas Cards
Advice urges readers to express true self in Christmas cards. Suggest selecting cards that reflect personality, writing meaningful notes to special people, and being spontaneous without worrying about reciprocal gifts. Encourages heartfelt, sincere communication over fashionable trends.
Hawaiian Christmas Traditions in Warm Homes
Many Hawaiians, unused to snow, paint their trees white to mimic snow. Christmas dinner remains intimate, held behind locked doors with blinds drawn. Hospitality is warm yet private. strangers would be welcomed if doors were open. Inexpensive gifts circulate among all.
Christmas Eve Verse Fragment Shines With Star Image
An old English cavalier-style fragment invokes candlelight and the star above, urging a holy vigil on this night of year. The lines evoke traditional Christmas imagery and devotion.
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