Santa banned by Puritan fathers day like any other
The article recalls Christmas in colonial America, noting Puritan bans in New England and how New Amsterdam kept a lighter touch with traditional customs. It describes home made toys in Dutch settlements, English and Dutch influences, and the shift of Christmas character after independence, ending with a holiday greetings card memory.
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Santa Claus
Mevis
Geraldine Ames
The
Churchman
New Amsterdam
Wollander
Virginia
Church of England
New Armsterdins
New York
Far
Calapes
Valley Forge
Santa Claws
Hulk
Mary
Susie
George
First Christmas Card Emerged In 1846 By Sir Henry Cole
The earliest Christmas card appeared in 1846 when Sir Henry Cole, an Englishman, sent Yuletide greetings to a friend. The note marks the origin of modern holiday card tradition and its start in Victorian Britain.
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Henry Cole
Yuletide
Christmas Bells Ring for Christ’s Nativity, Carol Verse
A poetic Christmas piece by J. William Pops celebrates bells chiming at midnight. Images of bells, doves, cherubs, and a shining steeple glow with praise for Christ’s nativity and the dawn of a joyous day. The verse invokes organ music, domestic festivity, and universal cheer as Christians greet the newborn king.
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J. William Pops
Ancient Christmas Toys From Egypt and Rome
Ancient toy relics from Rome Greece and Egypt now housed by the British Museum reveal rag dolls with movable limbs and jointed animals dating back nearly two millennia. Excavations at Behnesa Egypt unearthed a preserved rag doll with painted face and intact arms and legs, illustrating early Christian era playthings that delighted children long ago.
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Rome
Greece
Egypt
British Museum
Behnesa
Amma
A Christmas Thought on Gifts and Charity Experiment
A letter suggests replacing personal gifts with group gifts to help poor children, hospitals, and aged or disabled adults. The writer argues this experiment could reveal the impact of collective giving beyond existing charities during Christmas.
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Chiristhin Leister
Ragged Visitor Moves Millionaire to Pity
A ragged man intrudes on a wealthy Christian household, recounting foes and sorrows. The millionaire is deeply affected, tearfully asking his servant John to remove the intruder, saying the man is breaking his heart. Meanwhile the annual resolve shows girls again vowing to begin Christmas gifts early.
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John
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