Christmas Candles and Irish Christmas Traditions
The article describes candles as a global Christmas custom with Irish origins. It notes beliefs about luck from dipping bayberry and the candle snuffed by a Mary named figure. Legends claim the Christ Candle in the window invites Jesus’s earthly visitation and atones for no room at the inn.
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New Year Dates Across Calendars Through History
The article explains New Year's Day has not always been January 1 and remains on varying dates for different cultures. It notes March 25 as the old English start, the 1582 Gregorian reform, Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur for Jews, and the lunar Muslim calendar causing drift, so New Years shift roughly every 33 years.
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Gregory XIII
In memoriam Frank Sicinski
In loving memory of a dear father Frank who died January 2, 1972. We would give much to hear your voice and see your smile. Sadly missed by Joyce and family.
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