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Early Settler Customs As Diverse as People
Elizabeth Bassett surveys Christmas customs across America from Columbus to modern times. She notes Native, Dutch, English, Huguenot, Spanish, and Pueblo traditions, the calendar shift in 1752, the Christmas tree’s rise, Nativity plays, and regional rites from Yukon feasts to Hawaiian greetings, highlighting diverse cultural contributions to a shared holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bassett
Columbus
Santo Domingo
la Navidad
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
North Dakota
America
Ruth Cole Kainen
Funk & Wagnall’s
Gregory
Arizona
New Mexico
Padre Torbio de ‘Motolinfa
St. Lucia
Sicily
Yukon
Hawaii