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Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon… -
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has traditionally been a harvest festival, though the term has been used on occasion for other major events considered worthy of giving thanks. Like… -
Re: Denying the Hallowed in Halloween
by: Dawn Wessel This is a good and well-researched article. The Catholics were always adopting celebrations that did not evolve from original Christianity. Dan Brown… -
The Day of St Patrick
by: JT Not being aware of any Irish background that I may have, and not needing any additional excuse to drink, I once again let… -
How does anyone believe this stuff?
Today is the final day of Milan’s Festa della Nivola (15 – 18 September 2005.) I thought you would be amused by the background to… -
Stuck on tradition
I occasionally read advice columnists, partly as a guilty pleasure, partly to have some ideas should I get asked a similar question. I read a… -
Santa Claus
by: Paleface We had a similar situation with Santa Claus. We told our kids about this guy Nicholas who long ago used to give toys… -
Give Me That Old Time Religion
by: Paul W. Sharkey Give Me That Old Time Religion? Verses:* Shall I worship Zarathustra just the way we use ta? Be a Zarathustra Booster… -
Origins of Boxing Day
by Adam Scurr Re: Comments on Boxing Day in the Calendar If you are curious, this day is so called as there was traditionally a… -
A Shrine for… Hemorrhoids
submitted by: Paul Neubauer Shinto does not seem to take itself overly seriously…. “Tradition states that those who washed their backsides and then ate egg…