Read more here, The History of Christmas: Many of Our Traditions Began in the 19th Century.
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- A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
From Saint Nicholas to Santa: The Origin of the American Tradition of Santa Claus
Read more here, The History of Christmas: Many of Our Traditions Began in the 19th Century.
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Alexandra, you may be interested to learn that our Father Christmas has a totally different, older and Pagan (oops) origin:
http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/pages/english.htm
I know you love to research so I thought you might like to know that!
Thanks Dorothy...doesn't everything have a pagan origin?! lol All of us gentiles have those illustrious roots. I know my German, Irish, Scottish ancestors were running around worshiping the sun at some point. ;0 Thankful for Jesus and the saints who spread the faith, or I'd still be staring at some tree, hoping for the best.
Interesting article, and like the link - I'll have to browse later. Our country has those Pilgrim and Puritan roots(solidly Protestant), so we study this(English history - especially the Reformation) in school. The U.S. and England customs are still strongly intertwined. Many of us have a great love for our English roots, especially folks living in my area - Virginia, near Colonial Williamsburg(named for King William). :)
It's only recently that Catholics were given full political and social power. In my parents generation, they were considered socially lower than the WASPS(white Anglo Saxon Protestants) in many of the best circles. Our first Catholic presidents was Kennedy - a big deal for the Catholic community.
I knew some of this, but not all. Very interesting!
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