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#ChristmasTraditions I hear so many people saying ‘I don’t really like mince pies’ but still buying them, sharing them, eating them (me included). What’s the truth behind this, Mastodonites?

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AnneTheWriter

Looking for something "Christmas-y" to do, but you still want to #SocialDistance? A tradition in our family has always been to drive around and look at #ChristmasLights .

Many of the houses in this database have gone to great lengths and spent countless hours designing and putting up their light displays. Some even use localized radio broadcasts, robot animatronics, and advanced computer programming to get the right effects.

The link below is a great website where you can find decorated houses and city displays near you. It claims to be "international," but I can not speak to that aspect. For northern Illinois in the USA, however, it seems to be VERY accurate. In the past few years, there have only been a couple of places that were listed, but had no lights up that year. Overall, the database seems to be kept very current.

#ChristmasLightFinder #Christmas #ChristmasTraditions #ChristmasIdeas #Weinachten #Kristmass

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The Original Worldwide Christmas Light FinderOriginal Worldwide Christmas Light Display FinderDo you drive around aimlessly looking for houses with Christmas lights every year? We have the largest free database to find holiday displays in your area.
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Weekend Stories

The iconic image of #Jesus' birth in a stable may not reflect historical reality. Archaeological evidence suggests Jesus was likely born in a lower-level space within a family home or a cave, common in first-century Judea. Here is some further background information about the historical context:

🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

Adoration of the Shepherds, “Giorgione” (Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco), 1505-1510. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: public domain).
A typical nativity scene, depicting the birth of Jesus in a stable. Munich nativity scene in the inner courtyard of the town hall. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 3.0).
Cast sculpture of a nativity scene at the Antoniter Church in Cologne, Germany. The inscription reads: ‘Fear not. Behold, I proclaim great joy to you’.
#WeekendStories#ChristianCulture#Nativity
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Kathy Chandler 🌻

Visiting Gävle this weekend for the inauguration of the Gävle goat, a giant replica of a Nordic Christmas decoration. It has become infamous after multiple goats have succumbed to arson since the first was erected in 1966. A second goat has been built nearby by high school students since 1986 and I found this still being built as I went to dinner.
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#Sweden #Sverige #Christmas #ChristmasTraditions #GävleGoat #Gävle #GävleBocken

Large straw goat decorated with red ribbons and lights.
A large straw goat decorated with red ribbons and lights. It’s head is resting on scaffolding and some students are gathered around the back legs.
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jendefer

@Helen50 @bookstodon My family's Christmas book tradition is that on Christmas Eve we pull out the old family bible and take turns reading verses from Luke Chapter 2 while we set up the manger scene under the tree. We started with the oldest and worked our way down. I have lots of siblings, so over the years we'd each get fewer and fewer lines as the little ones learned how to read well enough to participate.

#reading#ChristmasTraditions
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