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Welcome cold weather with fuzzy blankets, nights spent by the fire and, of course, these beautiful winter quotes. Some people see the winter as bleak, but it’s really a season of rest and beauty ...
Up to the late 19th century, the singing of Christmas carols was normally performed by singers visiting people's houses, and carols — generally considered to be secular in content — had been excluded from Christian worship. In the Victorian era, the rising popularity of hymnody encouraged church musicians to introduce carols into worship.
To drive the cold winter away. This time of the year is spent in good cheer, And neighbours together do meet, To sit by the fire, with friendly desire, Each other in love do greet; Old grudges forgot, are put in the pot, All sorrows aside they lay, The old and the young doth carol his song, To drive the cold winter away.
The Holy Eucharist is traditionally a part of the service of worship on this day. [11] This worship service is traditionally held on or around the longest night of the year, which falls on or about December 21, the Winter Solstice. There is an interesting convergence for this day as it is also the traditional feast day for Saint Thomas the ...
3. Eat More Mindfully. It’s easy to graze at the buffet table all party long or reach for cookie after cookie when watching Christmas movies. Try bringing more mindfulness to your holiday eating.
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[139] [140] The Christmas tree is considered by some as Christianisation of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship; [141] according to eighth-century biographer Æddi Stephanus, Saint Boniface (634–709), who was a missionary in Germany ...
The Huffington Post reached out to historians across the country to create a list of women who deserve more recognition for their accomplishments.