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The hopes of millions of Britons that Covid-19 restrictions would be eased over Christmas were dashed on Saturday, after scientists warned a new variant of the virus is spreading more quickly than others.
Read moreA LA real-life Santa’s workshop is churning out toys in Desert Hot Springs, California.
Read moreThe term advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming.” In the early Middle Ages, this term came to apply to a period of preparation for Christ’s birth, his “coming” into the world, on Christmas Day. One of the earliest traditions associated with this season was fasting.
Read moreThis story is about a young mother with three small children, her moments of desperation, and her love for her children during the weeks approaching Christmas.
Read moreChristmas trees are a strange tradition, if you think about it: Every December, people in regions around the world head to the nearest forest, chop down a tree, drag it into their homes, adorn it with lights, baubles, and tinsel—then unceremoniously drag it to the curb in January.
Read moreI’ve long thought of Christmastime as a season of mostly pleasant intrusions: thirty or so days of remembering to tend, checklist style, to the latest pressing bit of Yuletide business that comes racing back to
Read moreOn the Monday after Thanksgiving, at precisely 9 a.m., Dorothy Robertson unlocked the doors to the Hillsdale Senior Center, the fluorescent bulbs blinking to life behind her.
Read moreChristmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.
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