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Tag: Christmas

Home Posts Tagged "Christmas"

Christmas Family Traditions

December 24, 2020United PlanetChristmas, Christmas celebration, christmas family traditions

Well, we don’t need to tell you how 2020 has been. This Christmas might probably be very different from the years we’ve spent it with family and loved ones. Some…

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From Christmas to Diwali: Winter Holidays around the World

January 3, 2013Lauren MackieChanukah, Christmas, Diwali, Eid-al-Adha, Feast of the Sacrifice, Hanukkah, Hindu Festival, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Menorah, Spain Holiday, Winter Holidays, World Holidays

During the winter time in the United States, many department stores start decorating in typical Christmas colors of red and green with wreaths, lights and ribbons.  However, there are so…

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A Transatlantic Christmas

December 17, 2008United Planetapprentices, Boxing Day, Christmas, donation box, England, English tradition, Europe, Featured, Foreign Culture, local culture, Local festival, national holiday, Serfs, USA, wren

Post written by Katherine, a United Planet team member Boxing Day is the name of the day after Christmas, a national holiday in England. No one works on Boxing Day…

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