Welcome to this week's edition of Christmas... in the news. This is a weekly review of some of the Christmas articles and news over the last week.
How is everyone this week? Are you setting those New Year's resolutions? Are you eager to get back to your regular schedule now that the holidays are past?
For me, I am preparing new real estate listings, finalizing an editing job, and taking a rare day off. The closer we get to spring market, the fewer of those there will be.
It was so pleasing to find so many neat Christmas tidbits this week. InForum featured an article by C.S. Hagen that shared popular Christmas gifts by decade, starting in the 1930s. I instantly thought of Ralphie from A Christmas Story when I read about Ryder BB guns being popular during the Depression. G.I. Joe and Etch a Sketch were popular in my decade, and Barbie dolls and the Nerf Ball made the list for the 70s. Check out the article here.
The SHAW LOCAL News Network reported that the Performing Arts Guild of Mt. Morris is presenting a dessert theater titled, "Christmas in Chaos," January 10 - 12. For more details about this funny play, you can click here.
This last tidbit is definitely for someone like me, who enjoys keeping up those Christmas decorations as long as possible. CBC shared an article about the historic case for keeping Christmas decorations up until February.
In some parts of the world, it's considered bad luck to take decorations down before January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. However, this article states that for centuries the tradition was to keep decorations up until February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. Interested in finding out more? Check out the article here.
Now, off to enjoy reading and editing. Hope you have a great week!
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