A Few Thoughts for the End of the Year
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Did you know the Founding Fathers didn’t really observe Christmas?
Most of the traditions we’re used to — Christmas trees, Santa Claus, giving gifts — didn’t even get started until the mid-19th century.
The colonists who came to America actually disagreed fiercely over how to celebrate Christmas — or even whether to celebrate it at all.
We have a fairly …
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