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People looked toward recent immigrants and Catholic and Episcopalian churches to see how the day should be celebrated. In the next 100 years, Americans built a Christmas tradition all their own that included pieces of many other customs, including decorating trees, sending holiday cards and gift-giving. In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the… Continue reading Led Christmas Lights, Christmas Trees

In the United States, it has been calculated that a quarter of all personal spending takes place during the Christmas/holiday shopping season. Census Bureau reveal that expenditure in department stores nationwide rose from $20.8 billion in November 2004 to $31.9 billion in December 2004, an increase of 54 percent. In other sectors, the pre-Christmas increase… Continue reading Led Christmas Lights, Christmas Trees

Eventually, Christmas Day traditions spread beyond Europe to Latin and North America and other places around the world. In the Middle Ages, the word mass referred to a religious feast day in honor of a specific person. This is what’s referred to by the ending -mas, which is used in the names of Christian holidays.… Continue reading Led Christmas Lights, Christmas Trees

This coincided with the appearance of the Oxford Movement and the growth of Anglo-Catholicism, which led a revival in traditional rituals and religious observances. By the High Middle Ages, the holiday had become so prominent that chroniclers routinely noted where various magnates celebrated Christmas. King Richard II of England hosted a Christmas feast in 1377… Continue reading Led Christmas Lights, Christmas Trees

Many of these party supplies, decorations and crafts make great gifts for winter holidays, parties and get-togethers. Deck the halls for the holiday season with the stunning greenery of the Starry Light collection. Well-crafted memory wire tips help these trees, wreaths and garlands hold their shape year after year. With options for every spot in… Continue reading Led Christmas Lights, Christmas Trees