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When do some Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas?
When do some Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas?
Some people exchange Christmas gifts on Three Kings Day. When and where is Three Kings Day traditionally observed?
Some people exchange Christmas gifts on Three Kings Day. When and where is Three Kings Day traditionally observed?
The weeklong observance of Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles. Do you know them all?
The weeklong observance of Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles. Do you know them all?
Kwanzaa is a week-long African-American cultural observance. In what year was the holiday first celebrated?
Kwanzaa is a week-long African-American cultural observance. In what year was the holiday first celebrated?
What was the first New Year's resolution ever made?
What was the first New Year's resolution ever made?
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The description of the Christmas season appears in "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon," a collection of stories and essays by Washington Irving published as a collection in 1820.
The book included five stories about English Christmas traditions that had fallen out of favor in Britain but that were revived in America by Irving's writings. Charles Dickens even credited Irving as an influence on his own views of Christmas, as reflected in "A Christmas Carol."
