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Replacing The Merry In Christmas With Meaningful

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I struggle with the word “merry” as applied to Christmas celebrations coming up perhaps as some of you do also. Without wanting to sound emotionally austere, merriness departed from my holiday celebrations after the death of my son 2 years ago. Don’t get me wrong, I  continue to strive to find moments of joy and …

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Saint Lucia Christmas Procession

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  Seeking refuge from a difficult world, I find the extraordinary beautiful Saint Lucia procession is like being uplifted to an ethereal cloud of song and beauty. Saint Lucia day is a very popular Christmas celebration in Sweden, recreated  by the Swedish church of Paris and by Swedish students  here. The approaching Christmas season carries  …

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