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Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]
Among the Lutheran and Reformed traditions of Christianity, the Bible itself is the only final authority (see sola scriptura), but tradition still plays an important supporting role. [6] All three groups generally accept the traditional developments on the doctrine of the Trinity , for instance, and set bounds of orthodoxy and heresy based on ...
Popular holiday traditions include gift giving; completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas music and caroling; watching Christmas movies; viewing a Nativity play; an exchange of Christmas cards; attending church services; a special meal; and displaying various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights ...
From spending time with family and friends, to the lights and decorations, visits with Santa and, of course, presents, they’ve brought the magic of the holiday season back into my life.
It was considered important for many that people return to their home or “mother” church once a year. Thus, the return to church for many was a homecoming of sorts.
For example, as History.com reported, "In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts enacted a law making any observance of December 25 (other than a church service) a penal offense [and] people ...
The prosecutions, which were often instigated by the Church Association, gave considerable impetus to the foundation and work of the English Church Union. The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) played a crucial role in championing and developing the use of elements of proscribed Catholic ritual in Anglicanism .
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