According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition [...]
Unlike last year with a lot of family coming down for Christmas, this year we were going to have a quite Christmas. I took 4 days off to enjoy the Christmas week which began with making sweets and putting up the traditional Christmas tree and decorations. Ruth volunteered to make the crib this year. Did [...]
The 12 days of Christmas, folklore claims, is a story (now a carol) that the Christians put together to instruct the children in the Catholic Faith when the faith was being persecuted.
Here is how the Carol goes -
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree
Symbolizing [...]
I’ve always been interested in nativity scenes that are different, so I really like this one that Malcolm made. (you can read about his efforts on his blog)
Here’s wishing you all a Very Special Christmas
The feast of Christ the King is considered the last day of the Christian liturgical year and with Advent the new year begins (I’ve wondered about the week in between the 2 Sundays and the kind of limbo the Church seems to be in , must find out about it sometime)
As part of advent, we [...]
