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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2010, 09:12:AM » |
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I'm sorry Satori, I don't have anything to add to the point of the thread except to say that "Xmas" is actually pretty innocent ecclesial shorthand for "Christ", and that shortening Christ to the Greek letter Chi is no more anti-Christian than showing his name as a Chi-Rho or the initials IHS. Not everywhere that we see offense is actual offense. So go ahead: keep the X in Xmas.
I'll take it over the "sparkle season" and such any day. ("Sparkle season" was what Pittsburgh came up with one year to call Christmas. No joke.) |
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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2010, 09:16:AM » |
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We have a wreath and a lovely votive Nativity which will stay in place until Candlemass. The rest of the stuff I've packed away because I'm getting ready to paint (the first four letters of that word are "pain" for a reason).
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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2010, 11:31:AM » |
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I'm sorry Satori, I don't have anything to add to the point of the thread except to say that "Xmas" is actually pretty innocent ecclesial shorthand for "Christ", and that shortening Christ to the Greek letter Chi is no more anti-Christian than showing his name as a Chi-Rho or the initials IHS. Not everywhere that we see offense is actual offense. So go ahead: keep the X in Xmas. That's what my pastor said too. |
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« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2010, 03:17:PM » |
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But does anyone know of any celebrations and customs for this time between the twelve days of Christmas and Candlemas? I only know of the custom of the "King Cake" between Epiphany and Mardi Gras. We used to do that years ago when I worked at the friary. You need a decent number of employees (or enough family members willing to play) for the King Cake tradition to be fun. I remember the year I SWORE I would leave the Christmas tree up all year long (it was artificial of course) and that each month I would change the decorations on the tree to fit the season. In February the tree would be decorated with red hearts, March would have shamrocks, April would have easter eggs. In May I would decorate the tree in flowers, June would have graduation caps, July would have flags, August would have those little beach umbrellas you find in drinks like margaritas, September would have school books, October would have jack-o-lanterns (angel hair can also serve as cobwebs). November would have leaves and then back to December again.. I made it to Valentine's Day LOL I couldn't stand looking at the tree any longer. Yes, to everything there is a season, turn, turn, turn.. - Lisa |
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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2010, 04:37:PM » |
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We leave the artificial garlands up until St. Brighid's Day. Traditionally, they would have been burnt in a bon fire, but metal/plastic doesn't work for me!
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« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2010, 05:06:PM » |
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But does anyone know of any celebrations and customs for this time between the twelve days of Christmas and Candlemas? I only know of the custom of the "King Cake" between Epiphany and Mardi Gras. We used to do that years ago when I worked at the friary. You need a decent number of employees (or enough family members willing to play) for the King Cake tradition to be fun. I remember the year I SWORE I would leave the Christmas tree up all year long (it was artificial of course) and that each month I would change the decorations on the tree to fit the season. In February the tree would be decorated with red hearts, March would have shamrocks, April would have easter eggs. In May I would decorate the tree in flowers, June would have graduation caps, July would have flags, August would have those little beach umbrellas you find in drinks like margaritas, September would have school books, October would have jack-o-lanterns (angel hair can also serve as cobwebs). November would have leaves and then back to December again.. I made it to Valentine's Day LOL I couldn't stand looking at the tree any longer. Yes, to everything there is a season, turn, turn, turn.. - Lisa You know a really cute way to implement that idea without a whole Christmas tree is to use a little twig tree. You can put it in a planter, or use a small one as a year round tabletop decoration. Like this...  |
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« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2010, 05:37:PM » |
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You know a really cute way to implement that idea without a whole Christmas tree is to use a little twig tree. You can put it in a planter, or use a small one as a year round tabletop decoration. Like this... Oh, that's perfect .!! I've seen those "Easter Egg Trees" but it never occured to me to use it all year long. I like the idea of a little twig tree in a planter much better. I still have all the 'season indicators' too. Thanks, Happy Wife! |
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« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2010, 05:48:PM » |
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You know a really cute way to implement that idea without a whole Christmas tree is to use a little twig tree. You can put it in a planter, or use a small one as a year round tabletop decoration. Like this... Oh, that's perfect .!! I've seen those "Easter Egg Trees" but it never occured to me to use it all year long. I like the idea of a little twig tree in a planter much better. I still have all the 'season indicators' too. Thanks, Happy Wife! I make a twig tree at Easter to hang eggs on. Still working on making NICE-LOOKING blown eggs to hang on it, though. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2010, 09:51:PM » |
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You know a really cute way to implement that idea without a whole Christmas tree is to use a little twig tree. You can put it in a planter, or use a small one as a year round tabletop decoration. Like this... Oh, that's perfect .!! I've seen those "Easter Egg Trees" but it never occured to me to use it all year long. I like the idea of a little twig tree in a planter much better. I still have all the 'season indicators' too. Thanks, Happy Wife! I'm so glad I mentioned it, I wasn't going to, but then I thought, why not? I love these little twig trees. I want to sew some tiny little fabric birds and hang them all on the tree in the spring! We will be twig tree twins! LOL |
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