¿ Who knew ? (they sure didn’t tell us in school!) — In 1659, Massachusetts made it illegal to celebrate Christmas—a ban that lasted for the next 22 years! Some religionistas just don’t know how to party; maybe their puritan long-underwear was too itchy? (The word celebrate comes from Latin, celebrare; to honor.) ¶ Below are a sampling of some of our Christmas cards celebrating love, family, community, gratitude – so much joy over the years.
Christmas card ~1978?
Christmas card ~1979?
Christmas card ~1988?
Christmas card ~1989?
Christmas card, 1994
Christmas card, 1997
Christmas card, 1999
Christmas card, 2001
Christmas card, 2002
Christmas card, 2004. Later, I went digital. More recent greetings can be seen by browsing December entries.
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