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Merry Christmas :)

For those celebrating: Merry Christmas! :)

While not everyone is celebrating Christmas on the same day or in the same way, the message of hope is still there. :)

Funsies calendar facts:

Most of the Western world follows the Gregorian calendar, placing Christmas on December 25. Many Eastern Christian traditions follow the Julian calendar, where December 25 falls in early January. Same feast. Same meaning. Different ways of keeping time. (funsies fact: the gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582 and slowly shifted over the next few centuries; prior to this, the world operated under the julian calendar. some churches--to keep aligned with the liturgical life/component, maintained this 'older' calendar).

Beyond dates, celebrations vary too. Some mark Christmas with quiet liturgy and fasting, others with family gatherings, music, food, and gift-giving. Some are in the middle of Advent; others have already arrived at the feast.

Whether kept by the Julian reckoning (what a word!) or the Gregorian, Christmas proclaims the same mystery: the Eternal entered time, and the Word was made flesh.

May the Light that came into the world shine upon you.

Merry Christmas friends!!!! So thankful for you all! :) :) :)

Do you celebrate Christmas?

I celebrate Christmas on December 25

I celebrate Christmas on January 7

I don't celebrate Christmas

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