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2096669How Christmas Became Christmashttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-christmas-became-christmas/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1475182/fc95cdbd-2554-4ac2-a96a-5c01a12e32c0.jpg?v=638338190507170000317387MXNMcFarland & Company, Inc., PublishersInStock/Ebooks/<p>In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday.</p><p>This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holidays core character. By tracing Christmass origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europes Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earths movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmass magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.</p>...2053800How Christmas Became Christmas317387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-christmas-became-christmas/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1475182/fc95cdbd-2554-4ac2-a96a-5c01a12e32c0.jpg?v=638338190507170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20229781476647081_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_<p>In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holidays core character. By tracing Christmass origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europes Christianization, this history explains that the true reason for the season has as much to do with the earths movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmass magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.</p>...(*_*)9781476647081_<p>In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday.</p><p>This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holidays core character. By tracing Christmass origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europes Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earths movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmass magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.</p>...9781476647081_McFarland & Company, Inc., Publisherslibro_electonico_0c786298-ee43-3ac2-82a9-c8acb002f54a_9781476647081;9781476647081_9781476647081Nathaniel ParryInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/mcfarlandcompany-epub-298ec6c2-356f-4719-8875-90af992281eb.epub2022-10-31T00:00:00+00:00McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers