MyAdvent
A Morning Coffee Advent Calendar of Joy
by Nicole Sharp
Snow
Gillian Clarke
The dreamed Christmas,
flakes shaken out of silences so far
and starry we can’t sleep for listening
for papery rustles out there ...
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This is my favorite new rule for the holidays.
"What were three things you did last Christmas season that you absolutely ...
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One of the most loved Italian Christmas traditions is PRESEPE or nativity scenes.
A presepe is a scene of the stable where ...
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Cold is an absence, an absence of heat, and yet it feels like a presence — a vigorous, hostilely active ...
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The history of the bûche de Noël is a history class in and of itself. The tradition dates back to ...
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"I know what I really want for Christmas. I want my childhood back. Nobody is going to give me that. ...
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"Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of ...
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Fun facts about candy canes:
- For 200 years, the candy cane came only in one color: white. The red stripes ...
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“A cup of coffee – real coffee – home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes to you dark as a ...
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“Our family always had its Christmas on Christmas Eve. Other less fortunate people, I had heard, opened their presents in ...
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Today, especially when my list of things to do out numbers the amount of time I have in which to ...
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“I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant ...
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The commercial Christmas card as we know it originated in London in 1843. That winter, Sir Henry Cole, a civil ...
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Jólabókaflóð is an Icelandic word.
It basically translates to “Christmas Book Flood.”
The people of Iceland exchange presents on Christmas ...
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Some traditional Italian Christmas sweets include panettone and pandoro. Both are types of sweet bread with the main difference being ...
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“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle ...
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The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top
The snow is softly falling
The air is ...
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“Winter was made for hot coffee, warm blankets, and large books.”
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In November 2013, a group from Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas, constructed a gingerbread house that was 160 feet long, 42 feet ...
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Winter days can appear to fly by thanks to the fact that the sun sets earlier, but in ancient Rome, hours ...
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, has been tracking Santa's journey around the ...
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According to the Smithsonian, one of the most popular legends about the origins of hanging stockings by the fire comes from ...
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In 1846, the popular royals, Queen Victoria and her German Prince, Albert, were sketched in the Illustrated London News standing ...
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Paul TherouxWinter is a season of recovery and preparation.
Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.
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"Low clouds and snow
formed a soundless barrier. There was no hissing of power lines, no hum of
traffic in the distance, ...
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