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Today I recall, through a dog blog I regularly read, how Advent is a season and so is Christmas; the twelve days of Christmas start with Christmas and end Jan. 5 or 6, depending on your reading or preference. A full Christmas season makes more sense to the tradition of putting up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, leaving it up till the Feast of the Magi or Twelfth Night. Mary and Joseph were able to move out of the stable to a home which is where they welcomed the Magi.
I like the idea/practice of the Christmas season – all is not over in a day or night. We have the opportunity to plan, celebrate and worship the new-born Babe for several days before moving on in the Year. And this season, to me, helps me with the concept of resolutions for the New Year – because the New Year takes place within the Christmas season – wow.
My plan is to have my cards and presents sent by Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day; failing that (frequently), my back up date is Feast of the Magi which I also made Justus’s birthday. It is a date I remember. Justus will be two in January. Jesus is always. Thanks be to God.
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