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Christmas Traditions and Their History

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Christmas is a holiday rich with tradition. From Christmas trees to Nativity Scenes, here’s a look at some of the most popular and enduring ways we celebrate the season: Christmas Trees For millennia, the evergreen fir has been used to celebrate all manner of winter festivities. When, exactly, the evergreen was first used to celebrate Christmas is unclear, but experts guess it was likely about 1000 years ago in northern Europe. The Christmas Tree remains one of the holiday’s most enduring and potent symbols. Mistletoe In Norse mythology, mistletoe was used to express friendship and/or love. Today, stealing a kiss…

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Santa’s Spiced Sangria

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Ingredients: 1 bottle of wine of your choice (white, rose or a low-tannin red wine) 1 apple chopped 1 pear chopped 1 orange sliced 1 cup of cranberries ½ cup of Spirit Bomb (a blend of Irish whiskey, vodka, anise, cinnamon and spices) or ½ cup of Fireball or cinnamon whiskey ¾ cup spiced simple syrup Directions: Pour a bottle of wine into a pitcher. Add all of your fruit (apple, pear, orange and cranberries.) Add ½ cup of hard liquor of your choice (Spirit Bomb or a Cinnamon Whiskey.) Add ¾ cup of your spiced simple syrup. Stir the…

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Flying SANTA-Fire Island Lighthouse

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A re-enactment over the Fire Island Lighthouse of the original “Flying Santa,” which took place in the late 1940s, continues. There are no reindeer. Look for Santa’s biplane to circle the historic beacon, just like he did to deliver presents to the lighthouse keeper and his family back in the day, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, Robert Moses State Park, park in Field 5 and walk east. ADMISSION Free

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