Christmas
Christmas in a Semai Community
Christmas is a special time of year for the Semai of Kampung Janggap, though the isolated community in Malaysia’s Pahang state lacks some trappings of the holiday found in other countries. An article in the Malay Mail Online on December 24 described the enthusiasm of the Semai, in that one village at least, for celebrating […]
The Amish Prepare for Christmas
Lovina Eicher, an Amish woman living in Michigan with her husband and children, is the author of a weekly syndicated newspaper column, “The Amish Cook.” Her column of December 17 describes her daily work, family activities of the previous several days, her cooking and baking, and her children’s preparations for Christmas. Ms. Eicher writes about […]
Christmas Meditations on Peace
The words of the angels announcing the birth of Jesus to some shepherds, quoted in the gospel of Luke, have permanently linked the celebration of this season with the hope for peace. Many of the meditations on peace that litter the news media in late December are little more than hopeful statements that will not […]
