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celebration of the Nativity in about the year 320 A.D.. Since the New Testament was written as religious instruction rather than history, the exact dace oi (jurist's birth is noi known.
The present day was selected as a means of unifying the observances of Christmas, “the mass of Christ.”
, Hanging Stockings
Story of the first Cnristmas stocking is associated with the real St. Nicholas, a fourth century bishop known for his many kind deeds. Wishing to present an anonymous gift to help the daughters of an impoverished merchant, he threw a bag of gold down the chimney, where it fell into a stocking hung up to dry. The legend is reflected in
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