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How did enslaved people observe Christmas in early Virginia?In the ante-bellum South, no one looked forward to Christmas more than the slaves. The coming of the Christmas season meant increased freedom, a minimum of a three-day holiday and extra provisions. Slaves held their own worship services and celebrated the season with song and dance, storytelling, ring games, jump rope and dances called “frolics”. Christmas was the only time
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