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December 17, 2020 110 Christmas is just around the corner. For the first time in approximately two-thousand and twenty years, people are being strongly encouraged by government officials not to travel over the holidays to spend time with loved ones. In the past, things were much different. For example, way back at the very first Christmas, Joseph and Mary were actually ORDERED by government officials to travel to Bethlehem during the Christmas holiday. (Well, the reason for their travel wasn’...

A star, a star will dance in the night on Monday, Dec. 21. Actually, it won’t be a star, but the so-called “great conjunction” of two planets — Jupiter and Saturn — creating something similar to what some astronomers suggest the Three Wise Men may have seen in the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Jupiter and Saturn align about every 20 years, according to accounts, but not always in December, and they don’t always come so close to one another. Though they st...

(L-R) Austin Farrar, Charles Currey, Bruce Banks, Keith Shackleton © Austin Farrar Collection / D Chivers This next instalment in the Wise Men series of articles will be something of a departure from the norm. Up until now, with the exception of Jon Turner, the wise men that have been featured have all been innovators who sailed, whereas Charles Currey was an incredible sailor, who at the same time was also a clever and insightful innovator. This though is far more than just a que...

Christmas festivities can be mysterious and when I was a child the confusion was even greater. We were a Catholic family, Irish on the one side and Italian on the other. My grandmother was German so the relatives emanating from the Continent wanted to celebrate on Christmas Eve. The Irish side said this was nonsense, everybody knew that the Wise Men only rode up on their camels on Christmas Morning when the Christ Child was newly born. A giant star in the East, or whatever those shepherds were ...

Looking Up column: Jupiter, Saturn pair up Peter Becker Jupiter and Saturn will be remarkably close Monday night, Dec. 21, a sight to remember and one that is even being likened to the Christmas Star, a symbol of hope our world desperately needs. The two biggest planets in the Solar System shine like bright stars; Jupiter, closer and largest, is the brighter. Look for the pair in the southwestern sky during evening twilight. A good time to look is about 45 minutes after sunset; the sky will be ...

Rare Christmas Star will appear next week as planets align 3 months 2 weeks 1 day ago Thursday, December 17 2020 Dec 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 6:10 PM December 17, 2020 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE – A bright sight that hasnt been seen since the middle ages will be happening again Monday, right in time for the Christmas holiday. Saturn and Jupiter’s orbits will be aligning putting them the closest planets have been in 800 years. “It will look like a very bright object in the s...

December 21st: How to see the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ – rare astronomical event likened to Nativity!   A very rare astronomical event will occur on December 21st, and many people think they’ll be able to see the star of Bethlehem. Everyone knows the story of the Nativity. Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem and a bright star guided the Wise Men from the East to his birthplace to honour him with gifts. However, there are millions of stars in the night sky, so it seems like it would be ...

Cork people recall the Yuletides of  their past End of term concerts, buying cards, making your own presents for the family... Cork folk have so many happy memories of Christmas past, reveals Jo Kerrigan HANDMADE TOYS: Christmas toys being made at the Vocational School in Wellington Road, Cork, in December, 1952 Jo Kerrigan CORK city children used to gaze in awe at the windows of the Lee Stores, Day’s, Kilgrews and more in the run up to Christmas. But for Mary Crowley in Kanturk, Miss Howar...

1of25 Joseph and Mary during a live nativity presentation at Friendswood United Methodist Church in Friendswood on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of25 People snuggle for warmth as they watch a live nativity presentation at Friendswood United Methodist Church in Friendswood on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 3of25 Sixth grader Christian Goddard listens to instructions before the seco...

The evergreen fir tree has traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals ( pagan and Christian) for thousands of years. Pagans used branches of it to decorate their homes during the winter solstice, as it made them think of the spring to come. The Romans used Fir Trees to decorate their temples at the festival of Saturnalia. Christians use it as a sign of everlasting life with God. Nobody is really sure when Fir trees were first used as Christmas trees. It probably began about 1000 year...