[bksvol-discuss] Re: O T Christmas Traditions
- From: tina birenbaum <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:33:19 -0500
We don't do anything just open presents and dinner on christmas eve, but my
family isn't any religeon so we don't do anything specific to that.
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:04:10 -0800
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O T Christmas Traditions
>Hello Lissi,
>That is one we didn't do. It is interesting you mention roses and the cross
>because these were and are symbols that come from the ancient alchemy
>traditions.
>I was raised catholic and always at Easter we did the special Easter basket
>of food that we all got to help0 with by adding a special egg to. It also
>had a lamb shaped butter in it. Then along with other breakfast foods it we
>would bring it to church on Good Friday to be blessed and then it was eaten
>for breakfast on Easter morning. I think that tradition came from eastern
>Europe since my family was very Polish.
>Katie Hill
>The Reconnection & reiki Healing
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>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:33 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] O T Christmas Traditions
>Dear Kaitlyn
>Did your family put crosses made of raisins on cakes of butter and cream
>cheese and place them on the Easter and Christmas tables? Making them was
>always a favorite way for children to help prepare the feasts. It was a
>custom a child could understand reminding us for the reason for the
>celebrations.
>Always With Love,
>Lissi
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:32 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Christmas books
>> HI Lissi,
>> WE use to keep the eastern European tradition. January 6th we called
>> little
>> Christmas. My family back then were very much Polish
>> .
>> Katie Hill
>> The Reconnection & reiki Healing
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>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julie Morales
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:59 PM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Christmas books
>> I'm sure someone has already jumped on the chance to take these books, but
>> I
>> can't wait to read them. T. Davis Bunn co-wrote several books with Janette
>> Oke. I like reading Christmas books almost any time of year, really.
>> <smile
>> Really, I don't read many of them outside of the holiday season, but if
>> something interests me, the time of year doesn't stop me from reading it.
>> <smile> Take care.
>> Julie Morales
>> Children are fragile. Handle with prayer. --Unknown
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>> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:14 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Christmas books
>> Dear Jana and Christmas Book Readers,
>> Jana, I don't have information on the Christmas books you asked about, but
>> since the titles sounded familiar, I checked among my Christmas books for
>> them.
>> I did find a matching pair of books which might interest someone who is
>> still enthusiastic about scanning Christmas books. Since I don't think the
>> season is over the minute the gifts are unwrapped, I still enjoy reading
>> Christmas books and helping to add more to our collection until Ukrainian
>> Christmas which is in early January. My father was Ukrainian.
>> The books I have are two, new hardcover copies of, Tidings of Comfort and
>> Joy by Davis Bunn who co-authored Homecoming and a book with quilt in the
>> title which are in the collection. This book wasn't listed. Because I have
>> two copies, I have the perfect set up to mail a scanner one of them and
>> then
>> validate using that second one when the scanner tells me the scan is ready
>> for validating. The book has 234 pages and is a small square shape in
>> perfect condition, including the dust cover. . You'd be free to keep it or
>> pass it on when you're finished. A few pages have unevenly shaped
>> illustrations, but, since I have a copy of the book, I could unravel any
>> scanner confusion.
>> Please contact me off list if you are interested in this project. I'm
>> going
>> to the post office tomorrow so you would have the book, soon.
>> Always With Love,
>> Lissi
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:58 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
>>> Wow! Thanks for this link, Mike. I just went and filled up my virtual
>>> Christmas stocking! <LOL> Just out of curiosity, has anyone scanned
>>> either "The Christmas Blessing" or "The Christmas Hope?" They continue
>>> the story that began with "The Christmas Shoes." I heard an interview
>>> with the author on Sunday morning, and she said that both of the movies
>>> for "The Christmas Shoes" and "The Christmas Blessing" are very different
>>> from the books. "The Christmas Hope" was just released this year. I
>>> didn't know about that one until I heard the interview. Happy reading!
>>> Jana
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx
>>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:11 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Christmas Books
>>>> As of about 10 minutes ago:
>>>> a minimum of 118 books have been identified and listed as Christmas
>>>> oriented on Jake Brownell's unoffical BookShare info site at
>>>> www.jbrownell.com.
>>>> A direct link to this listing is
>>>> Christmas Books on BookShare
>>>> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/category.asp?id=20
>>>> This listing includes the 5 Christmas titles Gustavo aproved this
>>>> morning.
>>>> They appear at the bottom of the list at the above link and are:
>>>> 'Tis the Season by Kathryn Quick
>>>> A Crime for Christmas (A Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #2) by
>>>> Carolyn Keene
>>>> The Christmas Baby's Gift by Kate Walker
>>>> Cinderella Christmas (American Romance) by Shelley Galloway
>>>> There's Something About Christmas by Debbie Macomber
>>>> If you are logged onto BookShare at the time you click onto the link for
>>>> that book on Jake's page, you can download that particular book.
>>>> There are likely other Christmas books on BookShare that are not part of
>>>> this list.
>>>> If you are aware of any, either add them yourself or let Jake, myself,
>>>> Grace or anyone else who routinely updates of that info so it can be
>>>> included.
>>>> So there is plenty of Christmas material on Bookshare. And if that's
>>>> not
>>>> enough, Web-Braille, part of the NLS program, has more.
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