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Christmas In Eastern, Central and Northern Europe - Page 21

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Dec 8, 2004

For many centuries Holy Supper on the eve before Christmas was traditionally a special family meal for our Rusins. It was full of meaning and symbolism. Even those who have unfortunately abandoned this glorious tradition still recall and cherish the childhood memories of "Svjatyj Vecer."

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http://www.firstchristmastree.com

http://archiv.radio.cz/christmas/today.h...

http://www.christmasarchives.com/christm...

http://www.christmas-world.freeservers.c...

http://www.inspirationriga.com/main.php?...

Estonian Christmas Traditions, Ragnar & Eva Paavlu, Tallinn-Estonia, pamphlet 1997

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Cz-2	Cz-eats1	Ukr-Ikon33	Riga3	eesti-1
Eesti-2	P-creche1	Brat2	Brat1	Slv-STnik1
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2. Dec 10, 2004 4:59 AM
Thanks! Now that much of Eastern Europe has joined or is slated to join & thus become part of the EU, there has been a re-birth of customs that were suppressed by the Soviet. This has given rise to so ...

-- posted by DocKozzaki

1. Dec 8, 2004 6:47 PM
I have always been fascinated at how Christmas is celebrated in different countries. I enjoyed reading your article. Wow! You put a lot of time into this. Thank you. I'm sure others will find it ...

-- posted by jerrib

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