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RESIDENTS OF 18th C. WILLIAMSBURG
OBSERVED FEAST OF THE NATIVITY
For many colonial Virginians,
the Christmas season presented a
time of celebration. Colonial
Virginians observed the Feast of
the Nativity as a holy day, an
important religious occasion and
a major event in the Anglican
Church calendar. Many colonists
spent the day quietly in their
homes and at the parish church,
where attendance for Christmas
morning communion was expected.
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