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Handout picture released by the Instituto de Cidadania showing Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (R) giving a Christmas present made by scavenger's recycled items to Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, on December 22, 2011. Lula da Silva was hospitalized on February 11, 2012 in Sao Paulo with symptoms aggravated by his cancer treatments, his doctors said.

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  • Lung ailments emerge after service in Iraq

    For Dina McKenna, Christmas 2009 was a happy time. Her husband, who had twice been deployed in Iraq during earlier holiday seasons, was at home for the holidays. But the good times didn't last."Christmas Day, 2009, we were walking together by the river i   Read more »

  • Brentwood school celebrates Three Kings Day

    The normal after-school routine of snacks and homework at Shepherds Gate Academy in Brentwood was broken up recently by a music-filled Three Kings Day celebration.Assemb. Philip Ramos (D-Brentwood) attended the ceremony, which was hosted by local Hispani   Read more »

  • LIers keep barbershop sound alive

    Now that Christmas and New Years have passed, its time to look forward to Valentines Day, the next holiday to provide some warmth during winters cold reign.An old-fashioned serenade from a barbershop quartet is a romantic and unexpected alternative to th   Read more »

  • Shopping sales surge after Christmas

    A flurry of post-Christmas bargain shopping helped drive sales higher in the last week of December, according to a report Wednesday from a shopping mall trade group. Increased gift card use, mild weather and a federal holiday the Monday after Christmas a   Read more »

  • AP: Embers moved for Santa before fatal Conn. fire

    Smoldering embers blamed for a Christmas morning house fire that killed three girls and their grandparents had been taken out of a fireplace so the children would not worry about Santa Claus coming down the chimney, two officials told The Associated Pres   Read more »

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About Christmas

Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. It refers both to the day celebrating the birth, as well as to the season which that day inaugurates, which concludes with the Feast of the Epiphany. The date of the celebration is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth. Christmas festivities often combine the commemoration of Jesus' birth with various cultural customs, many of which have been influenced by earlier winter festivals. Although nominally a Christian holiday, it is also observed as a cultural holiday by many non-Christians.

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