It’s the time of year when we haul those boxes down from the attic, or up from the basement, or out of the garage, and pull out those Christmas ornaments and decorations that have been tucked away for the past eleven months. We collect these things, over the years, either buying them ourselves, or receiving them as gifts. Though certain ornaments or decorations may have had sentimental attachment, at one time, after a few years we put them up on the mantle or hang them from the tree, with little thought of their original meaning.

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