Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122122_nativity_manger_op/nativity-sets-around-world-show-each-cultures-take-christmas-story/
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.
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Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122122_nativity_manger_op/nativity-sets-around-world-show-each-cultures-take-christmas160story/
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.
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How Mrs. Claus embodied 19th-century debates about women’s rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122321_mrs_claus_womens_rights/how-mrs-claus-embodied-19th-century-debates-womens-rights/
The writers who created Mrs. Claus were not just interested in filling in the blanks of Santa’s personal life - the poems and stories about Mrs. Claus spoke to women’s central role in the Christmas holiday and also provided a canvas to explore contemporary debates about gender.
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How to deal with holiday stress, Danish-style https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121522_holiday_stress_op/how-deal-with-holiday-stress-danish-style/
The holidays often involve jubilant gift exchanges, renewed connections with family and friends, and treasured traditions, but can also be accompanied by a host of stressors - perhaps people can find balance by taking a few cultural cues from the Danes.
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How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts & a tree https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_christmas_traditions_op/how-christmas-became-american-holiday-tradition-with-santa-claus-gifts-a160tree/
While Europeans participated in religious ceremonies to celebrate the birth of Jesus for centuries, Christmas trees and gift-giving on Dec. 24 in Germany did not spread to other European Christian cultures until the end of the 18th century and came to North America in the 1830s.
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Christmas playlist: The all-time best holiday songs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120422_christmas_songs/christmas-playlist-all-time-best-holiday-songs/
It might be getting just cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you nod your head and play air guitar. With hours of music spread over dozens of songs, these Christmas classics will liven your spirits, even if we're not gathering in festive crowds again quite yet.
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Mother Mary seeks asylum as Kino Border Intiative hosts posada in Nogales
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122322_kino_binational_posada/mother-mary-seeks-asylum-as-kino-border-intiative-hosts-posada-nogales/ #Arizona #border #immigration #Christmas
Mother Mary seeks asylum as Kino Border Intiative hosts posada in Nogales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122322_kino_binational_posada/mother-mary-seeks-asylum-as-kino-border-intiative-hosts-posada-nogales/
A crowd of more than 100 people congregated outside a border crossing in downtown Nogales this weekend, walking to an aid center almost two miles away during a Christmas season posada highlighting the travails of migrants.
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Kari Lake loses trial in bid to overturn Arizona election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122422_kari_lake_loses_trial/kari-lake-loses-trial-bid-overturn-arizona-election/
Kari Lake, the losing Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has lost in a courtroom after failing to convince a judge that intentional misconduct was behind her defeat at the polls. "The court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence," the judge said.
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Santa María pide refugio, KBI presenta posada binacional https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122322_kino_binational_posada_esp/santa-maria-pide-refugio-kbi-presenta-posada-binacional/
Un grupo de más de 100 personas se congregaron fuera de un cruze fronterizo en el centro de Nogales el fin de semana, caminando a un centro de ayuda casi dos millas de distancia durante una posada navideña sobresaltando los viajes de migrantes.
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What Kwanzaa means for Black Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122721_kwanzaa_black_americans_op/what-kwanzaa-means-black-americans/
The weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa, beginning on Dec. 26 this year, are a time of communal self-affirmation for the African-American community and a recognition that knowledge of Black history is worthwhile.
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On Dec. 19, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol met in Washington, DC. The committee, led by Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, released its final 845-page report on Dec. 22, 2022.
The holidays can be a really tough time. The advice I often heard was, "Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Help others. Get out of your head." It's perfectly fine advice, but unhelpful if the mere thought of interacting with people is overwhelming. Anyway, here's a thing I did one year that did help:
I bought a Cookie Monster costume, went to the airport, and waited at arrivals with a sign that said "COOKIE"
Didn't have to talk to anyone and boy did I get to watch people's faces light up.
Judge rejects suit challenging Arizona Prop. 209, appeal on the horizon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_prop_209_challenge_tossed/judge-rejects-suit-challenging-arizona-prop-209-appeal-horizon/
A lawsuit hoping to void the medical debt reforms in Proposition 209, overwhelmingly approved by voters in November, was dismissed on Thursday by a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge.
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Hamadeh’s election challenge shot down by judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_hamadeh_suit_dismissed/hamadehs-election-challenge-shot-down-by-judge/
Abraham Hamadeh’s bid to throw out the results of the race for Arizona attorney general that he lost based on unsubstantiated allegations of misconduct failed to convince a Mohave County Superior Court Judge on Friday.
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$25M for Tucson Water will help with PFAS treatment, Ducey announces Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_tucson_pfas_funding/25m-tucson-water-will-help-with-pfas-treatment-ducey-announces-friday/
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday that he has allocated $25 million in federal funds to the Department of Environmental Quality to partner them with Tucson Water in efforts to treat PFAS near the Tucson International Airport.
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19 dogs remain on euthanasia list as Pima Animal Care Center faces overcrowding & disease outbreak https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_pacc_euthanasia_list/19-dogs-remain-euthanasia-list-as-pima-animal-care-center-faces-overcrowding-disease-outbreak/
The Pima Animal Care Center is asking people to adopt any of the 19 dogs still on a list of those facing being put down, as the shelter is facing critical overcrowding and the spread of a deadly respiratory disease for dogs.
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How experts say we can fix America’s broken adult education system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122322_adult_education_fixes/how-experts-say-we-can-fix-americas-broken-adult-education-system/
For a number of sometimes overlapping reasons, 48 million American adults struggle to read basic English, and the main remedy available is adult education - but the infrastructure where they can improve reading and earn a high school credential is inadequate.
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House Jan. 6 Committee releases final report, Trump’s fraud allegations 'concocted nonsense' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122322_jan_6_report/house-jan-6-committee-releases-final-report-trumps-fraud-allegations-concocted-nonsense/
Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection that resulted in a referral for criminal prosecution of former President Trump released their final report, as a group of Republican representatives published a separate opposition report into Capitol security failures.
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Fighting hate: Approaches range from expanding hate crime definitions to gathering data https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122322_hate_crimes_accountability/fighting-hate-approaches-range-from-expanding-hate-crime-definitions-gathering-data/
Only a minuscule number of hate crimes are reflected in federal, state and local databases and reporting systems, and without a true understanding of what’s happening, it’s difficult to address hate crime and stop it.
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