Miscellanea One of my favorite holiday activities is to go for a drive at night and see the houses all lit up for Christmas.
Some folks go all out, using thousands of lights to outline and decorate their homes.
But some of the most beautiful homes have had a single candle glowing in each window, a simple elegance that radiates warmth and welcome. This tradition, along with many others, comes from Ireland. In Ireland, the Christmas season began on Christmas eve, and lasted until January 6. The festivities started with cleaning the house. Just as the world and hope was renewed with the birth of Christ, Irish homes would be renewed as well.