Memorial Day Unity
On Memorial Day eve, a lakeside town gathers at an oak tree hung with ribbons for its fallen soldiers, sharing candlelight, stories and grief until dawn.
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Holidays
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and the days we gather together.
Christianity & Pretzel Connection
How the humble pretzel became tied to Christian faith, from monks shaping dough like arms crossed in prayer to its place as a simple Lenten food.
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About our holidays stories
Holiday stories for the days we gather together: Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and New Year’s.
At Easter, readers return to The Empty Egg, about a boy named Jeremy who teaches his class the meaning of the empty tomb, and to Pine Tree Crosses. At Christmas, A Christmas Story, Being Rich and Angel on the Highway are shared around the tree year after year.
These short holiday stories are good for reading aloud at the dinner table, in a Christmas or Easter program, or in a card to someone far away. We add new seasonal stories a few weeks before each holiday, so there’s always something fresh to share when the day arrives. For more, see our Christmas stories and Easter stories collections.