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O se vaaiga i teuga matagofie ma nisi o l’io auai i le i le polokalama o le Kerisimasi a le Matagaluega o Fefa’atauaiga i le vaiaso ua te’a. [ata: DOC Facebook]
Little Rock, ARKANSAS — Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about the commercialization of the holiday and the growing lack of Christian sentiment. Many people seem to believe that there was once a way to celebrate the birth of...
New York, NEW YORK — The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate, caroling and bright lights. It has also inspired the modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly...
MERRY CHRISTMAS AMERICAN SAMOA: This holiday Nativity scene is in front of the Catholic Church in Fagaalu and is clearly viewed from the main road, as seen in this Samoa News photo taken yesterday morning. [photo: FS]
Cannery employees gathered at the main gate for a prayer meeting early Monday morning to mourn and show support for the families of the four victims who lost their lives during a horrific car crash early Saturday morning when a vehicle chased by a police unit crashed into another vehicle killing...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Despite numerous claims that the Missionaries brought Christmas to Hawai`i, that simply isn’t so.
The first Christmas celebration in Hawai`i took place 34 years before the arrival of the Missionaries – who promptly did what they could to discourage any further celebration!...
Ithaca, NEW YORK — Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images of happy family celebrations dominate the media. Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday hype may find this difficult or disappointing, but those feelings may be felt even...
O le aufaigaluega a le Matagaluega o Fefaatauaiga (DOC) ma a latou teuga o le Kerisimasi, o lo’o fa’aauau pea ona tautuaina le mamalu o le atunu’u I le aga’i atu I le faamanatuina o le Aso Kerisimasi. [ata foa’i]
This Samoa News photo taken Wednesday afternoon shows that American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) has added more holiday decorations to their tall Norfolk pine tree at the intersection heading into the ASPA compound in Tafuna. [photo: FS]
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The holiday decorations on the west lawn of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei where staff from ASG departments and offices decorated their respective Christmas trees as part of the government’s celebration of Christmas in the territory. [photo: FS]