The Christmas Market is a holiday tradition that has long been a part of the Christmas season in Europe, especially in Germany. Over the last few decades, this tradition has been working its way into American cities and towns, and now there are dozens of such markets from coast to coast. Every year lists are compiled of America’s best Christmas Markets, and these invariably … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
HAPPY HOLIDAYS VS. MERRY CHRISTMAS – MY POLITICALLY CORRECT CALENDAR FOR SEASONS GREETINGS
The now annual exercise decrying the “War on Christmas” has begun once again. I have already seen the first salvos fired on Facebook. Many of The Complete Pilgrim’s readers can already guess my position. I believe that there is indeed a war on Christmas, but it’s not coming from those who joyfully declare “Happy Holidays”. The real war is being waged by those forces who … [Read more...]
AMERICA’S TALLEST BATTLE MONUMENTS
America has fought in many battles and in many wars. And like its European counterparts during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, America commemorated its military history with countless memorials. The United States is packed with them. Tens of thousands of monuments, from life-sized statues of heroes in the town square to immense obelisks that overlook aging … [Read more...]
A 500th ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG
On October 31st of last year, Lutherans in Germany and Protestants everywhere celebrated the 500th anniversary of one of the most pivotal events in world history: Martin Luther nailing his fabled 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. This unassuming action inadvertently kicked off what later became known as the Protestant Reformation, fracturing the power … [Read more...]
