Ryan Janek Wolowski visting Ronkonkoma Native, Indigenous, American Indian land originally known as Raconkamuck "the boundary fishing place" settled by the Secatogue "black meadow lands" tribe on Long Island (Winnecomac "fine country") New York orginally

Ryan Janek Wolowski visting Ronkonkoma Native, Indigenous, American Indian land originally known as Raconkamuck "the boundary fishing place" settled by the Secatogue "black meadow lands" tribe on Long Island (Winnecomac "fine country") New York orginally known as Sewanhacky "the place of Shells"

 

 

Merry Christmas and Blessed Yule celebration with Theresa Irene Wolowski in Ronkonkoma, New York

 

Ronkonkoma is Native, Indigenous, American Indian land

 

Ronkonkoma originally known as Raconkamuck "the boundary fishing place"

 

Settled by the Secatogue "black meadow lands" tribe

 

Long Island (Winnecomac "fine country") New York orginally known as Sewanhacky "the place of Shells"

 

 

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Believed Christmas origins:

 

Christmas Tree - Germany

 

Advent wreath - Germany

 

First published English Christmas Tree at Windsor Castle with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the cover of the Illustrated London News on December 23rd 1848

 

Christmas Cards by Sir Henry Cole - England 1843

 

Electric Christmas Lights - USA 1880

 

Befana Christmas Witch - Italy

 

Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) - Greece (area now Turkey)

 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - USA 1939

 

Birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem, Judea (area now Palestine)

 

Eggnog Jamestown, Virginia, USA 1607

 

Poinsettia red flowers - México

 

First documented snowman Netherlands 1380

 

Winter Solstice - December

 

Yule - Germany

 

Saturnalia - Italy

 

Dies Natalis Solis Invicti - Italy

 

First recorded Roman celebration of Christmas on December 25th Roman Emperor Constantine 336 Italy

 

December 25th date chosen to celebrate Christmas by Pope Julius in 350 Italy

 

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Ronkonkoma Hamlet, Islip town, Suffolk County, Long Island region, New York State, The United States of America USA, North America continent

December 25th 2016

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