Yes, I'm old enough to remember Christmas at school. We made little reindeer ornaments in kindergarten and did a Christmas play in 5th grade (I played a grandmother, but all I can remember is that I wore makeup to simulate wrinkles and spent most of my time on stage rolling out fake cookies). We sang religious songs at our school concerts--and they were Christmas concerts, not "holiday" concerts.
I'm a little nostalgic about that, though I appreciate the separation of church and state too much to argue for its return (after all, I wouldn't want another religion foisted upon my kid at school). For now, though, my daughter attends a preschool located in a church, so she comes home with lots of Christmas decorations. Today's project was a glittery construction paper Christmas tree, which is now adorning our fridge.
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