Christmas on Pitcairn is celebrated by the whole community and is a wonderful occasion where families come together with friends to celebrate the birth of Christ. The Islanders are Seventh Day Adventists and as such do not celebrate Christmas as a holy festival. The only period considered holy is the weekly Sabbath. Adventists do find [...]
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Christmas 2011 – Switzerland
December 7th, 2011 
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1,341 viewsSwiss post issued three special stamps featuring “Chapel”, “Christmas tree” and “Chalet” as a part of Christmas celebration. Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating [...]
Chinese Signs of the Zodiac – Liechtenstein
December 7th, 2011 srmodh 2,049 viewsFor some time now the small Principality of Liechtenstein and the vast People’s Republic of China have enjoyed friendly relations. One expression of this cordial relationship are numerous Liechtenstein postage stamps to which Chinese artists have contributed. For the “Chinese Signs of the Zodiac” issue (face value CHF 1.90) a different approach has however been [...]
Christmas 2011 – Ireland
December 7th, 2011 srmodh 1,269 viewsChristmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. In much of the world’s nations Christmas is a civil [...]
Christmas 2011 – Liechtenstein
December 6th, 2011 srmodh 1,120 viewsLiechtenstein post has chosen Christmas cribs as stamp subject: much loved in Liechtenstein, these decorate the local churches in the time leading up to Christmas, at Christmas itself and in the period between Christmas and the New Year, bringing the event of Christ’s birth closer to the faithful in palpable three-dimensional form. A section taken [...]
Christmas 2011 – Norway
December 6th, 2011 srmodh 1,299 viewsNorway post issued a set of stamps featuring children with Christmas cards, the predominant Norway’s Christmas gnome. When Christmas celebrations focusing on children and family grew in popularity, romantic Christmas traditions came to the fore, particularly Christmas Eve customs. Going to church by horse and cart, bringing home and decorating the Christmas tree and close-up [...]
Christmas 2011 – GB
December 6th, 2011 srmodh 1,397 viewsRoyal Mail celebrates the 400th anniversary of The King James Bible on this year’s Christmas stamps. The King James Bible has been described as “the noblest monument of English prose”, which shaped the way people write and speak English. Seven stamps will be issued which draw on significant events from the Nativity inspired by verses [...]
Christmas 2011 – Jersey
December 3rd, 2011 srmodh 755 viewsJersey Post issued six stamps depicting Christmas Tree Decorations. The tradition of decorating trees at Christmas began centuries ago. Decorations which started with sweets, gingerbread, nuts and paper roses, were followed by tinsel and a huge variety of miniature dolls, instruments, glass beads, baubles and so on, remaining to this day an indispensable part of [...]
Christmas 2011 – Luxembourg
December 3rd, 2011 srmodh 1,060 viewsThe Christmas 2011 stamp shows a happy family seated around a table and eating biscuits. Christmas decorations, including a tree, garlands, and golden stars, emphasise the festive side and magic of the moment. Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian [...]
Christmas 2011 – Island
December 2nd, 2011 srmodh 961 viewsIsland post issued a set of the Christmas stamps featuring goldwork embroidery, a rich national heritage involving techniques used for Icelandic national costumes. Goldwork is the art of embroidery using silver and gold threads. Reference is also made to skattering, an old Icelandic method of embroidering, often used for colourful flower patterns. By her emphasis [...]
