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A Nostalgic Look at Christmas Dinner Traditions

A family dinner image symbolizes renewal and strength across generations, reminding us that meaningful connections endure despite the changes time brings. Happy holidays!

I choose this charming image of a family having Christmas dinner as the muse for today’s post. The four generation family has gathered to feast and celebrate.

We gather together and in the very gathering there is renewal and strength.

Here we see a clear view of the past, present and future. Scenes such as this remind us that although change happens with the passage of time, it is the things that do not change that are the most meaningful.

The image comes from a Ocean Spray Cranberries ad published in the December 1960 edition of McCall’s magazine.

Happy holidays to you and those you hold dear. And may our land continue to be blessed – and to be strengthened – through its families – your family.

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About Janet

I'm an American baby boomer with a strange hobby. I collect mid-century women's magazines. My blog, MidCenturyPage.com is a result of a 20 year passion to scan the pages of these magazines and share them with anyone who wants to understand what mid-century women thought about, cared about, and worried about while living in the 1950's and 1960's

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