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Day Five - December 5, 1998

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The Christmas Truce of 1914

At midnight on Christmas Eve 1914 firing from the
German trenches suddenly stopped. A German
brass band began playing Christmas carols.

Early, Christmas morning, the German soldiers
came out of their trenches, approaching the
allied lines, calling "Merry Christmas".

At first the allied soldiers thought it was a trick,
but they soon climbed out of their trenches and
shook hands with the German soldiers.

The truce lasted a few days, and the men exchanged
presents of cigarettes and plum puddings, sang carols
and songs. They even played a game of Soccer. 1
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In my short time upon this Earth I've never heard anybody
say "History always repeats itself." in the context
of any but the most horrible of current events
we witness from time to time in our lives.

Yet this spontaneous, intuitive outburst of humanity occurring
Christmas Eve in 1914, in the midst of some of the most
unimaginable entrenchment and hostility the world
has ever seen, should never be forgotten.

It is a tiny bit of history well worth repeating
each and every day and everywhere we go.
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I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

.......................................- - Charles Dickens - -
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1 The facts above were taken verbatim from Christmas Facts.

To learn more about the Christmas Truce
of 1914 try these great web sites:

BBC News: The Christmas truce

Paul Fussell On The Christmas Truce

Peter Simpkins On The Christmas Truce

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