Crafting insights - the world according to a creator — Christmas greetings

I grew up in a big family in a small farming town in the Philippines. Life was simple then. People worked hard to put food on the table and send their kids to school. Christmas was always special. It was one of the very few celebration holidays we had. It was a time for extended family gatherings, feasts, and gift giving. It was a time for forgiveness, reaching out to people, and kindness all around. Here in America, where I have spent Christmases for the past 35 years, the celebration has been a bit different. Being way from my big family, Christmas is now a...

People have been sending and receiving Christmas greeting cards for a long time. This tradition started in the 1800s, when a prominent educator and patron of the arts in England, Sir Henry Cole, became exhausted from receiving and reading holiday letters. So, Sir Cole and his artist friend John Horsley came up with a 3-panel card design, for brief holiday greetings. This has evolved into what we continue to send to friends and loved ones -- Christmas cards.  As technology advanced, it seems that Christmas card designs have become limitless. Virtual cards came into the limelight a few years ago. They were fashionable for a little...