What is the meaning of Christmas?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on December 25, 2006
“Friends, family, holiday cheer, everyone coming together and toys for the kids.”
— Chip Halderman, landscape designer, Lawrence
“Family. I haven't seen mine since July and this is the only time I can go see them.”
— Megan Sabby, Kansas University sophomore, Moorhead, Minn.
“To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the salvation of humanity”
— Stuart Squires, Catholic University of America Ph.D. student, Lawrence
“Christmas is my birthday, so that's usually what it means to me.”
— Nicolette Ross, chemist, Chicago