Enjoy your freedom’s eve celebrations this year

Tastes of the Town

On New Year’s Eve, many African Americans attend church for Watch Night Service. The night of prayer, commemoration and celebration ends at midnight with the new year.  Watch Night Service is a Christian tradition that began in the Czech Republic and was adopted by congregations around the world. Services took on special significance to African Americans on December 31, 1862, k...

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