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The Howard's of Star Base 10 and 12 : Chapter 20: Yuletide of 2280
The Howard's of Star Base 10 and 12 were not Christians. Lord Patrick William Howard was a Pagan and Lady Margaret Penelope Deveraux was a Pagan and Witch.

Their ancestors were Roman Catholic in lived in Norfolk England which was primarily Roman Catholic and even when King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1532 to start his own chuch of England.

The Howard's wouldn't change religions even with two nieces as Queen of England.

Lord Patrick William didn't like the religion prosecution that he heard Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon forced the Islam to become a Christian and he didn't like what Queen Mary I did to the Christian Protestants to convert to Roman Catholism or they would burn as heretics.

Lord Patrick William didn't like what King Charles IX of France did to The French Hugenots and he didn't approve of King Louis XIV of France did.

It threatened his own existence as he believed people should have use of their conscience.


Lord Andrew Charles Howard was a Pagan and Lady Karissa was a Pagan and Witch.

They raised their children to respect nature, their ancestors and the Gods and Goddesses and the Sababts that Pagans celebrate.

Lord Andrew Charles and Lady Karissa decided to celebrate the 12 days of Yuletide with family at Beltane Manor.

Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR, Lady Sarah, Lady Frederica Wilhelmina, Lord Charles Andrew III, Lady Victoria Charlotte, Lady Charlotte Victoria Maude, Lord Patrick William, Lady Patricia and Lady Alexandra Katherine and Lord David William Beck and Lady Katherine with Lord David JR were invited to Beltane Manor.

Lord Andrew and Lady Karissa requested that only the children received Yuletide presents.

The adults would sit around and enjoy conversation and dance and sing and the children would have the nursery where Barbara would watch them.

Lady Karissa had prepared a Yuletide feast in the buffet style whereas you could eat when you were ready to eat.

The children were brought down from the nursery lead by Lady Elizabeth Victoria Ann Beltane and they would join their father's and mother's to have dinner and join in the singing and dancing.

The children were allowed to open up one present for every night of Yuletide.

It was a time for family to come and enjoy the seasonal celebration.

They celebrated together and thanked Odin and Freyda for their health, friends and family.

The next time they would gather would be Beltane on May 1 and celebrate Lady Elizabeth Victoria Ann Beltane's fifth six birthday.
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