Superstition gives us a strange world at Christmas time. Streams flow backward at the hour of Christ's birth, trees sigh in remembrance of the crucifixion, birds sing at the hour of His birth, and rain or snow stops.
Brought over from the Bahamas, the John Kuner celebration was held on or around Christmas. The celebration included costumes, songs, a performance, and dancing; the traditions was continuously practiced until the turn of the 20th century.