The Christmas Truce of the First World War
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The Christmas Truce of
the First World War, was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along
the Western Front around Christmas 1914.
In the week leading up to the holiday, French, German and British
soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, soldiers from both sides
ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and
exchange food and souvenirs. There were
joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in
carol-singing. Men played games of
football with one another, giving one of the most memorable images of the
truce. This shows us that even amidst
terrible violence, people are, at heart good, and if given a chance, will
choose to do good. We need more of this.
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