Imagine, for a moment, a war zone filled not with gunfire and artillery but with candles and songs.
It seems unbelievable, but it occurred for a brief moment on December 24, 1914, during World War I.
In honor of the Christmas holiday, German and British troops fighting on the Western front in France called a ceasefire. They decked the top of their trenches with candlelit trees and exchanged souvenirs, sang carols to each other in different languages and even played a game of soccer.
The conviviality (see definition and hear pronunciation below) of the peace was short-lived, however. Once the holiday was over, soldiers on both sides resumed their battle.
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: How do you think the nature of war might change if opposing sides shared more conviviality?
Conviviality: Joyful or festive activity, the quality or state of being social.
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