By Loretta Fulton December is filled with religious observances, including Christmas, the best known locally. Although Abilene has a small representation of religions other than Christianity, some of the following observances are celebrated in private homes. Some holy days are fixed, like Christmas always falls on Dec. 25. Other religions are lunar based, meaning their observances fall on different dates

By Loretta Fulton December is filled with religious observances, including Christmas, the best known locally. Although Abilene has a small representation of religions other than Christianity, some of the following observances are celebrated in private homes. Christmas for Western Christians always falls on Dec. 25, but many other religions are lunar based, meaning their observances fall on different dates each