December 23, 2001
Source: The Hartford Courant
On December 23, 2001, The Hartford Courant featured the editorial "My Fake Christmas" by Sonia Shah, the daughter of immigrants from India, and a member of the Jain religion. "There are 3 million followers of the Jain religion worldwide... As the Jain daughter of Indian immigrants growing up in suburban Connecticut," Shah and her siblings "yearned" for Chritsmas celebration and so every year her Jain parents provided the family with e tree, presents, and other festivities.