Arabs Gain Corner on Holy Land Tourism in Jerusalem
In Arab Jerusalem the tourist trade hinges on correct location of Holy Places across the border. The city has grown from 66 to 276 first class hotel beds since 1949 and offers improving transport links via Cairo, Beirut, and Amman. A new Tourism Bureau aided by 350000 dollars from Point Four boosts activity.
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Origin of the American Christmas Tree Traces to Germans
In State College Pennsylvania Dr Philip A Shelley a German professor argues that American Christmas tree traditions were brought by German immigrants. He notes Moravians in Bethlehem used green brushwood pyramids with candles in 1747 and places Harrisburg and Philadelphia trees around 1818 1834.
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Pennsylvania State College
United States
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Bethlehem
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Constantin Hering
Saxony
Friedrich Knorr
Prussia
England
Victoria
Floral motifs top 1952 Christmas greeting cards
Floral designs such as holly and poinsettia are the most popular motifs in the 1952 Christmas greeting cards according to the feature.
UNICEF Holiday Cards Aid World's Children
United Nations issues Christmas and New Year greeting cards in a five card series titled Around the World with UNICEF to raise funds for the Children's Fund. Images show animals delivering supplies to children in regions including India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Finland.
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Unicef
UN International Children’s Emergency Fund
Children’s Fund
India
Middle East
South East Asia
Latin America
Finland
Leonard Weisgard
The
First Christmas Journey The Paths Mary and Joseph Could Take
The article outlines three routes from Nazareth to Bethlehem for Mary and Joseph nearly two millennia ago. It notes the western coastal path, the Esdraelon-Samaria route, and the Jordan valley path, with the Jordan route favored by many Galilean travelers and linked to Jewish history. It recalls Mary’s fatigue and Joseph bearing the burden, ending with the birth of Jesus in a manger.
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Yule Logs in England Blessing Rite Explained
In England the Druids conducted a Yule log blessing where a priest would bless the log and then place it upright to symbolize sins and wrongs of the past year being washed away and the new year begun.
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England
Bible Presents 3 Accounts of Christmas
William E. Gilroy explores the three gospel accounts of Christ's birth in Matthew Luke and John noting Wise Men shepherds and Incarnation. He contrasts Mark's absence of birth details with the rich narrative in Matthew and Luke and urges a living faith beyond legend toward the meaning of Christ's coming.
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Simeon
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John the Baptist
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Luke
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Jersalem
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Pattern for Spending If Christmas Sped Budgets
The article offers a three point plan for family spending. Miss Mary May Miller from the University of Minnesota emphasizes a flexible plan tailored to each family. It advises spending less than income, subtracting musts, and deciding long term goals for remaining funds.
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Mary May Miller
University of Minnesota
Dickens Life of Our Lord sold for 210000
The unpublished manuscript written for Dickens family children titled The Life of Our Lord was revealed two years ago. Sir Henry Fielding Dickens died in 1933 and the work fetched 210000 dollars, sold to the London Daily Mail, praising Christ’s life and lessons for readers and parents alike.
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Swedes Start Holiday Season on Lucia Day
Swedes begin Christmas season with Lucia Day on December 13 honoring St. Lucia. The celebration features the Lucia queen in white robes with candle crowns, her maidens, and parades through towns with processions, songs, and coffee and rolls for hospital patients.
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Syracuse
Lapland
United States
Burning of Yule Log Symbolizes Return of the Sun
The Yule log tradition marked the sun's return as the log was dragged to the hearth and lit with a brand from last year. Drenching in wine signified ritual purity, while failure to light foretold ill luck for the household.
Spirits Soar at Holidays Seem to Lift Spirits High
The National Safety Council notes holiday cheer and higher spirits accompany the season. Traffic accident rates rise alongside. Remember if you drink, don’t drive to stay alive. Extra caution is needed during the holidays and it pays dividends.
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National Safety Council
Christmas Box Tradition Traced to Ancient Rome
The article notes that Christmas boxes for the poor did not originate in America but in ancient Rome. During Saturnalia they were prepared and distributed, a practice that evolved into a nationwide Christmas custom expanded by religious and civic groups to aid those overlooked at Christmas. Boxing Day is a legal holiday.
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Quadruplegic Rose Hiraga Relearns Painting Through JOB Program
New York features Rose Hiraga a quadriplegic artist whose Christmas cards fabrics wallpapers and calendars are sold nationwide Her recovery came after JOB at NYU Bellevue Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation devised a glove with a brush enabling her to move her arm and paint under the guidance of Dr Howard A Rusk Hank Viscardi leads JOB to place thousands of disabled people in productive work Rose is a JOB program graduate and a symbol of perseverance.
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Rose Hiraga
New York University
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Howard A. Rusk
Hank Viscardi
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