This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bayard News
Location
Bayard, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
4
Traditions from various countries are described, from Switzerland’s future-telling fountains to Belgium’s St Nicholas and Thomas Days, Portugal’s presepio, and Sweden’s Knut’s Day. The piece notes how ancient customs persist amid modern holiday practices.
The article traces the Christmas tree as a symbol of the season and its religious ties to Eden and Christ the Light of the world. It notes medieval roots in Paradise Tree plays and early pyramids of lights, US adoption via Hessian soldiers, and Roosevelt era challenges before the modern evergreen adorned with lights and ornaments.
The article traces how cities began communal Christmas trees in the early 1900s. Pasadena decorated Mount Wilson in 1909, Madison Square in 1912, Boston Common in 1912, Philadelphia’s Independence Square in 1914, and President Coolidge started the national tree in Washington in 1923 with a gift from the University of Vermont.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.