Animals in Christmas Legends Across Cultures
Ancient legends describe talking animals on Christmas Eve when stalls kneel in reverence. Barnyard beasts share a Holy Supper to honor Joyful Tidings, while Northern Europe families leave food for Saint Nicholas’s white horse. In Scandinavia the poor set aside grain and suet for birds as St Francis of Assisi urged all creation to share Yuletide happiness.
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St. Francis of Assissi
Nativity Scenes Popular in Spain Stall Vendors Pack Belens
Nativity scenes are popular in Spain with stands selling wood and cardboard figures for Belens or Nacimientos. In some villages a prize is awarded for the best Belen arrangement.
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Fire Safe Christmas Tree Care Tips
The guide urges watering a cut tree daily, peeling bark to help uptake, and checking needles for dryness to avoid fire risk. It warns a 12 foot tree can ignite quickly and stresses using fireproof decorations, inspecting lights for frayed ends, and unplugging before bed or leaving home.
Variety of Shrubs For Decorations
A list of decorative shrubs and foliage plants suitable for holiday homes. Includes holly varieties such as American, Chinese, English, and deciduous holly, plus Carolberry and Snowberry. Also mentions roses like Rose Mulburnums, Euonymus, Magnolia, pine, hemlock, Chinese fir, cryptomeria, pittosporum, and aucuba gold dust.
Calm Christmas and the Quiet Spirit of the Season
The article reflects on the secrecy of Santa and hidden gifts as well as the holiday rush. It urges parents to carve out time with children to explain the true meaning and spirit of Christmas amid the bustle.
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Santa Claus
Dolphin Brains Outsize Human Counterparts
The article asserts that bottle-nosed dolphins possess larger and more complex brains than humans, implying advanced cognitive capacities. It discusses anatomical differences and potential implications for intelligence and behavior, drawing on comparative neuroscience observations.
Yule Tree Needs Water Treatment
Tests show an average spruce in a room at 70 degrees will absorb 23.75 quarts of water through its stump over 15 days. Water keeps a Christmas tree fresh reduces needle drop and lowers fire risk. Before setting up the tree in
Frankincense and Myrrh Listed Among Basics of Perfume
Aromatic resins Frankincense and Myrrh, gifts of the Wise Men at Bethlehem, remain cataloged among essential perfume ingredients in modern lists.
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Bethlehem
Selecting Toys For Tots For Infants And Toddlers
Selecting toys for youngsters up to two years of age is a pleasing assignment for most adults. Children under two years enjoy rattles squeaky rubber of cuddly animals and dolls. They like colorful blocks rhymes and jingles to read or sing to them. Small wagons push pull roller or simple take apart toys are also excellent choices.
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