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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
6
A historical sketch traces Christmas dishes from goose and beef pies to swans and boars head in medieval banquets. It notes turkey’s emergence in Europe around 1542 and the evolution of plum pudding and mince pies by 1670, with festive customs and garnishes described.
A simple home craft uses a gay petticoat to replace cotton at the base of a Christmas tree. Create a felt version with pinking shears, cut a central hole, slice from the edge to fit around the trunk, then decorate.
The article notes early gift exchange at New Year by priests for the poor and explains that modern Christmas gifting evolved with Christianity, shifting the practice from a New Year ritual to a Christmas tradition.
The article notes that colonial Christmas histories focus on wars and politics. It explains that Virginia Maryland and Georgia adopted English customs while New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware drew from Holland Sweden and Germany. Quakers near Philadelphia avoided holidays and New England largely frowned on Christmas.
Christmas Florida grew from a fort completed on Christmas day in 1835 and gave the town its name. The United States mail routes keep the Christmas post office busy with December remailing of cards letters and packages. The town now features a permanent weatherproof ornamented Christmas tree.
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