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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
14
The article notes December 25 as the sun festival tied to the winter solstice and Roman customs. It explains how the church reinterpreted the sun’s birthday as Christ’s birth around 375 AD to convert nonbelievers. It recalls the Wise Men Melchior Gaspar and Balthazar.
Observers describe Christmas in Brazil as a midnight Mass scene outdoors with tropical weather and cathedral processions. In French Canada the day starts with a grand midnight Mass, Reveillon feasts, and a festive Epiphany cake, Le Gateau des Rois. In the Philippine Islands children wear tropical wreaths after Mass, parade with a band, and enjoy family dinners, dancing, and home decorations with a candle lit for the little Jesus.
A girl with no gift to offer to the Infant meets the Angel Gabriel. He blesses the ground and a white rose springs up. When she presents it to Jesus, the Child touches the bloom and its petals gain pink tips.
Cream butter and sugar then beat in egg yolks. Mix with vanilla and milk and dry ingredients. Divide dough, add melted chocolate to one part, chill, roll into two sheets, layer white and chocolate, roll, wrap, refrigerate overnight, slice and bake at 375 for ten minutes. Dough may be kept refrigerated a week or more.
A look at early Christmas card designs shows a shift toward religious imagery, while some 19th century cards featured roses portraits of women and pin up style figures. By 1870 cards used frosted edges and heavy silk trimmings reflecting evolving tastes.
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