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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1951
Page
7
The text traces Christmas origins from Christ's Mass in the fourth century and notes early church restrictions on gift giving. It explains the shift from death anniversaries to celebrating Jesus birth and the influence of pagan customs and the Three Kings on gift exchange.
A short guide notes that well placed greens brighten the home at Christmas. Suitable materials include hemlock red cedar juniper yew pitch pine and white pine for sprays and mantle decorations. Pruning should preserve the tree’s natural appearance.
The article recalls St Nicholas death around 345 A D and states his spirit roamed the earth for 30 days after his feast day, spreading love and generosity and giving gifts without thought of return, embodying the true spirit of Christmas.
The herb rosemary is tied to fidelity and remembrance in legend and literature. Christmas blooming rosemary ties to holy feasts and legends of Mary on the flight to Egypt, with the plant said to bear heavenly blue flowers honoring Mary's mantle.
The article traces 1846 beginnings of Christmas cards from Henry Cole who, with John Calcott Horsley, produced the first lithographed cards bearing A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It notes the shift from simple prints to fine art in later cards and cites works by Churchill, Hurd, Moses, and Ross as examples of modern choices.
Last year's festival in Denmark celebrated Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale writer and composer of Christmas stories renowned worldwide. His works outsell most books except the Bible, translated into 35 languages. Since 1875 visitors flock to Odense to see the writer of The Little Match Girl and The Ugly Duckling.
Folklore recounts Balder’s near demise caused by Loki’s mistletoe arrow. After higher powers restore Balder and Frigga safeguards the mistletoe, the kiss beneath it becomes a pledge that it will not be used for harm.
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