Christmas Gift Traditions Around Christian Lands
The article surveys how different countries mark Christmas with gift giving. Poland features Mother and Father Star after the Eve feast. Norway leaves grain for animals. Bavaria lights Kristkind. Holland awaits St. Nicholas. Switzerland has a radiant angel. England sees Father Christmas. Spain expects the Three Wise Men. Italy has Befana delivering gifts with a broom.
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Bethlehem
Poland
Mother Star
Father Star
Norway
Bavaria
Kristkind
Jesus
Holland
St. Nicholas
Dresed
Father Christmas
Spain
Christ
Italy
World’s oldest Christmas trees rise above Mediterranean
About 400 cedars of Lebanon, claimed as the world’s oldest Christmas trees, stand some 600 feet above the Mediterranean coast. The ancient forest, revered for ages, showcases a rare, enduring natural monument amid historic sites.
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Mediterranean
Lebanon
Evergreen spruce symbols in Druidic belief and holiday decor
The Druids valued evergreens as emblems of eternal life and limned their ritual use to decorate walls mantels and doorways. This tradition influenced later seasonal decorating practices with evergreen swags garlands and wreaths.
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