Christmas Traditions Across Early American Colonies
Christmas customs varied by region from Georgia to New England. Southern colonies feasted with religious observance. New England at first labeled Christmas pagan but later aligned with English traditions. Middle colonies blended English German and Dutch influences with family reunions and festive feasts shaping a national pattern.
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Atlantic Seaboard
England
Georgia
Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
New England
Sweden
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Philadelphia
Saint Nicholas the Devout Bishop of Myra
The article recounts Saint Nicholas as a real fourth century bishop of Myra in Lycia. It notes his early piety, later wealth enabling benevolence, and explains how his feast on December 6 shifted to merge with Christmas celebrations as medieval efforts reduced the Boy Saint's day prominence.
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Santa Claus
San Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Nicholas
Myra
Lycia
Asia Minor
Christmas Dates Through Early Church Tradition
The text traces early Christian Christmas celebration from A. D. 98 under Pope Telesphorus to later dating by St. Cyril around December 4% and Pope Julius in Rome. It notes no records during Christ's life and portrays evolving feast establishment practices in early centuries.
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Christ
St. Cyril
Julius
Rome
New Year Menu Features Tongue and Corned Beef Platter
A festive New Year guide suggests tongue and corned beef as centerpiece meats for a striking platter. It describes preparation steps for beef tongue and corned beef, plus a red cabbage container filled with creamy cole slaw as an attractive side, serving eight.
New Year's Buffet Menu and Fortune Cake Recipe
A vintage buffet feature describes a New Year gathering with tongue and corned beef, slaw, rolls, celery, olives, pickles, jelly, fruit molds, and a Fortune Cake. It includes gelatin mold instructions, a light chocolate frosting, custard filling, and coffee serving tips, plus table setting guidance.
New Year Food Resolutions for Delectable Meals
Lynn offers tips for tasty healthier menus with practical steps. Season food to enhance flavor, rub roasts with garlic or onion, and salt before roasting. Use melted butter on vegetables, serve hot foods hot and cold foods cold, and garnish platters for visual appeal. Plan two to three days of meals to stretch the food dollar.
Corrugate Wrapping Boosts Holiday Gift Presentation
A department store trick to improve gift wrap uses corrugated paper folded lengthwise and sidewise before decorative paper. Five steps guide wrapping: fold over, snug the paper, fold ends, wind a figure eight knot, and tie. Extra care makes cheap gifts look finer.
Two Piece Frock Pattern No 1485 B for Misses
The Barbara Beil pattern No 1485 B offers a streamlined two piece suit with a three button cardigan neck topper and a skirt with a front pleat. Sizes 32 through 46 are available and materials listed include gabardine twills plaids novelty rayons and serge.
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Barbara Beil
Dickey
Cleveland stock sale funds first community Christmas tree
Cleveland sold stock certificates to raise money for the first community Christmas tree in 1912. The stock was listed on the Cleveland Stock Exchange and raised more than $12,000. A large illuminated 70 foot tree stood in the public square as the city began a national custom of community trees. The article also notes hymns by Charles Wesley and translations of Adeste Fideles.
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America
Cleveland
Ohio
City of Good Will (Unlimited
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Jones Makes Bold Request Over Bread Choice
A restrained diner struggles with bread at a new lunch spot. Jones consistently receives white bread instead of his brown, prompting a plan to switch orders. He begins the new week by asking for white bread, prompting the waitress to question his habit of always choosing brown.
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