Biblical group of domestic animals at Bethlehem stable
The article recounts the biblical quartet ox, ass, camel and sheep with notes on each species. It covers oxen as ve yoke animals, donkeys as economical transport, and sheep and goats for wool milk and meat, linking them to biblical events and parables. It mentions camels for the wise men and desert travel.
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Bethlehem
Holy Land
Krist
Asia
Joseph's
Nazareth
Egypt
Sheep varieties in Syria and Palestine during Christ era
Authorities debate the type of sheep present at the time of Christ. Three varieties are found in Syria and Palestine today, derived from Asia's three wild sheep groups. The Asiatic mouflon, shown on Sumerian Babylonia vases, is believed to have been domesticated around 3000 B.C.
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Ural Mountains
Asia
Europe
Kurdistan
Tigris-Euphrates
Mt. Ararat
Syria
Palestine
Babylonia
Israeli project creates biblical zoo in Negev
A 10 000 acre Negev site 25 miles from Eilat hosts Hai Bar a biblical wildlife preserve. Breeding herds of most of the 120 animals mentioned in the Bible have been gathered and pastured there.
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Negev
Eliat
Noah’s Park
Hai Bar
First Christmas Observed in England in 521 A.D.
A historical note states Christmas evolved as a holiday in England starting in 521 A.D. with King Arthur marking victory at York, the first recorded celebration of the season.
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England
Arthur
York
Red Holly Berries Legend Of The Lamb
A Christmas night tale recalls shepherds guiding a lamb that was pricked by holly thorns with red berries seen as the blood that froze on the branches. The legend ties holly to a sacred nativity moment and laments the lamb’s fate.
Feast of Lights and Twelfth Night Traditions in Merrie England
The Council of Tours decreed Christmas be celebrated twelve days through Epiphany on January 6, a feast also known as The Feast of Lights. Kings opened Twelfth Night revels with dice, Charles II wagered large sums, a King and Queen were chosen, a bean and pea determined crowns, and mistletoe kisses closed the night. Christmas greens were removed before sunrise to ward off goblin lore.
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Council of Tours
England
Charles II
Kissing Under Mistletoe Traditions And Origins
The mistletoe plant grows on evergreens with yellowish leaves and berries. Customs grant men a kiss to women beneath it after removing each berry. The practice may trace to pagan rites. Druids once regarded mistletoe as sacred and held solstice ceremonies.
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Britain
The Legend of Christmas Tinsel
An old tale tells of a poor peasant woman with many children who decorates a humble Christmas tree with berries nuts and odds and ends. She works late and spiders weave webs along the branches and the Christ Child blesses the tree turning the webs into silver.
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Christ Child
Well of the Wise Men legend near Bethlehem
Legend cites a well on Bethlehem's outskirts where the three Magi, discouraged, see their lost star reflected and resume their quest guided by this omen.
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Bethlehem
How Santa Claus Became An American Christmas Tradition
The piece traces Santa’s rise from St Nicholas legends in Germany to Norse gifts at solstice fires and Dr. Clement Clarke Moore’s 1822 poem The Visit of St Nicholas. Moore shaped the sleigh, reindeer, bells, and image of Santa for American Christmas lore.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
St Nicholas
Hertha
Clement Clarke Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York
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Cameron, Texas
Wise Men
Hornung Hatchery
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Dairy King
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