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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
10
The piece describes nine days of Christmas observances in Mexico ending on Christmas Eve. Families host each other in turn, acting out Mary and Joseph's search for shelter. Children dress in costumes, rooms are asked for shelter, and at the end the largest room hosts refreshments. A piñata and olla decor provide festive chaos as gifts spill out.
In Grass Valley California a long running Christmas tradition has kept a practical Santa Claus system alive for 25 years. Mrs. Hansen inspired a donation day where every school child brings an offering to aid others. The town’s procession moves through the last school day with music, wagons, and diverse gifts, rain or shine.
A knitted pair of slippers narrates its year by year journey through gifts from Miss Susanna Sikes to clergy and friends. Each Christmas sends the slippers further, finally returning to Susanna as the tale closes on Christmas Eve. The worn path showcases twined fate and social circles.
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