Dear Santa Letters From Gustine Texas Children
A collection of handwritten pleas from young Gustine residents. Each child requests toys and gifts for Christmas including a table and chairs, building sets, a drum, blocks, a road grader, an Easy Bake Oven, a bike, and food items. Messages mention siblings and family in South Texas and Gustine Elementary.
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Santa
Richard Dean
Rickey Glenn Howell
Gustine
Gustine Elementary
Debbie Lester
Christmas Card Display in a Red or Green Pot
Create a festive card display by placing evergreen branches in a large pot. Paint the pot bright red or green and clip or tap Christmas cards onto the branches for a seasonal centerpiece.
Egg Nog Evolution From Sack-Posset To Holiday Treat
In colonial America hot beverages and punches were common like England. Sack-posset gave rise to egg nog served hot from a kettle and later cooled. Exchange from a mild sack flavor to a hearty cold drink with rum and brandy accompanied Christmas celebrations.
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America
England
New Teutonic Rupprecht Appears in German Store Windows
In a modernization shift German shopkeepers replace the feared Wotan figure with a friendlier Rupprecht. The traditional demon is reimagined as a good natured helper who assists Santa in distributing gifts to children.
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Wotan
Rupprecht
Germany
Santa
Crib Statues Mark Italian Christmas Tradition
The Presepio or crib typifies Italian Christmas as the tree does elsewhere. People bring gifts of fruit and apples to the nativity figures, placing them in the hands of the carved figures in the scene.
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Italy
First Gifts for Christ Child
The article reflects on the biblical gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh and their enduring value in modern times. It notes gold’s historic rarity and the continued use of frankincense and myrrh in religious and commercial contexts. It closes with a collection of children’s Christmas letters requesting gifts and urging kindness.
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East
Jesus
Indian
Mysore
Asia
Africa
Arabia
Bethlehem
Mary
Herod
Traditional foods hail the season
The piece notes Christmas traditions differ by country with carp and doce delicacies in east central Europe and plum pudding mince pie and frumenty in England. It includes a series of children letters to Santa listing requests for toys, a camper, a Fort Apache set, a Major Matt Mason, a road race set and other gifts.
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Poland
Austria
Zechoslovakia
England
Santa
Mike
I. Joe
Mike Markum
Matt Mason
Lisa
Brian Roberson
Santa letters from children in 1940s town memories
A collection of handwritten notes from young students and families writing Santa for Christmas gifts. Requests include dolls, trains, toy cars, a bicycle, a Texaco truck, games, and a snowman maker. Names and addresses appear alongside Bible verses and holiday greetings.
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Texas
Angela Maria Wyatt
Santa Claus
Citer
Gilduods Cove
Ronnie Sudderth
Vickie Sanchez
Christ
Kenny Harris
Kay Conway
Raymond Gutierrez
Dolly
Susie
Nancy Niemann
Willie Cotten
Phyllis Riewe
Linda Tupin
Terry Armstrong
Barbee
Rockie Bingham
Carolyn Trotter
Debbie Kight
Pauline Stanley
Ann Anders
Sherry Hughes
Bakery & Drive-In
Bertie Lee Turpin
Peggy Lester
Jean Foreman
Roy and
Hattie Bass
Comanche County
Renee Chancellor
Reg Harmon
Dem
Star Rt
Sharon McKandless
Rt. 1
Billie Frank
Sanita
Texaco
Paul Thompson
Mineral Wells
Synthis Ann
Tren Herod
Irma Vara
Barbie
Dorena
Joe Arana
Mary Aranda
Our
J. L. Newhouse
Clemons
Orval Benge
Thomas. Brown
Malcolm Cleveland
Otha W. Cox
Jerry Corby
Danny Creek
Joseph Paul Byrd
Harvey Clawson
Ira Clemons
Pat Denny
Danny Marlin
Alvin Seider
Charles Kolb
Dennis Westmoreland
Mary Clemons
W. K. Steward
Jerry Culpepper
Bill Clemons
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