A Postponed Christmas in Kemoka 1820s Tale
In a 19th century Ontario vignette, Henry Preston, a young postmaster in Kemoka, endures isolation and hardship during a brutal winter. He encounters a ram in disguise and joins a neighbor family for an improvised Christmas feast to honor a baby who delayed the season. The tale blends pioneer grit with a whimsical moral about postponed celebration.
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Preston
Henry Preston
Keumoka
Colonel Talbot
Lake Erie
Great Britain
New World
Kemoka
Longwoods
Santa in Iceberg Delivers Updated Christmas Gloat
Santa Claus jokes about being up to date as he toys with a motor sleigh and electric airship on an iceberg. He tells his grizzly helper Grizzly to avoid messing with toy orchards and warns of a yearlong ban if rules are broken.
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Meichisedeg
Preston
Dilemmua
Ram Jose
Beelzebub
Melchisedec
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Jane
Tandeld Melchisedee
Santa Claus
Grizzly
Santa
Christmas in China and the return of the sun
A 1808 essay describes how Chinese and Japanese solstice celebrations echo Christmas, depicting Yule symbols swapped for tea, roasted pig, garlands, and altar rituals. It notes the angel of light and the sun's return influencing prayers, incense, joss sticks, and temple rites nationwide.
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Solomon
Europe
Mongolia
Siberia
Giénius
Chang Lin
John Chinaman
Angel of Light
Willliam
Happy Holidays in Song by Roy L. Mecardell
The piece notes a youthful heir growing in politeness and delight at a coming in a Christmas gift mood. It presents a playful verse about family, celebration, and the season's spirit through a personal voice and period style.
Boar's Head Christmas Rite at Oxford's Queen's College
A medieval Oxford tradition endures with a Christmas boar's head carried into Queen's College hall and a Latin hymn. The head is dressed with greens, shared with guests, and given to the town poor. The head is always shown with a New Testament in its mouth, linked to a legend of a student bravely stuffing a Bible into a wild boar's throat.
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Tweland
Oxford
Queen’ S College, Oxford
Queen's College
Shotover -Hill
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P. M’ Arthur
Scotland
Old Crusty
Yen
China
Far East
TE Happy Holday
Sb B
Cb Roy L.mecardell
Liteness
Bridget
Pater
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