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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1970
Page
3
The poinsettia was discovered and named by Joel R. Poinsett while U S minister to Mexico in 1828. He sent a cutting to a friend, sparking interest among growers, and it entered the market in 1906. Today it is a popular Christmas houseplant, though a relatively new holiday custom.
Hundreds gather in Tokyo to mark Christmas Eve as a year end holiday. Tokyo claims a 40 story building serves as the world’s largest tree with lights illuminating its exterior.
The use of greens and garlands to decorate for festive seasons dates back a millennium before Christ, beginning with ancient Egyptians. Pagan festival traditions merged with Christmas celebrations, and evergreens came to symbolize eternal life due to their year round greenness.
Readers learn Christmas tree reuse tips to protect plants from winter burn. Branches can shield other plants and woodchips earned from trees serve as mulch for evergreens, boxwood, roses, and holly.
The article notes Hanukkah as the important Jewish winter celebration also known as the Festival of Lights. It recalls the Maccabees victory that preserved the Jewish faith and the rededication of the temple allowing the flame to be relit.
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