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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
2
The tale says Mary and Joseph passed a fruiting cherry tree on the way to Bethlehem. Mary asks for cherries and the tree bows to let her pluck them. Czechs and Slovaks place a cherry branch in water to bud by Christmas, believing a Christmas bloom foretells a young woman’s marriage in the New Year.
Legend recounts a shepherd girl in tears as the Wise Men pass by. An angel grants comfort, turning the ground into white roses that bloom with pink-tipped petals when the Christ Child receives the gift.
This old advisory notes the constant risk of Christmas tree fires and urges two steps: keep the tree well watered and fireproof with ammonium sulphate or calcium chloride. Instructions cover fresh-cut trees, water level maintenance, and a method to treat the trunk for absorption and flame resistance.
The Dutch introduced a custom using wooden shoes that later gave way to stockings made of net-like material. With homes featuring fireplaces, stockings were traditionally hung over the mantel as part of the holiday customs in New Amsterdam.
In 1540 a plague spurred 12 pious men of Rheinfelden to form a Brotherhood of St. Sebastian to pray for aid nurse the sick and bury the dead. They visit seven town fountains on Christmas Eve singing hymns and ending with midnight mass placing a lantern on the altar.
Auld recounts legends of Christmas bells tolling at midnight to announce Christ's birth. In quiet chambers above worldly strife, the Apostles of Peace are welcomed during the great winter feasts, illustrating a timeless seasonal tradition.
A Swiss folk ritual links weather forecasts to onion layers and a midnight fountain trek. Grandma halves a perfect onion peeling twelve layers for each month to predict the year ahead, while a daughter visits nine fountains then goes to church hoping to meet an unknown lover on the steps.
A Christmas wish from eight year old Joyce Marie Ferguson of Denton Maryland posted December 19 1947 requests a table and chairs for lessons a new coat with matching hat and dresses bun ny mittens candy nuts and oranges plus a gift for her teacher Miss Taylor school friends her niece Loretta and all children overseas asking for food and clothes she will be waiting for Santa.
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