Christmas Card Games in Old England
A look at how thin pasteboards offered entertainment at Yuletide in historical England. The universal Christmas custom included card playing even for the humble, with Henry VII era prohibitions only during holidays. Sir Roger De Coverley helped neighbors with hogs pud dings and cards, while clergy used dealing as sermon anecdotes and poetry notes mention cards have playful lines in old verse.
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England
Henry VII
Roger de Coverley
Fuller
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Origin of Christmas Tree Through Ages and Myths
A compact history traces the Christmas tree from ancient myths and solstice rites to modern practice. It notes Norse legend, Egyptian palm decorations, Greek festival ties, and regional species used in the United States, praising the balsam fir for its fragrance.
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Mid-West
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
Old Christmas Custom: Mummers Reproduce Ancient Tale
Village boys in North England enact a Christmas drama by the Mummers. St George battles Beelzebub, is wounded, and is healed by a doctor with a magical tonic. The play features archaic language unfamiliar to most listeners, preserving a centuries old holiday tradition.
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North
England
Bngland
Silage
St. George
Beelzebub
Doctor
George
Forest City Bus Schedule Postings
Forest City North Carolina route list includes Caroleen Henrietta Cliffside Chesnee Mayo Cherokee Springs Spartanburg and Mayo Chesnee Cliffside Henrietta Caroleen Forest City with return spur. Local timetable fragment shows alternating northbound and southbound stops through North and South Carolina towns.
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Forest City
N. C
Caroleen
N. Henrietta
Cliffside
Chesnee
S.C. Mayo
S.C
Cherokee Springs
Spartanburg
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Springfield
Boyce Moto-Meters
Forest City Motor CO
Ide
Farmers Hardware CO
Forest City, N. C
Burvine
Buick
LD Story
Hamrick & CO
Miles
Dalton Bros
Kmas
ARMY
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