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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
16
The archaic Christmas game Snapdragon involved raisins set in a dish with brandy ignited. Bystanders reached into the flames to grab a raisin while a card named The Song of Snapdragon accompanied the game. The practice dates back over two centuries and persists in modified forms in England and the United States.
Duke University psychologist Dr. Geldlo McHugh says children enjoy Santa more when they know he is a pretend role. He argues that acknowledging Santa as make believe preserves the joy of giving and avoids parental burden of explaining his disappearance.
Nevvy, an eleven year old, defends a discarded pine tree to give his five younger siblings a Christmas. A husky rival agrees to play Santa, promising to deliver trees and gifts after Nevvy explains their family’s hardship and a hospitalized mother.
The Christmas seal began in 1903 Copenhagen with Einar Holboell, a penny stamp to fund children’s hospitals. By 1927 it spread to 45 countries, including Korea and India, and reached the United States in 1907 via Emily Bissell who launched America’s first seal, raising 30000 stamps and $3000. The effort gained national backing the next year with support from newspapers, churches, Red Cross, and the National Tuberculosis Association.
The letter closes with the mother telling her young son that anyone who loves and lives is real Santa, as quoted by Dr. McHugh in describing her positive outlook and faith in love.
The poinsettia blooms in short day periods of 10 hours or less, naturally in winter. It can be kept for next season by drying it in a basement after flowering, minimal watering, then repotting in May and cutting back stems before resuming care like a normal pot plant. Soft wood cuttings from July root for Christmas blooms.
In Mexico elaborate allegorical parades mark the Christmas season with eight evenings of religious processions led by figures of Joseph and Mary. On the ninth evening a ceremony centers on the straw-filled manger of the Babe as entrance is permitted.
A short exhortation urges sharing during Christmas to aid the old, ill, shut-in, and bereaved, noting that holiday bustle often distracts from the birth’s real significance.
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