History and origins of the Christmas tree traditions
The article traces Christmas tree origins from ancient Norse and early European legends to modern regional practices. It notes different preferred tree species by region such as pine in Michigan and Wisconsin, white fir on the Pacific coast, Norway spruce in Ohio, scrub pine in Maryland and Virginia, and emphasizes the aromatic fir being standard.
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Mid-West
Michigan
Pacific
Ohio
Maryland
Virgina
Hull
Christos Stockings and Burlesque Shirts in Gloomy Times
A fragmented note discusses Christos Stockings as a type of family breadwinner item, and contrasts the peek-a-boo waist with a burlesque shirt. The text tone hints at social commentary on fashion and economic concerns, though specifics are unclear.
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Christos
Old English Christmas Customs and Village Plays
Digressive fragment outlines long standing customs in northern England. Describes a village pageant with Saint George and Beelzebub, a doctor, and a battered top hat as characters. Mentions card games, sermons on Romans, and parishioners exchanging gifts and neckties during Christmas traditions.
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England
Hoya
Christmerform
Hogie J
Bious
St. George
Cupid Plays Part in Christmas Superstitions Across Europe
A Lond on Tit-Bits writer surveys Christmas Eve rituals and matchmaking lore, noting customs in England and the Alps. Traditions include dumb cakes, proposals via coded signals, and long-held beliefs about luck, new shoes, and the timing of speaking or eating to influence future lovers.
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St. Thomas
Alps
Sardinia
Christoas Woothy
Meath
Andy
Devallett
Kaeby
Ieeps
Britain
Hertfordshire
Date of Birth of Christ An Old Calendar Question
A fragmented historical note traces Christmas dating from early church tradition to Roman records. It highlights December 25 as a possible Fourth century Roman observance, mentions the Philocalian calendar of 354, and notes varied adoption across regions by 813 in Germany and the tenth century in Norway, with Julian calendar solstice ties.
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Rome
Neagland
St. Augustine
Germany
Norway
Hatkon the Good
Fragmentary quotes color a chaotic city scene
A jumble of lines mentions a city, bugs, a July reference, and a sly joke about a man hiding behind a woman. Shifts blame to a magician and notes that prisons hold men who sought a shortcut to sauce, highlighting a rough, arresting urban mood.
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