The Pagan Druids and Mistletoe Christmas Customs
The mistletoe, once sacred to ancient Britons, became a Christmas decoration after Christianity. a kiss under it traces to Norse myth or Saturnalia. The custom survives as a festive, if playful, greeting when a young woman smiles beneath it at a man.
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Recent Newcomers to Jefferson City
Doris Roderick and Arthur Lambeth arrive in Jefferson City along with Wm. J. Nolan Jr from St. Louis and Galsburg Wisconsin Mildred Gladfelter moves from Westphalia Missouri to Norfolk Virginia Maurice Wilde settles in Elston Missouri and Walter Blumer joins from V O Pickrel debut notices in local listings.
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