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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
10
A compact overview of Christmas traditions from various nations and regions. It highlights gift giving dates and figures such as Saint Nicholas, Befana, and Saint Lucy, plus regional feasts, tree traditions, caroling, and the Albuquerque luminarias.
The piece notes the Roman poet Martial who lived 40 to 104 A.D. and criticized the commercial side of gift giving while still accepting small gifts. It mentions his poems for a wealthy patron during the pagan festival that inspired many Christmas customs and his quip about the messenger delivering five pounds of silver plate.
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