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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
5
A literary stroll through 1887 volumes reveals quaint Christmas rituals and legends. The piece notes sour folk miss the season's joy, while recounting tales of Robin Hood and evergreen house decorations once believed to attract woodland sprites.
Fragmentary OCR recounts festive customs tied to mistletoe and holly at Old Christmas. Mentions “sub rose” meaning spoken in confidence and the ritual of guests wearing greenery. Notes medieval beliefs about feasts and the lore of oxen in ancient rites.
An account from the Newcastle Chronicle recounts a massive Christmas pie prepared for Sir Henry Grey in 1770. It weighed about twelve stones, measured near nine feet around, and required two men to present at table. The pie contained flour, butter, geese, turkeys, rabbits, ducks, woodcocks, snipes, partridges, tongues, curlews, blackbirds, pigeons, and more, baked by Mrs. Dorothy Patterson at Howick and ship to London via Berwick for sale in a royal feast context.
A fragment describes Spanish Christmas Eve rituals named the Mass of the Cock. It notes churches with organs imitate roosters crowing at first strike and even cattle sounds, creating a stable scene recalling Christ’s birth.
The article notes seasonal feasts in Armenia Syria and Greece with roast lamb as the central Christmas dish. It also mentions Spanish Christmas soup made from sweet almonds and cream enjoyed by the Youngsters.
The National Safety Council urges careful holiday planning and safe choices. Buy wisely and avoid swallowing or inhaling small toys, supervise tree use, replace paper decorations with nonflammable alternatives, dispose of wrapping materials promptly, and keep a far safer environment for children during Christmas.
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