This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Seasonal Christmas Plants and Holiday Traditions
The passage catalogs Christmas season plants including Christmas rose, cyclamen, calceolaria, mistletoe, and holly, detailing names, families, growth, and winter blooms. It notes mistletoe’s ceremonial use by Druids, kissing under it, holly’s crown of thorns symbolism, and evergreen decorating origins in Rome and England, with regional customs in Scandinavia and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Europe
United States
Canada
Scandinavia
Sweden