Christmas gadgets and symbols across eras and lands
ARDS cont'd shikov decorated his sensor's greetings with pictures of three Lunik satellites. After John Glenn's space flight, American card companies issued status symbols on greeting cards. Victorian cards featured the piano lantern. modern cards show transistor radios and hi fi sets, golf clubs, scooters, and furs alongside holly. In New Zealand not all living Christmas trees are spruce or fir.
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Shikov
John Glenn
New Zealand
The Christmas Tree That Blossoms In Red
A family log tradition named for December and January blooms with red flowers. The Yule log survives mainly in art and song as homes lack roaring fireplaces. In old England families chose a fruit tree log to burn for luck and to frighten witches. Children beat the log on Christmas morning and are promised gifts set near it.
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Yesteryear
England
Joseph
Mary
Santa Claus
Yuletide Customs Abroad Embrace Global Christmas Traditions
The article contrasts Christmas practices across nations. Germany inspires evergreen trees, Nikolaus gifts arrive Dec 6, and Christkindl personal gifts. England preserves stockings by the hearth, while Mexico observes ten posadas from Dec 16 to 26 with creches and processions. Santa and the American tree are spreading, and Holland calls it strooving night.
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Germany
St. Nicholas
Nikolaus
Kristkindl
England
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