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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1968
Page
8
The Christmas tree symbolizes Christ’s light and the season’s warmth. Its origins trace from medieval Paradise plays to the modern evergreen adorned with lights and ornaments. Caroling and holly deepen holiday imagery as communities celebrate the legend of Christmas.
Mrs Mona Belle Pantney Fahrney of Springfield Missouri champions an Apple doll project for Christmas fun. The family uses apple heads carved by Dorothy Fahrney Murphy with wire bodies by Ben Fahrney, creating unique keepsakes as the apples dry and are painted.
Not all peoples use living greenery for holiday decor in Scandinavia. Instead, greenery is symbolic of burning, and people favor bright colored papers ribbons fringes festive balls sweet meats flowers and fruits to adorn Yule celebrations.
The New Book of Knowledge editors recount mistletoe as a sacred plant for ancient Druids who believed it cured all ills and repelled witches. They describe rites with golden sickles off the sacred oak and distribution to people, while Saxons named the plant and viewed it as a symbol of lasting peace.
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