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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
7
A meditation on the true meaning of Christmas urging real observance beyond seasonal trappings. References to a large Nativity Scene in Chicago and Czech Christmas tree customs with candles, sweets, and dancing through the season.
A nostalgic note explains why apples symbolize the Christmas stocking and the apple’s status as an all American fruit. It traces apples to immigrant roots, lanes the fruit’s U S cultivation, and describes grafting as a means to propagate promising trees. It ends with a light remark on finding a bright red apple in a stocking.
Fragmentary report notes Arandanevian families piecing shoes on Christmas day to influence next year. It states in Ireland a woman named Mary snuffs candles on Christmas Eve. Mentions Nova Scotia belief in bad luck.
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