The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury Miracle History
A historical note on the Glastonbury Holy Thorn chain from Joseph of Arimathea to its 20th century American planting. It covers the thorn’s miraculous blooms, calendar disputes, and the Washington plant’s annual Christmas blossoms attracting visitors since 1918.
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Joseph of
Arimathaeca
Britain
Christ
Glastonbury
Joseph
Hearne
America
St. Alban’s School
Washington, D. C
Henry Gates Satterlee
Minute Make Ups For New Year Hair
Pin flowers in your hair and frost with silver powder for a festive look. A mistletoe inspired decor adds sparkle without needing a kiss. Let the season’s shine greet you as you celebrate the new year.
Hunting the Wren in Old Ireland tradition tale
An old Irish Christmas custom tells how a wren was hunted on Christmas morning, adorned with holly and ribbons, carried through houses by wren boys who sang and sought a dole. A Danish-Irish war tale links a wren to an ambush, with later reform to welcome the bird to farms and homes.
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Ireland
Wren
Miracle Play in Modern Texas Town
In San Antonio during Christmas, a hybrid Spanish Indian miracle play migrates door to door for its spiritual purpose. Amateur actors stage in backyards using household objects for the manger scene with a hell scene behind a tent, featuring devils, an Ermitano comic figure, and the Archangel Gabriel. The endless performance ends with the vanquishing of devils and a communal act of kissing the Christ Child.
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Mexico
San Antonio
Nacimiento
Hell
Ermitano
Gabriel
Lucifer
Auld Lang Syne Phrase Question Reaches Modern Readers
A reader asks whether to forget old friends and memories in the lyric of Auld Lang Syne and the refrain of should auld acquaintance be forgot. The query reflects common New Year reminders about remembrance and tradition.
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Britain
Faith and Peace Are Eternal
A reflective piece tracing Bethlehem’s census and Herod’s cruelties through twenty centuries, contrasting worldly power with the enduring message of Christ. It weighs records written in hatred against the courage, faith, and love inspired by the Nativity and argues that faith and peace endure beyond rulers and time.
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Bethlehem
Caesar Augustus
Augustus
Judea
Herod
Cleopatra
Samaria
Christ
Mexico Bans Santa Claus During Christmas Festivities
In 1930 Mexican authorities moved to abolish Santa Claus during Christmas as snow is rare in the country and the jolly figure was deemed out of place. The measure reflected a secular push and cultural adaptation of holiday customs.
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Mexico
Santa Claus
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Rivers Gazette
Nkivers
B. R. Coleman
Ll.b
Reesor
Beanlon 2Nd Avenue
Rivers In Rivers
Jack Hain
Creighton & Garrett
Brandon
Merry Christmas
Rotary Club OF
Winnipeg
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg, Manitoba
the Drewrys Limited
Old
Texas
THE
Neilsons
Miss Grace Crawford
Corsetiere
Spirella
Victoria Avenue
Man
Lang Syne
George E. Jelliff
Miladi’s
Jacqueline Walker
Gazette
Robert Taylor
Albert Wareham
Rivers Insurance Agency
Borrowman & Howard Garage
MR. and
Mrs. H. Seanorn
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