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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
3
The Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park hosts about 270000 trees grown as a hobby by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Norway spruce white spruce and Douglas fir dominate with some balsams. The project funded itself and marketed 2000 to 3000 trees each Christmas season.
The custom began with Dutch settlers who wore wooden shoes, later replaced by stone stockings fashioned from net-like material. As homes centered on fireplaces, stockings were traditionally hung above the hearth to display gifts and warmth during the season.
New York State College of Forestry reports waterglass spray keeps spruce needles from dropping and adds a silver sheen to the foliage. The spray also acts as a fire retardant. As an alternative, placing the tree base in moist earth peat moss or water slows needle shedding. Reports from users confirm the treatment’s success.
The text explains why green is associated with Christmas via evergreen decorations tied to ancient Saturnalia. It notes red as the most cheerful color and its quick effect on sight. Holly and red berries are listed among winter solstice decorations.
A drenched man named Mike Duncan trudges through rain and snow on Christmas Eve seeking warmth and a bite. He pockets seventy five cents given earlier and notices a mint building and a distant hope for shelter. He wanders to a quiet restaurant and orders a hot roast turkey sandwich despite his shabby appearance.
Guidance urges leaving the Christmas tree outdoors until just before Christmas to preserve freshness in cold air. Once set up, keep the tree standing in a pail of water to maintain green needles longer.
The Druids offered sacred mistletoe branches as New Year gifts while Saxons held festivals. Romans sent gifts to emperors, adopted in England by Henry III. Elizabeth allegedly funded her wardrobe with gifts. In 1692 nobles sent purses of gold to the king. Tudor and Stuart periods saw widespread gift giving with gloves and pins prized. sometimes gifts came wrapped in money, giving rise to pin money.
A Danish Christmas figure named Jule-Nisse, an elfish old man who dwells in the attic, prioritizes cattle welfare by keeping them quiet and cared for when stable hands fail. His presence signals peace, and children recall his long memory and vigilance as Christmas nears.
A folk belief describes angels delivering gifts to Hungarian children who have been good, with children listening for angels long before Christmas. If bits of tinsel are found on the floor, it is believed to be angels’ hair.
New Year’s Eve customs in Scotland center on the Wassail bowl filled with fragrant liquid. Apples float and recall the “apple bowling” rite when youths petition for a fruitful year, while the lamb’s wool decoction evokes memories of young crowds rushing to drink from springs at midnight for luck.
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