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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
15
Sending greetings embodies the season of good will beyond gifts as readers reflect on personal exchanges during the holiday. The fragment hints at the enduring custom of sharing thoughtful messages as a rite of Christmas cheer.
An item notes matinee events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday the 23rd and Christmas Day at a location or venue. Details are fragmentary but indicate holiday programming and a weekend schedule.
A compact look at how good wishes predate modern Christmas cards, tracing winter rituals from ancient renewal celebrations to the traditional Yule log. The piece notes the ash wood Yale log’s role in English and European homes, its protective lore, and the 12 day burning custom.
A nostalgic look at memorable Christmas moments across history. From bells in fifth century Italy to Columbus in 1492 and Washington’s Delaware crossing, events, feasts, treaties, and landmark firsts are tied to Christmas season, including the Mayflower landing and Verdi’s Aida premiere.
The New Book of Knowledge editors trace a humorous early English saying about Almselé in Cornwall at Christmas. The piece cites a 13th century Christmas pie recipe including pheasant hare capon partridges pigeons rabbits beet meat balls eggs pickled mushrooms and spices baked in pastry crust.
The piece discusses the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, its origin as a folk ballad, and how its gifts inspire tongue twisters. Editors note possible link to A Parrot on a Pear Tree and its shift from Latin formalism to vernacular poetry.
France widely favored fashion dolls called fashion babies dating to about 800 years ago. These ambassadors of French style toured early American colonies, drawing great excitement as colonial women paid admission to view the miniature displays and observe the latest fashions.
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