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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
7
Historic notes recount the Mayflower landing at Plymouth Rock and the first New World home start on Christmas Eve. Other entries mark the 1814 Treaty of Ghent talks ending the War of 1812, Verdi’s Aida premiere in 1871, and St Francis of Assisi creating the first crèche in 1223.
Almost every tree carries a Christmas legend including the cherry tree from The Cherry Tree Carol which bent its boughs to allow Mary to pluck fruit. The article notes how legends tie trees to Christ’s nativity and title.
A Christmas meditation centers on the manger scene with Mary Joseph and the Christ Child. The text recalls the nativity and the shadow of suffering foretold, ending with the Christ child, savior, and the message of peace in the city of David.
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