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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1963
Page
3
The tale tells of a shepherdess who wept gifts for the Christ Child and pink petals bloomed where her tears fell. Botanists place the Christmas rose in the buttercup family, native to Southern Europe and western Asia with dark green leaves and large white to rose tinged flowers.
The piece traces Santa Claus fashion from early depictions in The Children's Friend and Knickerbocker History of New York where he wore bishop robes and a broad hat to Dr. Clement C. Moore's 1822 verse describing him in fur. It notes Nast's 1869 drawing that popularized the red suit and pipe.
The article traces Santa's many names from St. Nicholas the fourth century bishop to modern titles. It notes Santa Claus and St. Nick as common in the English tradition, while Europe uses Pere Noel in France, Father Christmas in Finland, Kris Kringle in Germany, and Father or Grandfather Frost in Russia.
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