Tow Our Allies Observe Yule Around The World
Christmas across battlefronts shows a globe of customs from the Pacific to Belgium. GIs abroad share in local traditions from misa de gallo in the Philippines to Chinese firecrackers and carols, while in Australia warm meals replace hot winter feasts and Bethlehem journeys color the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Farast
Pacific Islands
Philippines
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
Middle East
Bethlehem
Mediterranean
Modern Christmas cards and their origins in history
The piece traces the evolution of Christmas cards from early handwritten pieces to 19th century lithographs. It notes W. C. Dobson and John Calcott Horsley in Victoria era innovations, Marcus Ward and Co and Lews Prang in the United States, and Prang’s role in education and design. The article also recounts wartime refugee children in Switzerland after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C Dobson
Queen Victoria
John Calcott Horsley
Royal Academician
Sir Henry Cole
United States
Marcus Ward and Company
London
Lews Prang
Prang
Germany
Switzerland Keeps Christmas for Refugee Children
Switzerland kept Christmas for about 20,000 refugee children in its borders as Europe marked a wartime holiday. The youngsters came from France Belgium Holland Italy Hungary Poland Czechoslovakia and Greece many as orphans and traveling with no country through a circuitous route guided by relief workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Europe
France
Belgium
Holland
Ialy
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Christmas Myths and Customs Through English History
A compact survey traces Christmas history from 1644 Puritan observance to modern turkey dinners. It notes Cromwell era fast days, turkey's American origin in the 18th century, and laws in some U S states protecting a child's belief in Santa. The piece mentions seasonal superstitions about talking animals and Lewis Carroll’s Christmas gift story for a friend’s daughter.
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Ies
Elen
America
Jerusalem
St. Peter's
Rome
Notre Dame
Paris
Red Cross
England
Oliver Cromwell
States
Union
Santa Claus
Lewis Carroll
William Wordsworth
Christmas
Ness
Hecht
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Crowe's Service Station
Reuben W. Crowe
Sikeston
ARPA
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