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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
9
An overview of Christmas traditions and meanings across culture and history. The piece links celebrations to carols, trees, gifts, and charitable spirit, tracing origins from Rome and Germany to England and the Americas, ending with the evolution of gift giving.
The Encyclopaedia Americana notes many Christmas traditions stem from pagan roots. Saturnalia inspired feasting and gift giving, candles, and lights. Mithras sun rites influenced solstice celebrations later aligned with Christian observance. Yule from Germanic tribes contributed the Yule log and wassail bowl to Christmas customs.
A football player loses eight to ten pounds over a four quarter game. The statement notes weight loss during play.
A medieval superstition links candy canes to warding off witches. Europeans carried glass canes with colored candies to distract evil spirits, believed to halt casting of spells as witches sorted the sweets, according to the Candy Chocolate and Confectionery Institute.
The custom arose from songs sung between scenes of medieval mystery plays. These plays taught the Bible to largely illiterate audiences. Early mysteries depicted Christ's coming in simple drama, later expanding with additional fictional scenes.
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