Christmas legends and traditional treats from early times
In this December 23 1976 piece from The Titonka Topic the author recounts Saint Nicholas a bishop of Asia Minor who aided poor families by gifts of gold inspiring stockings for gifts. It also explains mince pies and plum pudding with symbolic origins tied to the Wise Men and the humble feast connected to a king’s lost party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Nicholas
Asia Minor
St. Nicholas
England
Origins of Carols and Notable Authors
The article notes 19th century origins of carols: Hopkins wrote We Three Kings of Bethlehem in 1859, a trip inspired Good Little Town of Bethlehem by Phillips Brooks in 1868, with Lewis H. Redner on organ. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1813 to be read, not sung.
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John Henry Hopkins, Jr
Bethlehem
Beth
Lehem
Holy Land
Phillip Brooks
Lewis H. Redner
Brooks’ Church
Charles Dickens
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