Hogmanay and St Andrews Day in Scots New Year revelry
The article paints Hogmanay and St Andrews Day as peak Scottish celebrations leading into Burns Day. It notes first-foot traditions, the carryover of orange and whiskey handsels, and extended feasting with shortbread, Black Bun, and haggis. It mentions music, dancing, and the social ritual across the world from Houston to Hong Kong. It touches on Viking origins and the Christian reformers' influence on Yuletide rites.
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St. Andrew's Bay
Houston
Hong Kong
Minis St. Andrew's Society
Seailand
Rrport
New Year Dating and Calendar Confusion Across Eras
A fragment discusses the origins of New Year on January 1 in Rome and the Julian calendar of 46 BC. It notes calendar reforms by Julius Caesar and Dionysius, the misalignment with Christ’s birth, and an implied misdating of the 20th century by four years.
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Rome
Christ
Cacear
Dionyalus
Gayest Day In Canada Celebrations Across Regions
The passage describes New Year’s celebrations in French Canada noting peak family reunions and gift exchanges. It contrasts urban church midnight masses on New Year’s Eve with rural areas lacking services to mark the new year.
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Nother
New Year Open House Tradition in U S History
A century old New Year custom spread from Dutch New Amsterdam to America, with open house hours listed in newspapers and hosts gifting punch while guests drop by to offer good wishes. The practice evolved into announced receptions, then declined as open house notices faded and large editions overwhelmed newsrooms.
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United States
America
New Amsterdam
Biter
Ten Days Were Killed In Calendar Change
The article explains how Pope Gregory II suppressed ten days in 1652 by renaming October 5 as October 15 to align the calendar with the solar year. It notes the Julian calendar started in 46 B.C. and that the year was 11 minutes longer than the tropical year, prompting the papal order. England and colonies adopted the calendar in 1752, causing New Year celebrations to shift and sometimes occur twice. It then contrasts New Year's varying dates among Egyptians, Chinese, Jews, Romans, and Mohammedans from September 6 to March 1.
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Mary
Gregory II
Julius Caesar
B.C
England
Danes Celebrate New Year Doughnuts and Broken Crockery
The piece notes a Danish New Year Eve custom of tossing broken crockery at friends doors while sharing doughnuts and coffee. It mentions a winter solstice symbol a circle with a central dot and muses on the doughnut as a circle and hole.
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Scotland
Denmark
New Year Celebrations in Early American Time
The article notes New Year’s Day has long been celebrated across the United States since colonial times, marked by visiting friends and relatives. It highlights a tradition of social visiting that persisted into the modern era, with a nod to the lively customs of the 1880s when young people eagerly anticipated gatherings.
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United States
Versatile apron patterns for home sewing catalog
Readers are offered patterns for aprons and a one yard skirt with tips on fabric choices and trims. The text advertises a sew rise pattern set with sizes and fabric requirements and promotes the fall and winter fashion pattern book with printed pattern instructions.
Smile Awhile Optician Dialogue Reveals Thompson’s Piety
A quirky exchange notes Thompson as the most pious man, with one speaker claiming he never kisses his girl without saying grace. The other questions the practice, leading to a joke that the act is tied to the girl's name.
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Thompson
The
Optician
Shaw Retorts as Audience Dismisses Play
Bernard Shaw faced a hostile reaction at the premiere as a man in the pit shouted rotten. Shaw curtseyed and replied with a sharp quip about “what are we swap against so many,” winning the crowd with his Irish smile.
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Dewitt
Oll
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
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