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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
15
Hallmark research outlines candle use at Christmas from 11th century practices to modern times. It notes beeswax and tallow origins, wax symbolism for Christ, and later shifts to spermaceti and paraffin wax with bayberry varieties cited.
The article notes bayberry scents are popular at Christmas and believed to bring luck at home. It highlights the bayberry candle as uniquely American with bayberry wax sourced from native shrubs used by the Pilgrims to make candles after harvesting.
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