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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
3
A cheerful guide suggests wearing pin flowers in the hair for New Year celebrations and using mistletoe with silver powder as a frosty decorative touch. The piece playfully notes you will be under the mistletoe as part of the look.
A historical account traces the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury from Joseph of Arimathea's staff to its flowering on Christmas Eve. It notes the first literary mention in 1722, the 1753 calendar controversy, and a cutting brought to Washington, D C in 1900 that bloomed in 1918 and now draws many visitors each year.
In a traditional tale from Ireland the wren is hunted on Christmas morning with holly and ribbons attached to its body. Wren boys carry the bird from house to house while singing and seeking a dole, linked to a Danish Irish war episode and later reassessed as a starling or sparrow by modern Irish.
In 1930 Mexican authorities abolished Santa Claus as unsuitable for a snowless land and replaced him with Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god. The new Christmas program centers on gifts to underprivileged children on December 23, while dental plate weavers in the United States are counted at about 10 million.
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