Christmas Around the World Heritage and Holiday Traditions
This piece traces Christmas customs across nations from Latin feast origins to the “Feast of the Nativity” and notes how the tree, Santa Claus, and Saint Nicholas entered American culture. It recounts Columbus’s 1492 voyage, the Christmas story’s naming, and the publication history of A Visit From St Nicholas in 1837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Columbus
America
San Domingo
Santa Maria
la Navidad
Santa Claus
North Pole
New York
St. Nicholas
The Nuremberg Angel Story From a1948 Airlift Experience
A wartime survivor recalls being flown from Berlin to Nuremberg in 1948 and meeting Annie Rossborcher who shared a legend about Melchair Hauser a master doll maker. He creates a golden angel tale inspired by Little Eve and a vision guiding a life of dolls and Christmas joy.
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Germany
Berlin
Nuremberg
Grand Hotel
Annie
Melchair Hauser
Agnes
Herr Hauser
Liepzig
Market Place
Hauser
Eve
Sweden
Agnes Hauser
Master Hauser
Angel
Otfer
My First Christmas Tree
A reminiscence of a family Christmas in 1880s rural life. The narrator recalls a small cedar tree, cookies frosted with sugar, and decorations made from cotton and natural materials. A blizzard follows, with frozen hogs and a sheep, wolves, and warmth inside from a log fire.
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By Fran Policemees
The
Nurenberg Angel
Helen White
Annie Rossborcher
Black Horse
Our Lady
St. Lawrence’s
Susie Danforth
Moise
Mrs. Page
Father