Christmas customs in Mexico Bulgaria and Holland
In Mexico children break a pinata filled with fruit candy and luck charms. In Bulgaria a KRAVAI cake ends a two week fast as gifts come from Koleda the Bulgarian Santa. The family lights the yule log and sprinkles corn to bring health and a bountiful year. In Holland children fill wooden shoes with hay and carrots for St Nick's white horse.
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Mexico
Bulgaria
Grandpa Koleda
Santa Claus
Holland
St. Nick's
St. Nick
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Yuletide Customs From Around the World in Brief
The article surveys Christmas traditions across nations noting Czechslovakia’s emphasis on reconciliation, Norway’s care for farm animals, and legends of St Nick. It mentions the Christmas tree’s origins in Strasbourg in 1605, midsummer celebrations south of the equator, and enduring customs like mistletoe, Yule log, and grain bundles for birds.
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Norway
Strasbough
Germany
Christmas memories and a bakelite tidbit from Opal Hunt
Evelyn Lachs shares a family Christmas memory about finding a simple pine tree and its quiet meaning. Opal Hunt closes with year end wishes and a note that Holly berries were once white before the Crucifixion. A final line cites Leo Hendrick Bakeland as inventor of bakelite.
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Santa Claus
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