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letting us serve an winter festivals, sperereens d ome
you all through and winter-blooming plants K
were prized for their promise
of spring and the sun's return.
For the first Christians, the

same greenery symbolized life
eternal.
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the old Christmas caro} indi- y
cates, both holly and ivy share

an ancient heritage as holiday Fill ‘er up . . . the season that is,
greenery. Early characteriza-

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the coming year. | ° : : : x hs Christmas dwell with us... always. It has been a pleasure to serve you.

“Rosemary, that’s for Re-
membrance.” When Shakes-
peare wrote this famous line,
rosemary was not only for re-
membrance—it was for Christ-

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to serve you, thanks to your loyalty and spread the Holy Infant's cloth-

good will. We hope that your holiday ing on a rosemary, bust vt ary.

season will be spent joyously in the company APeotiy scented: nd its pale

of, those you hold dear. Merry Christmas! white blossoms turned to a

lovely blue.
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Mistletoe for Luck. Today, @ : ren :
meéting beneath the mistletoe 5 At this joyous ‘season, we extend our
brings good luck in the form of - warmest greetings to you, hoping all
a Kiss. is calm, all is bright as on that Holy Night long

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a later belief suggested Cy - : : z 5 , On the way to all our customers,
mistletoe could bring bad luck. " Fe ; 5 iT ca * S . .
Ft mistletoe NS oe at op for ; : " . 4 - neighbors and friends, good wishes

Christmas are not removed. by ‘ : 2 oe f \.. for a warm, wonderful holiday.

neem ae — g ata Candlemas Eve (February 1),

this belief holds that each leaf | ° ; ae : x : fe : . Our “thanks” to e
BE g ¢ will bring forth a goblin to re~ : . é be: fy : 0 veryone.
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The Danish Christmas Eve
.. 2 dinner features rice porridge,
~ , : containing a “magic” almond
a that brings good luck to the
| one who finds it.

For Feasting
(S Traditional, Christmas
treat in Spain is a sweet pas-

> : try called “dulces de almen- a
“ dra.” The ingredients are May the spirit of the
¢ 0 a sugar, flour, egg .white and ; : first Christmas be born anew
As Wise Men almonds. : in your hearts to bless you with

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pee bs Him peers sete. so lar we Journey CARDS WERE GENERAL | its glorious message, at this holy time.
: throug fe, in quest of ie peace He promisec. Most of the popular Christ-

‘mas cards of the later 19th
century in Europe had no

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