December is one of my favorite times of year. There are so many wonderful traditions to enjoy during the Christmas holiday. Who ever thought of hanging lights and ornaments on a pine tree? Does your family try to capture that perfect picture for the annual family Christmas card? Do you hang stockings on the fireplace hoping to have them filled with goodies? Where did all of these traditions come from? Click on these links to learn the history of some Christmas symbols. General Information http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/2005/christmastraditions.php http://www.holidayspotplus.com/holiday_rel_christian_christmas_christmaslinks_symbolsofchristmas.htm http://www.allthingschristmas.com/traditions.html http://wilstar.com/xmas/xmassymb.htm http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/chr/symbols.html Candy Cane http://www.noelnoelnoel.com/trad/candycane.html http://www.ideafinder.com/features/everwonder/won-candycane.htm http://www.gotothebible.com/HTML/candycane.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/candy.cane.hist.htm Wreath http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-christmas-wreath.html http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-wreath/history.html Christmas Lights http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/christmas-lights-history.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/christmas.lights.htm Stockings http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-stocking/history-christmas-stockings.html http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-stocking/ Christmas Caroling http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-christmas-caroling.html http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-christmas-song.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/christmas.caroling.htm Christmas Cards http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/christmas-card-history.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/christmas.cards.htm Christmas Cookies http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-christmas-cookies.html Christmas Tree http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/xmas_tree.htm http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/xmas/treehistory.html Tree Ornaments http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-christmas-tree-ornament.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/ornaments.tree.htm http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-symbols/ornaments.html Poinsettia http://www.ecke.com/HTML/h_corp/corp_joelp.html http://www.dirtgardener.com/TipSheets/PointHistory.html http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/history.html http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/flowers.htm Mistletoe http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm http://www.merry-christmas.com/stories/mistletoe.htm Gingerbread http://www.holidayspotplus.com/holiday_rel_christian_christmas_christmaslinks_symbolsofchristmas.htm http://wwwiz.com/issue04/wiz_d04.html http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/gingerbreadfun.html
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