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Yule logs. Crackling fireplaces are common themes in Christmas imagery. The symbolism of the roaring fire traces back to the yule log ritual, which originated from a pagan practice predating ...
Members of the Omicron Delta Kappa society process with a roasted boar's head, followed by a reading of the "Boar's Head" story, a concert and a Christmas tree lighting. University tradition associates the observance with the arms of the university's namesake, James Edward Oglethorpe , depicting three boars' heads and a fourth as a crest.
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]
Family members break a česnica at the beginning of Christmas dinner. An example of a Christmas table in Serbia; grilled pork, Olivier salad (also called Russian salad), dzadziki salad, red wine and Bajadera sweets. Christmas dinner is the most celebratory meal a family has during a year.
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Items such as the Chrismon/Christmas tree and Advent wreath are placed in the church during the hanging of the greens ceremony. The hanging of the greens is a Western Christian ceremony in which many congregations and people adorn their churches, as well as other buildings (such as a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations.
Before partaking of the Christmas Eve meal, the family gathers around the table. The eldest member holds a large wafer and breaks off a piece to begin the ritual. [5] The remaining wafer is passed on to another member while a prayer for loved ones is said. This continues until everyone at the table has a piece of the wafer.
Another important ritual in the wedding ceremony was the offering up of an apple by the groom's family to be consumed by the bride. [9] The wedding ceremony was formalised by the bride moving into her husband's house as well as by the bride's father giving a dowry to the groom. [11] [9]