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The use of the mistletoe considered to bring good luck and every household in France hangs mistletoe on the doors during Christmas.Some French people decorate their Christmas trees (Sapin de Noël) and set up a Nativity scene (Crèche) with small clay figurines or wooden figures to recreate the scene of Jesus' birth [6]. It is kept till New ...
The term is first documented in 18th-century France, [4] and was used by the French as a name for the night-long party dinners held by the nobility. [5] Eventually the word began to be used by other courts (amongst them the Portuguese courts) and after the French Revolution it was adopted as a definition of the New Year's Eve.
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]
The history of Christendom during the Early Modern period has resulted in a number of traditions that are shared in many European ethnic and regional cultures. This concerns notably common traditions based on Christian mythology , i.e. certain commonalities in celebrating Christmas , such as the various Christmas gift-bringers , or customs ...
At the time, cards showing Santa kidnapping children or snowmen with murder in mind were run-of-the-mill Christmas fare. "In the 19th century, the iconography of Christmas had not been fully ...
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“Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...
Christmas market in Merano, Italy. The first traces of Christmas markets in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire go back to late medieval sales fairs and—often one-day—markets, which gave citizens the opportunity to stock up on meat and winter necessities at the beginning of the cold season. [10]