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Other stores began selling Christmas ornaments by the late 19th century and by 1910, Woolworth's had gone national with over 1000 stores bringing Christmas ornaments across America. New suppliers popped up everywhere including Dresden die-cut fiberboard ornaments which were popular among families with small children.
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Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts; Ornamental turning; Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve only a decorative purpose; Bronze and brass ornamental work, decorative work that dates back to antiquity; Christmas ornament, a decoration used to festoon a Christmas tree
Hong Kong Disneyland implemented its own version called "It's a Small World Christmas" that highlights the Disney character scenes in Christmas fashion with an appearance of Santa Claus in the Arctic scene. Despite being heavily decorated on the outside with clock tower dolls displayed in Holiday attire, the ride was barely decorated on the inside.
The date chosen, Christmas Day, Monday 25 December, was in imitation of the customary date for the coronations of the eastern Byzantine emperors and the western Holy Roman emperors. [ 9 ] There is a fairly detailed description of the ceremony by Guy, bishop of Amiens in the finale of his epic poem , Carmen de Hastingae Proelio ("Song of the ...
Stollen is a cake-like fruit bread made with yeast, water and flour, and usually with zest added to the dough. Orangeat (candied orange peel) and candied citrus peel (Zitronat), [1] raisins and almonds, and various spices such as cardamom and cinnamon are added.
Dwight Kurt Schrute III (/ ˈ ʃ r uː t /) is a character on the American television series The Office and is portrayed by American actor Rainn Wilson.Dwight is a salesman and assistant to Michael Scott, [1] at the fictional paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin, before his promotions in later seasons of the show.
The origin of Jewish paper cutting is unclear. Ashkenazi Jews in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries practiced this type of art. However, Jewish paper cuts can be traced to Jewish communities in Syria, Iraq, and North Africa, and the similarity in the cutting techniques (using a knife) between East European Jews and Chinese paper cutters, may indicate that the origin goes back even further.