Comments for Christmas Spirit & Other Festive Holidays http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com homeboy's christmas holiday spirit | celebrating all festive holidays | proudly made in greece Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Old Christmas Day celebrations by Harv Hopkins-Garriss http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/old-christmas-day-celebrations/#comment-11395 Harv Hopkins-Garriss Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:26:46 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/old-christmas-day-celebrations/#comment-11395 Thank you for your article. My father (1907-1983) grew up celebrating Old Christmas on his Northampton County, N.C. farm. He never told me much about his childhood, but his sister-in-law told me what she could remember. I have been looking for information for family genealogy projects. Earlier research indicated that Jan. 6 is significant because on this day the sun rises exactly between the horns of Aires. Some sort of celebration on this day connected with horned animals can be found around the world as far back as history can trace. In some European cultures the day is connected with the Greenman, the Stag King, and the Horned God and is the winter complement to the summer vegetation rites. I read that there is one place in tidewater North Carolina that this is still celebrated (this article is quite old) though most of the parts and meaning are forgotten. I believe my father's family gave out the Christmas presents on Jan. 6. When we raised rabbitts, Daddy did have us go out on Christmas Eve to see if we could hear the animals talk. Harv Thank you for your article. My father (1907-1983) grew up celebrating Old Christmas on his Northampton County, N.C. farm. He never told me much about his childhood, but his sister-in-law told me what she could remember. I have been looking for information for family genealogy projects.
Earlier research indicated that Jan. 6 is significant because on this day the sun rises exactly between the horns of Aires. Some sort of celebration on this day connected with horned animals can be found around the world as far back as history can trace. In some European cultures the day is connected with the Greenman, the Stag King, and the Horned God and is the winter complement to the summer vegetation rites. I read that there is one place in tidewater North Carolina that this is still celebrated (this article is quite old) though most of the parts and meaning are forgotten.
I believe my father’s family gave out the Christmas presents on Jan. 6. When we raised rabbitts, Daddy did have us go out on Christmas Eve to see if we could hear the animals talk.
Harv

]]> Comment on How to wish Merry Christmas in other languages by hogar.strashni http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/how-to-wish-merry-christmas-in-other-languages/#comment-11364 hogar.strashni Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:32:23 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/how-to-wish-merry-christmas-in-other-languages/#comment-11364 Serbian (Non-Orthodox) Срећан Божић и Срећна Нова Година Serbian (Orthodox) Христос Се Роди и Срећна Нова Година :) if you're orthodox Marry Christmas(7. January), and everybody: happy new year! Serbian (Non-Orthodox) Срећан Божић и Срећна Нова Година
Serbian (Orthodox) Христос Се Роди и Срећна Нова Година
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if you’re orthodox Marry Christmas(7. January), and everybody: happy new year!

]]> Comment on The origin of the Christmas Poinsettia by Paola Lopez http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/the-origin-of-the-christmas-poinsettia/#comment-11359 Paola Lopez Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:52:50 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/the-origin-of-the-christmas-poinsettia/#comment-11359 Dear Sir: I absolutly agree with Enda. In Argentina and Brasil "Estrella Federal" are almost a weed. They grow to the size of very tall trees- 3 feet easily. You can find them every where at subtropical climate areas on the center and east of South america. I have visited a cementery in San Pablo,Brasil that was fenced by "Estrella Federal trees" all around. People care less about them ! However, I diddn't know about toxicity. In New york they sell them for crazy prices, and they tell you they are not toxic ??? I even saw a stupid add offering them to send them as a present to Brasil- How can they be so naive !! They must be insane...! You can reproduce them easily just by steam cut, placing them in he ground or in a pot in a country like Brasil! Respectfully. Paola Dear Sir:

I absolutly agree with Enda. In Argentina and Brasil “Estrella Federal” are almost a weed. They grow to the size of very tall trees- 3 feet easily. You can find them every where at subtropical climate areas on the center and east of South america. I have visited a cementery in San Pablo,Brasil that was fenced by “Estrella Federal trees” all around. People care less about them ! However, I diddn’t know about toxicity. In New york they sell them for crazy prices, and they tell you they are not toxic ???

I even saw a stupid add offering them to send them as a present to Brasil- How can they be so naive !! They must be insane…! You can reproduce them easily just by steam cut, placing them in he ground or in a pot in a country like Brasil!

Respectfully.
Paola

]]> Comment on Christmas Traditions in Philippines by HanNa :) http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/christmas-traditions-in-philippines/#comment-11353 HanNa :) Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:51:53 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/christmas-traditions-in-philippines/#comment-11353 CHRISTMAS IN THE PHILIPPINES IS THE BEST!! Not only people put a lot of efforts to make it very special, you just feel the Christmas spirits more, than in other countries. The foods are amazing. and i miss them so much! [Don't you?] so much fun! also in new year with all that fireworks!!! CHRISTMAS IN THE PHILIPPINES IS THE BEST!!

Not only people put a lot of efforts to make it very special, you just feel the Christmas spirits more, than in other countries. The foods are amazing. and i miss them so much! [Don't you?] so much fun! also in new year with all that fireworks!!!

]]> Comment on Christmas Traditions in Philippines by Norie http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/christmas-traditions-in-philippines/#comment-11346 Norie Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:53:22 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/christmas-traditions-in-philippines/#comment-11346 Like the others who have marked their comment, I also miss Philippines so much specially this Yuletide season. I was brought up with the idea that Christmas is to give love, feel the warmth of your family and share your blessings to others. Like the others who have marked their comment, I also miss Philippines so much specially this Yuletide season. I was brought up with the idea that Christmas is to give love, feel the warmth of your family and share your blessings to others.

]]> Comment on Christmas Traditions in Panama by edda http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/christmas-traditions-in-panama/#comment-11345 edda Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:13:22 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/christmas-traditions-in-panama/#comment-11345 tell me more i ned it for a project this helped none... lo, =) tell me more i ned it for a project this helped none… lo, =)

]]> Comment on Christmas Traditions in Guatemala by Joy http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/christmas-traditions-in-guatemala/#comment-11339 Joy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:02:25 +0000 http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/christmas-traditions-in-guatemala/#comment-11339 This helps so much with research reports. I think you could get alott of visiters on this website if you made it more public. I know that I would come here for all my reports. This helps so much with research reports. I think you could get alott of visiters on this website if you made it more public. I know that I would come here for all my reports.

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