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Tag: Christmas

History of the Christmas Tree: From UK to Germany and Back

14 December 2019 Margo Lestz

An 8th century priest, a 16th century religious reformer, and the Victorian royals all played a role in the history of the Christmas tree.

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Dickens and His Christmas Carol

9 December 2018 Margo Lestz

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens might just be the best known Christmas story out there. Find out the story behind the story…

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Happy Holidays

22 December 2017 Margo Lestz

I just love the festive, Christmas season. The sights, sounds, and smells always seems to lift my spirits…

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Saint Nicolas and Pere Fouettard, Father Whipper

Father Whipper: St Nick’s Evil Helper

29 December 2016 Margo Lestz

Misbehaving children have to be very careful the first part of December, or St. Nick might send his not-so-nice “helper” to see them…

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British Christmas Panto: An Outrageous Holiday Tradition

16 December 2016 Margo Lestz

British Christmas pantos are filled with slapstick humor, cross-dressing actors, jokes about current events, and audience participation…

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British Christmas Pudding and Pie

3 December 2016 Margo Lestz

Christmas pudding and mince pies are a big part of the British holiday season. Let’s have a look at these two essentially British desserts…

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Holiday Musings

23 November 2016 Margo Lestz

Musings about books and winter holidays…

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Happy Crappy Christmas

22 December 2015 Margo Lestz

Two quirky Christmas traditions from Barcelona…

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Couple under mistletoe

Mistletoe and a Flying Donkey

18 December 2015 Margo Lestz

Mistletoe in French is called gui. This ball of vegetation that grows high in trees has been considered magical since ancient days…

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Sat evening post 1920 & 1922 (2)

St Nicholas… Santa Claus… Father Christmas

11 December 2014 Margo Lestz

Even though some of the American/British folkloric characters don’t come to France, you’ll be happy to know that the jolly old man in the red suit does. Of course, he goes by a different name: in France he’s known as Père Noël, or Father Christmas.

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Thirteen Desserts? That’s my kind of Meal!

23 December 2013 Margo Lestz

Christmas time in Provence and the south of France is full of traditions and, as with most good traditions, food is usually involved. Miniature wheat

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Santons: The Little Saints of Provence

6 December 2013 Margo Lestz

In many parts of the world, Nativity scenes make up a part of the Christmas decoration but in Provence, they are taken to the extreme…

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