Page 3 - Terry Ruscin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

In times past, Christmas décor would have never come into view before All Hallows’ Eve - or rarely before mid-December, for that matter. When a family put up a tree - a real tree - tradition dictated Christmas Eve as the seemly date to do so. (“Santa brought it when you were asleep.”)
Martin Luther (1483-1546) introduced the Tannenbaum (fir) as the Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas tree) in Germany circa 1500 AD, and this tradition found its way to America with Moravian settlers.
Moravians baked a sweet holiday confection still known today as lovefeast buns, and Scandinavians introduced a yuletide treat of sugary bread baked with candied fruit and raisins known as julekaka (pronounced “yule kaga”). ....

United States , Israel General , Kathie Hunter , Frances Kipps Spencer , Windsor Castle , Joel Roberts Poinsett , Queen Victoria , Caryl Mobley , Martin Luther , Weihnachtsbaum Christmas , Karl Friedrich Ernst Minnigerode , Terry Ruscin , Gayle Stepp , College Of William , Hendersonville Presbyterian Church , All Hallow Eve , Christmas Eve , Prince Albert , Bible Belt , Southern Christmas , Merry Old England , French Broad Hustler , Christmas Day , South Carolinian , Latin America , Hendersonville Presbyterian ,