Artificial Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees a History:
Green trees have been used in the dead of winter to show that life always continues, even when the world is white with snow and most plants are in a state of hibernation. They were used at winter solstice festivals, which were the end of the long nights and marked the beginning of long days. When the church picked December 25 as the day to celebrate the birth of Christ, it allowed people to continue having their mid-winter celebrations but is was for a new reason,...
Being Santa
Santas Suit:
I have been a professional Santa for over 25 years. My first experience at playing Santa was working for a temp agency getting the job of a mall Santa. It has helped that I have always been very good with children, still being one myself, even today. But lets talk about getting you ready to step into the big boots and be Santa. First you need a Santa outfit, the coat, pants, hat, glasses, padding if you dont have your own, boot spats or plush boot cuffs, if you have your own...
Garland and Wedding Uses
Decorative Garland:
A garland is usually a decorative type of wreath or a braided cord, which can be used year round or just at festive occasions. The word garland actually comes from the French word "guirlande" which means a wreath of flowers. These braided cords can be small and hung around a person's neck, or placed on the head, or larger and hung on inanimate objects. Originally garlands and wreaths were made of flowers and/or leaves. These were worn on peoples heads, around their...
Golf Ornaments
History of Golf:
Modern day golf is generally accepted as having originated in Scotland. An urban legend about the meaning of golf is that it stands for Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden. But golf is first mentioned in a 1457 Scots statute on games that are forbidden, the word goulf meaning to strike or cuff. One of the earliest golf courses in the world might have been Bruntsfield Links, in the city of Edinburgh, the city now has more than twenty-one courses. It is unclear when golf was first...
Hockey Ornaments
History of Hockey:
Throughout history people have played games involving a curved stick and a ball. There are drawings and depictions of such events in ancient Egypt, Greece and in the Middle ages in Europe. There is even evidence of people playing hockey or stick and ball like games on the ice in sixteenth century Europe. And of course as immigrants came to the Americas, they brought with them many of the games that they had played in their respective countries, such as hurling and other...
Soccer Ornaments
History of Soccer:
The word football is used to mean any game played on foot where you kick the ball, such as rugby, American football and soccer. Most people in the USA do not call football, American Football, so to distinguish it from football as the rest of the world calls it, we call it soccer, as do a few other countries. Both have their origins from ancient games played with a type of ball and using primarily ones feet to move the ball up and down a playing field or court. The earliest...
Western Ornaments
Wild West History:
The Wild West or American Old West is usually considered to be in the time frame from the end of the American Civil War to about 1900. When talking about the Wild West you are talking about a very large area, usually from North Dakota down to Texas and everything west of those states. That meant these states were the edge of the new frontier, where the rules changed from the civilized east to the lawlessness of the Wild West. People from the northeast were fascinated by the...
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