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Traditions of the Christmas Tree

Christmas Trees as they came to be now started around the late 1400s into the 1500s. In what’s now Germany (was the Holy Roman Empire then), the Paradise Tree had more decorations on it (sometimes communion wafers, cherries and later pastry decorations of stars, bells, angels, etc. were added) and it even got a new nickname the ‘Christbaum’ or ‘Christ Tree’.

Ukrainian Christmas Eve spider and the Christmas tree

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You might have heard about the German pickle stories where adults hang a pickle in a Christmas tree and the first child that finds it gets an extra gift. Now if you thought that was unique and culturally different, then you ought to know that Ukrainians put spider webs in their Christmas trees.

Look after the little things this Christmas

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Look after the little things in life. Because one day the time will come when you realise they are the big things. And there is no better time to find this out than at this time of the year.

Caring for your real tree this Christmas season

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Choosing a real tree this festive season is central to celebrating this Christmas in a traditional manner that goes back hundreds of years.

Surprising Christmas traditions from around the world

Christmas is fast approaching, and experts have revealed the unique ways that the festive season is celebrated around the world.

Give the gift of travel this Christmas

Treat your loved one to something special this year. So many people have not yet travelled abroad; you can get them started with a deposit on one of the many short breaks available at Fahy Travel.

Christmas is covered at Home Gallery

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Sometimes you visit a store and your breath will be taken away. That is what will happen when you take a trip to Home Gallery’s showroom at Briarhill Business Park.

The joyful chaos of the Christmas market

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For many people, the Christmas market takes place in Eyre Square and involves a big wheel, hurdy-gurdies and German beer tents. For others, it is part of a Galway tradition that goes back some 800 years under the shadow of the old grey St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. This was the fruit and vegetable market which expanded greatly at this time of the year with the big influx of turkeys and geese for sale.

One in two Irish people living abroad are thinking of coming home for Christmas

One in two Irish people living abroad are considering coming back to Ireland for Christmas, according to a new survey from FRS Recruitment. This is up from the 3 out of 10 who said they were planning to travel at this time last year.

Mount Temple community host Christmas lights illumination event

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A festive occasion to remember, the illuminating of the Christmas lights in Mount Temple was a source of much virtual attraction as the event was relayed on the local community’s Facebook page on Saturday night last.

 

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