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Article: Time Off: The meaning of Christmas; Jane Woodhead uncovers the reasons for our festive traditions.(Features)
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- December 21, 2004
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Byline: Jane Woodhead
AS you decorate the tree with tinsel, deck the halls with boughs of holly, and plant pennies in the pud, have you ever wondered . . .
n Why do we dress-up our trees with tinsel?
This is down to the tale of the Christmas spider.
Many years ago a poor widow was determined to give her family a good Christmas. She spent hours decorating a tree but, during the night, spiders scurried over it, leaving dusty grey webs. As a reward for her unselfish behaviour, Jesus turned the webs into silver threads.
n What do ...
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