FReeper Canteen ~ Favorite Christmas Ornaments ~ 18 DEC 2007

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents

~Favorite Christmas Ornaments~

Welcome to the FReeper Canteen! It's great to have you with us!!
Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and their families for allowing us to entertain you!

Late in the Middle Ages, Germans and Scandinavians placed evergreen trees inside their homes or just outside their doors to show their hope in the forthcoming spring. Our modern Christmas tree evolved from early traditions.

In the early 1800's, Christmas trees in Germany were typically decorated with candles, cookies, fruit, paper novelties, and candy. Then, a glassblower in Lauscha (a district long recognized for the quality of its glass) crafted some small glass balls to hang on his family's tree.

Around the midpoint of the Nineteenth Century, in addition to candle lights, decorations hanging from Christmas trees included miniature replicas of fruit, animals, toys, musical instruments and angels made primarily out of materials available in homes.

Another concept began to take hold with the German families in whose homes the first “popular” trees resided. Food, often gingerbread or other hard cookies, would be baked in the shape of fruits, stars, hearts, angels and bells.

As the idea of decorated Christmas trees spread, various countries added their own variations. Americans, for instance, would string long strands of cranberries or popcorn to circle their trees. Small gifts began to be used to decorate the tree, sometimes contained in little intricately woven baskets, sometimes nestled in the crook of a bough, sometimes just hanging by a thread or piece of yarn.

 F.W. Woolworth brought the glass ornament tradition to the United States in 1890. From 1870's to 1930's, Germans made the finest molds for making ornaments with nearly 5,000 different molds at the time. At the turn of the century there were over one hundred small cottage glass blowing workshops in Europe.

The Christmas tree market was born in 1851 when Catskill farmer Mark Carr hauled two ox sleds of evergreens into New York City and sold them all. By 1900, one in five American families had a Christmas tree, and 20 years later, the custom was nearly universal.

Six species account for about 90 percent of the nation's Christmas tree trade. Scotch pine ranks first, comprising about 40 percent of the market, followed by Douglas fir which accounts for about 35 percent. The other big sellers are noble fir, white pine, balsam fir and white spruce.

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Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly, and please leave politics at the door. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.
We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.
We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

 

[PROCON]

I AM rough and ready everyday, but FReeper lore tells me I better not mess with you!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you alarm rider, and thank you for sharing your Christmas with us.

Blessings to you and your family, and Merry Christmas!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy. Hugs

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening Seven!

Merry Christmas to you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[SandRat]

LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE

A pickle is used as decoration on the Christmas tree seems odd at first, but it is an old German tradition. When decorating the Christmas tree, it is traditional to hang the pickle last, hidden among the branches. The first child on Christmas Day to find the Christmas pickle receives a special blessing for the year and an extra gift! Great tradition to share with your family this year and for years to come!

[TASMANIANRED]

It’s been a rough one...

Too few nurses or too many calls...

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening my, nice pickles!

I love the Pickle Ornament legend. Legend says that the pickle, a symbol of good luck, was the last ornament to be placed on the tree. The first child to find the pickle on Christmas morning was rewarded with an extra gift left by St. Nicholas.

[Randy Larsen]

Don’t worry about Taz, Givin the chance, she would kiss ya to death...she’s all growl and no bite!

[laurenmarlowe]

Oh LUV, that is just beautiful!

Very nice!

How are ya doing this evening?

[chardonnay]

[chardonnay]

ooops, tiny santa is hard to see. here is BIG santa

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you TAZ! *HUGS*

Hope your evening is going smoothly.

[mylife]

Howdy Missy.

Its the first ornament on the tree. You gotta hide it.

Thanks for tonights thread!

[chardonnay]

here is my latest idea. an apothocary jar filled with candy cane puffs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Favorite Christmas Ornaments.

[PROCON]

Don’t worry about Taz, Givin the chance, she would kiss ya to death...she’s all growl and no bite!

Yeah, but I hear she has Christmas Cookie breath!/LOL

[luvie]

Our son at 11 months old in awe of
his first Christmas tree with
our German ornaments.
He looks sooo much like Piper!

Kenny G~Oh Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
God bless you one and all!
....and God bless our Troops! (he is one now)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Late manages to grab the gold!