Christmas Crackers
Since 1840 London has had snow on Christmas Day on only five occasions,, but there have been no fewer than 11 snowy Boxing Days. The lowest temperature ever recorded in England at Christmas was in 1860, when at Beeston, Nottinghamshire, the thermometer registered 40deg. of frost. The coldest December in the South of England during the last 50 years was that of 1890. The highest temperature in London during the month was only eight degrees above freezing point, and the Thames was frozen at Oxford from December 21. London has never had more than four hours’ sunshine on Christmas Day. At Des Moines, a town of lowa, there is an ordinance that all parents undertaking the role of Father Christmas must be equipped with asbestos whiskers to avoid danger of fire. The first Christmas turkey was eaten in England in 1524. Mistletoe grows on 20 different varieties of English trees, but is most common on the apple. Portugese mistletoe has bright red berries.
The holly tree is regarded as the fairies’ own tree in many parts of Ireland.
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Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 17
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180Christmas Crackers Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 17
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