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Brewer's: Twelfth Cake
The drawing for king and queen is a relíc of the Roman Saturnalia. At the close of this festival the Roman children drew lots with beans to see who would be king. Twelfth Day is twelve…Brewer's: Yule Swain
(The). A kind of Santa Klaus among the Lapps. He is eleven feet high, and rides on a goat. He appears on St. Thomas's Day, and continues his visits till Christmas Eve; but where he comes…Brewer's: Iol
(pron. Yol). The Danish word for Christmas; the same as Yule. The savage Dane At Iol more deep the mead did drain. SirW.Scott: Murmion. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Rock Day
The day after Twelfthday, when, the Christmas holidays being over, women returned to their rock or distaff. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RococoRock…Islam in America
Muslims move to the mainstream Related Links Islam Primer Islam Glossary of Islam Ramadan Top Eight World Religions Non-Christians in U.S. During Dec. 2000 a crescent…The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Elves and the Shoemaker There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all he had in the world was gone…2005–2006 Daytime Emmy Awards
The 2005–2006 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on April 28, 2006, at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Outstanding Drama Series:…December 2016 Current Events: World News Slideshow
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of December 2016. 1. French President Hollande Won't Seek Reelection 2. Sexual Abuse Scandal…Brewer's: Boar's Head
[The Christmas dish.] Freyr, the Scandinavian god of peace and plenty, used to ride on the boar Gullinbursti; his festival was held at Yuletide (winter solstice), when a boar was…Brewer's: Box
I've got into the wrong box. I am out of my element. Lord Lyttelton used to say he ought to have been brought up to some business; that whenever he went to Vauxhall and heard the mirth of…Trending
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