14/11/2024
π π π π π R.H.S 2024 Christmas Home Tour π π π ππ
Saturday, December 7th π 1:00pm until 7:00pm
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
Home is one of the coziest places to spend the holidays and this yearβs 2024 Christmas Home Tours' array of homes are sure to make you feel that warmth from head to toe. Everyone loves decorating for Christmas and this year's home owners participating in the Romeo Christmas Home Tour are pulling out all the stops. Did you know these beloved customs are all on display throughout one or all of these beautifully decorated homes? Christmas traditions abound, but do you know their origins?
πChristmas Stockings
The tradition of hanging Christmas stockings on Christmas dates back to the legend of St. Nicholas during the third century in Myra, Turkey. According to legend, filling stockings with gold was a way for St. Nicholas to give poor girls dowries.
πEvergreen Trees
Before Christianity, people used branches from pine trees to decorate their homes during winter as a reminder that plants would return in abundance during the spring. As Christianity grew, people incorporated the tradition of evergreen trees into their celebrations, particularly in Germany, decorating trees with apples. The tradition increased in popularity when Queen Victoria decorated a tree in honor of her German husband.
πMistletoe
This plant, which is actually a parasite, has long been associated with fertility; according to the Celtic Druids, it blossomed in the coldest times of winter. How the jump from fertility to kissing is unknown, though the tradition grew in popularity with English servants in the 1700's and spread upward.
πAdvent Calendars
These calendars help you count down the days until Christmas. You can buy them at the grocery store β typically these come with little chocolates or other candies inside β or get a reusable one at a craft or Christmas store. These could include candy, reading the Christmas story or something else. Advent itself is a religious advent that has been celebrated since the fourth century; it starts on the Sunday closest to Nov. 30 and is a period of preparation for Christmas.
πMilk and Cookies
Leaving a sweet treat for Santa dates back to ancient Norse mythology. Legend has it that the Norse god Odin had an eight-legged horse, Children left treats for Sleipnir with the hope that Odin would give them gifts in return. It returned to popularity in the United States during the Great Depression as a way to teach children to be grateful for gifts.
πChristmas Colors
Red and green donβt have an official origin story, but historians believe green may come from the evergreen tree tradition, and the red is from holly berries, which also have a religious implication; the berries have been associated with the blood of Jesus Christmas.
πTickets are going fast, but are still available. Purchase yours today and start your tradition!π
