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Welcoming the New Year

The people of different countries and cultures ring in the New Year in ways that may seem unusual or bizarre, but make just as much sense as any other tradition. Here are a few different customs that are far away from the familiar old counting down to midnight and waiting for a big ping pong ball to drop in the USA. In Ireland, giving your house a thorough cleaning before New Year’s Eve is supposed to give you a fresh start to the next twelve months.  However, on the night itself, some Irish whack a loaf of Christmas bread on the doors and walls to drive out the bad luck, Click to Read more…

Mindy

Last Minute Christmas Card Solution

The horrible holiday question rears it’s head: did you forget to get a Christmas card for a friend? Family member? Teacher or coach? Co-worker? Oh, no! It’s Christmas Eve. The stores are packed with last-minute shoppers. The selection of Christmas cards left on the shelves has lost most of its glitter or the designs  just aren’t what you’re looking for, but you don’t have the time or the inclination to battle the holiday hordes through more shops searching for the perfect card. Don’t worry! Greeting Card Universe has you covered with two simple steps to renewing your seasonal cheer. 1. Check out our huge collection of unique  Christmas greeting cards Click to Read more…

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Hang Your Stocking with Care – 5 Christmas Traditions

One of the great traditions of Christmas is the stocking “hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there” according to the 1823 poem attributed to Clement Moore. Today’s Christmas stockings aren’t the kind you wear, but over-sized creations decorated for the holidays. Where and when did the custom originate? Check below to find out the answers to five common questions about Christmas traditions. 1. What’s the Deal with “Figgy Pudding?” In the song, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” the carolers demand “figgy pudding.” What is it? “Pudding” in this case refers not to a sweetened, thickened dairy dessert, but an English-style steamed Click to Read more…

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Wedding Bells and Anniversaries at Christmas

A winter or Christmas wedding can be a bride’s most cherished fantasy. Pristine snowflakes, the scents of pine and candles, holly and ivy, poinsettias and roses, twinkling fairy lights, glittering ice jewels, dashing through the snow with a romantic sleigh ride. Adding festive Christmas cheer and holiday enchantment to an already magical occasion makes this a tempting time to get married. In years to come, when family members gather at Christmas time, the season will be made even more special by the memories of a beautiful ceremony joining two hearts in a winter wonderland. Greeting Card Universe wishes happy holidays to those celebrating a wedding anniversary at the most wonderful Click to Read more…

Mindy

5 Fanciful Facts About Gingerbread

December 12 is Gingerbread House Day, celebrating the creativeness and joy that comes from baking, building, decorating, and finally eating a gingerbread house during the holidays. Gingerbread houses take their inspiration from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel—see many examples of this delicious and beautiful art on Pinterest. For your delight, here are some interesting little tidbits about this treat. 5 Fanciful Facts About Gingerbread Gingerbread can be a crisp cookie or a soft cake. Both products are flavored with ginger and other spices like cinnamon and cloves, and both products are sweetened with molasses (treacle). The original European gingerbread was a paste of bread crumbs, ground almonds, ginger, sugar Click to Read more…

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