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Dee Notaro's Blog – December 2014 Archive (4)
Christmas Baby and Signer of the U.S. Constitution
William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was born in County Antrim to William Paterson and Unknown named mother. (How about it, Ireland – who is she?) He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of two, and entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton…
ContinueAdded by Dee Notaro on December 19, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments
'Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly'
This beloved carol, believed to be originally of Welsh origin, had already been around for quite a while when Mozart used it for a piano duet in the 18th century. You can read more about its interesting history in …
Added by Dee Notaro on December 10, 2014 at 5:30am — 3 Comments
The Christmas 'Whitewashing'
The Irish have only a few Christmas traditions that stand out as traditionally Irish and not borrowed from other cultures in recent times. Perhaps the oldest of these traditions is ... housecleaning! And it may, too, have been borrowed from other cultures, although it was as long ago as before the birth of Christ.
This is not your typical housecleaning. Traditional Irish "whitewashing the…
ContinueAdded by Dee Notaro on December 6, 2014 at 5:30am — 1 Comment
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