Just as the Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Americanization of an Italian tradition, many of the things we do during the holidays can be traced back to earlier Emigrants. Christmas Trees are from German. Long before the Irish Potato Famine, Irish settlers came to America, bringing with them traditions from home. Traces of those traditions can still be seen today.
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On the First Day of Christmas
My true love gave to me a Partridge in a Pear Tree. In ancient times, a partridge was often used to represent a divinely sacred king. This gift is Christ, born on this Christmas Day. My True Love is God, who gave His children everything.
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