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Article from Sestdiena, 3 - 9 December 2005,- Egīls Zirnis |
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Article from Sestdiena, 3 - 9 December 2005,- Egīls Zirnis |
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Finland may have Santa Claus; but, Latvia has its own legend being the
place of the first recorded use of a decorated tree in a Christmas /
New Year's celebration. Finland has built an entire industry out of it's legend. http://www.santaclauslive.com/ Even Finnair is the official airline for Santa Claus. The average Finish citizens knows all about Santa Claus's home being in Lapland. The whole world knows about the Latvia connection to the First Christmas Tree and is even documented in the Christmas Tree Archives book published in the UK by Countess Maria Hubert von Staufer Christmas Archives International. http://www.christmasarchives.com/trees.html
What about the average Latvian? Why don't they know and or care of this legend? |
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