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If you are in need of a crochet pattern, don’t spend your time looking for such patterns in an embroidery store, as you would have to pay quite a lot to purchase that pattern. Now why purchase a pattern and use it when you can download it from the Internet for free? Yes, there are a lot of websites present on the Internet that hold Crochet Patterns for Beginners. These patterns are mainly available to the users for free, whereas some patterns are downloadable by paying a nominal fee to the website. Most patterns are in the form of a zip file and contain a stitching diagram, which shows the stitches and how they are to be made, a card that shows the meaning of different abbreviations on the stitching diagram, a color scheme for the primary and the secondary stitches. Such a pack not only makes the work easier but also eliminates the cost of purchasing the pattern as well.
It is always fun to share Christmas facts. Did you know that the song entitled The 12 Days of Christmas mentions a total of 364 gifts? Do you suppose it is only coincidence that the ancient Biblical calendar uses 364 days? The song was actually written to help English Catholic children remember various articles of faith that were being challenged by the Protestant monarchy. For example, the three French hens were faith, hope and charity, while 10 lords a leaping referred to the Ten Commandments. And, indeed, Christ was the partridge in a pear tree.
In many circles, it is still believed that if one eats a mince pie on each of the 12 days, you will be sure to receive 12 rewarding months in the year to come. Whether or not this belief has anything to do with religious persecution is hard to determine, but we do know, of course, that food plays a major role in all festive Christmas occasions. In early England, the head of a pig prepared with mustard was prominently featured at many traditional Christmas dinners. And, in Armenia the meal on the eve before Christmas was frequently fried fish, lettuce and spinach.
In another bit of Christmas trivia… The initial choice for Scrooge’s famous line “Bah Humbug” was actually “Bah Christmas”, but fortunately for us Charles Dickens made the change. When said properly, the word humbug creates such a splendid resonance. And, by the way, it was the poet Clark Moore who named those wonderful reindeer Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Doneder, Prancer, and the most memorable of them all… Rudolph.
Christmas trees have been popular in Germany since about the 16th century. So, it’s not too surprising that this popularity spread to England when Albert (a German) married Queen Victoria and together they began the tradition of placing a tree at Windsor Castle. Soon thereafter, it was common for the broader population to have trees in their homes.
Today, it seems that the Americans have taken to Christmas trees in a big way. In fact, almost 40 million trees are purchased each year across the U.S. America’s official national Christmas tree is found in King’s Canyon National Park in California. It is a giant sequoia called the General Grant and it is over 300 feet high. Interestingly, it was in the diary of a German immigrant living in Pennsylvania that we find the first mention of a Christmas tree in America.
In the bygone ancient years, figurines were depictions of goddesses, gods and animals. Then came figures, called the Tanagra figurines, the kind of figurines produced during the 4th century in Greece. Tanagra figurines portray real people in real activities, and these are the probably precursors of the renowned and well- loved Hummel figurines. Hummel figurines are about the same size as Tanagra figurines. Both are as colorful as well and sharing similar subject matters.
To date, hummels figurines are based on paintings and drawings of Berta Hummel. Berta was born in Germany in 1909, and she was a talented painter. She painted images of little Bavarian children. After graduating from Art School, Berta entered the convent in 1931. As she did, she took the name Maria Innocentia Hummel, that’s why Hummel figurines has the markings Sr MI Hummel or MI Hummel on them.
To generate money for the convent, Sister Maria’s paintings were turned into postcards. Franz Goebel, a porcelain factory owner, saw Sister Maria’s paintings and manufactured porcelain figurine versions of them. Then came Hummel figurines which are among the popular and well- loved collector figures of today.