Brief historical sketches and transcriptions of clippings.
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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
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Folder contains 30 pages of sketches and notes on Alabama individuals and schools as well as Christmas traditions in other countries, compiled by Allen C. Foster for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s. Some are transcriptions of clippings and books. • A .C. Foeter• ;.oe otoer members of - the family answer" he is oorn lnaeeo, rneo spar~re strUCK -::=- IA ,t/'{.. ./ ~ ~ from toe yule log, .... -a w"ish eac~ blow," -healto to toe fara$. ,,-,;.." =- ;; and a good crop" The ashoa from the log are toeo gatoered anu a - I ...... coin hidnen among toem with a wiSh for an aouonaot narvest. ~ CM/ i" The Traditional Dulgarian ~hriatmas Inclunes roast pig and Krav~tza,,_ or blood sausage. for the dinner, • • • • I , Christma. in Italy (Venice) Burke The Presepio is the principal. feature of an Italian Christmas. It is a miniature representation of the birthplace of Christ, showing the Holy Family --- Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus in the manger --- or, more frequently, the IDBnger awaiting the infant. This is a doll that is brought in later, passed around tkat. each person in the room ~ pray before it, and then soJmnJ~ deposit.ed in the msnger. There are angels, /v- .... and other figures several inches high, carved in wOod,\prettily colored I The Presepio is mliOe as expensive as it.s owner can afford, and somet.imes much more so. Those who have a Presepio receive...
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1936 1938 Circa
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