tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post4489310169497659198..comments2024-03-20T19:35:26.478-07:00Comments on Judy Adamson's Art & Design Blog: Symbols of Christmas in Different Countries -Judy Adamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-78801833832223611072010-12-20T11:02:33.983-08:002010-12-20T11:02:33.983-08:00Hi Polly - thank you!
The postman finally managed...Hi Polly - thank you!<br /><br />The postman finally managed to deliver a backlog of Christmas cards today - in a blizzard! - and two of them had robins, one of which was sitting on top of a mailbox (postbox)of the old fashioned type that we still have a few of in our streets! <br /><br />I don't like putting up the decorations too early but I've always had them almost done in time for the final week of lessons so that the children could help me finish them off, which the love doing, especially if I tell them that their fingers are small enough to do some of the fiddly bits that I can't do (all confidence-building!). This is the first year that I haven't been teaching so I was a little bit lost as to when to put them up!Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-56788835088090655512010-12-19T21:35:34.216-08:002010-12-19T21:35:34.216-08:00Your staircase looks lovely! Also kind of familiar...Your staircase looks lovely! Also kind of familiar as our hall and staircase is a similar layout. <br /><br />Well, you're already familiar with most of the traditional American images on cards. I'll just add, mail boxes. The little arch-topped mailboxes we have over here. People often decorate them with greenery, wreathes, red bows etc. and they're often depicted on christmas cards. Now I must get to work on the decorating! Many people over here have had their trees up for three weeks already! I just can't bring myself to do that.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736610614317409196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-51092623246024027962010-12-14T05:32:10.839-08:002010-12-14T05:32:10.839-08:00Hi Ulla - lovely to have your input from Germany! ...Hi Ulla - lovely to have your input from Germany! Thank you!<br /><br />Your decorations sound very similar to mine - I have red apples and golden apples and pears for my Christmas tree and tiny straw angels for the little tree I put in the bay window of the room where my grandsons will be sleeping. I'll try to post some photos when the decorations are all up but I find it difficult to capture the atmosphere of Christmas decortions in a photo because I'm never sure whether to use the flash or not!Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-26779275132343175152010-12-14T05:03:24.861-08:002010-12-14T05:03:24.861-08:00Christmas trees are definitely a part of the Germa...Christmas trees are definitely a part of the German Christmas tradition. They are bought one week before Christmas Eve, stored in the garden or on the balcony and decorated on the morning of Christmas Eve. Candles are mostly red or white (although you can find them in blue or silvery also), and for decorations you have small bells, all kind of balls, silvery stripes we call "Lametta" (symbol for snow), straw stars, even yellow red apples. <br />On our cards you will find "Fröhliche Weihnachten" (Merry Christmas) combined with Wishes for the New Year. We love cards with winter landscapes, or candles.Ulla Hennighttp://ullahennig.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-12735672178598869462010-12-13T03:47:45.067-08:002010-12-13T03:47:45.067-08:00Wow, thank you for your list, Jean! I think all bu...Wow, thank you for your list, Jean! I think all but the Northern Cardinals would be popular in the UK too. I hadn't even heard of these beautiful birds until I joined GCU!<br /><br />The staircase garland is a nightmare to put up! I leave the decorations/ornaments on it when I pack it away with labels for the top, bottom and middle. But it still takes a lot of fiddling with and as the white bells are china and floor beneath them Victorian ceramic tiles, there's always the risk of them smashing if I'm not extremely careful!Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-44197600985055219022010-12-13T03:30:21.252-08:002010-12-13T03:30:21.252-08:00Gee...where do I begin? Here is my list of Popular...Gee...where do I begin? Here is my list of Popular Christmas images on cards in the USA: Baby Jesus, 3 Wise Men, Stable..etc, Santa, Stockings hanging from a fireplace, snowy landscapes, Northern Cardinals are popular in the snow, Candles,Poinsettias (a flower/plant from Mexico)Holly with red berries. Christmas Trees. I could go on but need to get ready for work. <br />Love how you decorated your lovely staircase!jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.com