HOLLY.
i Al V JJ li 1« The ho'ly and mistletoe used in England for decorations at Christmas ! are s >id t> be the rem-iins of the re . lig'ous observances of the Druids, ■ who were the Priests among the ancient Britons, and were so named ! from thi ii* v neration for the oak, wh : ch was known as the deno Tiusa Druid* hpaded the Britons in their oppositi >n to Caspar's landing in 55 B.C. and were extinguish ;d by the Bjman governor in A.D. 64.
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Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1892, Page 2
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86HOLLY. Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1892, Page 2
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