WHY WE USE HOLLY.
Holly and mistletoe have been used for decorations from time immemorial. The Druids brought them into their temples at the winter solstice to appease the woodland spirits. Tftc early Christians of Rome deorated their houßes with holly _ at Christmas. It was regarded as typical of the death of our Lord. The crimson berries symbolised His blood, the prickly leaves His crown of thorns, and the bitterness of the bark the draught which He quaffed upon the cross. Holly is found in practically every part of the world, there being nearly two hundred varieties of it, th<3 finest flourishing on the slopes of the Himalayas, where it is a great forest tree, with leaves from eight to ten inches long. . Mate, a drink much used by the natives of South America, is brewed from the leaves of a kind of holly.
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Shannon News, 24 December 1923, Page 2
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144WHY WE USE HOLLY. Shannon News, 24 December 1923, Page 2
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