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History. The world's first commercially produced Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole in 1843. Children looking at Christmas cards in New York 1910. Christmas card by Louis Prang, showing a group of anthropomorphized frogs parading with banner and band.
Biography. The world's first commercially produced Christmas card, made by artist John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole in 1843. Henry Cole was born in Bath the son of Captain Henry Robert Cole, then of the 1st Dragoon Guards, and his wife Lætitia Dormer. He was sent in 1817 to Christ's Hospital, [2] and upon leaving school in 1823 became clerk ...
By 1912, the postcard craze had faded and the company had begun selling "Christmas letters" and greeting cards, shortening its name a few years later to the Norfolk Card Company. [5] In 1917, Hall and his brother Rollie "invented" modern wrapping paper when they ran out of traditional colored tissue paper at the stationery store and substituted ...
In 1875, Louis Prang introduced the Christmas card to Americans. He has been called the "father of the American Christmas card". On June 28, 1870, Christmas was formally declared a United States federal holiday. 20th and 21st centuries The Christmas Visit. Postcard, c. 1910
A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, such as Halloween, they are also sent to convey thanks or express ...
The Christmas Card is an American romantic drama television film directed by Stephen Bridgewater and written by Joany Kane. The film stars John Newton and Alice Evans, with Lois Nettleton, Peter Jason, Ben Weber, Vaughn Armstrong, and Ed Asner in supporting roles. It follows the story of a career soldier who is deeply touched by a holiday card ...
An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. [1] Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of ...
Holidays that have been referred to as "Hallmark holidays". Boss's Day. Clergy Appreciation Day. Mother's Day. Father's Day. Friendship Day. Grandparents Day. Groundhog Day. National Doctors' Day.
History. The practice of decorating eggshells is quite ancient, with decorated, engraved ostrich eggs found in Africa which are 60,000 years old. In the pre-dynastic period of Egypt and the early cultures of Mesopotamia and Crete, eggs were associated with death and rebirth, as well as with kingship, with decorated ostrich eggs, and representations of ostrich eggs in gold and silver, were ...
History. Wise men give gifts to Jesus, woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860. Gift-giving in general is an ancient tradition that came to be associated with the Christian feast of Christmas . In ancient Rome, gift giving might have occurred near the winter solstice in December which was celebrated during the Saturnalia holiday.