The History of Leith

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December 5, 2005

Christmas card history

The sending of seasonal messages of goodwill is a truly ancient ritual with plenty of practical implications.

Isolated villages would send seasonal gifts to their neighbours as it paid to be polite to people who might feed you if supplies ran short.

In Pagan Britain, good luck charms were exchanged at the winter solstice but it took a long time for the custom to evolve. for more click here

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