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Montreal Gazette social columnist Jennifer Campbell tells readers where she’s been, where we’re at socially and what the future looks like at this point in the pandemic.
12/21/2020 at 3:42 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White By Dave Armstrong, Patheos, December 12, 2020 Catholic Encyclopedia (“Christmas”, 1908, C. C. Martindale): [T]he tradition that trees and flowers blossomed on this night is first quoted from an Arab geographer of the tenth century, and extended to England. In a thirteenth-century French epic, candles are seen on the flowering tree. . . . the Christmas tree [was] first definitely mentioned in 1605 at Strasburg, and introduced into France and England in 1840 only, by Princess Helena of Mecklenburg and the Prince Consort respectively. ...
MONTREAL -- A Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie caterer that took a big hit during the pandemic is bouncing back with a new Christmas concept. “We lost so many contracts,” said Societe Traiteur co-owner Lino Lozza. “We stayed home for six or seven days. I looked at my wife and I said 'There's no way we're going to stay home. We have to come up with something.'” They've dubbed that something Prêt à Table Cookie Kits, which include everything a prospective baker needs to make some fresh cookies. The kits are delivered by none other than Santa Claus. “Their eyes, they light up,” s...