​Christmas in German Russia country
by HPR Contributor | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | Culture | December 17th, 2020 michael.miller@ndsu.edu The late Mary Lynn Axtman, native of Rugby, ND, who dedicated many hours for GRHC, shared this message about ornaments from Joseph S. Height’s section on Christmas in his book, “Paradise on the Steppe.” “About Christmas trees – the reason is simply that no evergreen trees of any kind could be found on the grassy steppes of South Russia. [And probably the same on the grassy prairies of the USA and Canada.] However, on Christmas Eve of 1828, Count Vor...
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