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Old 12-04-2008, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Elgama View Post
thanks Iggy - I will be using your post, my favourite is a Christingle - and orange with a candle stuck in it, red ribbon round, 4 sweets or peanuts,


Orange - the world
Red Ribbon - Blood of Christ
4 Sweets - 4 corners of the Earth, or Fruits of the Earth
candle - light of the world


-Charley
We made those in grade school - I never knew the meaning behind it. We also used plaster of paris and painted it orange. Then used clay to make the sweets- hard ribbon candy, again painted. Mom must have had close to dozens of them after all of us kids (7)finally got through with elementary school. We lived in a Scandinavian community in Seattle WA.
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