Figure 1.--Here we see a family Christmads, we think about 1930. We are, however, not sure about the country involved. The boy wears a junior Eton suit with what looks like a small Eton collar and bow. It is a short oanys suit worn with light-colored long stockings. We are not sure about his foowear. These suits were most common in Amrica. And the postcard back portraint was offered by an American dealer. The fact that ther boy sids eearting long stockings suggests it was not British. We think the most likely country is Germany where long stockings and short oanys were widely worn during the Winter. Clock on the iamge to see the postcard back.

Celebrating Christ's birth for Christians presented a problem in that no one knows when Jesus was born. It almost certainly was not December. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 throughout Christendom, as the birth of Christ primarily because of the importance of Saturnalia, the ancient Roman festival in honor of Saturn the god of Agriculture, in Roman culture. Besides adopting some of the feartures of Saturnalia, there are many non-religious customs and practices which have developed over the years. These customs are in many cases peculiar to different countries. Germany has played an especially important role, in part because of the Christams traditions Prince Albert brought from Germany when he married Queen Victoria, many of which have since been past on to America. Many modern Christmas traditions are based on these English Victorian traditions. Here are the many Christmas traditions we knpw of around the world. So much of the Christmas tradition deals with the European winter and snow. We can usually fgigure out the natioinality of Christmas photographs. We have found a number of images for whivj we cannot identify the country involved. We are hoping that readers can helpm identify the countries involved.

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This image was offered by an American dealer. We think that it could be American, British, and or German and probably taken about 1930. The boy wears a junior Eton suit with what looks like a small Eton collar and bow. It is a short oanys suit worn with light-colored long stockings. We are not sure about his foowear. These suits were most common in Amrica. And the postcard back portraint was offered by an Amerucan dealer. The fact that ther boy sids eearting long stockings suggests it was not British. We think the most likely country is Germany where long stockings and short pants were widely worn during the Winter. In addition the postcard back looks more like a European than an American postcard. Slao it was common for German mothers to insist children take off their shoes and put on slipppers at home. We see no clues in the room or the way the adults are dressed.

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