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As many of his bonbons were bought by men to give to women, many of the mottos were simple love poems. The history of christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient egypt and rome and continues with the german tradition of candlelit christmas trees first brought to america. Boxing day was traditionally a day off for servants and the day when they received a christmas box from the master. Dont forget to wear the silly hat and tell the bad jokes.
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