Our Christmas Moose Ornament stand2 4 inches tall and hangs from a loop of jute. The Moose Ornament is medium brown with a soft white belly. He has a red scarf around his neck, black mittens with black and white checked cuffs and blue boots with white socks. The Christmas Moose is holding two nicely wrapped gifts in his hands. This ornament can either stand alone on your mantle piece or a shelf or hang on your Christmas Tree. Select this link to view our Santa Ornaments.
Apples.
Apples were a magical fruit to the ancients. Its juices fermented into a liquor, its fruit outlived other fruits, thus tha apple gave food and cheer at a time when, in the depths of winter, man had neither. The apple also represented man’s fall from Paradise, as the forbidden fruit of Eden. Select this link to view our Snowman Christmas Ornament.
Balthazar.
One of the Three Wise Men, King of Sheba or Ethiopia or Chaldea. He was tall, dark skinned, bearded, 40 years old and his gift to Christ was Frankincense, a token of divinity and which depicts the Son of man. Select this link to view our Hunting Christmas Ornaments.
Bells.
The first bells came from China, but all ancient religions and societies used them for their ceremonies. Bells evolved from rattles into the sweet toned silver bells we have today, though the church did not use bells until the 6th century. The bells used by Santa’s helpers for charity came from the middle ages when the poor rang hand bells for alms. Select this link to view our Fish Ornament.
Angels.
Christmas pageantry would not be nearly so colorful without the presence of angels. Countless girls and boys have been clothed in white robes for their part in the seasonal dramas staged by churches and schools. Angels accompany street processions reenacting the journey to Bethlehem in Latin America and the Philippines. In Europe they are part of the Star Boy groups, which go from door to door. Select this link to view our Collectible Santa Claus Gifts.
According to an Irish legend the Virgin Mary sends angels each Christmas Eve to awaken children and take them to heaven to sing a carol to the Christ Child. Such children are then returned to their beds and are accounted lucky for the rest of their lives. In Europe angels often accompany the gift bringer and advise which children have been naughty or nice. Select this link to view our Collectible Santa Figurines.