This Red Poinsettia Table Runners
is made from 100 percent Polyester ivory Satin. The design on each end of the Unique Christmas Ribbon Table Runner is a pair of red, green and white candles in a bouquet of red and gold poinsettias with green holly leaves, gold ivy, red berries and ivory and gold bells. Then the Table Runner is accented and outlined with gold metallic thread. Our Unique Christmas Ribbon Table Runners can also be used as a Doily or Dresser Scarf. All of our Table Runners are hand made and come in 4 sizes, 16x36, 16x48, 16x60 and 16x72.
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Candles.
Man has been using candles since 3000 B.C. The ancients used them to prolong the day. Candles became a symbol of expressing joy. The Romans exchanged glowing tapers as expressions of goodwill and affection. The use of candles for Christmas celebrations was absorbed into the symbol of Jesus as the light of the World, and as a symbol of everlasting life.
The tradition of putting candles in the windows comes from Ireland. When Christianity was suppressed in Ireland, the priest had to travel secretly, through the night, to visit his parishioners. Irish Christians left their doors unlocked and candles in the windows to show the priests where there was a friendly place to stay and to guide them through the dark night. When the English authorities questioned the people, they explained that the candles were for Mary and Joseph. Select this link to view our Battery Candles.

Christmas Cards.
The very modern tradition evolved from English school boys in the early 1800s. They would send Christmas pieces or greetings to their parents. They were written on decorated sheets to show off their progress in composition and penmanship. In 1842 William Egley tried to make a commercial success of Christmas cards but failed to arouse any interest. In 1847, Sir Henry Cole commissioned J.C. Horsely to make a card. There was little interest at first, but by 1868, it was a common practice in all of England. Louis Prange began the public sale of Christmas card in America in 1875. Select this link to view our Christmas Tree Angels Toppers.

Christmas Carols.
Carols comes from choros meaning the dance and aulein to play the flute. The original meaning of the word carol was a circular dance with no songs, simply to dance in a circle listening to a flute. By the middle ages it became carollen or to sing joyfully. As when troupes of costumed actors traveled from village to village presenting the Christmas plays in song. The earliest dated carol was in 129 A.D. The father of the Christmas carol is attributed to St. Francis, the originator of the Nativity scenes, who taught his people to tell of their Christmas joy in songs. Select this link to view our Christmas Tree Skirt.