21 Inch Plush Bear 3D Stockings

Our plush bear 3-d Christmas stockings are 21 inches long including the hanger 3 inch red velvet hanger loop.The plush bear Christmas stockings have a 4 inch red velvet cuff with white braid trim that has tiny pearls and iridescent threads. The body of the stocking has a 9 inch bear and a 5 inch bear. There is a piece of iridescent blue green fabric that represents the night time sky. The 9 inch bear is wearing a red, stripped velvet coat with white fur trim and green pants and mittens. He has black boots and a shiney, deep midnight blue scarf and hat. The hat has a white, iridescent, pom. His little bear friend has a green striped velvet coat with white fur trim and a sparkly red scarf and hat. There is white plush fabric representing the snowy ground and red velvet on the toe of the stocking. There are two snow capped houses next to a snow tipped pine tree behind the bears. There is a gift, glasses and a candy cane at the bottom of the stocking. Select this link to view our Christmas stockings.

The Dove: The species commonly referred to just as the "pigeon" is the feral Rock Dove. Their nests are made of sticks, and the two white eggs are incubated by both sexes. Doves feed on seeds, fruit. Unlike most other birds, doves and pigeons produce crop milk, which is secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. Both sexes produce this highly nutritious substance to feed to their young.
White doves are a traditional symbol of love and peace. A dove was supposed to have been released by Noah after the flood in order to find land. It came back carrying an olive branch, telling Noah that, somewhere, there was land. A dove with an olive branch has come to symbolize peace.

The Christmas Candle: One of the most symbolically rich customs of Christmas Eve was the Christmas candle, a large white candle representing Christ. In Ireland, a Christmas candle was decorated with holly. It would burn through the night and be relit on each of the twelve nights of Christmas. The entire family would pray before the candle for their living and departed loved ones. In England and Ireland the Christmas candle often consisted of three individual candles molded together in honor of the Trinity, while in Germany a highly decorated pyramid of smaller candles called a Weihnachtspyramide was used.

Lights in the Window: An Irish custom during Christmastide was putting lights in the window. This practice originated during the times of persecution, when Mass had to be held in secret. Faithful Irish believers would place a candle in the window on Christmas Eve as a sign to any priest who happened by that this home was a safe haven in which Mass could be offered. When interrogated by the British about the meaning of this practice, the Irish replied that the lights were an invitation for Joseph and Mary to stay the night. Unthreatened by this supposed superstition, the British left them alone.

Tree Skirt History: Candles dripping wax onto the floor under the Christmas tree led to the invention and production of the Christmas tree carpet. Many families placed a sheet or fabric remnant under the tree to catch the wax, but by 1913 elaborately painted Christmas tree carpets were available to purchase.

The tradition of Korvatunturi: Literally, Mount Ear, in Lapland. The height is only about half a kilometer, so it is really just a big hill. It has three summits with the Finnish, Russian border divideing them. The traditional dwelling place of the Finnish Father Christmas, "Joulupukki". This region belongs to the reindeer country proper, thus the place is lots better for Santa to live than the North Pole.
Korvatunturi is situated within the border region which is strictly off limits for ordinary tourists, maybe this has added to the myth and mystery of the place. This tradition is very young, beginning in 1927 when the Finnish radio personality Uncle Marcus invented the whole thing by telling his young listeners that Father Christmas lived in Korvatunturi and used the ears of the mountain to listen to the wishes of children. This stuck and the story goes that after the war, when Finland was compelled to make concessions to Russia, they demanded the whole mountain, but relented when they were told about the significance of Korvatunturi for the Finnish children. Select this link to view our artificial prelit christmas trees.