The Plush Red and White Cuff Snow-tex Christmas Stockings
are 21 inches long that includes the 2 inch red plush hanger loop. This soft Christmas Stockings are decorated with red, green and gold lace trim. The stocking has a 4.5 inch white snow-tex cuff and the body of the stocking is made of Christmas red plush pile fir fabric. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

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. Select this link to view our Christmas Stocking Holders.

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. Check out our Battery Candles .

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. Select this link to view our Artificial Prelit Christmas Trees.