Our snowman holiday stocking holder is 7 inches tall, including the hanger hook and are made of clear acrylic. The snowman holiday stocking holder shows a snowman and two trees that look as though they have been chiseled from a block of ice. The snowman holiday stocking holder has a snowman wearing a red and beige striped and spotted scarf with gold, iridescent glitter highlighted fringe and clear stocking cap. The trees, on the snowman holiday stocking holder are clear and icy looking with a small star on the top. The snowman and trees, on the snowman holiday stocking holder, sit on iridescent, snow covered ground. Select this link to view our Christmas stocking holders.
Christmas Symbols: Yellow: This is the symbol of light and purity. It speaks of youth, happiness, the harvest, hospitality, love and benevolence.
Orange: Symbolizes endurance and strength, it is the color of fire and flame. Orange represents the red of passion tempered by the yellow of wisdom. It is the symbol of the sun.
Green: Symbolizes the breaking of shackles, freedom from bondage. It is the color of fertility. In the Christian context, it represents bountifulness, hope and the victory of life over death.
Red: Signifies action, fire, charity, spiritual awakening. It also glorifies the sun and the joy of life and love.
Blue: Blue signifies the blue skies or the life-giving air and often signifies hope or good health.
White: White is the symbol of purity, virginity, innocence, and birth.
Birds signify the presence of God, whether in the form of the dove that signaled the presence of the Holy Spirit at the time of Christ's baptism, the mother eagle that cares for its young, or the sparrow that signifies God's concern for the most insignificant living things. 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. Select this link to view our Christmas tree skirt.
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. Select this link to view our artificial christmas trees for sale.
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. Select this link to view our Christmas tree toppers.