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2. Tinsel - Wikipedia

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   Tinsel is a type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of thin strips of sparkling material attached to a thread. When in long narrow strips not attached to thread, it is called " lametta ", and emulates icicles. It was originally a metallic garland for Christmas decoration. The modern production of tinsel typically ...

3. The dangerous history of tinsel - AOL

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   One of the most popular and simple symbols of Christmas decorations has a surprising history. Tinsel was first invented in the 1600s but it wasn't cheap. Back then it was made from strands of ...

4. Aluminum Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   A vintage aluminum Christmas tree. An aluminum Christmas tree is a type of artificial Christmas tree that was popular in the United States from 1958 until about the mid-1960s. As its name suggests, the tree is made of aluminum, featuring foil needles and illumination from below via a rotating color wheel . The aluminum Christmas tree was used ...

5. Shiny Brite - Wikipedia

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   The Shiny Brite company produced the most popular Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1937, Max Eckardt established Shiny Brite ornaments, working with the Corning Glass company to mass-produce glass Christmas ornaments. Eckardt had been importing hand- blown glass balls from Germany since around ...

6. Christmas in Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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   Nazi ideologists claimed that the Christian elements of the holiday had been superimposed upon ancient Germanic traditions. [7] They argued that Christmas Eve originally had nothing to do with the birth of Jesus Christ but instead celebrated the winter solstice and the "rebirth of the sun", [7] and that the swastika was an ancient symbol of the big dipper in its 4 positions in the spring ...

7. Peacock Just Announced Its Scary Good Halloween Lineup ... - AOL

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   The Invisible Woman (1940) It Came from Outer Space. Land of the Dead. The Last Exorcism. Leatherface. Leprechaun. Leprechaun II. Mama. The Mummy (1999) The Mummy Returns. The Mummy (2017) The ...