Merry Christmas 1905 & Happy New Year 1906

 

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Happy Christmas to Gustaf in Galeton
from Gerda in Chicago, 1905

The printed quote is about snow falling, and

the sound of church bells ringing in Christmas.

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Happy New Year to Gustaf in Galeton
from Gerda in Chicago, 1905

This card makes me wonder when and why fly agarics (which are poisonous) came to be associated with Christmas - and, in this case, it seems also with good luck for the New Year! So far, I've not been able to find an answer!

Detta kort får mig att undra över när och varför flugsvampar (som är giftiga) kom att bli använda som juldekorationer - och, i det här fallet, tydligen också associerade med lyckönskningar för det nya året. Hittills har jag inte kunnat hitta något tillfredsställande svar...

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Happy and Peaceful Christmas
to Gustaf in Galeton, from Sweden 
Emma, Ester, Ella, Edit and little Eric

Emma and Ester were Gustaf's older sisters;

Ella, Edit and Eric were Emma's children.