Archive for January, 2008

80’s party favors Partido Liberal

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The Partido Liberal could be the

  • Liberal Party (Argentina)
  • Liberal Party (Bolivia)
  • Liberal Party (Brazil)
  • Liberal Party (Colombia)
  • Liberal Party (Philippines)
  • Liberal Party (Puerto Rico)
  • Liberal Party (Spain)
  • Liberal Party (Uruguay)

Creative christmas party favors Christmas ham

Monday, January 21st, 2008

A Christmas Ham is a traditional ingredient in the Finnish and Swedish Christmas celebrations.

Before the arrival of Christianity to Scandinavia, a boar, the wild ancestor of the pig, was sacrificed to the god Freyr at the Yule celebrations and eaten (see Blót). This tradition of butchering a pig at Christmas continued after the Christianization and survives as several dishes (sausages and bread dipped in pork fat) of which the Christmas ham is the most central. Also the Germanic people had a similar celebration as did the ancient Romans, who sacrificed a pig to the Roman god Saturn about the same time Christmas is celebrated nowadays. The ham is considered as important part of the holiday setting as the Christmas tree.

Christmas party decoration Tinsel

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Tinsel is a thin metallic strip typically made of plastic for use for Christmas decoration, particularly on Christmas trees. Tinsel is different than Garland, which is “Tinsel on a rope”. It was invented in Germany in 1610, and was originally made of shredded silver.

Tinsel used to include lead, which caused the strands to hang better from the branches. This was eventually removed due to safety concerns.