I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day Traditional Cache
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
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Well I wish it could be Christmas, every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh, I wish it could be Christmas, every day
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
(Roy Wood)
The practice of bringing evergreen foliage or trees into the dwelling place originated in pagan times and was associated with the Winter Solstice, around December 21. This was later adopted into Christian practise after the Church set December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Christ, thereby supplanting the pagan celebration of the solstice.
The custom of erecting a tree in the house and decorating it for the Christmas celebrations can be traced to 16th century Northern Germany, but it was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that it spread rapidly and grew into a general German custom and eventually the world. In Britain, the Christmas tree was introduced by George 3rd's Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the early 1800s.
The most commonly used species are fir (Abies), which have the benefit of not shedding their needles when they dry out, as well as retaining good foliage colour and scent; but other species of evergreen conifers are also used.
Please try to keep swaps seasonal, even if you find this cache at a different time of year!
Please park at the given co-ordinates, not on the A5! And do please be very careful with Geokids and Geodogs. There is no need to go on to or cross the main road.
Original Contents:
Santa’s Pop Up Fun Book
Party Popper
Snowman Bauble
Christmas Bells brooch
Snowman Bottle Cover
Gold Bow decoration
Wooden Father Christmas
Silver Tree decoration
Magic Santa Key
Log Book, pencil and sharpener
Fortune Favours the Bold Geocoin
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Jryy, jurer qbrf Sngure Puevfgznf hfhnyyl yrnir gur cerfragf?