In practice: blossoms in winter.The German tradition of cutting branches of the cherry tree (forsythia forsythia (fôrsĭth`ēə), common name for any member of the small genus Forsythia of the family Oleaceae (olive family), European and Asian shrubs with abundant bell-shaped yellow flowers that appear before the leaves. works well, too) in early December December: see month. so they will blossom by Christmas to decorate the creche comes from the story of St. Barbara, whose feast day was formerly celebrated on December 4. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the legend, after she became a Christian in third-century Rome, Barbara's father handed her over to be executed. While held in her prison tower, she found a cherry branch .and shared her water with it. it blossomed just before she died. --Joyous Expectation: Journeying Through Advent with Mary by M. Jean Frisk A term used in Criminal Law to refer to the superficial running of the hands over the body of an individual by a law enforcement agent or official in order to determine whether such individual is holding an illegal object, such as a weapon or narcotics. (Pauline Books) |
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