It's time for
Rain's Thursday Art Date. Her theme this week is 'Holiday Stories, Carols and Lore'. I found the
perfect story or lore on Pam's blog and decided to share it here today, along with my 'Carol' piece. It is a silhouette of two lovers in profile. Floating above them are hearts, stars and music notes along with the letters spelling out the carol 'O Holy Night' .
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If you have trouble reading the story above, here is the gist of this European folk tale 'Legend of the Christmas Spider' from
Wikipedia.
'A poor but hardworking widow once lived in a small hut with her children. One summer day, a pine cone fell on the earthen floor of the hut and took root. The widow's children cared for the tree, excited at the prospect of having a Christmas tree by winter. The tree grew, but when Christmas Eve arrived, they could not afford to decorate it. The children sadly went to bed and fell asleep. Early the next morning, they woke up and saw the tree covered with cobwebs. When they opened the windows, the first rays of sunlight touched the webs and turned them into gold and silver. The widow and her children were overjoyed. From then on, they never lived in poverty again'