The decorations that we hang in our homes today I have always called "garlands" but I now find that they are more properly referred to as "trimmings". "Garlands" are more associated with wreathes and date back to Roman times but "trimmings" are from the Victorian era when ladies trimmed up their hats and the Christmas tree. Brightly coloured foil decorations like these pictured are commonplace in the 21st century but I remember from the post war years, hand made paper chains being made to string between the beams in the cottage where I lived. I'm getting that feeling of nostalgia again that seems to sweep over me as we near the end of the year.
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