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Encyclopedia > Garland (decoration)

Garland is a decoration, used for Christmas, or other holidays, seasons, or special events. Types of garland include: Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Tinsel is a common Christmas decoration, popular because of its glittery appearance See [1] for some info Categories: Substubs ... Subgenera Subgenus Strobus Subgenus Ducampopinus Subgenus Pinus See Pinus classification for complete taxonomy to species level. ... Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ... Popcorn Popcorn or Popping Corn is a type of corn which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated. ... Species Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccus Approximate ranges of the cranberries in sect. ... Beads Cloisonné beads Dichroic beads (10 mm) A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Garlands in poetry

Garland is also used in older forms of poetry like 'Old Meg she was a gypsy' and other older poetry.


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