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1.    Christmas trees were first lighted with actual candles, which presented a fire hazard. As a result containers filled with water had to be kept near the Christmas tree.
2.    Workers in the construction industry are responsible for the tradition of having a Christmas tree on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City. They are credited with placing an undecorated tree at the site in the early 1930s. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s always a good thing when families can enjoy outings together. Attending Christmas plays, performances and concerts offer wonderful holiday entertainment for all members of the family. Attending Christmas performances and concerts offers wonderful entertainment for the entire family and provides another way to enjoy the festivities of the Christmas season. Read the rest of this entry »

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Advent Calendars

During the weeks leading up to Christmas many families celebrate the anticipation of the holiday with an Advent Calendar. There are many ways to make your own Advent Calendar and it is a fun family project designing and putting it together. Here are some simple calendar ideas to get your started. Read the rest of this entry »

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Landscaping is a job with many benefits. Two of the biggest benefits are making a lot of money during the summer months and being able to work outdoors. Although there is a lot of money to be made during the summer, for many landscapers the money virtually stops flowing during the winter months. This means landscape contractors have to find other ways of making money. Here are some ideas for winter time income for landscape contractors. Read the rest of this entry »

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Are you an outdoorsy person? Or do you dream of traveling for months at a time? Or maybe just someone who appreciates long periods of down time. Whatever the reason, starting a holiday lighting business may be the answer you’ve been looking for.

While working only 3 months out of the year might seem like a pie in the sky dream, it is in fact more attainable than you probably think. I should know because I’ve done it, as have many other professional christmas light installers from around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Of all the home businesses out there, Christmas Light Installation businesses may be one of the best kept secrets around. Most people think of hanging Christmas lights as a low paying, low potential, grunt work job, and therefore they never give it a closer look. But, in reality installing lights and decorations is a highly profitable, low overhead, easy to start and run business.

Let’s take a look at what makes holiday lighting such a great business to start: Read the rest of this entry »

Although Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China, in Western Feng Shui Christmas is a time of sheng qi (good luck) and a Christmas Tree is a perfect attractor of luck especially when decorated to reflect the balance of the five Feng Shui elements, fire, wood, water, earth and metal.  

A real or artificial Christmas tree strongly represents the wood element. The seasonal colours of green (wood element) and red (fire element) with additional fire element being provided by any electrical lights are well balanced by the abundant wood that is fuelling the fire element.

Elements

• Earth: wood uproots earth but is supported by fire. Productive decorations: Square and rectangular shapes, ceramic ornaments, yellow and red lights, and red accents. Avoid using tinsel and white lights because it will further deplete earth. Earth damns water so keep tree well watered and/or use blue ornaments and lights.

• Metal: metal “chops” wood in the productive cycle but an excess of wood dulls metal. Supporting decorations are white lights, tinsel, metallic ornaments and a silver or gold brocade tree skirt. Productive decorations are fake snow and icicle shapes.

• Water: Metal produces water but wood takes up water. Supportive: avoid draining the water element by ensuring the tree is kept well watered and refreshed each day and if it is an imitation tree decorate it with wavy, icicle shapes and blue decorations, lights or tree skirt to balance water energy. Productive: use white, silver, gold, circular, ball shaped or domed metallic ornaments.

• Wood: Supportive decorations are blue ornaments, fake snow and wavy or plastic or glass icicle shapes to water the wood and lessen the fire.

• Fire: Supportive decorations are plastic or glass wavy or icicle shaped ornaments and fake snow to water the wood and lessen the fire and reduce the excess earth. Fire melts metal so use lots of tinsel and metallic ornaments.

Peace, happiness and harmony to you all for the festive season.

Reprinted by permission from http://power-qi.

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The Holiday Lighting and Decorating Industry has experienced an 800% GROWTH over the last 6 years! Also according to industry sources, residential homeowners and commercial and professional business owners spend over $200 Million each holiday season for this service.

And, with the holiday lighting and decorating industry being in it’s infancy, this may be the perfect “Add-on” service to your existing business or a stand alone business that earns you enough in 3 months to take the rest of the year off. Read the rest of this entry »

It could be said that since it was the birth of a baby as a gift to mankind that gave rise to Christmas, then children should also and always be the primary focus of the season. Individual families will say they have always put children first and parents will sacrifice seeking their desires at Christmas to make sure their children are satisfied. And although adults also look forward with much anticipation to the Christmas season, the frenzy that accounts for all the shopping and preparation during the Christmas season is really for the benefit of children.

From a financial perspective, the extensive shopping done at Christmas is really of benefit to businesses. But what really drives the maddening shopping activity is a desire by parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances to play Santa Claus, mainly for children. Within families, children are usually the ones who individually receive the most gifts. And it’s deservedly so because their wide-eyed anticipation, excitement and pure joy when they open their Christmas presents gives everyone an indescribably happy feeling. Read the rest of this entry »

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A favorite Christmas song has a line that describes Christmas as ‘the most wonderful time of the year.’ While giving and receiving gifts is something that is highly anticipated and remembered at Christmas time, there are also many more activities that make Christmas memorable and wonderful. Read the rest of this entry »

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