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Back in the 1950s, the plastics industry was thriving. The post war economic boom was realized, especially in the United States because the US did not have to rebuild infrastructure devastated by the ravages of war. Plastics became popular as they were cheap and versatile. They carried with them a perception of modernism bent towards a refrain of a wondrous future. We now know the devastating problems that plastics cause and hope to work for a brighter, renewable future. Empire of Carol …

While YonderStar is a year-'round "Christmas" shop, we also herald the arrival of spring and the celebration of Easter !Arriving this year on April 17th, the date of Easter is a "moveable feast", if you will, occurring annually anywhere from March 22 and April 25th.  Its date is determined by the moon; specifically, it falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox (the first day of spring).  A small hiccup occurs when the first full moon and spring equinox occur on the same day …

Sometimes it can be hard to see as many details as you'd like from just a few photos. So we have been recording video of some of our favorite nativity scenes here at YonderStar. Ideally, we'll get them all recorded sooner or later! Never enough hours in the day, is there? Here is a video of one of our favorites - the Henning Nativity collection from Norway.There are so many features we love in this nativity set and we spotlighted a few of them in the video - hope you enjoy it! …

In the African kingdom of Lesotho, more than 95 percent of the people are Christian and both Christmas Day and Boxing Day are spent in similar fashions. The people of Lesotho do not work on those days, but spend the day attending church, singing traditional songs, and visiting family. Traditional foods served for Christmas celebrations in Lesotho are meats such as sheep or goat, papa (a stiff porridge similar to grits) and joala (a fermented alcoholic beverage made from hops, bread, or sorghum d …

Our virtual world tour continues with Christmas in the Philippines. Christmas is the most important holiday in the Philippines and celebrations officially begin each year on December 16th. Filipinos tradition involves 9 pre-dawn early morning masses with the first mass on December 16th and the last of the series of masses held on Christmas day. The Open House tradition called Noche Buena features Filipino Christmas foods of  Bibingka (a coconut rice cake) and Puto Bumbong (also a rice …