Christmastime
Four children with mistletoe and gifts and a little piglet waiting at the front door of a friend. Pigs became popular Christmas symbols in Europe because the autumn slaughter provided the first opportunity for rural families to enjoy fresh meat after a year of preserved rations. The pig's ability to forage and grow rapidly also made it a powerful, enduring European symbol of wealth, abundance, and good fortune for the new year
Picture No
51244233
Media ID
51244233
Size
6600px x 4200px
(14.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Artist: Pauli Ebner (1873-1949) - From a European printed Greeting Card
Date
circa 1920
