Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA

  Traditional Christmas Colours — Why Red, Green and Gold? History, Symbolism and Festive Design | Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA | Learning • Knowledge • Growth Introduction Red ribbons, green evergreens and golden lights form a familiar Christmas palette. Yet this combination was not created by one person or one campaign. Its history involves winter plants, Christian art, domestic decoration, printed imagery and commercial culture. Meanings differ between families and communities; no single explanation is universal. 1. Understanding festive traditions A tradition develops through repetition and adaptation. Red, green and gold became recognisable through many overlapping customs, rather than a single decree. Other Christmas palettes, including white, silver, blue and purple, also have meaningful histories. In practice, this distinction helps readers separate what an object means today from claims about where the custom began. Family memories, regional preferences and the availability of...

  Day 68-Christmas Villages — Creating Miniature Festive Worlds The History, Craftsmanship, Cultural Traditions, Psychology and Timeless Magic of Miniature Christmas Villages Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA | Learning • Knowledge • Growth | 14 September2026 Introduction A Christmas village is a small world with an unusually large emotional presence. Its glowing windows, winding paths, miniature shops and tiny inhabitants suggest a place where ordinary life becomes festive. The attraction is not merely decorative. A village allows us to tell stories about home, community, memory and the pleasure of making something together. An effective way to explore this idea is to pause before arranging the next object and ask what it contributes to the whole. Does it strengthen the sense of place? Does it create a relationship between two existing elements? Does it invite the viewer to imagine an event, a journey or a conversation? These questions transform decorating into deliberate design. They als...