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"Anybody found feasting
or observing Christmas day
in any way shall pay a fine
of five shillings."
And so, throughout New
England Pilgrim settlers had
to treat Christmas as just
another working day. Gover-
nor Bradford noted that "no
• man rested all day" on De-
cember 25, 1620, say the edi-
tors of Encyclopedia Ameri-
cana.
Today, in the United States
and Canada, Christmas cele-
brations are a colorful blend
of customs from many lands.
111 The main features of the
holiday festivities are much
the same everywhere-Santa
Claus, Christmas trees, gifts,
greetings, feasting, family
visits, carol singing.
Each of these customs has
its own history, and for the
• student of holiday lore and
legend, the fascination lies
fn the variety of traditions
brought by settlers from
other lands and assimilated
into what is now a truly
American, or truly Canadian
Christmas.
Displaying Tree
The custom of the Com-
munity Christmas Tree be-
gan in the early 1900's with
the people of Pasadena,
Calif., who decorated a tall
• evergreen on Mount Wilson
with lights and tinsel.
Madison Square in New
York and the Common in
Boston were the scene of
trees set up in 1912. In 1914
Independence Square' in
Philadelphia had its first
holiday tree.
Around each of these trees
choirs gathered and sang
carols.
The custom of lighting the
National Community Christ-
mas Tree in Washington,D.C.
began in 1923 when the Uni-
t/ versity of Vermont sent a
large tree to President Calvin
Coolidge.
Add Special Touch
In Quebec, customs from
France lend their special
touch to a Canadian Christ-
mas.
France gave Canada the
"creche," gatherings after
midnight Mass with family
and friends, savory pork pies
called "tourtieres," collecting
gifts from door to door for
the less privileged persons of
the community.
After mass on Christmas
Eve, the people of Quebec
gather at homes of loved
ones to participate in a
night-long feast called "re-
veillon."
Performing Pageant
From Germany came the
Nativity pageant, and the
first play of this sort In the
U.S. was performed at the
German Catholic Church of
the Holy Trinity in Boston,
in 1851. Children dressed as
Oriental shepherds offered
gifts to the Christ Child at
the altar, singing carols at
the same time. The gifts were
later distributed to the poor
of the parish.
Play Delights
A hybrid Spanish-Indian
play, called "Los Pastores,"
introduced by Spanish
monks, may still take place
in the backyards of San An-
tonio, Tex., at Christmastime.
With no props, curtair and
a cast of amateurs, it yearly
delights with its spiritual in-
novations.
It runs from Christmas to
Candlemas, in homes located
in out-of-way places so only
the initiated can find it. The
-object is to prevent the mere-
ly curious observer from
watching this spritual mira-
cle play.
Euchre
Winners
The ladies of the Orange
Lodge held a very successful
euchre on November 16th. Fol-
lowing are the winners: Ladies
High - Mrs. Art Rutledge; Ladies
Lone Hands - Mae Smith; Ladies
Low - Mrs. Houston. Men's High-
Joe Smith; Men's Lone Hands -
Charlie Cunningham; Men's
Low - Bob Smith.
John Tremeer won the cake
draw and donated it to the Kil-
barchan Nursing home.
Farmers could be the victims
of Ontario's supermarket war,
says Ontario Federatipn of Agri-
culture President, Gordon Hill.
The supermarket war,
touched off two weeks ago by
Dominion Stores, has resulted in
price cuts of 10 to 15 per cent on
some food items.
"If this price war continues
for long," Mr. Hill said, "I can
see pressure being applied down
the line through processors and
suppliers to farmers. The OFA
will keep a check on prices to
producers and take appropriate
action if it finds severe downward
pressure on farm prices."
In reply to the President of
Dominion Stores, Mr. T. G. Mc-
Cormack, who has accused farm-
ers of being inefficient, Hill said,
"He doesn't know what he's
talking about unfortunately. If
he'd taken the time to examine
a few of the statistics supplied by
the federal government he'd
know that farmers have actually
been improving their efficiency
More rapidly than any other sec-
tor of the economy. Over the
past 20 years farmers have in-
creased their labour productivity
by nearly 10 per cent per year.
The industrial sector has only
managed 5 per cent per year."
Mr. Hill said that the out-
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Pinata Fun
Gets Break
t,
A joyous Christmas
mas tradition for Mex-
ican boys and girls is
the breaking of the
piñata, a decorated
earthen jar.
Sometimes, the phi-
ata may be a caricature
of people or animals.
The piñata is sus-
pended by a rope that
can raise or lower it.
Each child is blind-
folded and usually giv-
en' three chances to
poke at the piñata with
a stick.
When it's broken,
the piñata releases a
bounty of delicious-
fruits, sweets, nuts and
toys.
The children scrab-
ble to claim as many
goodies as possible.
come of this improved efficiency
by farmers was food at bargain
prices.
"Canadian consumers spend
about 17 per cent of their incomes
on food now," he said, " com-
pared to 20 per cent just a few
years ago. Food prices have
gone up, true, but not as rapidly
as incomes."
UCW Has
Meeting
The U.C.W. Executive of the
Huron-Perth Presbyterial met at
the Egmondvfile United Church on
Wednesday. Dr. Crosby of St.
Mary's United Church was the
guest speaker. His theme was
"Christian Education".Christian
education is the business of every
Christian.
The Hall-Denis report tells
us two things - 1. Every child is
a person. 2, Truth is plural - No
one has all the answers. Dr.
Crosby's address was inspirat-
ional, informative, humorous and
helpful. Church and Sunday School
should be likened to a football
huddle - a place where signals
and rules are learned and then
you go out into the world to
live these same rules every day
of the week. Only 30 per cent
of the U.C.W.'s are using the
Live Love book.
Huron-Perth Presbyterial
has one new missionary, Miss
Joan Rader, R.N., Zurich.
Mrs. Harold Babensee con-
ducted the worship service.
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Everybody thinks that
space travel is something
very new, but an elderly gen-
tleman in a rather unique
Claus.
"space -suit , set the pace
Years ago. His name; Santa
Now is the season when
Christmas.
How
off again, for it's is
How much do you know
about Christmas and Santa
Claus? Here are some ques-
tions, developed with the
help of the editors of the
Encyclopedia International,
to test your knowledge. The
answers are at the bottom.
1. The first knOwn Christ-
mas card was designed in
1843 by an Englishman
named:
(A) Charles Dickens
(H) Sir Henry Cole
(C) John Calcou Horsley
2. The first Christian Nativ-
ity feast, yelebrating the
birth of Christ, occurred
in the fourth century on:
(A) January 6
(B) July 4°
(C) December 25
3. Christmas did not become
a legal holiday in thelli.S:
until:
(A) The Puritans arrived
in New England
(H) 18.56
(C) Santa's Helpers' Un-
ion went on strike.
•4. The original name of the
gentleman we know today
as Santa. Claus was:
(A) Kris Kringle
(B) Clement C. Moore
(C) St. Nicholas
1. (C) is correct. Artist
Horsley designed the first
known Christmas greeting
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card for his friend, Sir Henry
his share hi Christmas 1843,
Cole, a wealthy London 'gen-
tleman. Charles Dickens had
Mrs. Margaret Sharp; Secretary-Treasiger
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too. His book, "A Christmas
Carol," was published that
FIRE, EXTENDED COVERAM year. WINDSTORM, Timm Pig. 2. (A) is correct. At first,
DAMAGE, LIABILITY, ETC, January 6, the Epiphany, was
observed as the feast of
Jesus' baptism, with a sec-
ondary emphasis on His
birth. It was not until the
5th century A.D. that Christ-
mas was generally celebrated
on December 25.
3. (B) is correct. New Eng-
land states outlawed the cel-
ebration of Christmas until
AGENTS: the middle of the 19th cen- JAMES KEYS, RR I, Seaforth; V. J. LANE, RR 5, Seaforth; tury. WM. I •MTPER, RR 1, Londesboro; SELWYN BAKER, Brussels; 4. (Cr is correct. Kris
HAROLD SQUIRES, RR 3, Clinton; K. J. ETUE, Seaforth; Kringle is the .German name
DONALD G. EATON, Seaforth. for Santa, while Clement C.
Moore contributed to the
image of Santa Claus with
his poem, "A Visit from St.
Nicholas," in 1823. St. Nich-
olas was a real person, a
fourth century bishop, and
the first Santa Claus.
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ORDER NOW to ensure mail delivery for Christmas
We package and mail your order
Here are some of the selections available:
11 -"A Family Treat"
Two 1 lb. Cheddar, one mild and one old
White; one Gouda; one Camembert; one
Danish Blue; and one imported Swiss.
Called for $6.05
Mailed in Canada . . . $7.30
Mailed to U.S .A. . $8.30
Mailed to Great Britain $9.35
19 - "For Friends Who Lilke a Variety"
and one 1% lb. canned ham,
Called for $12.00
Swiss portion; one 8 oz. hickory smoked;
two 4 oz. flavoured cream cheese; one
Mailed in 'Canada $13.80
Mailed to Great Britian $16.70
Colby, mild and medium; one I lb. old
cheese heart; one old 8 oz. stick; one Gouda;
Mailed to U.S.A. $15.25
Three 12 oz, wedges, one each of very mild
Mailed to U.S A.$8.75
Mailed to Great Britain $9.80
Mailed in Canada .$7.75
Two 8 oz. sticks mild and medium Cheddar;
preserve moistness and flavour; 2 jars old
fashioned pure jam.
Called fPor $6.50
5 - "5 i ive r Cupid"
one three lb. Christmas cake made especial-
ly for Oxford Farms and baked in wood to
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20 - Picnic Hamper
One 2 lb, very mild Colby; one 2 lb. Mel-0-
Tang Cheddar; one 23/4 lb. old cheese heart;
three 12 oz. wedges; one each of mild, med-
ium, and old; one Gouda; one Danish Blue
and one 8 oz. Swiss portion.
Called for $20.00
Mailed in Canada $22.25
Mailed to U,S.A. . $24.00
Mailed to Great Britian $25.75
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