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of the Christmas meson be with you
and yout loved ones and your tests be
filled with peace and true contentment.
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Christmas' has a unique
significance in the German
and French speaking • re-
gions of Switzerland . be-'
cause the "Christkindli,- or
Christ Child, is 'believed to
walk on earth during this
season.
of Santa Claus,
the . "Christkindli," repre-
sented as a:beautiful, radi.:
ant, angel-like being with
wings.. carrying a magic
wand and-wearing a shining
crown, distributes Christ-
mas gifts and Christtnas
trees glittering -with fanci-
ful decorations. . • •
Although_ the "'Christ-
kindli" • commonly • be-
lieved to personify, the
Christ-Child,__ he , is .some-'
times represented. as an.
angel bearing a light, or
star. just as an angel her-.
aided the birth of Christ
at Bethlehem., On the other •
hand, the . "Chirittkindlr
has some of the character-•
sties of a sprite. as. sug-
gested by the wand and the
wings, Which ..can be linked ..•
to pre-Christian beliefs.
Some Suggest' he may stem
from the pagan custom of
representing the NeW Year
as a radnan and beantifal-
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• Like 'Santa,. the, "Christ-
kindlr alsto arrives. in a
sleigh drawn by reindeer,'
so there would appear to be
some intermingling of
Christmas legends here,
• St Nicholas is represented
in 'several ways in. different
:parts... of Switzerland. In
:Dicier' he is called Father
Christmas and comes with
his Wife. Lucyd representing
St. Lucy whose feast day, is
December lab to distribute
gifts_ Ile wears the tradi-
tional Santa Claus costume.
. • while. Lucy' wears a round
cap Over her long braids,. a
'laced bodice and a fancy
aprOn.
In. the . central part, of
Switzerland. St. Nicholas is.
represented more .realisti-,.
sally in his bishop's' regatta
complete with mitre and
crosier.' On St Nicholas-.
Day_ which falls on Deterii-
ber 6th„ there_is_ a magiI:in-_
cent parade in which what'
bearded masqueraders.
clothed in long white shirts.
carry huge three ,foot
mitre-Shaped lanterns over
their headsThese lanterns
are perforated in int rtratk'
religious desig.ns.. sin-alter to.
Church reintiott s. 'and .
the eandlelight
through ,thern, as their
bearers exceute a stately
dance, they are an impress
sive sight indeed
In tine village of I-nixes-e• h
in the Canton of Anpenzell.
the men and boys go "Santa
Clatising ,Sorue wear red
&mita. Clan: costumes with
/Meting bells while others.
dressed and masked as
'd ies.- we r•tenorrneus. I, a b -
klrate picture hats decorated.
Taith .pariorainas of Alpine
sectie:..s Starting early in the
day On New Years Eve.
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We hope your Christmas glows
with many happy hours spnt
with family and friends. Sincere
thanks for your kind patronage.
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Love_ IN'-are and Gtuul
jo.fulb, thaul all our: • .
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Christmas
Trees For
Ecology....
Many people believe •
that the cutting of trees
for Christmas "'robs"
nature and destroys a
portion of our forests
each year, but the truth
is that nearly three-
quarters of such trees
are raised specifically
to be cut at Christmas-
time_ Most of the re-
mainder are -thin,
hflags--youlw trees cut
in forests to improve
the growth opportuni-
ties for other trees,
Forestry experts and
. •
nurserymen point out
that young,. growing •
'trees . give off more ox-
ygen and, absorb more
carbon dioxide than
mature ones. so that the
cultivation of, Christ-
mas trees actually helps
the ecology_ In contrast
they say, the manufae-
ture artifiCial trees
uses up raluable,energy
ttnd natural . resources.,
vehiCh are not recover-
able.
After' Christmas_ dis-
carded trees can be.
used in various ways
to 'benefit the environ-
ment • Even if, you live
Sri a city. eeoioeists sug-
gest_ you can help by
!e'en ing inn touch with
as local conservation or-
ganization or tommer...
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