HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-11-27, Page 8e -Tires, Thursday. Nov.. 27, 1969
Christmas decorations stem from
uIoms originated by pre -Christians
Nilatiet00 in the doorway?
*art, Rpt, so new. Druids did the
. thing itt distant days. Hok-
LYin the hallway? Teutons
lung it to give sylvan spirits a
refuge in the depths of winters
* Hong ago. Not many of our dee
orations at Christmas are as
modem as we think they awl.
gleetric lights, angel hair and
tinsel aside, rnost of our decor-
. ative ideas used during the mer-
ry twelve days go back a thou-
sand Decembers.
Christmas approximates the
time, of the winter solstice, a
• portion of the year considered
worth celebrating by pre -Christ-
ians. Northern tribes burned
huge 'bonfires to coax the re-
luctant winter sun into strength -
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ening its rays. Of those bon-
fires, today's yule log is a rem-
nant. Southern lands, rich in
their vegetation, held festivals
of thanksgiving at this season,
and decorated profusely with
blossoms. Christians have
adorned their homes with bloom
or twig ever since.
In modern times, the quant-
ity and choice of Christmas
flowers have kept pace with the
jet age. Two relatively new
species will be available i n
quantity in Canada for Christ-
mas this year. They are t h e
Paul Mikkelsen poinsettia and
the Forever Yours rose. The
poinsettia will remain in full
bloom up to four months. Some
sold last Christmas were still
The Wingharn Advance -Times, Thursday, November 27, 1969
Sideted a tna5culitle Plant, Ivy,
feminine, carded by ,lads ,and
lasses while dancing. Refined
into modern times, a superstin
tion still exists in pari of }rit
ate that. if prickly ho 11 y Is
brought home, the husband w'
be boss of the household for they
coming year. If ft's smooth,
the wife takes over. Good q
enough reason for legion of
men and women. since medic,,
val times, to sing "deck the
halls".
• Evergreens get their share of
attention in song too. For the
first Christmas tree, we can
thank a missionary who, four-
teen centuries. ago, introduced,
thl decoration of trees to Ger-
many. Martin Luther, some
time later, took to gracing the
needled branches with candles
Royalty stepped in still litter,
when Prince Albert brought the
custom to England at yuletide.,
It didn't take long to become a
tradition, the world over, and
for "oh tannenbaum, how love-
ly are thy branches" to become
universal lyrics. In the middle
blooming in summer. The new
rose -also has a long 11 f e, its
four -inch blooms showing a rich
red velvet texture.
The plant life used from the
earliest Christmases can be
learned from carols. Green
leaves were about all northern
countries could find in those
days. "among the leaves so
green", "the fennel that grows
so gren". Holly, a green leaf,
had an added attraction. It
bore the crown, berries._ White
berries alternately symbolized
Mary and Christ in traditional
carols, while the red represent-
ed joy. With its partner, ivy,.
legends grew from its use in an-
cient pagan rites.
In England, holly was con -
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
In ancient China, the ub-
servance of the New Year last-
ed not a _day, but for 15 days*'
Mit
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Festivities began on the irs
day of the new moon and:were
climaxed two weeks later by
"Teng Chieh, "'the Feast of
Lanterns.
THS HAPPIESTREINDEER is the one with
fiDivers. Christmas decorations; are the
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st, v i id of the year, and flowers are.
mo v
the most vivid of decorations. More that
a rainbow of colors and varieties is avail-
able es' r such; a eonYersatr0n
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