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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-11-23, Page 3• 4 • 4 •. 4 • • H. H For the children, the is the very beast Christmmas that ever was. The adults' agree -74 but - still, they look back a little wistfullyr at the Christmases of yest-i eryear, with nostalgic' thoughts of "a good old=, fashioned - Christmas," or of a special Christmas memory.. e Memories enhance the sea- sonal joys, and with goad, rea- son, for Christmas is a mem- orable time. Since the first Hely Night, some of the most imortant events.. of both relig., sous and secular history have taken place at the Christmas season. A look at the past reveals+ momentous occasions, joyous or poignant, as well ars many ' of the little things that give by- gone times living `meaning — and all taking place on or -about Christmas Day, - * * * • December 24, 400 In Italy, in the fifth century A.D., church bells rang on Christmas Eve to call Christians to worship. This -seemingly simple event had great significance, for it meant that Christians could wor- ship—in freedom, instead of in secret, as earlier suppression m . of zistl nxty lad ii Gad "Bram' to 4Q, December 25, 406 4i4D, raditionaliy, the first 'Christ- zi18s feast in England was held at the hound Fable of"I$ing Ar• thur. The actual .date 1$ un- kgsswn, but references to this legendsking have been trac- ed to soli AD. * * r December 24, 1223 St. Francis ,9f Assisi set up the' first creche or crib .on Christmas Eve, 1223, in the mountain village of screcchio, Italy. w * * December 25, 1492 Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the New World in 1492. Trey were dinner guests of an Indian chief, rul- er of the island of 1lahti. * * 4 December 25, 1535 Beset by cisd and hunger, in fear of host Indians, the French explorer Jacques Cartier and his 'band of 110 settlers observed an early Canadian Christmas at a fortress near what is now the city of Que- bee, in 1535. The most precious of the scanty food supplies were set \Across the. Years, Music 'Reflects Joy, .Traditional Songs "Carol, brothers, carol. Carol The custom of singing carols joyfully. at holiday time is an ancient one — begun, perhaps,' even be- fore the first Christmoas, at cel- ebrations such as the Roman Saturnalia. SANTA COMES TO SEAFORTH SAT., NOV. 25th SANTA CLAUS WILL DISTRIBUTE { -TREATS TO AREA CHILDREN AT' THE . CORNER/. 9F MAIN AND GO JINLOCK STREETS 1N FRONT ,OF THE TORONTO DOMINION. BANK COMMENCING AT 2.30 p.rm ■ . it FREE SKATING FOR -THE KIDS AT SEAFORTH MEMORIAL ARENA FROM 2:30 -- 4:0.0 p. m.. SDHs . BAND WILL PARADE -ON FRIDAY NIGHT, TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTMAS , SHOPPING, SEASON IN SEAFORTH . THE MAIN STREET , WILL BE DECORATED AND THE LIGHTS TURNED ON 6AT 7:30 p.m. 4‘04..0441.- - CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS For the Month of December. Stores will be OPEN on MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,'THURSDAY and SATURDAY, from 9:00 d:m. to 6:00 p.m. on -FRIDAY, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. On the .week before Christmas (18th -23rd) Stores will be open every night until 9;00 p.m., including Saturday. pa ..••4 .; 4, 4 t�. .„.4 .E3: tf ,.t ; l f 1,. t : ( ;� _.d�: t ,( kr �� 1.) With- the coming of Christ- mas, almost -everyone accepts the injunction of the old song to "carol joyfully": From spec- ial church services to family gatherings, a "carol sing" 'Is a traditional pleasure. ORDER NOW FROM The Huron Expositor—) Seaforth Seaforth aresiersorremorramirssoorriessistrossiarose Modern interest in music, and in learning to play musical in- struments, hap given carol sing- ing a healthy boost. In most homes, at least one member of the family can be depended on to provide instrumental accom- paniment for carols — and the instrument may vary from the old favorite piano to the cur- rently popular guitar. Music fn any form has been especially ,beloved as a means of expressing Christmas joy. Early Christian believers were forced to worship in secret — nnd .therefore, quietly. Then, in the fifth and sixth centuries, Christianity, came out of the catacombs — and exultation for freedom of worship was expres- sed in the glad ringing of church bells. - Early hymns and carols, haw - ever, were in Latin. Carol sing- ing in its modern, form- — the common language of the country probably originated in 1223, when St. Francis intro- duced the first realistic replica df •jhe manger scene, in the little town of Greccio, Italy. - ' From this beginning, the practice of erecting a creche or crib soon became a Christmas tradition in many. towns. Around the representation of the first Christmas, villagers gathered to marvel, pi -ay and sing. Often, the creche was con- structed in a churchyard or on a public street. Thus it was nat- ural for the worshippers to stroll away from the devotional service — formal or informal — and continue singing the be- loved carols as they made their way home. , This spontaneous action may well have led to the custom of going from place to place to sing Carols. And the more mus- ic, the better, was the rule. Any' musical • . instrument, however htim!ble, was a welcome addi- tion and accompaniment. In later centuries, the "was- sailing'or "goading" expedi- tions helped the growth of car- oling. Singers went. from house to house, receiving treats as rewards for carols. Even oppression could not put an end to carol singing. When the Puritans abolished Christmas observances in Eng- land, printedheets of carols *ere bootleggdd for a penny. Atid ,oets and musicians went r#'ght on composing carols, as they do today. Remember! It. takes but a moment to place an Expositor Want Ad and be money in pocket.. To Dial Seaforth 6127 0240. Just forth fob s Ii zrjjtm least" zt+ .the equrageous spirit 'ttI t -enable Alre_tin hand.. to. --Raid out till spring. r 110..« December 24-25, 1620 December 162Q marked the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock. A sa -for the first home in the w settle- ment was selected on . istmas Eve, and on Christmas ay° con: struetion Began. * December 25, 1776 On- • December 25-26, 1776, George Washington-eros'sed the Delaware. •Re surprised, and put to rout, Hessian soldiers' employ- ed byGeorge III The surprise attack was greatly assistedrby the factlitha the Hessians wore sleeping"off the effects of their Christmas celebrating! , * December 24, 1814 On Christmas Eve in 1814, the Treaty of..Gbent was negotiated between the U.S. and Great Britain. This ended the War of 1812. 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