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Or observing. Ohristmas day
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We hope
that Santa
is bringing
good things your
way. Thank you for
your loyal patronage.
B. BRADFORD Of
ALLISON'S
MEAT MARKET:
And sQ, throughout New
England Pilgrim settlep. had
to treat Christmas as just
another workipg day. Gover-
nor Bradford noted that "no
Man rested all day" art De-
.cember 25, 1620, say tile 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.
The main features of the,
holiday festivities are much
the same everywhere --=Santa
Claus, Chiistrna,s 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
in the variety of traditions
—brought by settlers from
other lands and assimilated
into what is now a truly
American, or truly Canadian
Christmas.
04s we rejoice in the story
of the first Christmas, may- the happy
spirit of the holiday light ,
up your home with peace, good will.
a Thanks to all you wonderful
people for your loyal trust and support.
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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-
versity of Vermont sent a
large tree to President Calvin
Coolidge.
Add Special Touch
In Quebec, customs from
France lend their speciti
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." • _S .
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
mons, may still take place
in the backyards of San An-
tonio, Tex., at Christmastime.
With no props, -curtains and
a cast of amateurs, it yearly
delights with its spiritual in-
novations.
It runs from Christmas to
Candlemas, in.fomes 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-
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Never a Christmas Morning . . .
Never the Old Year ends,
But Someone thinks of Someone
Old Days, Old Times, Old Friends'
• What Are the Facts
About Christmas?
Everybody thinks that
space travel is something
very new, but an elderly gen-
tleman in a rather unique
"spacesuit" set- the pace
years ago. His name Santa
Claus.
Now is, the season '.when
he's taking off again, for it's
Christmas. . •
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.
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IRISH LEGEND
AMY AND THE
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WI NE GOD
TheIerm "Bacchanalian
revelry" often applies to
holiday celebrations. Ivy
is intertwined in the his-
tory of„ Bacchus, for ivy
was the Wine God's crown.
Legend tells how it was
introduced into Ireland.
When Bacchus was tra'vel-
ing through the western
lands he visited Ireland,
and fell- in love with its
lush green, charm and
beauty. When the time
came for him t� leave the
country, he decided to
plant the ivy as a living
souvenir of his affection
for the .Emerald Isle.
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(B) 1856
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gentleman we. know today.
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(It) Clement (:: %tort:
((;) tit. Nieholath
1. IC) is Correct. Artist
Horsley- designed the first
kno w n Christmas greeting
card fCT1iii friend, Sir Henry
Cole, a \vealthy London gen-
tleman. Charles Dickens had
his share in Christmas 1843;
too. His book, "A Christmas
Carol," was published that
year.
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2. (A) is correct. At first,
Janua,ry 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. (B1 is correct. New Eng-
land states outlawed the cel-
ebration of Christmas until
the middle of the 1-9tiyu4en-*
tury.
4. C ) is correct. Kris
Kringle is .the German name
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,
t.May every joy and blessing of this holy
season come to you and your loved ones,
bringing peace and happiness . . making
hearts and spirits bright. Merry Christmas!
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the 'merriment and excitement of this festive
season ... all the joy and warmth of a Yuletide celebration.
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