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me dictionary merely fella you mat Santa Claus is e contraction of Suiut Nicholas. A turning of the pﬂﬂPS reveals that Nicholas was bppop oi’ Myra or Smyrna in Asia Minor about 300 A D He was the puimn saint of uld Russia and was believed to offer special protection and comfort to “seafaring men, thieves, virgins and children." Hi, affection for=children was based on m; usscrliloll that he bvovlghr, bagk m lilo lhrcc schoolboys who had becu luuulcrcd. An encyclopedia amvbrrivs the’ numc by wllichheis known in America to the early Dulch rcttlvrs who cared him Sun Nit-Killian;

Bui it little matter whether-ht: b9 kuuvvn lf.. Saint Nichols.» Sunni Claus. Kris Kringle or a duzun other names, for the presence 0i‘ his spirit on this climax holiday of the year is the important thing. It enters tvcry home in the four corners of Christendom and touch. es lllc hearts of all the 1mm and women in tllem. Moreover, ii is c». cenllally the spirit of childhood the il'f’»llllf'.\5, the courage and the eagernvw 0f ylmng lives. SilillL Nlfliuiils may seem old. but he has none of tile fears, rcgreLs or m.“ judiics 0f uge. Hc and llLs child. mi Maud on the threshold oi’ the word. 'I‘heil' banner is goodwill and their goal is peace.

So Christmas Day, dedicated m the memory of the birth of a child belongs lo all children. 1t is their carol.» tlicir laughter, thcil- llapplncc which makes it sweep And we older folk should on iliil». day at least share their kindness, their tolerance. their purity their Saint Nicholaa.

Yuletide Poems

Snowﬂakes.

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The mow flakes fall io earth, The sleigh bells Jingle . And sweetly mingle

Ilith chﬂdrenu joyous mirth.

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The tiny flakes descend, Small gems of art Plvylng their part

ﬁght to the very end.

slowly and unceaslngly

bom Heaven itself they come, lo pure and white,

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’ Some Animal Stories

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Flowers, trees and plants are not

the only thingy around which 193ml“ have woven Christmas llllei- The lowly creatures of the

fields. the birds soaring carom-m lllrollﬂh "l! all‘. and evnu ihe tiny glow-worm, take their places in

Christmas stories that have lived through the ages. If! millly pnris of Europe it is

still considered ilI luck m go into the stable on Chrisllnas Evc, for. on this holy night. 1f is believed that nobody sleeps sznc (he SH- pent. The cock is sold to crow at every hour --"thc lurd oi dawning singeth all night il)ll|.',"— vermin humble beams Ilkc lilo ox and tlic ass become endowed wiin the gilt of speech, and on the etroke of midnight the oxen fall on thcu‘ knees in mculory oi lhc tint Nu. iivity. 0n lhis coni-inw-ii mo. thorn Wm a bclicl ‘cllllwlll; m‘. my Chrisiian American Indians lllul thr- dccr of lhc lnrvsi imp}: in worship of the Grout Spud. ml ilxc Eve of Christmas.

In lllf‘ bird world ii up»; Lhr} little wrull who lllill l-nlllhll (.1 the Saviourls birlll. . ._:1 me uuaccusicnled (iuict. Q v.10“ 191v, her nest and flew out. nuo the waiting world. With aumzvlnellt

51"‘ Filw 111° llllllélry’ wolf ‘Zllllflillg quietly by the silentlslicrn» npifhﬂ‘ fox not‘ cut iurrrrl rrn“ cvcs tn- warrl llCl'—-ﬂll flu‘ nuim~l~= n1 crea- tion watched whcrc Saul‘ Jowphlu brazicr burned.“ Suddmllv ihr- cmpiv filled with the

hklPﬁ ulerc- ulud song: “Good Will in Mon" and ti‘... inquisitive little bird (lurlcd u-rcss to the stable eaves nnd. string the Holy Bﬂbe lylﬂil lu ilw hay. she- pluck- ed two tiny lCClYPQ rpm ﬂmppgd them at the Infant Snvloul-‘s fcel. sllllllllﬂir the HWasr-rul Mirihcr gave a crumb to [ho liptlr- mm “p0 59rd joyously- l'l.lf'l( to her llCSl. As she lolrl lhc nlﬁlfV in hcr own bﬂbl’ wrcns tho-Jay overheard her

and flew scromning through the wood with the glad tidings. Rather similar is the story oi‘ the glow-worn. it lavas bitterly mid on that first Chriennlus night and even the hay or thc plunger could not kccp tllc Holy Babe wuvln. Tile 0x and tile M5 Cilme and laid ihelnselves close to the crib and the doves fluttered sleep-

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“Y d°Wn from the rafters and spread their 50ft wings around the Saviour to kcep out the cold. In a corner of the stable a tiny insect busily looked about to see what it could do to help warm the Holy Child. Al. 1R5? with great, difficulty it managed to drag up a small ﬁr]- Pddll) {Tower to add to the weight of the hay.

The little Cllfihl. Child, as though in thanks. put out a tiny hand, as he did so n ray of moorl- llglll. touched the insect which ever since that night has shone with a 50ft qllici glow,

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Originated On N. German Plain

On the xviid. sandy hcuthinnd of lhc uorill Gcrluan plain ihe dark- lcaicd in" UPCb have flourinhed for many centilrics. It. is not strange, therefore. that the "Christmas Trcc" should ilave lbs origin there. It (illlQS bark prior to the days of Cllrisiiulliryg Thr- carly Egyptiam used l0 CllllllOv (lecoratz-d trees in their icsiivc season celebrations. It ls a lent well known by all bot- alllhlS that the palm tree puts lcvfh a shoot, can-h month. and at Lllt‘ time oi lllc wintcr solstice, a spvrrv oi’ pulm, bearing twelve shoals. “'11:; ciuployw-rl in the tem-

ple of OMPH to mark the com- plolio“ of thr ylcul‘. Curiously cilougli. England did n0‘. adopt

Chri.;illu\s irccu unifll lllc middle oi‘ tllc ust ccnlluy. The prince col1.sort,.sllol't.l.y' ztftcl’ his marriage to Queen Victoria. introduced them into Great Britain.

Christmas Greeting

Your folks and my foilcs have oftcn wnlkcd together.

Often passcd the ihuc o‘ day and talked about the weather.

Now, lllv folks to your folks are sending Christmas Greetings,

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Christmastide arrives tn an at- mosphere of superstition, for it must be remembered that the in- tmcluction of Christianity wue re- ponsible for many of the common- place superstitions of today.

The strict line o! demarkatlon between the prieaiiiood and the uneducated people was very pro- nounced, and many common super- stitions of today, symbolical of re- llqlous ritual, can be traced to this fact. The explanation o! the super. stition connected with the ladder, is that. when placed against a. wall, it forms the emblem c the Trinity, and only the priest could pass un- der it in the old days.

The origin of a vast ntunbcr of other supezatitioiu apparently ab- surd can be traced to the witch. who carried on her trade. 0r ne- furious Di‘8ClL{‘RS—Wl'|lC'l'l9\'£‘l‘ term you like to use-by scaring the people of the countryside.

For illaf-GHCL’. shc might s80 a woman pass u loud cl hay und wurll her that ulllcss the brought all antidote at once, bud luck would befall hcv. Thus. the incl-ting with a load of hay wa. hcncciarih look- cd upon a. unlucky. And hundreds of similar instances can be found- supedstitzczi: ulllcrly ridiculous wirh lack of tangible explanation other than the one l have given.

Much sllperslltloli oucc sur- roundcd illc llllallillbi‘. The head of a family colmlclcrvcl it incumbent upon him to kiss cvcrv woman in the house. the. dignified Wlfi‘, his cherry dauqhirrr. and giggling maid-servants. Unless this custom was carried out bad luck would befall the hou. e for twelve months. In the West of England it ts urged that l! the mistletoe be not burned on Twelfth Night. all unmarried couples who have kissed beneath it will be foes before the end of the year.

I-lolly must be brought into the hOUse at Chrl-tmasfidc. but it is absolutely necessary lo burn iii and nevev throw if, away in a dustbin. The 0!'i[;‘ll of this ﬁllpéfstiUOll is that Ullc holly berry i< the food of the robin, which. in ancient. days. was looked upon as a holy lblrd.

No Christ-mas evergreen, should over ho zlllmvcd f0 remain in the house aftvl‘ Turlth Night. and even at the present lime n. formal ccrc- mony is carried out in £01116 lﬂfls o! England by taking down the de- corations. canying them 111w I garden and binning them-

If this solemn ﬂtual be not car- ried outlhe house will be visited

by evil Spllllb-

A child born during Chvistnlns- (mo, lajllng’, from Clhrisilnns Day

luiiil New Year's Day. will ulwaye be lucky‘, but it must always be pricked with a. holly leaf. Oll i118 right leg if it be a boy and on thl? left leg i! it be a girl. Should snow be on the ground at the time oi‘ its birth, the infant should be rolled In it before it is six hours old.

Thi< rusloln of rolling a newly"- born child in tho snmv was carried out. by the old midwives until quite recently. and one oi these old wo- men whispcred in me thut she bc- lieves in many pluccs this risky practice i< indulged in slur-ep- titiously today.

A lover on Cllrlhllﬂﬂs morning should xvnlk to the house oi’ his be- lroilitd and, ii‘ lhe snow is on the

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ground. throw a enowbell M her window. If there be no snow. a small pebble alsolluured happiness and possibly marriage during the year.

There is a general superstition that if n girl sits on a Lable she will never be married. But Christ- mas Day is an exception. If she shOLlld be desirous of attracting the attention of e man in bhe roornon that day. she should sit on a table and thus secure his admiration. If the bait is taken, the fish will be landed before the 21st June.

Gwen, except for an Irish girl, i. a color considered unlucky for a bride, but anyone married on Christmas Day or Boxing Duv can wear it wlithout the sllgh-rki risk We find several other instance‘ where a certain action nluy bring bad luck during the rest of the yea;- but good luck on Clllllxilllila‘ Day. For insluilce. it is lllliilPliX to cut your nails 0n a Friclzly. but should Ohriimas Dav fall ml a

Friday, you should make every oi‘- fort to cut at llansi one nail for good luck.

In the ordinary iray it i5 Q01]- sidered necvssary to rake out ull embers from a lire grate belore rc- tirlng to bed, to kccp the devil from coming down lire chimney; coal is repugnant l0 lulu. wllile. 0n the other hand, hc enjoys m9 warmth of hot ember.» On Christ- mes night. however, the Evil One dare not come down the chimney lllllct-llrr l-lle embers bc rcd m‘ black, and you can safely lcuvc lllc iirc lauming all night.

You will find no more supcrstii- tious men than the shepherds. and there is a. tradition lu Romney Marsh that at duvm on Christmas morning every sheep faces flu‘. 5.3.51, and bows three tum-s.

A person once visited an old shepherd on his sick-bed and was

_ requested to read ‘his favorite hymn

in which the following lino occur- red: “Th0 roseale hues of early dawn." The old man who could not rclul. had nhvnys bclicvcd illcsc words were: "The rows of cues n. early dz-uvu."

A common praciicc of lllf‘ shep- herd is to make a. cross with his

fingers on the back of fifty-two r

sheep on Christmas Day. This eu- sues fifty-two lucky weeks for the flock.

Sonar-r cottagers in Ireland live in awe of Cluirtmas Day, for it is a custom of the head of the house to Jight a huge candel on Christmas Eve, and the manner in which it .bilrns determines the lain of at. least one member of the iumlLv.

This candle is plnccd lll the win- doW, and lighted. while the family gather round in fear and trembling lest it should flicker out after bumlnl: only a few miuiltcs. lf. however. the flame burns on, it means a. lucky year for all those who are asselnbled in the room.

To have the good old Chrrtnlz-ts pudding served without; a sprig oi‘ holly would be unthinkable; but it is not. gcncrnlly known that. the reason for buming spirits l.~ not. to give ihc pudding a slwcinl taste, but the flames drive ‘the Evil Spirit away. leaving the holly surrounded by good luck.

The eating! of a mince pie Malls on Chribtmas Day and continues to be a dish for lWEHPV-Ellthl dﬂlki. For every mince pie eaten in n dif- ferent house. a month of good luck for the coming yea,- i,< nssurui.

History

According to an old German legend, it is to Saint Winifred that the world owes the origin of the Christmas tree. The story tells how the Saint gathered a. large num- her of converts round him to wit- ness the lieu-lug down 0i a very large oak frec which for several years had becn prominently con- nected with Druidic worship. Half- yvay through the ceremony, how- ever. a snong wind rushed through the forest, cnilght the oak and blew it down in a crashing heap. Only one thing which lay in its path escaped the devastation, and ‘that “was a small fir tree. which still re- niuincd erect DOlllllllg its slender stem to heaven. The people ac- claimed it a miracle". and lhe Saint llllnltédilllﬂll’ blessed the tree and called it lhc "free of the Chris! Child“

Bur, this may be only a nlyih. for

cvcral German authorities credit Martin Lulhcr with the honor of being the originator. lie is said t0 have taken a snlall fir tree from hi; garden and lo have fled n number of cundlcs on it to il- Iuwivaie to his wife thc beauty of a snolv-deckcd forest under n stur- jcwclled sky

Whether or not Sir Winifred or

Christmas Stocking

Dnlnlv little stockings humping in’

a row,

Blue and gray ‘and scarlet; in the fire-‘lghi elmv

Curly-pared .-lcr=pvrs safely tucked in bcd;

Drcnnl~ of wondrous ‘Oll-Slwll‘ dancing lhrough each head. Father Chrlsiluag creeping. Fans

with tender care, How to give each dreamer just an equal share.

Funny lilllr) .\iﬁtkings hanging in e.

row,

Stuffed with sweet surprises, down from top to toe

Skates and bulls. and trumpets, dishes. top. and drums,

Hooks and 6M1.» and candles, nuts and s‘lEZLl‘-[)lllﬂl-S‘.

Little sleepers waking." bless m9. vvhnt a noise!

Wish you Merry Christmas, Happy

girls and boys!

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0r Stocking l; And Christmas Tree '

Martin Luther is responsible for the origin oi this popular Christ- mas custom. it is certain that it owe; its popularity in England to the Prince Consort, for until that prince arrived it was practically unknown.

Such i.» the story of the Clum- mas tree, but that of the stock- ing is equally fascinating.

Children's Friend.

There is not a child who does not count. Santa Claus as one oi his best friends. For is he not that benevolent old gentleman who drives up every Christmas Eve in e reindeer sleigh to deposit toys and daintirs in the lltife stockings danglins from the bed rails? He seems to have an endless suppli- of presents. and no child ever dreams of thinking that he might die or meet with an accident when he is on his long annual tour.

Time.» have changed blnte ll!‘ first wcnt on the rounds. however. for it was ch06.» and not slacking.» that wcrc originally used as rc- ceptacles fol" his presents. 'I‘he lil- lle Dutch children used to stand lhvir wooden 610?; all in c. rmv by the fireplace so than when Sanla came along he wouid know that like all good children they wcrr- safely lucked in bed. 'I‘l:e use of the StOCKlIlgs in plnre of shoe... urobablv Originated in a (‘USIOHl which grew up later in the Frr-nrli convents. On the date when st, Nicholas was supposed f0 pay his visit-which, incidentally, was December 6 and not chi-mm“ Eve, the nuns would hang a gill; wtocking on to the door of the abbcss’ room and then fill it with presents. In the morning st, Nicholas was thanked!

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