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electric stouffviue ontario k w betz construction co ltd sunday school lesson jits merry christmas in any language good tidings ok gkeat jov matthew 2112 luke 2120 lesson for december 24 golden text and the an gel said unto them fear not for behold i bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the city of david a saviour which is christ the lord luke 10 1l the lesson as a whole although mieah the prophet had predicted some seven cen turies earlier that the messiah would be born in davids city of bethlehem see micah 52 as the time approached there seemed little likelihood of any literal fulfillment the chosen maiden who was to be the mo ther lived in nazareth many miles to the north she was poor and traveling was both costly and dangerous further more her physical condition made such a journey hazardous in view of all this it certain ly appeared that any prospects of the babe being born outside of nazareth were remote jehovah however had spok en the son of god was to be born in the royal city of the famous king david no word of his could become void no prophecy miscarry god moved upon the spirit of the emperor heathen though he was causing him to issue a directive that the entire roman world should be taxed because mary and her fiance joseph were both de scendants of davids house they found it necessary to travel southward to bethlehem while in that town the divine babe was born thus the ancient pro phecy was completely honored and hope provided for the ful fillment of all predictions for the future the heart of the lesson the advent of the lord jesus combined dignity and glory with deepest humility and grace he was perfectly divine and yet perfectly human both son of god and son of man matthews account stresses the fact that he was the divine king both creation the star and the revelation the scrip tures bore witness to this see matt 22 5 6 and yet des- greetings with every good wish for your happiness this holiday season keyson motosts ltd main st stouffville to all our valued friends wo wish that the blessings of christmas will remain with you and yours now and always v stouffville coop association pite these powerful witnesses j human opposition flared up i while the scribes were too ut- terly indifferent to travel the six or seven miles from jerusa- from tokyo to west berlin lem to bethlehem to ascertain from buenos aires to copen- if the prophecv of micah which hagen and even in the cities they could readilv quote had of russia and the satellite coun- been fulfilled the brutal herod and his court plotted his assas sination but against this som ber background god saw to it that his son was not only ac knowledged but adored and so the oriental philosophers bowed in worship and presented their gifts lukes account stresses the humanity of our lord his man hood was perfectly sinless des- pits the fact that his genealogy contained the names of four old testament women thamar rahab ruih and bathsheba three of whom had foul stains against their characters hence with an ancestry so tainted it would have been impossible for the sinless nature of jesus to be produced had it not been for his miraculous conception by the holy spirit tn the birth of jesus christ several great lines of sacred prophecy converged he was born of the right person a pure virgin he was born in the right place bethlehem fur thermore he was born in the right role one of whom the prophet isaiah had earlier de clared he is despised and re jected of men isa 533 but while there was no room for him in either the inn or in the official life of the nation there was room for him in the affec tions of a handful of truly wise men and also believing peasants tries the glow of the christ mas spirit spreads around the world for christmas is truly a universal holiday the legends and traditions gathered about it are many and customs can and do vary from country to country all nations through their folklore have made their special contributions to the traditional ways of cele brating the birthday of christ when the customs of one country are compared with an other its sometimes hard to believe that the same holiday is being commemorated how to say it along with the different ways of observing christmas there are of course different ways of extending greetings accord ing to the language of the coun try to give just a few exam ples in sweden its god jul in french joyeux noel and reunion and feasting through the ages christmas has always been a time of reunion and feasting in this country christmas is not considered complete unless the entire family gathers at moms or grannies turkey on the table is a tradition and in some sections ham is considered a menu necessity in the time of the saxons the festive board was spread with a bordcloth and the guests waited impatiently for the two specialties that marked christ mas the peacockand the hoars head legend has it that before the crucifixion the berries of christ mas holly were white instead of red as now its 1111 and niay the joys oj christmas abound in your heart always village shop main st stouliville waggs jewsby china eve ken jjjil christmas i the new year canadian imperial bank of commerce stouffviue ontario in german froliche wiehnach- ten in russia its s rozhdes- tvon khristovym whatever the language the words mean merry christmas and thats the key to the var iety of clnlstmas customs al though the peoples of many- lands have unique yule tradi tions each is a way of express ing the spirit of christmas a pirit thai is the same every where in every place and time at christmas the thoughts of people around the world turn to the joys of home of being with family and friends the merriment of feasting and par ties the pleasures of giving and receiving gifts the satisfac tion of helping others the af firmation of faith the renewed promise ot life eternal and the hope for peace on earth good will toward all men bring spiri tual rewards in a season of wor ship and prayer share in tradition all these ihings find expres sion in the christmas customs of many lands and the customs travel from country to country so that on a day when sharing with others is a most important part of the celebration nations share in the memories and tra ditions of other nations some of these customs are compiled below by editors of the book of knowledge old customs live christmas in the united states reflects a heritage of customs from many lands and times trees candles bells carols and other wellloved traditions came like the people of the u s from other countries in many com munities people still celebrate christmas as their ancestors did the us has made its contri butions o christmas customs around the world too santa claus bearded and redsuited was first personified in the night before christmas by dr clement moore street decora tions santa in stores and spe cial store displays of gifts are us ideas that have been adopt ed on a global scale saint is reality swedish yuletide ceremonies begin officially on december 13 st lucys day according to legend st lucy went about carrying food and drink to the needy the swedes give the le gend reality by choosing one of the girls in the family to repre sent st lucy st lucy rises early and wakens each member of the family serves them cof fee and bakes buns norway prepares in norway preparations for christmas traditionally start 6 months before december 24 the christmas celebration it self lasts three weeks the per iod according to book of know ledge researchers is known as the julafred or the peace of christmas glow like stars in switzerland christmas day or weihnachten is the traditional opening day of the winter sports season a color ful sight on christmas is the fires which are burned on the peaks of the alps like flaming stars they hang in the dark heavens during holy night statues honoured in itay the presepio or crib is as characteristic of christmas as is the tree in other countries to the presepio people bring gifts of nuts and apples whicn they place in the hands of life- sized figures picnics planned australians go in for outdoor picnics at christmas time since its summertime down under then the st0uffy1ue tribune tturjdjy bomber 21 1961 pij ii in various central european countries the christmas crib staged in a box is carried through the streets by groups of singing children during christmas time wishing yovf sae boat ken knilllpb groceries marguerite shoppe for office supplies see the tribune v joyous greeting may the spiritual inspiration of christmas day bring you much joy george brand ci and staff gormley garage may his message gladden your heart thomas birkett son ltd majn st stouffviue be wise read the tribune classifieds ua bims on clmistflqas erie manufacturing co canada ltd and staff bluantrae ontario canada lehmans shoe store stouffviue ontario wbbbbhwhhhhhbb