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nanmn EXAMINER Mommy Draco1957 eitception to ailow Strikes To allow Butch For an in When are We gonna move Children needed fim He Caro hand and drew her into the magic of ove thatrsurrounded us As the angels sang on thatfirst Christmas htso will there be singing the village of Beth lehcm this year of 1957 lt Behtichem caroiingds in many languag AAn arah cbQir Will join with he rvoices tours and pigrlms in simple outdoor service AI agrotto whichgnfight have been the sheepfoid for he tone ng$ BBthlehcm Epiphany esVof the israeiJo seem to have Wome music an poetry from scroll asare ferventtravellers from all parts of theworld in tin year of maize35M Eat peas with knife is con trary tojEmiiy Post and doesnt ch qualification for observance as Christmas tradition but for more than 25 years coeds at Pennsylvania State University partook of forkless meal each Yule season The traditional medieval dinner Samplete with everything from costumed lords and ladies tothe legendary boars head dated back to 1919 finally had to cancelled whencoed ranks swelled to almost 1000 The affairAsponsored by the Student Government As soci bega with formal processron throng thedining hall Lord and LadyMcAllisterthe dinner was held in ter gall Lied thethroug which ncluded noble lords andladiesheralds poet cardinal pages and two jesters bearing the boat5 head All these girls wereappropriate 1y costumed and sat upon raised dais in the centre of the holly inated by candlei ht the poet entertained the guests byvreadingold English in accord ance with medievaL oua no forks or napkins wereallowed although guests sometimes secret ed them in their pocket The uneou consisted of roast pork mashed potatoes peas anda very rich plum pudding Todays students eat spec Cluistmas er before going full complement of tableutensils tians iving Christian residents of Isra to Bahlehem for The formalities do In one tent outs anothertheir luggage finallyvtheir money is were nd Joseph on similar mghtlqng ong ago and just he tallestChristmas tree on record wasa 212vfoot Douglas fir set up in 1950 in Northgate sub urh of Seattle Washington it displaycdxamo colored ligh 24 not bedeckedv room which was illum me forvacationbut itsserved Theyre allowed nahaaaamnana amazon fl dont know that can answer your question sonbut lll try The Christmas spirit well its somethingxyou cant touch as you can the tree or feel as you do the cold and the windand snow its greater than thedistance to star or the silence of the night more wonderful even than Santa Claus Oh yes Christmas trees and snow preients and things theyre all part of the Christmas spir But these are things that we could have thewhole year round without the Christmas spirit ltsonly at Christmastime that they Why Well its befiuseJhenChristmas spirit sort of changes ED wvsoctan MunnAY MARSHALL 12 who snEET EAST the Christmas tree lights or the evergreen arches along Main Street our friends Ourvtroublesv just seem to melt away We buy gifts the year round for birthdays and anniversaries its true but its not the same When the Christmas spirit movesrus we feel happy We just want everyone inthe whole world is it being happy Not just being happy as such Its being happy and kind and generous full of peace and most important of all being reiterent all at once Sure like when we are in church Outside the snow is deep and the midnight wind whistles through the trees But inside theres warmth and comfort and quiet peacefulness that you dont tind anywhere else Though just outside the world with its wind and snow and trees and stars and sky seems far removed The flickering altar candles seem to be repeating humble prayer in language of their own Your heart swells inside you andAsuddenly you are warm to the very tip of your tog its then thatyouknow that you feel it the true Christmasspirit with every breath you know that you are nearer and closer to Him youknow God ASurelthod tYou knew it all the time The Christmas spiritdoesnt come fromSanta nor does itcometo any man as ipresept Itcomes only when ach of us thoughwemayibavebeen carelesaor forgetful reaffirm faith in His presenccjnd goodness and so strengthen our hopes be with Himforeverwandforever iThenwéhaveth Christmas Spirit thernostlwonderfuidelingin the world scatter parched bean about the house supposedly dn away evil influences and nv Ang good to hanging any luck to enter upon trees and vines theaidea he sideof the tree to whic the masks were iurned by thewindi Tradbus and supermmm Peasant families in various have long been part of the New 93 0f 419 W0 0M9 baked Year seedeiaround the orki 5999 has Ne Yea lt The cake was dashed against the girugsaltloiiradeglmi gathered up the pieces to eat them The English onLthe other hand they prayed that neither hunger consider it good idea to start savings account on January since whatyou do on the New Years Day is indicative of what you will do the rest of the year during the new year so sough glim into the New Year by dippin into the Bib The head of the family with his eyes closed opened the family supem ons concerns the footer the firstperson to enter household onNew Years morn as supposed to ing in early days women and beaindicative of rheluckgood or lighthaired men were considered badthat would bein stme dur unlucky firstfooters the twelve months ahead la the way we look at things and the way we feel Littleevery¢lay things usually so importapt go offsomewhcreand are lost almong We completely forgetabout ourselves as we gather presents for all ing to impart fert ty to every door and as theianilly members nor want should Aenter the house In oiden times some familiesaF Observance Grew With Christianity The observance of Christmas as we know it today is one of joy us to realize that the holiday has not always been universally recog nized ahd observed lthem tolet pagan converts weave tivals intothe spiritual fabric Christmas observance The popularityof the Christmas observance grew with the progress of Christianity but there are setbacks Abuses ofr stniaa reached such pitch in fuedal England that the Puritan Parlia Theobservancededlned until the middle of the 19th cetury when Charles Dickensv published hi Make your holiday deco tions and you will not only save money youll have fun kissing ring £on doorway can be made by covering two em broidery hoops with ribbon or tinsel Place them at rlght angles to each other and add hell bait ornament or sprig of mistletoe in side Attach bow at the bottom ery hoops you may use can rings painted with suit or tempera paints in many wayn ingawirecoat hanger into atclr clct and attaching greens to itto fonn wreach You would ball ornaments or bnighttr lAnc nt custom mJapan was to berries to tirightén it aibitiu Then howrabout dmorating your windows andmirrors cm ton white spray paint or white paper snowflakes always look pretty But theres an artist in your family why not have him paint scene of jolly Santa oh window or mirror with tempera paints oftheseason enrich 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