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. \ | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1951 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN » 9 ao Paiind PAG hrc 4 WALL AD VALLWWW AVM LIL See 1s Panorama of Piety And Rejoicing: a Festive Time ® Lg T custom into the British royal house- hold. ie In France the Yule log plays an important part in the Christ- mas festivities. The father and son of the family carry the log into the room; they cirice the room three times before they place the log in the fireplace. Soon the log is lighted with a brand of last year log, and the torch glows, an em- blem of the Holy Light of Christ, LL 1 \ v | The traditions and customs of Christmas are close to the hearts of all Christian people. \ Since the very edrly days of Christianity, Christmas has come ! to mean bright candlelight, holly | | and berries, mistletoe and pine and { the sweet heartfelt singing of | carols. i Many of the Christmas songs of ll today orginated in old Britain. Wandering bards and harpers roamed o'er the countryside sing- ing their Christmas songs to the | accompaniment 6f the harp, fiddle {i and flageolet. And today in Britian, these age-old songs still ring out | clearly. Carols are sung on Boxing Day, In Holland, Dutch kiddes wait anxiously the arrival of St. Nichol- and wears a mitre. He brings gifts | the day after Christmas, when ser- | the chimney corner. i vice-folks and tradespeople go from | JE } home to home collecting gifts from | ! the folks they have served. Neigh- | accompanies Santa on his errands | bors and friends sing as they go |of gift-giving, descending from | from home to home to taste each | heaven on a golden chord. i family's Yule Cake as it is cere- | li, moniously cut. . | dren observe the Holy Festival of § English kiddies wait for a Santa |the Star . they go. through Claus, wo looks very much like our | ? own jolly self. They also find gifts 1 crib, tied to a Christmas tree. This cus-| with tom is fairly recent--when Queen | from its tip. | Victoria was a young bride, her| At the Christmas feast, straw is German husband introduced this | scattered on tive floor and 'neath lighted candles, and a pole as, Dressed in traditional bishop's | robes of red, he carries a crozier |, wait In Czechoslovakia, a bright angel | | Christmas i pleasure-filled children to enjoy! +* + In the Slavic countries, the chil-| the streets camvying the Christmas | a large star brightly glowing | the table, in remembrance of the | Tho Coruss stable of Beluienem, and a chair is always placed at the table for the Holy Child. . 5» Swiss children eagerly wait for their gifts to come from a radiant angel who rides in a sleigh drawn by six reindeer. LIB In Scandinavia, gifts are given to the children during the evening meal. Santa comes riding on 2a goat instead. of a reindeer and is accompanied by dwarfs who dist- ribute the gifts, Bowls of porridge are left on the door-step by the children for the dwarfs' refresh- ment. In Sweden and Norway both, birds are given special 'remem- brance. A choice sheaf of grain is placed on a pole or on fence post . . . bits of suet are hung on the trees--for a gala Christmas treat for the birds. . * And, in Canada, kiddies eagerly the arrival of Santa Claus, 1] | X : |as he drives from roof to roof in | for the children which he places |g sleigh drawn by eight reindeer. {in their wooden shoes standing in | From a large pack, he fills the | stockings hanging from the chim-|j5q Jost his solemnity. The Dutch | ney-piece. Gifts too large for the stockings are placed under the tree for eager-eyed, These and many more are the | interesting. exciting customs that make up the Christmas observ-| ances throughout the world. The first bridge across the to have been constructed in AD, 4. vi Claus | Santa Claus is one of the most precious = wonders of childhood. Canadian mothers overwhelmingly agree that he should be portrayed as the spirt of generosity, kindli-| ness and gift-giving. | Although the modern conception of Santa Claus is Canadian, the Spirit of Santa ~Claus is neither modern nor Canadian. The real Saint Nicholas lived in Asia Minor and ever since his death in 343, stories concerning him have been repeated around the firesides of Europe. : The children of Lapland and northern climates naturally pic- tured Santa dressed in fur and dashing through the snow in a reindeer-drawn Sleigh. But in cen- tral Europe, St. Nicholas first ap- peared on his liturgical feast day, December 6, and he was a thin, austere churchman who rode a mule and carried gifts for good ass Apel SE Santa children and a bundle of birch rods | | with which to switch the naughty. | Under Dutch influence St. Nicho- | | colonists who took him with them | 1to America were very practical | {people and 'they decided against | two gift-giving days in the same | "month. Thus, Sinter Klass started coming around only at Christmas time. Eventually, ancient legends were | woven into American Christmas | traditions. Washington Irving sent | {8t. Nicholas flying through Christ- | { Thames at London, Eng., is believ- mas skies in a reindeer-drawn | ed | sleigh in 1809; Dr. Clement Moore's peom "The Night Before Christ- mas." written in 1822. gave Santa | " ...a little round belly that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full ¢ STUDENT VILLAGE | Sogn, just outside Oslo, ie almost | fram municinalitiee all aver Nar. Usio (Reuters) -- First phase of complete. The village has been fi- | way and contains apartments to be the building of a student village at nanced largely by contributions rented at $8.50 a month, 68 Thomas Nast added much to the traditional pictures and appearance of the Santa we see today. ' . i In every youngster's life there | comes the time when he begins to | suspect that the various bewhisk-! ered gentlemen, so numerous dur- ing this season, are hot exactly the real Santa Claus, Wise parents advance the 'helper' theory as soon as they are asked questions and teach their children to make the Christmas dreams of less for- tunate tots and their families come true. . Thus, the real Santa Claus isn't just myth or legend. He is the Spir- it of Christmas who lives in the sparkling eyes of children and in the hearts of all grown-ups. who strive for peace and goodwhl among men. of jelly"'; and a series of drawings in 1868 by 53 SUNDAYS IN YEAR According to the Gregorian cal- endar, every year has .53 days of the one it begins on. Generally speaking, the year contains 53 Sundays every five or six years. This occurred in 1928, 1933, 1939, } and again in 1944, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1967, etc. The United States Maval observatory points out that in any centinvous series of 28 years, five have 53 Sundays, unless the series | includes a year whose number | ends in two ciphers without its be- | ing a leap year, as in 1700, 1800, 1900. When leap year begins on | Saturday, two of thes six-year periods fall consecutively .--Phila- delphia Inquirer. VOTE ano RE-ELECT ALDERMAN €. B. GAY .RECORD OF SERVICE BOND STREET BRIDGE BETTER STREET LIGHTING . . TRUNK LINE SEWERS (Promised and Delivered) (Promised and well under way) developed and annexed areas . (Promised and under way) | AM IN FAVOR, OF bus service extensions to provide better transportation facilities for citizens in newly developed areas. RIGID ECONOMY--Naturally | am in favor of operating as close to the Budgets as possible, bearing in mind that Oshawa is undergoing rapid development, and many services are de- manded by the People, which are often not able to be in- cluded in the original Budget, but the expenditures are necessary becouse they meen on eventual increased revenue to the City. | belizve in using common sense in these matters, because in a growing City expenditures are sometimes the wisest form of economy. Throughout the years | have endeavored to give conscientious service in council and in the work of the Committees, ond | am prepared to debate any action | have ever taken. Ji Once again | solicit your vote and influence, with the hope thet | will have an opportunity of continuing i i alf of my fellow citizens. this service on behalf of my C. B. GAY [XV]; » So we've had to do something about it! Therefore we are staging a Sensational Storewide ¢ STOCK * DISPOSAL N says... hl... v H ED. 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