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About Trees .. j
CustomsLive ee SEABNSie y : 4 % ; Perhaps the moet common parece ' f Ve ah teat
‘dd. : : oe in the rely desora tod Christ: . : - ; ; .
lively, decora - sea ; = - -
At Yuletide 4 beets BE ODEs | cee Ste a | og |
Candles’ and: carols, trees 7 4 1 > r) at this time 0 4 year. : A : 2s Feces i: ~ - .
and treats, gifts and greens X He s ds : ei et f ; : : ; 5
and santa caus, of Saeed } se i . A :
erever Christmas 1s cele- : fi ; f f . ate } j.
2 ont ‘ ! the first Christmas tree was a -
2 pre tee  e ame Bee: = Fs bay 4 * ‘ Yi, ‘ \ iS) palm tree brought from Egypt.
go tee ern ae oe Tana : me By \\eSiey| | supposed to represent the 1 | Mise - , ;
: : a : 5 -

* communication;} there !is\ a ; \ ; a fi ‘ \\ s
~ +) growing uniformity, in: the . hy aes: 2 ui ‘ Bpostles , according to the edi-
LEFEL here H on: " rs of the Encyclopedia Amer-
45 sient 4 Lene 5 ways that people everyw! ; : : sd ioree
PRE awe -choose.to mark the, holiday. : i 1 z i pe hs use of.pine and cedar : and’ new, hearty. thanks for your

Beko it bere in|.) ; VA = ne ‘ ule t trees ais generally thought a good Willicnd best wishes
"F ; S Be ss ; " j erman derivation. i wonderful holiday seaso: X .
odernscateuratione:s TVs é E if a f e i The introduction ‘of the ever- . x ‘ ite rein a eA a : : : ,

“Bearing gifts; they. traveled: afer.” Seralists-spenking peoples & atter
we wish for all: the

To faithful friends old

the marriage of : Victoria - of
England to the German prince,
Albert.

brights with ‘happiness ‘and: tev. :

P&G Builders Suppl ‘Utd.

Ings’ to: you, hoping ‘all.
‘is calm, all is bright’ as on’ that Holy Night long
ago. May all the blessings of, Christmas be ‘yours.

Trees Live ana Bloom | : oe { : a
In Legends of Yuletide sides : S ch ws F : f 4

Almost every: kind ‘of : tree * . _ : :
Bank of Comments i ; ; | | o

has‘ legend relating it to the
petits or the life of Christ.
‘Castlegar. and Plaza Branches

e cherry: tree, says ‘The
Cherry. Tree Carol,” bent down
its boughg for Mary to Pluck

rhe. 1 metaabuicy Thorn
108 Eve $ looms at Christmas because, i d
try eet of. Switzerland. legend’ says, < 8t.°: 2 ¢ ‘ : 2 ya e

Young. people: may; foretell -Arimath ‘ Seat F enaes : : : . . '
>the: future, if they ‘drink

nd,‘ ee cats é a
‘from nine different.fountains : the ground, while he'wascar- | - ‘dai ye , _
dnight chi 2

rying: the Holy Grail, the chal- : ; - :
2 oo Bon ‘ Af. a g . ce used at the last supper: Ge antl : 2 : - : F . :
é : Belk aE | ‘ps, j j : The staft took root and grew ’ holiday wishes ot ; :
i $ ‘ Y Rae : best wishes posts se ee into a thorn tree. and: thanks to :
: : them there toate if : for a : g peer ; “ ee ee ae unt friend:
Somewhat less romantical- i : 2 oy i ve : ; ys : :

‘ly, older folie seek to predict an holiday a : f VAY cin : : ; $y all our friends pam 3

the! weather. for the ‘coming’ |: x Mollay - : . 8 ‘ : r : E : : ; ;

year, using ‘onion peels filled i e 2 season filled e ann i ak Sqn Sat P tile 5 é 2 ‘i " : . a

with salt.” ii : i
pss withthe > : Gok y tune : 7 . wees. : aR ce F ei i :
warmth and Be aS ‘As Gift Giver . De a ae . -

wonder. of as More and more, santa be- | -
r ‘ . : ‘ comes: the favored gift-giv- : : .
aa : fas ' bh: 8t.: i j LN : Christmas. Diss 2 : er. in countrles ground {the : a Neg E : a
tare co mucel a o istimas. Gare fi A mse) i : URE rs i ieee 4 world, «replacing: a: host’ 0: fone 4 : be
ee Chri : Nes at Ze, & a: oe, _-legendary :figures who. were 7 - :
said’ to% bring’ gifts at’ this
same. Season jot the: year.

Pracefet thaws fon wen contioned goed ote ye December ist I ‘tsa
Dory of “ariels or treat": day:

HARRY'S DRY GOODS | Beers ‘Plaza Beauly Salon.
rs. :
countries once! ranged from :

‘Across from the Castle Theatre ee e third Holiday of | 3 ein: Castleaird Plaza seer
Taos : : Sina ae : 5 __ |. Si Micholas Eve; December
7 est ‘. z 2 3 § 4 any. Eve, Janu-
Wrapping Gifts Nelous ‘ sa = os - ary Sth.) sae

Gitt-giving: “time; too, 1s”
now more Ukely £9 be 0 Christ- =:
, thou ugh: the tra-

errs

el “May the joys of this
“Christmas season rekindle

cherished memories, and fill
your heart oe

‘When (German: tradition

is followed, unwrapping: Be

tmas® gift ‘can
‘amusing “put ‘compilcated
Process.
One eit, may. have many

3 consecutive wrappings, each

with ‘a different name on it,
the final wrapping may

mae not a gift, ay a card

itelling where the gift-is hid-

Other cards in other hiding

laces‘ lead’ toa’ treasure

hunt, the att inthe discov-.’.

ery: of ‘the

Picturing Nativity.
‘The Christmas crib or pre-

seplo jg:an especially treas-

part ‘of. the: Portuguese
holagy celebration. “Every
home and)church’ seems to
have’ one, and some of. those
in the: churches are master- ‘
Pieces: of: art.°

lally.‘famous. is ‘the
presepio'in Estrélla ‘Church,
Idsbon.:' This : Nativity; scene

* depicts the’ people: of. Beth-

*lehem, in. terra cotta figures.
Unique ‘among the crowd:are

the figures ‘of ‘an elephant :

‘and. 2 bagpiper.

s207t 1:

. wishing you. lots’

of. joy and laughter, to temember all Years, 8

. = among. the many. who set «|
the trend:for. Santa Claus;:is: '.

the German gift-giver, -Kris
‘ingle:.The name:is a vari-
Bion of. Christikind—not the

messenger who came to

‘at Christaiastime.: f

Christkind ‘WAS ‘Tepresent-
‘ed by a-child dressed in white
robes, with a crown and wings
of gold.

In. Japan, the traditional
gift-giver is a native god,
Hotelosho.: ‘Represented. as a

kindly ‘old: man ‘with a pack
on‘his back, he is’much lke
visions‘ of the traditional:
Banta z ESET.

‘He 1s said'to have-eyes in
the back ‘of’-his ‘head, the
better ‘to ‘see -whether boys
and girls have been naughty
or-nice.;!

In Yugoslavia, Grandfath-

de Mri =

New Year holidays, and cele-
brate’.them ‘together, with
Grandfather Frost Day.

. Roger Corbeil

Castlegar Taxi Lid.

Telephone 365-7222

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