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Christmas renews in
the hearts: of mankind the joy
and wonder of the shepherds
- as they watched by night...
the all-pervading love of the Saviour.

Carl's Drug Mart

In the Heart of Castleaird Plaza

May the joys of this

Christmas season rekindle
cherished memories, and _ fill

your heart with great’ happiness.

May the love He taught the world fil every
heart as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour.

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Fe) TOWN OF KINNAIRD

Aramaic, The
Language of Jesus

In the village of Ma’lula
in Syria, where the houses
of heavy native stone are

tinted blue, one would hard- -

ly notice the passage of time
since the birth of Christ,
over 2000 years ago, The
eople have chan

in dress and habi

language Christ used dur-
ing His life on earth,
Aramaic was spoken

throughout ancient Pales-:

tine, and the lands that are
now Jordan, Lebanon, Syria,
southern Turkey, and north-
ern Iraq. But after the Arab
conquest of these lands in

the seventh: century, -Ara--

maic was gradually replaced
by Arabic. In Syria, only
those three villages, all in
the Qalamon valley not far
from Damascus, have pre-

“served the ancient language

of Christ to the present day.
The ‘population numbers
nly a few thousand, ‘two-
fths of them Greek Or-
thodox, another two-fifths
Greek, and the rest Moslem.

Philologists of the’ Uni-
versity of Beirut tell us that
while the Aramaic dialect
of these three villages has
been intermixed with Ara-

. bic, the villagers would have

understood, and been un-
derstood by, Christ and the
people of His time.
Naturally, the people of
Ma‘lula are-very proud of
their Aramaic language and
take pains to keep it alive
and flourishing. Many fam-
ilies speak only Aramaic to
their children until the
youngsters are five years
old and must go to school,
where they: learn Arabic,
the national language.
Outside Syria, Aramaic is
spoken at Urmia, in Turkey
... by the Chaldean Catho-
lics of Bartelle in northern
Iraq... .and by the villagers
of Malabar in southwestern
India, And Aramaic is still
used in the liturgy of cer-
tain churches which began
in the Middle East, such as

. the Marionites-and Syrian

Orthodox groups. Ps

Know. What
‘“*Wassail’? Means?

This ancient word, famil-
ier to us from song and
story, comes fromthe An-
glo-Saxon words “Wes hal”
— which means “be whole,”

r in more modern terms,

“Good Health.” It was used

as a toast, before lifting
one’s glass — and by exten-
sion came to-mean a drink-
ing song. i a!

Christmas Dinnersin

The Good Old Days

How many ‘people today
could manage’such a menu
as this one? Here it is, right
out of the. diary of a Dixie
plantation: owner:-

hearty-eating miners in the
Rockies.in 1858; After oys-
ters and pork, which were
conventional “openers,” the
menu went on to elk; ante-

. lope,’ buffalo “smothered”

and grizzly bear a la mode..
In addition, there was Black
Mountain. squirrel, prairie
dog; and mountain rats —
followed with swans, cranes,
and quail — the whole lot
accompanied by wines.

A bit of Good Cheer
“we're sending
"specially your
way. A Happy
Season to you,

fo yours,
to all,
we merrily say.

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excitement and joy is Christmas! May
this spirit of happiness be with you always.

Interior Sheet Metal Lid.

CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS 1973

A, we hear again

the wondrous story of
Christmas, our hearts
are ever gladdened,
and our joy, renewed.

oe MM. the Peace,
‘Hope and ove which is ([heistmas

CASTLEGAR. SAVINGS :

CASTLEGAR FUNERAL HOME EGAR: SAV
: CREDIT UNION.

“Don and Jean, ‘Wicket?

by

MernyO

Here's hoping everyone, everywhere
enjoys a very happy holiday!

Marlane Hotel

the Christmas ;
season be filled with
contentment and joy
fer you and your family.

Triangle-Pacific Forest Products Ltd. —

SLOCAN CITY, B.C. .