To you
and yours, ,

we send

best wishes

a : : for a
: holiday -

season filled

with the

warmth and

wonder of

Christmas.

a ! Merry Christmas
fon, a Filling the air with peace and joy...
. a the Yuletide spirit. We add our warm wishes.

IMPERIAL OIL. -

AGENT: HARRY SMITH

“Bearing gifts, they traveled afar.”
At this Holy time, we wish for all the
great gifts of peace and happiness, faith and love.

Coptic Customs
Rulein Ethiopia

mas and Epiphany.
Today, in Ethiopia, cus-
toms of the Western cele-
bration of Christmas are
ning to find popular-
Santa Claus is

Pagumen.
before the New Year.
However westernized the
Ethiopian Christmas may
become, the people are not
likely to change their ob-
servance of important reli-
gious festivals. In the month
of January, known as. Titr,
the Coptic Church observes
4 festivals — the first being
Christmas, but even more
important is’Epiphany, or
Timket, is chas,:.as_ its
main feature, the blessing of
water and the sprinkling of
it on the assembled falth-
— a re-enactment of

yaurch
nt,

it forth for the ceremony.
The “Tabot” is the most
sacred object in the church.
It represents the Ark of the
Covenant, which, according

Snow or No, It’s
Always “White
Christmas”

The traditional image of
an outdoor Christmas scene
brings to mind, for most of
us, the. brilliance of san-
light on snow-covered fields
and hills. But this 1s

an
-idea that, originated in the

northern parts of. Europe
and America—and of course
it doesn’t. really apply to
the climate in many parts
of our country. Z
In southern. California,
for instance, roses. are
blooming at Christmas—in-
deed, we all know this if
only because of the famous
New Year's: “Rose Bowl”
football game. And in Flor-
ida, at Christmas time,
there’s apt to be a hot sun
beaming down on sand,

kkk k

- However, the image of the
white Christmas has taken
hold everywhere, And so we
use artificial snow, and gar-
lands of Spanish moss. in-
stead of-evergreens. Even

palm trees may be used as

Christmas trees, which, af-
ter all, relates realistically
to the climate of the Holy
Land itself.

Even in the north, today,
it often happens that snow

The world is

bright and

gaily : Potts
decked... OEE ELLE 5
Christmas ; ’ p ELON

or, bs realy
joy and in peace. Merry Christmas
May you have a wonderful Christmas,
bright with happiness and joy.

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It is our: warmest wish that your holiday
27] A be filled with peace of mind,
wishing you lots good health, and much joy.
of joy and laughter to remember all year. : i :

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To all, we wish the. spiritual rewards
> : ¢ .. that are so much a part of:Christinas.
ever-present [oy to you. : : Hats :

HARRY'S. DRY GOODS

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TV. Servic

They Still Speak

Aramaic, The
Language of Jesus

over 2000 ears ago, The
RP ed little,
in and

yria, Jeb-
* that

The. population numbers
a few thousand: bye;
r=

young
old ant

Orthodox groups.

Know What
““Wassail’? Means?

as a toast, before lifting
one’s glass — and by exten-

. ston came to mean @ drink-

ing. song. . 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:

“We had for dinner.ayster

soup, besides boiled mutton, -

ham, boned turkey, wild
ducks, partridges,
pudding, sauterne, burgun-
ay, sherry, and Madeira.”

And what gourmet. cook ©

would care to cope with this
one? It .was’ served to
hearty-eating miners in the

lope, buffalo

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

SYLLABUB, ANYONE?.

nog.is

anold English drink called
syliabub, which was a spiced
mixture of wine and milk:

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“CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS 1972

A season of peace and wonder,

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

Cameo. Beauty. Salon

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

: Robinson Stores .

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

to yours,
to all,
we merrily say.