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‘gathering of love and

tegetherness! We greet our
friends and wish you
, joy at Christmas.

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Art Spreads

Story Of
His Birth

The Nativity scene has
always stimulated and
challenged painters and
sculptors. :

In ‘turn, great works of
art depicting the story of

‘the birth of Christ’ have,
through the years, en-
riched the lives and en-
hanced the spiritual
insights of millions.

Earliest Christian art
was simple and graphic,
as clear and easy to appre-
ciate as a comic strip.

Later, religious: paint-
ings became stilted.

Then, -Italian Renais-
sance painters instilled re-
newed warmth and hu-
manity into art, renewing,
too, individual art appre-
ciation, through their na-
tural, lifelike creations.

Their work gained much
from the stimulus of the
changing times and the

, new approach to art, fos-
tered by the support of the
+Mediel ant commissions
‘or paintings and sculpture

from the church.

For instance, Raphael,
famous for the “Sistine
Madonna,” came to Rome
from Florence to do afres-
co decoration in the Vati-
on at the samie time a

elangelo was pain’
the'ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel.

Artists from other coun-
tries, too, traveledto Italy,
there to experience andbe
influenced by Renaissance
thought and feeling.

St. Nicholas

bring gifts to European
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The good saint's day is
December 6th, and ‘‘on the
eve of his festival day,”

Americana authority,
Nicholas makes his tour,
visiting palace and cottage.
‘The children place re-
ceptacles for the gifts, which
St. Nicholas is expected to
let fall down the chimney.
... Sometimes shoes are
neatly polished for the pur-
pose, at other times plates,
or baskets, or stockings, or
specially made shoes of

porcelain.

“St. Nicholas’ steed .. . is
not forgotten. For him the
children put water and hay,
or carrot or potato peeling,
or a piece of bread in the
shoe, or basket, or stocking.

“In the morning from the
tipped-over chairs and gen-
eral disarray in the room it

is evident that St. Nicholas’

has been present.

“Replacing the oats, or :

hay, or carrot are found
sweets and playthings for
children who ‘have been
good. For bad children, rods
are left, and. the fodder is
untouched,”

“MELE KALIKIMAKA” |
Wishing Mele Kalikima-

ka” is the traditional way to

say, “Merry Christmas” in

|. Hawalian-... :

May the spirit of
- Christmas

light your lives
and bring

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‘May the beauty of Christmas

be an inspiration to you and those
you love. Thanks for your faith.

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& Lighting Centre

There's no time quite like Christmas :
for remembering all the friends we
cherish, and for wishing them all

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Waneta Plaza Toyota

‘To the Christmas season, wa say,
“Welcome!” To our good friends and patrons,

we say, “Thanks and the best of everything always!”
we celebrate and remember

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in loving adoration as

CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS EDITION

Our wish for you is
- that the true spirit
of Christmas may

}, dwell in your hearts,

and its light shine
radiantly, as the

a (Star shone, with
\__ the peace and
happiness of
that Holy Night
long ago.