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

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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,

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- 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

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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 :

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They Still Speak

Aramaic, The Language of Jesus

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

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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-

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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?.

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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.

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

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

to yours, to all, we merrily say.