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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmnanville. December 23, 1974 Section One TH ULE LOG STORY ,Reniember those familiar scenes of men and horses pulling a freshly-cut log home o'er the snow from the forest? It was the Yule log, destined for a Christmas'~.1e, fi replace! It lighted up the house with a cheery glow,k)l~ tirned night into day, and made the holiday festivities Il0 much gayer. One of the most joy symbols of Christmas is This custom, which is observed in many places, goes ringing of beils. The me.l far back into Pagan times, long before Christianity. sweet-toned ones in chu -Our ancestors called it the Mid-Winter Fire Festival. steeples and beifriesh It was held indoors because of the bad weather outside. heralded the comin The Yule log, generally an oak tree, would be cere- Christmas since the Mi( ni oniously lighted from a fragment saved expressly Ages. fôr this purpose from the year before. When the new log sent out its brillant flames it was believed that the house and family would once again be protected against lighting and fires; that the cattie and grain fields would thrive, and ail the earth would be fertile. S In addition to the1 that ring with solemn gr, eur from cathedral H IJ.flY hurches there areths 'HOL DAY lar types that hail the C liB R! ~joy of the occasion. Hope our uletde g Christmas had become HopeyourYuleide established before bells seaso isfiledwihjoy came an important par g seson s fille wih jo! ~ the celebration. The M~*~-,. ~large bell for a Chri .MI M ot A.'AM OdS M church is. said to haveo CANADIAN WOMAN & CHILD nated with a bishop in1 SStatesman Centre King St. W. in the fifth century, A.] Bowmanville Church belîs have ci pecople to worship, they1 Stold the tîme of day, Speal for weddings anc r ~for deaths, they have1 grung to warn of enemies disasters and to celet Shappy events of many eties. But the high poir every year bas been thei - -. ~ing of church beils du Sthe Christmas season. g May V, e Whose birth we celebrate g g at this joyful season, bless you with g everýy happiness now & always' SFirom -iArriold & Patricia. Norma n g ~ & Familyg ~ E terain entCentre g 1218 Simicoe St. N. Oshawag Dyous [the iurch have ig of iddle belis ,and- and secu- pure ewel Is be- art of first .stian riigi- ltaly, called have they d tol been ýs and ýbrate ,vani- nt of ring- luring n. I England, espeeially, this be- came a tradition, during the Middle Ages. The joyful clangor started at vespers on the first Sunday in Advent, and repeated on the follow- ing Advent Sundays. On the tbree mornings before Christ- mas Day, happy peals were rung as a rerninder. At sun- set on December 24th and every bour thereafter until sunset on December 25th bells pealed joyously. On Christmnas Day, beiîs would be runig spontaneously, at any bour. In the melodious toues of their çhiirch hells people be- lieved tbey heard "the songs of the angels" on- that first Christmas, so long ago. To our many fine customers. May your Holiday Season be full of happy blessings and thejoys of Christmas cheer. FRQM THE PARKER FAMILY Taunton Road R. R. 1 Ha mpton 263-221 Realism Reflected at Christ's Birthplace In the Middle East, where Christ lived,,Christ- mas has a touch of real- ism. The patriarch cornes from Jerusalemn with a troop of cavalry in gorge- ous array. The service lasts from 10 p.m. until long after midnight., Af ter the reading of the gospel the clergy and con- gregation leave the church and journey to the Grotto of the Nativity. Sovit's Yule Is Like America' s Except. . A visitor to the officially atbeistic nation of the Sov- iet Union at Cbristmastime would see very littie that differs from western nations' cus toms. voices with accompaniment from two choirs higb in a loft above the altar. Usually the plain, rough attire of many of the wor- shippers contrasts sharply with the splendor of the al- tar and the priests. into cathedrals to partici- pate. The richiest mass is sung inMoscow's Yelokhovsky (Ep ipbany' Cathedral. Six priests, resplendently garb- ed, sing the Slavonie ritual in rich baritone and hass Wihn yo hitmscer ig &giet t. o mni g 3 uz 3u5à *g e1 1,eý gu Colored ligbts, decorated trees, gift -laden shoppers and images of a bearded, be- M furred old gentleman deliv-g - ering toys from a sleig . . .g these and other traditionali sigbts greet the eye.g i , -. - M g J fAvoirite Tale Çfschailkovskli SetVM to M sc-' eH ' c e The one significant differ- this- but a brave hussar on through the frosty nigbt ence is that the Russiang witb higb blacek shako and to the land of the Snow King Cbristmas bas been shorn of brigbt red coat, who eracked and bis Queen. Before sein-ayrigosmn f nuts betWeen bis teetb every tilating tbrones of ice, they ficially at least. g time hie clicked bis beels. No wbirled with the dazzling There are some isolated M '" " " wonder Marie stole 'softly snowflakes, until a drift of intnepfCrsinwr Glad tidings to alilat downstairs to se bim again! perfumed blossoms melted isipanRss its timeCritas ayyorhoiay But wbat was bier astonisb- the ice-bound court, and Tbyu~a rhdxrn apl ihte sofg ment, reacbing the tree, to wreatbed the drowsy ebil- Cbristmas is celebrated witb h find a fierce battle raging be- 'dren with the magie of an 8-bour Xmas Mass at laughter and may they be warmed by g twen te lum prlo mie prig.Dee ina îstofmidnigbt in a few churches. the glow of friendship and love!' g O and tbe come-alive toy sol- dreams, Marie and the littie Tbis mass takes place, not g9rmTeSafAn aaeetg diers. To proteet lber from Prince lost one another. on December 25, but on Jan- Fo h tfgAdMngmn harmn,-tbe valiant nuiteraeker Wbeni at last Marie awoke in uary 7, in eonformity witb gOfg tranýsformned imself inito a be-r little white bed at homne,tbolJuinaenr.Tg by prince, and bore bier the amiazîing nitcrackeér la~y ti a h asi pc-gKU L Ba avvto fieland of thie Stg- stiffly on fthe 1counterpane. KUdinNoîKing il th ric ai 'i ir aT.T il fAhBtte rneln Plur Faiy. Tere, Butthe rinc, log aortbodox pageantry of the g7ïKing St. E.Bomnleg lier favorite candies joined ebangeling by enchantment, l9th century, in the days of "YU OYLPT O mA 15 One Christmas Eve, rnany in dances represeniting tbe had escaped forever into the the Czars. It stili brings &U OA PTOAEI yersaga itiegrînae countries fromr which tbey Land of Dreams Corne True cbuad o atfî ol APPRECIATED" Mdarie received as a gift a originated. Evr ine-hajngh,,h vodru odnntrc- Ligbt as spun sugar them nutcracker bas refused tolel. l- l. er. No ordinary ice ol evs h hlrntaeed talk about the strange ad- .1 ......... _____________________________________ venture. But at times there j 4 is a twinkle in bis eye which£ arnounts almost to, a wink.( '~. Ohriztm z OnJy Marie knows that be, too VI wîll neyer forget! At great formnai parties when bier father and mother entertain t the peers of the Rleaim the ....... for I1 d'ii nutcracker is an object of %IbÎ 2 special deligbt to'all - and Grown-up cynics are frequently heard to ... "a,!Christmas is only for childrn.hi is a deciaration of having abandoned any houà shalt know Him 6 of te peceps o Chistms afar s tey, wben H1e cornes, . of theprecets of hristas as ar astheyNot by any din of drums, .... . ....tt.. .. . . . . . . themselves, are concerned. And perhapisIn Nor by vantage of an attempt to set things right again, these His airs, Coming you~r wa>y . .. with tidings of the Norlbyanythng Heseason! We hope your Christmas ahounds, same grown-ups "~go, ail out"', for the chul- Nobyayin11- nldfah neeer.T nk ouo wears,inod ahoe he.Takyus dren in their fa-mily circies, and their Neither byHis crown acquintace.Nor is gwn.muýh for vour patronage in the past. But His presence Mrs. Lola Wright, It's fine to "ego ail out"- for children, at any known shall be Art and Lillian, time, as long as it is in proportion to the By theholybharmony Ron and Dan Hooper and familles. event, and if the children's well.-being i Wbicb s ing taken into account. But sacrificial or ex- maeitbe ooper's Jew ellers Ltd. ý trava gant giving can be harinfui to the ie e e e e r e i »-Z-i-i-i-i- e e e e e e children, give thein a f aise sense of values, andof oure ause the giver hardship, for no good pur pose. ào e i d r i us think of the strong, virile Christ when we think of Christmas, not mereiy the Once again, hearts are lifted helpiess Babe. Let us think of this ma- -inhp adjyr ew db ture man-God, with his aduit convictions, th mesg ofC rtm s bis aduit compassion, bis aduit Physical Leusb gld strength, and honor these qualities. Let us put this true evaluation of Christ FRD , RE &ST F aduits, it is &STAFo