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th acmn frm pnmi monday daeamtxr 33rd 1957 christmas customs the world over depict traditions from olderf days village at overton ui hooded 4aosrs yrst through the streets as th mn of the village have 4a tor ho years they act out ttw alary of st george and the itli fantastic ceremony is per tjy fam laborer who their parts in an ancitwit anglosaxon dialect handed down by father to son over the centur ies curiuosly none of the mem mn now why they should reen let the story of st oeurge el chrlatmeatune what is certain though is that flu earamony lakes iu rightful among christmas customs in the hampshire the world over christian tradlt- ions orirankly pagan that have thair origins in tha forgotten pajl in contrast is the recently in sugurated custom of the arrival of the three wise lion in los ang eles tjy sir from mexico city even hardheaded businessmen it seatns are rniufen el heart when it comes to dressing up for whan they arrive to greet mayor of the celluloid city on half ot their president they coma dressed in robes more glamorous than the magi ware ever likely la wear they wear golden crowns and carry an outsiie in stars and christmas being above alla childrens festival they come lad to vdr friends k veb1y yulet1b acton woodcrafts aaac 7i ao our 6amdiu ax aw aur aranaaat wiakaa at a marrv houd sanaa tfenpro distribtttbvsfcirnited acton o n t aililiaiiimiiliailiiliaaiaiaiiiiiaaaanniaailaaia wcccecoteeew an with sweets and all kinds of gifts on the other aide of the world an australia an innovation that has taken on the hallmark of an anc lent tradition is the ceremony f carols by candlelight two decades ago australian radio announcer thought up the idea with the aim of helping sick y children to his surprise ftp few- alt r than 10 000 people gathered candles in hand at princes bridge the gateway to melbourne to sing the favorite carols they or their families sang bark in their coun tries uf origin m the old world now every christmas eve mot than a quarter of a million people take part in the ceremony and guest artists travel the world lo tor present a comparable gathering of the faithful can only be aren in the famous si peters square outside the vatican peakhig of candles wr a told there was no candle in the stable at bethlehem yet candle tu played a la ge part in christian worship throughout the ages and particularly in christmas cere monies symbolic uf christ the light of the world they are said to have been adoned from roman and hebrew customs certainly candle were essential lo many prechristian ceremonies the roman used them to syvn toollse the rturn of thr tun to earth in their great saturnalian festival which took place at ihr end of december jews still crlebratc llanukah or the festival of i ights with candles to commemorate their victory f r religious freedom won on decern bcr 3fl 103 i1c on thai day judas maccabeus succeeded in cleansing thr temple in jerusalem eftrr its p ofa nation by the jews greek overlord the early christiana used candl cs for their secret service in thr roman catacombs r rom these various sources the tradition ha spilled over into the present and especially at chralma are cm nrcted with lotnc charming rui toms in country district of r anl petrlr believe that on christmas r ve the chrnl child walks ihroufh the land so candles are placed in the wmduwi to guich him on his way in austria and hunar the same bcliri is carried a lep fur thcr doors arc left pp n t thai if weary the infant saviou can enter to rest awhile perhaps the most charming use to which candles arc put u in sweden and in america swedish communities when they came to church on christmas m rning thry find that tighltd candles have been placed on every seat lo wel come thorn and chnstma w ould not be christmas m mnnv ruun tries without a candlelit ini christmas e c u fu rman children thr most eagerly awaited night of ihc vi jr r or their fwtiv i tie btgin ihut nijht whin thev nrt pt rmillt d lo g itht r nuind their hrighttt lit tret and sit their in irnu in thtu i u of thi ch il in ret the gi rmaiu mt unc uucrnut- in rpetu it in ttn cult of their pagan unci stork for whom dm tree was the principal rt iijiiou synb il f the niudic kod v rdtn since the prince contort si up a trr in v imlso c isu in 1m1 for the rnl children the christ ma tret h it beenrm a centrt f fcslivitrt in fngland hi action hid tts n m re u vt ions in amin a to tod i ann man cilita u with one inothir lo kit up m thi ir clt miiiurik iter liikt trti b round which tin n r ir u record lu im so fnr u 2tk fit t belgium mid ft incc whili n i forsaking ihrtr ti iditiun il nt w cnr festivities art bee mini christmas t ic conation and art mere umfcu adtritint lnuuh or german ctintmn customs in biltunt end sou intra trance the custom of burning tin miw log still h lds swiivas it dot in thi northern parts of italt un1 siam a bilicf ht id in common is th it the ash from the i g h is sorm miraculous powers tht b cton bt lieves it cmuni protection f r m lightning the italian and spamtd never fear hailstorm whin thi i have some of it in their pocket the corauiom of burning thi vure log varies from count to country in wuithirn f met tne halc lumilv go out on christmas er to collect it wine is poured over it and as it burns the head of our thinks lor your prrohige and our best wishes tht you christftus be filled wjtb nuch lupptness and joy franks sunoco service station highway no 7 aden ont i rw that a whole room is filled with them in many pa ts of germany austria italy and south amcr ira there are clubs where child rrn learn to build their own crib being encuurmged to use their im agination in producing differ nl llr irul ahaptm ann icans of german drirrni in imni ivania go hits mating at ch utmaa that u vikiting one an oilier s home to view their friends crib which might cmtain him drxds r figure fanr ful land apc wattrfalls bndkv foun u uitd mimi 1 nut whilt mag among the world miin umimu christmas cuum thai of the yugoslav housewife sprinkling th lablecloth with im so that a guest who happens to knock rr his glasi need not be ashamed for in that country it i nt du to drtnk too much al christ mas another jugoslav cuftt m is ctuldrt n to tilind their parent onl the cludtxl iv animals in a church in greccio italy to show how cjtrut as deprived of all cifn- furu at hu birth the most elaborate rrb can be awn m italy not only in the churches and private homes but alao m banks rhaingtorcs and railway stations tlicy are prepared with extreme care and the figures of the holy family the shepherds and the wise men with their finely carved features ae elaborately drvssed with clothe- farmers in northern europe pcndvhc i lhulwintexcvcnings re tji4isjig thelrcrtligrwwia parish preson sit times coauu so many- tlgures the family calls for a blessing the house in llal blindfolded children beat the burning log and then the whole famh smg an avi composed ceecially for the occas ion anathcr ancient and much lin ed tradition is that of the cib- prescpi to the italians or puu to the germans and germunamer lean- the custom was started by st francu of assissi who m 123 set up a i natiwty scene which mbasquc and dutch children put cha rs and releam thim when k ihi ir idmiiu mrrifii gat land if n ens ant holu oi ihi fruit mtboiui t mxfwill uni h u holder lo ihi pav i hv whili in thr ul of riifclind mich a rt ath mti nded it ket p thi v j ut m 1 t rf lock in al quoin ciuj1 oiriid on ohrulm ui nmu um ftal ol tin toar hi t1 is ci iwiratt t lor ctii the irivont and iluw wnlkid in soli mn ir ct ku n gn il dm ri t ill while old carols an unc thi uwi n hi ad r drd ind stuffed will sn npp i i it m uth follows held h gh on siuir rtsti thi win hie inglikhm in ir i ditional chriklmas dih lout before ihc turkt irrivrd from at r s thr atlantic and i bclitwd t ht i rilic if pat inism f im the t nn of uie i u h c nqui vt in thi m m nth centur in ix nm t k t da i- in tht ret of eand n n ia t h f irms thi chuf mm on itu milnidc menu thc dims f low th h tiling a rice pudd n which his i b tter almond in t the f nd r uar- inlerd d f rtunt tin strb- hide a lu kv mm in tlu ir taki 1 kt thi luikv chirms in the lnilikh chtislmax pu lding while hunuiniank b ike c ikes madt in fold kmnbolic of chr st swaddling clotn in the tnl milk u lift out whin the h um hold go off 1 1 midnight mass on christmas e i i ift jj th child and his mo he but whit about st nicnolas or san 1 1 clam ht make hi ap penra nee on dcitmbtr 6 in man turopcan countries the ci idren wclcorm him eau rl for his ar rival means an cam dtlivir of resmu one of the more t labor j i cere monus in bwttztr and at this time of tear is tht irrial of st nich olas he had a bodyguard uf about so vi hit rbcd dancer v earing six foot tall hats resembling stain ed glass w ind w through w hich candle shine wbjle hanging up a slocking u the muro widespread custom thcir shoes or sabots on the win dow ledo into which thc three kin lean put their gifts christmas boxes are believed to be of pagan origin thc practice of exchanging gifts being part of the reman saturnalia and nordic vule festivities the christmas custom c in tie traced same believe to the boxes inlowhich sailors and trav ellers on lone s voyage put thank offering to the monks for saving masses for thc safety of their easels these were present ed to the monks at christmas the custom of opening the poor ventre f future ia impreswve gkinnat fotun ouaiturs fuhaal is tevealed by this viaw of aodal of a ira r itt itelo arrentad by caaadia kational rail- wyatrntiy fr the tirvejapiofwt of ha otastral tnbi aal afew i rrmj bt veijb and knapp cavssvla ltd th aiaster ian wtr tl ire i4urks ia uosauaal twarluad and ealts tuts ic urey onve huimi fck tka ban of a eeueifwnn a wait paaa with sunkea rspamair wtaiiraat aivl a slkppuur easvou e with two i eel of parfcssc aadar- tkfath a 1v-j- v m jo aturey and a i y oea lau ho slrawileproineaaa of shispaahmtiaaada biaasit ihi i transports ma essatra to 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of christmas th reverent hearts we pay e to him on this chntmas and hope that his teachings of peace on earth and good wit to men will find expression throughout i ho world may your family enpy the many rich blessings of christmas mayor oat