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The Acton Free Press Wed Dec 1973 Every country different Global yuletide customs Mistletoe Santa Clous let to Santa Christmas galore where did they all begin The customs of Christmas come from many lands and many eras They pagan ceremonies into Christian rituals And they stretch from West to East from North to South as each country contributes some thing special and traditional to the celebrations of the noli When seasonal gaiety rings out in Canada tho merriment is echoed in Mexico- When North or South Americans gather for Christmas festi the people of Sweden are doing the sameand so arc the peoples of Holland and France and Italy and and countless other countries In the far Christian communities spread the toms or Christmas which mingle with the yearend ceremonies observed by those of other faiths That the legend and lore Christmas knows no boun dories Is illustrated In the following round up of Yule- tide customs based on In formation provided by he editors of the Encyclopedia International From the north of England comes the happy custom of the kissing bough A large hoop twined with greens Is decorated apples and candles And In the center theres mistletoe signal for exchanging kisses Custom of writing letters to Santa Claus may have begun In Austria where long ago II was an tradition for The true meaning of Christmas stems from the message that heralded His birth Peace on Earth Good Will to All Men We wish a generous share of spiritual happiness for you And we take this opportunity to thank you for your friendly good will Mr Mrs Mike Kinal and Staff ACTON HOME HARDWARE children to write letters like to recede on St Nicho las Day From Italy cornea a most poetic addition to Christmas lore For three weeks during the Christmas season child ren traditionally go from place to place reciting Christ mas poems They expect coins In return to buy holiday goodies In Sweden An ancient custom that Is still observed In some households today is that of dipping bread Into the pot Each person dips a piece of bread Into pork and sausage drippings and eats It for good A procession which blends pagan Christmas is part of the legend and lore ol the In Germany A rider on a white horse symbol lilng the horse of the pagan god leads the parade He is followed by Father Christmas who is decked with ribbons and cor rles candy and fruit A Swiss custom that dates back to the Middle A Res Is to start the New Year free of debts December the feast of St Nicholas of Myra the first Santa Claus Is the day set to meet all monetary obligations such as rents and mortgages Holland custom For St Nicholas season its traditional In Holland to make flat cakes called Kloss Once exclusively made In the form of the bishop St Klassles now take form of bird beast or A DOZEN WAYS TO SAY Merry Christmas Czech Vesele Dutch Hnuskaa French Noel German Welhnachton Greek Italian Ha tale Portuguese Fells Natal Russian Spanish Navidad Swedish Jul Welsh Conestoga hits record A record students are currently enrolled In evening courses at College of and fish ONE VERSION teacher told us about sent Moses behind the enemy lines to rescue the Israelites From the Egyptians He brought them to the Red Sea and then Moses ordered the engineers to build pontoon bridge After they all crossed over they looked back and saw the Egyptian tanks coming Quick as a flash Moses grabbed his walkie- talkie and asked the air force to send bombers to blow up the bridge and save the Israelites Bobby exclaimed his mother Is that really the way the teacher tola the story Well not exactly Bobby admitted But if I told it her way youd never believe if Technologys seven centres The enrolment as or he end of October eclipsed previous high of 3472 recorded at the same time a year ago College officials said new courses being offered this year In the continuing education program arc also at an all time nigh As an example of the In creasing popularity or the colleges evening education program officials pointed out that just two years ago there was total of only 1977 students taking these One stumbling block facing the college in Its plans to expand the program is the limited amount of suitable space available In the area The college plans to rent more space In order to establish new courses for the program Might now the college rents facilities in a fourcounty region Wellington Huron Waterloo and ils Jurisdiction These facilities many of them make shift at best consist of church halls golf clubhouses and in one case a garage College officials maintain the overwhelming success of part time courses ore due In most Instances to improved planning development and promotion The officials also attribute the program success to giving the public the kind of educational experiences they identify with and desire Know What Waseail Means This ancient word famil iar to us from song and story comes from the An gloSaxon words Wes which means be whole or In more modem terms a Health It was used as a toast before lifting one glass and by exten sion came to mean a drink- C21 Carolling mass are tradition In the mountain regions of Western Australia entire Join in carol singing on Christmas Eve Beginning with the family living farthest from the village church torch bearing form a procession At each house along the way greetings of Froehllche Welhnachten are exchanged and the Inhabitants fall In line Eventually the whole population Is part of the parade as it arrives at the church steps in time for Mid night Mass Christmas Eve carol sing ing and Midnight Mass are also a part of the British holiday tradition The custom of hanging up mistletoe dates back to the Druids who used the plant In the religious riles Burning the Yule log Is another custom borrowed by the British from the Vikings As many as one million medical services are yearly for Canad- suffering from asthma says the Hal Ion Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association the Christmas Seal organization This Christmas the bright rays of love pac and understanding our htarts and shin hart always Frank Toth Motors 12 St Acton 8531840 M the CHRISTMAS May the peace and serenity of this holiday season you with hearthside warmth For your kind patronage our thanks ACTON AUTO BODY DAN KOCIUK JOHN BUGALA AND STAFF