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ferent people over the ages color has been used as the symbol of abstract ideas from time immemorial in early and medieval chris tian art colors had a mystic or symbolic meaning red indi cated passion in its good sense it was a symbol of divine en ergy and love and the creative power of the holy spirit in its bad sense it was a sign of hate in that meaning it became an emblem of satan i emerald green is often the symbol bf hope and growth hi many christian paintings colors played an important role in medieval magic and su perstition for example the famous philosophers store which the alchemists thought would turn base metals into gold and cure all diseases was thought to be colored red ac cording to the encyclopedia americana red was also a favorite curative color in more recent superstitions in indonesia the people think a piece of bright red coral will keep its owners teeth in good order and there are people everywhere who are sure that a person owning a cimddiai tire corporation acton ont ess aeaisvsngi associate frep store jtjjivsils i jvl anq staff ar supermarket ruby will live to a ripe old age r green was a sacred color among the ancient and medi eval egyptians who wore it as a symbol of hope and the joy of spring the muslims carried this symbolism throughout the middle east and the faithful on returning from the pil grimage to mecca wear a green turban make sure that matches are kept out of reach of children and never leave young child ren unattended christmas fla christmas florida post mark on thousands of holiday packages each year is locat ed 23 miles east of orlando and was originally established as a fort to provide protection against hostile indians some 126 years ago today thous ands throughout the united states and europe send pack ages toe mailed from christ mas now a symbol of peace and goodwill always clear away discard ed holiday gift wrappings promptly from the tree area even a mojst tree will burn if ignited by such a fire around its base iturrj christmas fnlrttfo is jjjf ttmi0 pufiitawg airings hn hhare mtlli hb tlrta fawn sag fattr aflrrrg mrrtfitmas a l riemer equipment company fc- taxi and smack bar jlllllllijijl the one holiday i sum photo buster the clown entertained parents and children during the bearcjmore christmas party saturday afternoon at the plant abjove he tries to persuade mrs peter wharton and mrs chaelie kingsmill two office employees to smell the posies he tempts them with buster in real life is harold black of scarborough a professional entertainer of hanging stockings by the chimney when his romantic heart was touched and he gifted a bankrupt merchants three marriageable daughters with gold- for their dowries desiring anonymity he tossed the three bags of gold through the window or as some tell it down the chimney one of the bags landed in a stocking which had been hung up to dry on the mantelpiece hanging up stockings thus became part of the holiday ritual stocking up starts with santa santa claus envisioned to day as a jolly cheerful man with an affinity for children was a romanticist too accord ing to legend the first santa claus st nicholas started the custom if fire should strike first get everyone out of the house then call the fire department before attempting to fight the fire yourself your first role in the event of fire is to get out safely long ago three wise men followed a star to a mirdcle today that miracle live on in the spirit of peace and love born on that joyous day we wish you a full measure of blessings be distinguished say you uartpd to kid at ross lake riding school joe ross- ownormatiagor phono i77m95 instructor mrs ann vernon phono 1774773 s blessings christmas may the serenity oi peace and a bounty oi joy enter your life this blessed time merry christmas joyce leauty sa10n warn vmarmalnmv tpfrloo though christmas comes hut once a year there is cer tainly no bne and only way to celebrate it in addition to the many customs that are- generally shared lights bells trees gifts santa prayer and feasting the special ways of observing the holiday are as varied and numerous as the communities and fam ilies involved often the history and cul ture of a community is the in spiration for the way it cele brates christmas in other eases the customs are con sciously developed in an effort to express the spirit of the season it doesnt take long for these community projects to become wellloved even oldfashioned traditions volumes could be filled with an account of interesting com munity christmases each of them different a few are sum marized below santas land usa feature of the christmas season at putney vt is san tas land uba santa greets his friends here in one of his homesawayfrom honie since the north pole must be considered his official resi dence the building is set against a background of pine trees in the foothills of vermonts qreen mountains the large letters s c on the chimney identify it as santas resi dence in new orleans carol sings are a traditional part of the holiday season in new orleans many of them are held across theitreet from st louis cathedral this his toric cathedral in the french quarter is k focal point for the community religious observ ances of christmas here youthful carolers from a private elementary school la petite ecole convene to sing the familiar songs in both french and english christmas tree lan important part of the holi day season in california is the famous ceremony of christ mas tree lane at altadena huge deodar cedars border a public throughfare in this city and at christmas it is trana- fromed into christmas tree lane the trees are lit with thousands of bulbs turned on at dusk on christmas eve and motorists celebrate the spec tacle by driving slowly along the lane the tall graceful deodars were brought to california by pastor wrote to please children up on the housetops is a happy christmas song written by an ohio pastor benjamin hanby in 1864 believing that music was a part of religion he held week ly songfests for children in new paris ohio since he was short of money when the chil dren needed a new song he wrote it himself the song which tells the joys of going up on the house tops and down through the chimney with good saint nick to the click click click of reindeer hooves gained early popularity its iorigin however was lost when the chicago publishing house of oeorge f root pub lishers of the song- burned credit for the authorship was not restored until after han- bys death set up christmas trees in doors just before christmas and remove then as soon as posstrie after christmas keep trees away fromjieat sources and out of the path to ejrftsj bury india the he in the was way mas for ial of an and from tol with city in in one a feast but ing are