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7zm ffctr actowrvw press thuwday december 2 1966 boudayhazttm theres no place hke borne for me hoiidys and mere no place uke boavfor christ mas fire hamme keep that tree butt unqeried in water check those string of light for frayed insulation and pos sible short circuits clear away discarded gift wrapping promptly and dont smoke near the tree safe yule hove yourself a merry little christmas but keep it safe from the fine dangers of the season keep the tree fresh and green by siandbw it in water keep cigarettes and matches at a safe distance switch the tree lights off at bedtime and before leaving home and never decorate a tree with candies joy joyous qhristtnas greetings out wish is that you waken to a christmas full of the best the season offers the joy of loving friends the peace of plenty i have the merriest christmas of all management and staff acton pharmacy i v- we raise par voice with the carolers to sing the praises of this happy season a joyful christmas to all harvey lavbrty heating main st n toctcwooo all may dl the peace happiness and blessings of this holy season be bestowed upon you and yours a varf merry christmas to one and acton home furnishings and reverence holy season candlelight and muste pag- eanta and prayer fill churches everywhere as christians cele brate at special services tbe birth of christ the joy and wonder of christmas with its message of new life hope and promise of peace on earth good will toward men finds expression many ways in choirs staging the praises of tbe babe of bethlehem in scenes symbolising the birth of a child in a manger in tbe gleam of candle reflecting the light of a star in the sound of voices raised to carols gath ered from around the world and showing the true brother hood qf man christmas in all its beauty and glory goes out to hearts young and old oirirte kane to western christian be lievers december 25 carries all the deep religious meaning appropriate to the anniversary of the birth o christ as the date for the celebration of christes masse the mass of christ it was selected some centuries after the nativity selected from a number of possible dates among them january 6 march 21 march 29 april 9 may 20 september 29 and november 17 in some eastern orthodox churches holy night comes on january 6 christmas day on january 7 the armenian church celebrates christmas on january 19 generally researchers are agred that the correct date and year of christs birth are lost jn the past although some tentative conclusions can be drafn since it is the meaning of the day that counts the date that has for centuries symbolised tbe coining of tbe 8aviour will undoubtedly con tinue its holy significance in christendom to those who like to ponder on tbe world as it was when the infant jesus was bom and on the growth of christianity some delving into the re searches about christmas can be a rewarding experience any tendency to take christ mas for granted disappears in the fascinating study of the early christian church and its growth in the face of resist ance a comparison of biblical references with archaeological and historical researches dis closes that christ was prob ably born before 4 bc in other words the present year is not 1962 of the christian era but at least 1968 evidence to support this re lates to the reign and death of herod an eclipse of the moon in 4 bc which coincided with a jewish religious festival has helped historians to fix the death of herod at about l this time and when be died according to the new testa ment the young jesus joseph and mary were living in egypt dale for tsxe that the birth of christ may have occurred as early as 7 bc is deduced from archaeo logical discoveries indicating that one of three major tax collections in the reign of augustus caesar may have taken place then j selection of december 25 as the birth date of christ may in tudor times in england during tudor ti mes christmas celebrations began on all saints day nov ember 1 and continued until candlemas held on february 2 the lord of misrule acted as master of ceremonies at the yuletide festivilities much of the music for all ithis mer rymaking was extemporane ous many songs were passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation songs such as the boars head carol referiing to tne toar or pig which wasfta- ditional at the yule feast and the first nowell have been an effort on the part of early christian leaders to counteract tbe pagan ap peal of the roman saturnalia a festival held at the turning of the year candles castfestive glow on traditional yulescene candles have cast a glow over christmas festivities for centuries one of the very earliest of legends tells of the christ child wandering the streets of the world in search of shelter on christmas eve lighted candles are placed in windows to welcome him from germany comes a sim ilar belief that the virgin mary and a host of angels pass over the countryside each christ mas eve candles are put in the windows of german homes as an invitation and guide to the food that is traditionally left for them many of the christmas tra ditions that have sprung up around the use of candles had tnelr origin in pagan rites the pagan yule nearly co inciding with todays date for christmas was accompanied by the burning of a giant log during tbe twelve days in which it was thought that the sun stood still from this stems yule log tradition in medieval europe the cus tom arose of also lighting a giant christmas candle that would burn brightly till twelfth night during their saturnalia ro mans fastened candles to trees to dispel the darkness thus indicating the suns return there is an old story that martin luther brought a fir tree into the nursery one christmas eve for bis wife and children to show them the glory of the night when christ was born he decorated the tree with lighted candles rep resenting stars today electric lights nave taken the place of candles on christmas trees but candles still bum brightly in churches and homes throughout tbe world one of tbe most impressive holiday uses of candles is in tbe candlelight carol and com munion services held in many churches at christmas time appropriately enough one of the loveliest of candlelight ceremonies takes place each year in the central moravian church at bethlehem pa complete with traditional or gan and orchestral music the program includes reading of the christmas story prayers and carols the wise men found the wonder of that holy night may you and your loved ones find its peace st john ambulance brigade acton i j wxj greetings of jb hr friends make a jr r merry christmas lfiw m best wishes zs r i3b jshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil bhbed sslslslslslslslslslslslslslslsk mtmm azvessvtsslslslslsw vanity bar jack mccauums service fe still tops as tree nowadays christmas trees are made out of almost every thing from aluminum to plas tic but the worlds favorite christmas tree is still the evergreen i many legends explain how the e became- associ ated with christianity and christmas one is tbe story of st wilfred according to the book of knowledge speaking to a group of con verts the saint sought to illus trate how they had broken away from the heathen wor ship of the druids he chopped down a giant tree an oak since this kind of tree was one of the chief objects of druid worship as in russian their fatter religious mas they drens to remain it fell with four young fir st that the on serve it is life he are toward it is all your fir let of the about it but in danny tmmbjay was a little skeptical about buster the clown at the beardmore christmas party saturday afternoon his brother norman was holding danny whei the clown came oyeq to greet him