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4 =et. AP Ra hy eS) 2 -~ ne A Pe v ~ eno a ates WB rw Saha IT A PA I ENE ATL Os RNASE Blessings at Iyristmas We sincerely wish you every blessing that the season holds. May you and those dear to you rejoice in contentment and love. + GENERAL STORE SEAGRAVE B. L. WANAMAKER HE GH Joe As the season of good will comes to us once again, we take the opportunity to bid our friends a Merry Christmas! ELEANORS FLOWERS At Yuletime, we extend to you our wish that merriment may brighten your happy home, all season long. Geoff. Taylor and Son During Christmastime we extend to all our neighbors and friends warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday. HAUGEN'S CHICKEN BARBECUE Yesteryear's CustomsLive At Yuletide Candles and carols, trees: and treats, gifts and greens --- and Santa Claus, of course, Wherever Christmas is cele- brated, these symbols seem to appear. In the modern era of rapid communication, there is a growing uniformity in the ways that people everywhere . choose to mark the holiday. Yesteryear's customs, how- ever, still have their place in modern celebrations, It's a case of "the more things change, the more they stay "the same," as countries, com- munities and individuals seek to cherish and preserve "their own special holiday tra- ditions. Some of these traditions, as treasured in memory or kept alive in holiday ritual, .are compiled in the follow- ing paragraphs, according to information from the editors of Encyclopedia Internation- al. a * * * Is a Mystery Mysterious things happen on Christmas Eve, say coun- try legends of Switzerland. Young people may foretell the future, if they drink from nine different fountains while the midnight church bells chime. Then, if they hasten to the church steps, their future mates will await them there. Somewhat less romantical- ly, older folk seek to predict the weather for the coming -- year, using.onion peels filled with' salt. How Many Holidays? Traditional}, Belgians cel- Christmas season -- bhegin- ning with St. Nicholas Day, December 6th, when the good saint brings 'gifts for chil- dren. Day, December 21st. It's a ~sort-of "trick or treat" day for school children, who try to play tricks on their teach- ers. ) The third holiday, of course, is Christmas. * * * COST WAS HIGH WHhen Christmas greetings cards first came into their own in the United States, about, 1875, some of the more elegant cards were encrust- SELLS AL Well-Loved Carols Ring Out Everywhere "Joy to theworld! The Lord is come!" 'It came upon themidnight clear, that glorious song of old." ; : "Silent night, 'holy night, All is calm, all is bright." - "Oh come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant." "~ Throughout Christendom, the words of these well-loved carols are familiar even to little children, and they'll be - heard this Christmas wherever carolers get to- gether. "Joy to the World" was written by Isaac Watts (1674- 1748), English hymnist. Watts, who is known as the creator of the modern hymn, wrote nearly. 600 hymns. Many of these still appear in ~ Protestant hymnals, says the _ebrate three holidays at the Then comes St. Thomas / ed with blown glass frosting and sold for as much as three dollars each Mesry (hyStmag Best wishes of the season, friends, and grateful thanks. HARRIS & HARRIS Barristers & Solicitors Encyclopedia Americana. "It -Came Upon the Mid- night Clear" is the work of Edmund H. Sears, a Unitarian minister in Massachusetts, "more than a century ago. - Perhaps 'the most famous of Christmas carols, "Silent Night" Christmas Eve,-1818, to guitar music, : ~ Mice in the bellows had silenced. the organ of a tiny Austrian church. Father Jo- seph Mohr met the challenge by" writing . "Silent Night." His = organist composed a melody for guitar. Father Mohr's inspiration-- aside from the mice--was the vast, still beauty of the snowy mountains around the village. "Oh come, all ye faithful" is translated from the Latin, *'Adeste Fidelis," and its exact beginnings are shroud- ed in the mists of time. . CANING EVIL Because candy canes have the legendary ability to ward off evil, they became part of Christmas, bringing good. "bowled us over... "Phanks" to __ all our 'patrons. CENTENNIAL LANES VIV and JIM RIDER, Prop. RIHING most wonderful gifts . ship, . loyalty and good will. We thank you for yours and wish you a Merry Christmas. Port Perry Auto Supply The beauty ana spirit of the season brings to mind . friend- was first sung on Cv