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JRSRIRST MIMI NT BI MI MSN COMPLIMENTS Of The Season FROM Dairy Bar Port Perry |deal Open 7 Days A Week For Your Convenience ~ Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day Only Spanish Christmas In Spain, song and dance dominate al! the Yuletide celebrations, which begin on Christmas Eve, called "Noche Buena" or "The Good Night." The birth of the Christ Child is heralded In agay and festive manner by crowds of young people - smging and dancing in the streets to the accompani- ment of tambourines, gui- tars, gourd rattles and cas- tanets During midnight church services, tambourines and guitars blend with the or- gan music and the spirited volces of the congregation Christmas Day is devoted to family reunions. There is much feasting on such deli- cacies as almond soup, truf- fled turkey with chestnuts or roast turkey with apples and raisin stufling. The tra- ditional Christmas sweet is _ turron, a nougat of almond candy. After dinner, the family / Sleighloads of 5 S75 thanks to you loyal patrons. We hope Santa fulfills your wishes. Utica Farm Equipment Ltd. gathers around the Naci- mento, or Nativity scene, which has been lighted with candles, to sing lively Span- ish carols, most of which date back hundreds of years. Spirits are further whipped up by the noise of the "pandereta" (tambou- rine; and the "zambomba," a drumlike instrument with a reed stuck through the skin which, after being moistened, is moved up and down, producing a deep monotonous sound. The children join in enthusias- tically, singing and dancing around the Nacimento. ~ The Nacimentos have an individual Spanish look. A typical Spanish bull and a Ey 224% GRE PORT PERRY MINOR Hockey Association EXTENDS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ITS TEAMS AND TOURNAMENT SPONSORS CAM MACMASTER BEARE MOTORS LTD.--Port Perry DALE BOLTON CARPENTER CONTRACTOR-- R.R. No. 2, Seagrave JOHN BALLARD LUMBER--Port Perry CANADIAN TIRE ASSOCIATE STORE-- "Port Perry D.R. BRONSON CONSTRUCTION LTD. Port Perry EMMERSON INSURANCE AGENCY--Port Perry EMIEL'S PLACE, Port Perry GRANT MENZIES MOTORS LTD.--Whitby LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER CO. LTD.--Port Perry MALMONT FARMS (Neil T. Malcolm) R.R. No. 1, Blackstock MERSCO 5c to $1.00 STORE--Port Perry PORT PERRY LIONS CLUB PORT PERRY KINSMEN CLUB PEEL'S POULTRY FARM LTD.--Port Perry ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (Branch 419)-- Port Perry GEORGE STONE REAL ESTATE Ltd.-- Port Perry UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS (Local 222) Oshawa - 1% SPECIAL THANKS T CAM! MACMASTER' & ELMER LEE FOR THEIR DONATION OF THE | CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS. gray donkey occupy stalls near the Babe of Bethle- hem. The procession of the three Wise Men and their retinue bearing gifts are all represented. There is al- ways a little stream or river. made of silver paper or real water, to show where wom- en kneel and do the famity laundry, a typical Spanish scene. Besides the innkeep er and many anunals, there are sometimes figures of tamous bullfighters and politicians. According to Spanish folklore, the Wise Men trav eled through Spain enroute to the stable at Bethlehem PORT PERRY STAR They play a leading role in the Spanish Christmas cel ebration. Instead of San ti, IU Is the three Wise Men who bring gifts to children on Epiphany Eve Just as American children write letters to Santa, Spanish children write letters to the Magi. On the night of Jan- uary Sth, their shoes, filled with straw for the camels, and a plate of turrons are CHRISTMAS EDITION 1973 - § customs have realm of enchantment left on the balcony In the morning they find their shoes, filled with goodies and surrounded by presents. Climax of the festivities Is the annual "cabalgata," a colortul parade waoich marches through the cen- ter of town with floats de- picting the birth of Christ, the Magi, shepherds and re- lated personages How Santa Claus Became A Christmas Tradition The tradition. that Santa Claus is the giver of Christ- mas presents comes to us from a fourth. century Ger- man legend of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus is a German» corruption of the name)? When St. Nicholas learned of three young women who - were unable to attract suit- © ors because their father was too poor to provide them with a dowry, he filled three bags with gold one night and threw them into the windows of the rooms of the' young women. Soon after, they were all happily mar- ried. Unexpected gifts were thereafter attributed to St. Nicholas. The myth that Santa Claus descends the chimney to fill the stockings comes from the Norsemen. Their: legend tells us that at the winter solstice the goddess Hertha appeared in their fireplaces and brought with her happiness and good for-- tune. Dr. Clement Clarke }oore, a professor in the Géneral Theological Seminary in New York, put the myth in: the form of a poem, "The Visit of St. Nicholas." He invented the sleigh and the reindeer and his description of St. Nicholas was suggest- ed by the appearance of a ACK is Bown May the joys of the season grow ever greater in your heart. We're singing out our warmest wishes to you for a Holiday richly reward- ing in good cheer and happiness. SWAMP AUTO BODY Doug Robinson - Bruce McCreight - Doug Hughes @ ETRY YY ERY German man-of-all-work in his employ. The sleigh bells were suggested by the bells on the bridle of his own horse. He wrote the poem for his children in 1822 and read 1t to them on. Christmas Eve of that year This poem has become the foundation of our own rich American tradition about Santa Claus SHEAF OF GRAIN A SCANDINAVIAN CUSTOM Scandinavian farmers traditionally practice the cus- tom of attaching a sheaf of grain to a pole and placing it out in the snow as a Christmas feast for birds, often with suet added as an extra treat It is said that no peasant would sit down to Christmas dinner until the birds had been provided for. Trans Food Market Prince Albert spread far and wide our warmest i' holiday wishes! Thanks. Seu CHRISTMAS We wish you happy holidays, and take this opportunity to thank you for the continued loyalty and confidence you have shown us. McFADDEN'S Car Wash & Laundromat ~~ : GREETINGS It's Christmas . ... the great principles of peace and brotherhood. Social Credit Party time to renew our faith in Jy -- BS or ARES, pr,