WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1980 PAGE 31 LrslfasCustoms of Far Away, Long Ago Evu(ry nation hias Uts donkey and taken door to Christmas Eve. Straw are of delightful Christ- door, collecting food. Ail would 1)c place(l uuder the os customns, and although the poor of the parisb stipper tab)le, along with dax' fnany of those tradi- would then bc invitud to dishes and a tal)lecloth. ns are no longer strictly corne to the local cbiurch, One chair wvould b)e lêTt scrved, sonie of these wvhere th.ese food donations vacant for tbc Christ Cliild, .taint eus toms are stili vould be given to thein. as the huead of the family nenibered. WVreaths and chaîns ro-anshedapac Ini Czechoslovakia, for mnade of brilliant tropical wafer", a symbol of peatc stance, the Christmas ftowvers offer a great con- on earth. ason signaled the tine to trast at Christmastimce in Another Iovely cuistorn ýd inarrels, so that the the Philippines. There chil- cornes fromn Ireland. There, w% vear could begin in a dren parade anti sing after on Christ mas evcning, canf- irit of love andi frienc-i- ass, led by a band. in- dies arc lighitcd and placcd ip. Thus, there wvas a stead of a Christinas trcc, in each witndowN and doors tde oforh sievrng b f loers inae home plisand arbolceofcrmofhis o spni- idath as fvitin back ter arc thae. palmsand arc lee f r.fThis s 10s- tighit to patch top any' rnis- candie is kept liurning -An tality 10 Joseph anid Mary (lerstandings. Caroling the xindlow ail niglit long. and thc lJoly Babe. l'lie iS also a popular customn In.Sicily, a procession fol- candiles arc Icft aglow ail Czechioslovakia andc as lows Christmnas Eve ser- night long andi are finally e carolers went about vices. \Vith a wvaxcn image snuffcd out by those an- ging, they carried minia- of the Cbrist Cbild at the sw crin g t o t he n a nie o f ____I -e Nativity scenes xvith liead of the procession, the Mary. CU.0c em. celebrants wind tbcir w'ty In Switzcrland, ebjîdren In France, the holiday tlirough th~e towvn, xw'îîle wait for thc ai-rival of "Sa- ason was the occasion for chutrch belis ring anti rock- michlaus" on Decembler comic scene. A huge usfae 5th. Wearing a jolly mask, cker figure known as A beautiful Polish eus- lic boasts a wh ite flowing elchior, earrying a basket toin wou Id bu observeci beard, a fur-trirnned robe wearing colorful attire, whvlen the first star of the and carnies a gray sack andj xIld bu strapped to a evening appeared on staff. Advent Calendar -How many days till Christnmas?" Parents of young children are used to hearing this question Liime and again in the wceks pre- ceding that big day. this lime is by having thern l'ollow an Advent calendar. Advent is the f'our wceks before Christrnas and the many couintries this puriod is observed as a Vur\' important one. The calundars usually fuaturu 24 littlu windowvs, one for each dav of the suason, 10 bu opunud tw vou nligsturs as Christ mas approachus. Thev'll uniov thu charming illustrations that characturizu thesu calundars and will bu ablu to kuup track of' the days uintil the advunt, or corn- Itoliday Partying 1.ighiun tfl oaid, and iultiplv- thu fun %vith a provrcssive dinner parît': appetizurs at one housu, salad at anothur, main dîsh and des.sert ai othur Pay Now, Buy Later Say The Experts' Although most people make it a practice to charge their holiday gifts and worry about paying for them later, money management advisors say this is flot a good practice. The best way to finance your hioliday shopping, ac- cording to the experts, is to save beforehand with an interest-bearing Christmas -Club accounit. You'Il ot only have the interesît o show for it at Christmas- time, you'lIl also be saving on high interest charges. Make lit An OId-Fashioned Christmas! 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