Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1951 — Page 11

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Nations' Customs Widely Varied i On Christmas Day In pearly all of the civilized world December 25 la a red letter day. Peoples of all nationalities and religions celebrate the birth of Christ. The customs of the many nations are as varied as the peoples and their faiths are different. In the Scandinavian countries, a Christmas tree made <rf a sheaf of wheat bound to a pole, is raised for t '/^k z • 'i ' ' •••:■ *' I ” i ■ . ' I the winter birds. In Norway, rice ptidding is always an important item on the njenu for the Christmas dinner. One almond is baked in the pudding and 4he person who finds the almond in his portion is always the first to get married. Chinese children make odd stockings by seWing three pieces of muslin together, and hang them up on Christmas Eve to hold the gifts brought by Lan Khoong-Khdong, which means “Nice Old Father’’’ to them, Santa Claus to uu The “old-fashioned” American Christmas, while reflecting the traditions of. many countries, most, closely resembles the traditional English Christmas, complete with plum pudding, mistletoe, carolers. •Santa Clau3, Indiana, Received Jamouf Ckrfatmai Cve, 1882 Although many towns have names directly or indirectly associated with Christmas, there Is but one town named | Santa Claus, in Indiana. ' Except for a lucky break, the town would have had another name and hence wbuld not have enjoyed the annual fame that it gathers around the Vuletide season. The original intention to name the town Santa Fd fell through when the officials at Washington suggested that the town be named sohiething else, since there was already a Santa Fe in New Mexico. On Christmas Eve, in 1882, the citizens held a mass meeting to select another' name, but every one proposed was discarded for one reason or another. The meeting was about to break up when Santa Claus, making his yearly visits in the neighborhood, strode in to get warm. He was in costume and his arrival put | one name in every mind. t ’ And so the town was named Santa Claus/ T ZJ "J Christmas Carols Herald Yuletide. Im memorially For centuries Christmas Carols have heralded the Yuletide season around the Christian world. Many of them, slightly altered by changing times and . customs, have been handed dowft from one generation to another. ■ A great number probably were Ipst because they were popular in generations not adequately covered by a written history. Christmas. Carols are of two main types—religious and convivial. The religious offer praise to the newborn and celebrate the birth of Christ. The’ convivial exalt mirth* and the traditional feasting. The latter- is almost an invention of our modern civilization, and few? ’’popular” Vuletide songs manage to return year after “Jingle Bells” is orte notable exception. “Silent Night,” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”, and "O Come All Ye Faithful” seem destined to last'forever* Bl 1 1 ■»»' f • •' —■ ADORATION OF THE SHEF* HERDS ... This striking sculp-* tural work was done by Andres s del Verrocchio (1435-1488) otf Florence, Italy, and ta in the National Gallery of Art in Waglk Ington, D.C.

‘Snapdragon’ Popular A game called “snapdragon” was very popular at Christmas time in England more than 200 -yedrs ago. To a limited extent it is still played in some parts of England, as well as in America. The original'' game called for a quantity of raisins to be deposited in a large bowl nr dish. Brandy or some other spirit was then poured over the fruit and ignited. At a given signal, the participants attempt to snatch a raisin frpm the blazing bowl. | I'Wc J : •'wß ' Ji ■Ffli - Er. SECRETS . . . This little girl wants something for Christmas, v but she’s not telling anyone‘except Santa Ciaus, who looks like he understands the problem. Oityoiated i* ■ ' ■ ■ \ li The Christmas tree, now almost a universal symbol, probably came to America from Germany, although tradition has it tha\ Christmas trees originated in Egypt. The palm tree is supposed to put forth a branch every month, and a spray of this tfee, with 12 shoots on it, was used in Egypt b German writers mention the tree as early as 1605. The German prince Albert consort of Queen Victoria, Introduced the Christmas tree in England when he had a tree for his daughter,

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