Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1954 — Page 28

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— —«'' —... ...... ~ New Year Gatherings Are Ancient Tradition Gathering with family and friends to celebrate the New Year is a custom older than when the date January 1 became accepted as the first day of the year. Watching the old year out and the new year in is one of the oldest and most universal of all celebrations. The ancient Romans got together, although they celebrated the New Year in the spring, to wish each other health, wealth and happiness in the days ahead. And, long before this time, the Vikings built huge fires at the turn of the year to propitiate their, fierce Norse gods.

Mexican Custom Will Brighten Christmas Party If you’re planning a Christmas party for the kiddies, why not brighten up the affair the Mexican way? Make plans for a “pinata” and we promise it will be the high spot of the gathering. Widely used in Mexico throughout the yegr, the pinata is busiest at Christmas time, during the Mexican Christmas Festival which lasts 21 days. It is constructed of thin, fragile clay, filled with sweetmeats and trinkets, then suspended from the ceiling as a form of decoration. Sometime during the gathering, each of the guests is blindfolded and given a stick which is brandished in the air until the pinata is shattered and the delicious contents pour forth. — It’s a wonderful way to entertain the kiddies, but the game may be—and often is—enjoyed by older folks. SPomP9 ol (/L-m It won’t be a chilly Christmas for many outdoor evergreens and shrubs this year, with outside home decorations expected to be even more popular than in past years. It’s nice to have bright decorations outside, tree experts say, but too many home owners give their home grounds evergreens a hot foot while stringing them with overly-powerful Christmas lights tor a blinking, brilliant colorama. They offer this advice to protect l trees while utilizing them to the best advantage in achieving that beautiful outdoor display; Use only electrical fixtures designed to be strung on outdoor trees. Use bulbs no stronger than 15watts. They’re bright enough to be gay and colorful, yet don’t generate enough heat to burn foliage, even on direct contact. Check periodically to determine if needles or foliage are turning brown in vicinity of lights. If so, rearrange the lights. Not even a beautiful light display ~is worth marring valuable evergreens that are a source of beauty the year round. •I • . - The first Christmas tree in San Francisco was made in 1850 from Douglas fir branches wired on a stick by a German wine shop proprietor. I

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