Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1964 — Page 18

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PERSONAL CARD If you have the time — and talent — you can send a Christmas card that will be most appreciated by all your friends. A home-made card speaks of special thoughtfulness. It is becoming increasingly popular to poetize the family gossip of the year in the form of a greeting card to friends and relatives. 3-DAY FESTIVAL Christmas In Turkey Is a threeday festival. Christian Turks observe the season by visiting and entertaining and coffee, sweetmeats, fruit and sometimes sour milk are holiday treats. FAMILY AFFAIR Christmas is celebrated by more than a half million Christians in the predominantly Moslem country of Pakistan and the Yule season corresponds roughly to ours. It is a “family” festival as it is all over the world. Syrian Observance Os Christmas Is Quiet The holiday season in Syria extends from December 4, Saint Barbara’s Day, until January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. The Christmas observance la relatively quiet, but January 1, the Day as the Circumcision — is a day of rejoicing marked by the exchanging of gifts. January 2 ig a visiting day for women. , v An old Syrian belief is that on Epiphany Eve every tree bends its trunk and inclines its branches in homagg to the Christ Child. , SWISS TREAT A special holiday treat for the Swiss is “birewegge”, a pear cake which contains a spicy, flavorful concentrate from air-dried pears mixed with raisins and resembling a shiny loaf of bread. Also traditional is a Christmas cookie, the “Tirggel,” said to have originated aa an early German sacrificial cake. THE CANDLE No one is quite sure, but some hold that the custom of having a Christmas candle comes to us from baronial days when a huge Yqle candle was prepared to furnish the light at the high table |hroughout the holiday festiv-

■■■■■■■■■MMBMimHWMMWWMWßMMWMnMWmnuMinaauaßHaßeßeaaßeaewwmß • . A unique but simple way to add mofe holiday flavor to youi Christmas parties to to allow pineapple fcdto |e goat In your bowl of cranberry punch. -.- Make the bails by pouring pineapple Juice into small bell-shaped molds. Then freeie them. Dip the mold quickly into warm water and slide the balls into the punch when you are ready to serve. Good for about It servings, try the following recipe at your fast approaching yuletide party. SPICED CRANBERRY PUNCH . 1 pound cranberries— h cup water | iJSrtiyy** | flU|S!nstomqßjutoe 1 tablespoon whole cloves Cook cranberries, watap and cloves until skins of cranberries burst — approximately 8 minutes. Be sure cranberries are soft. Strain through cheese cloth. Mix pulp with H cup water. Mix well and strain again. Heat, add augar and boil two minutes. Just before serving, add lemon juice. (To vary this punch you may try substituting some very thin slices of lemon and brash mint leaves for the pineapple balls.)

HF tp * wHW «W* •' I -j®t?\. iBHLw * LW "■ mM ■ WINSOME TWO ... Always a winning sight is a young girl and her faverite doll. Modern dolls come In all shapes and slses. Shown Is a 15-inch doll which laughs, cries and talks baby talk, re* quires no batteries or electricity. r WHITE CHRISTMAS Snow scenes are traditional greeting card subjects and many times before the holiday arrives we overhear someone express the hope that it will be a “White Christmas.” It is almost certain, however, that there was no snow in Bethlehem on the night that Christ was born. If anything, there could have been rain, as December 25 falls in the midst of the rainy season in Bethlehem. L J Pine Cones Are Fine As Holiday Dewrations '■ Gathering and preparing pine cones for the holiday season can be fun! Pine cones are popular around the house and useful for indoor Christmas decorations. There is no problem in finding • the cones as they are plentiful where pines are found. Clean the cones thoroughly, and after drying, speay them with shellac from an aerosol can. The shellac, in addition to preserving the cones, helps keep them looking brigh . bubo INDOOR FUN... Toys this " Season are designed to provide hours of indoor fun for youngsters. In addition to the always popular electric trains, manufacturers offer a variety of electric and battery operated toys, including automobile sets, complete with vehicles, highwgya and dangerous intersections. Holly Subject Os Many Superstitions Holly has long been the sub ject of many superstitions. Some ancients believed it had magic charms and would protect them from dangers. Early Britons considered it unlucky, however, to bring holly into the house before Christmas Eve. It was also believed that smooth leaves on the holly indifated the wffe would "rule" the household during the year ahead; rough leaves indicated the husband would be the ••boss."

Thank You! BOWER Jewelry Store Ferris Bower Grace Bailey John R. Eichhorn Dorothy Faurote . Ward Bower Mamie Bower Julia Ellsworth Eloise Roeder Jean Swickard John Martin Connie Reinking Marsha Basham Rita Norquest t ; ■ww Warn BB* Wj * JwP W ? XEijNwA vV iiSl’ TdNN /JBUi IwWFlil l 7// • < ■.' > raw z / fj BM KT MU V lOlli Srr Y ' Jr F ’Hr JtmT Bk& » ‘ TO WISH YOU A JOYFUL ’ ■ cnmsTMAS w K < T t us remember, as W 6 celebrate His birth, that our duty to mankind is evergrowing in a world / ( that gropes for peace arid understanding. With trust in Him ...and with the spirit of love, we must renew our , faith and dedicate our efforts to accomplish that ideal,? DALE -JEANNE - PAUL - ALAN - STEVE - TOM "Buy Shoes in A Shoe Store" : J4a{U & SHOES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 83. 1864

vw Here's wishing you a bright and merry Christmas and a Yuletide season sparkling with good cheer. KENNY’S 0. K. BARBER SHOP 706 W. MONROE ST.