Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1905 — A Hawaiian Christmas. [ARTICLE]

A Hawaiian Christmas.

Before the missionaries and the American settlers went to Hawaii the natives knew nothing about Christmas, but now they all celebrate the day and do it, of course, in the same way as the Americans who live there. The main difference between Christmas in Honolulu and Christmas in New York Is that in Honolulu in December the weather is like June in New York. Birds are warbling in the leafy trees; gardens are overflowing with roses and carnations; fields and mountain slopes are ablaze with color, and a sunny sky smiles dreamily upon the glories of a summer day. In the morning people go to church, and during the day there are sports and games and merrymaking of all sorts. The Christmas dinner is eaten out of doors in the shade of the veranda, and everybody is happy and contented.—St. Nicholas.