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WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS - AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tree Radiates Yule Meaning
The Christmas tree, a uni- |
versally recognized symbol of
the merriest season, radiates
the meaning of the Christ
mas story.
For many people, the tree
recalls the atmosphere of the
holiday home and thus re
flects the joyful warmth of
the season.
As a religious symbol, the
tree with its lights and
greenery represents both the
story of the garden of Eden
and the belief in Christ as
the “Light of the world.’’
Although only a century
and a half old in America,
the custom of the tree has
a history that is measured
in many centuries. The fore
runner of today's Christmas
tree was seen in medieval
miracle plays, which were
produced as religious instruc
tion for the illiterate — in
an era when illiteracy was
common and the ability to
read a rarity.
A play about Eve’s eating
the forbidden fruit in the
garden of Eden was enacted
•with only one prop on stage,
a single, apple-laden fir that
became known as the Para
dise Tree. The play ended
with the promise of the com
ing of Christ and was usually
presented just before Christ
mas.
At about the same time,
people also decorated for the
Christmas season with pyra
mid-shaped frames of light,
symbolizing the birth of
Christ as the Light of the
world.
Early efforts to combine
the Paradise Tree and the
Christmas Light pyramid are
recorded in manuscripts from
Germany dating to the 16th
century, collected by the
Hallmark Cards research li
brary.
The first tree was thought
to have been brought to the
United States by Hessian
soldiers during the American
Revolution. These homesick
.soldiers and other immi-
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Photo Researchers: from editor* of Em*ych»pedia Americana.
Pageant Has History
In Medieval Dramas
As young actors and ac
tresses of this community
rehearse their roles for their
special Christmas play or
pageant, they take part in a
custom treasured through
the ages.
Since the Christmas story
first was told, mankind has
sought and found countless
ways to create it again and
anew, in song and story, in
art and drama. The modern
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BOTH ELEMENTS THAT LEI) TO TODAY’S ChrMniux tree —
tin- PuriuliM* I ree mid the Christmas Lights pyramid — are shown
in this anli<|ii<* Christmas curd of the 1880’s. The curd was pub
lished by Opbm hcr Brothers of Munich, Germany, and is part of
the Hallmark Curds Historical Cidleclion.
grants carried the tree
throughout the country.
A major setback almost
occurred in Cleveland in
1851 when a pastor decorated
a tree in his home. His
parishioners condemned the
tree as pagan, but relented
after an explanation of its
religious aspects.
Conservation- minded
President Theodore Roose
velt again nearly stamped
out the practice when he
banned trees in the White
House. After one of his sons
sneaked a Christmas tree in-
Christmas pageant, a sea- ,
ture of church observances ■
In communities near and far,
may well trace its history to -
early religious dramas — the
mystery, miracle and moral
ity plays of the Middle Ages.
Where did church drama
actually begin? One possible
source is the tradition of the
Christmas crib or manger
scene, but scholarly research
indicates that medieval re
ligious drama probably had
other, separate origins, ac
cording to the editors of En
cyclopedia Americana.
Ea-ter Plays (anir First
Representations of the
manger scene began with the
use of doll figures, and his
tory offers no evidence that
people were ever substituted
for the dolls. Living "actors"
did, however, play a part in
some early elaborations of
church rituals.
In the 10th century, spe
cial chants written to accom
pany church music on festi
val occasions began to take
the form of simple dialogues.
These were little more than
dramatic inserts in the
church services, but here, re
searchers believe, religious
plays had their start.
Easter dialogues and play
lets probably came first, with
Christmas plays developing
as a natural result. Other re
ligious dramas or mystery
plays soon followed, until
there were series or cycles of
plays devoted to telling the
entire story of the Scriptures.
Covered Many Subject*
Mystery cycles of the 16th
century included as many as
40 dramas, which might be
presented over a period of
several days. The cycles de
veloped in virtually every
European country.
Typical plays dealt with
such subjects as "The Crea
tion of the World and the
Fall of the Angels,” “Noah
and the Flood,” “The Annun
ciation," "The Passion of-
to the White House, a for
ester convinced the President
that thinning helped forests.
The tree that is common
today is a combination of the
religious elements. The ever
green with glass, plastic or
metal balls hanging from it
is the Paradise Tree with its
apples. Lights, tinsel, angels,
a star on top, ornaments and
other "good things" reflect
the Christmas Light.
CAROLING EVERYWHERE
In every country where
Christmas iscelebrated,carols
are a part of the celebration.
Christ,” “The Death of Pi
late ” "The Resurrection and
Ascension,” "The Harrowing
of Hell and the Coming of
Antichrist.’’
Along with the mystery
cycles were miracle and mor
ality plays. Miracle plays re
counted the miracles of the
saints, while the moralities
presented allegorical mes
sages of moral instruction,
with characters personifying,
for instance,fViee, the
or specific vices such as Glut-
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tony, Pride, Anger, Hatred.
HE PROTEO ED ROBBERS
Legends about St. Nicho
las are many, but they all
relate in some way to his’
reputation for generosity
Pawnbrokers took him for
their patron, and robbers
looked to him as their pro
tector. In the Middle Ages,
robbers were sometimes
called Knights or Clerks of
St. Nicholas, says the New
Book of Knowledge.
COST WAS HIGH
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Christmas unfolds in churches and homes
across the land, may you and yours share in
its hope for "Peace on Earth, Good Will to All Men.”
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.cards first came into their
own in the United States,
about 1875, some of the more
elegant cards were encrust
ed with blown glass frosting
and sold for as much as three
dollars each.
Most of the popular Christ
mas cards of the later 19th
century in Europe had no
particular Christmas signifi
cance. There were some man
ger scenes and others of re
ligious nature, but these were
far outnumbered by land
scapes, flowers, kittens, and
similar subjects.
It’s a Mystery
Mysterious things happen
on Christmas Eve, say coun
try legends of Switzerland.
Youngs people may foretell
the future, if they drink
from nine different fountains
while the midnight church
bells chime. Then, if they
hasten to the church steps,
their future mates will await
them there.
Somewhat less romantical
ly, older folk seek to predict
the weather for the coming
year, using onion peels filled
with salt.