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Legends of
Many Lands
Many of our most famous
Christmas legends have
been passed down from gen
eration to generation. Yet
there are others which are
practiced only in certain
countries. Some of these are
so charming that it is a
shame that we Americans
have not adopted them.
The young women of nor
thern England continue to
preserve a legend concern
ing Christmas holly. Many
a girl still believes that if
she places a piece of holly
under her pillow during the
observance of Christmas,
her chances for obtaining
her “prince” are assured. No
doubt this practice has its
points . ..
In Switzerland the un
married romantic couples
have a similar belief. Should
a Swiss miss meet a young
lover who offers her a sprig
of the mountain flower,
edelweiss, she’s engaged.
There is nothing, though, in
the legend about what hap
pens if the young lady
would offer a gentleman a
sprig.
Although many believe
that Ireland is a little bit of
heaven, the Irish have a
charming Christmas belief.
If one should die on Christ
mas day, so they believe, he
goes straight to Heaven.
The doors to Paradise are
open for such fortunates,
and Purgatory is complete
ly bypassed.
There is also a legend in
the Emerald Isle concerning
the burning of the Christ
mas candle. In ancient days
and today a candle is left
burning in the window on
Christmas For as they say
in Ireland, “Who knows, 6n
some Christmas Eve, Jesus,
Mary and Joseph may come
again; not to Palestine, but
to the Emerald Isle.” This
candle, burning in the win
[ dow, just may light the way
for Mary and Joseph who
might be looking for shel
ter.
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Although the Irish have
always been said to have the
“gift of gab,” it is the
French peasants of the re
gions who believe that all
babies born on Christmas
Eve will have a ready and
facile tongue.
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TiNistin.it the Holiday
As today's punch or eggnog
bowl attests, favorite bever
ages and friendly toasts go
along with the good cheer and
good feasting of the holiday.
It all began with the English
'‘wassail” bowl The wassail, a
holiday beverage of medieval
times, was served hot in a large
bowl, and it was compounded
of ale. apples, eggs, sugar and
spices.
The name comes from "Was
Haile," a Saxon greeting which
means^ Your health ' Gradu
ally, th? word ‘wassailing” be
gan to mean any kind of
Christmas revelry accompa
nied by a festive beverage.
High on Young Set’s Gift-List: 8
Cameras, Record Players, Clothes
These three gifts led all the
rest when a sampling of boys
and girls (ten to fifteen) were
asked, “If you were to get a
Christmas present costing $25
or less, what would you want?”
The interviewees were asked to
give five choices, in order of
preference.
Percentagewise, the voting
was: for photo equipment,
10.7 . . . for record players, 6.7
(and for records, 3.0) . . . for
clothes, 6.3.
Argus, the camera people
who made the survey, were
naturally pleased in this inter
est in photography. However,
they point out, in all honesty,
that some of the answers were
so diverse as to be impossible
to tabulate: a tent, track shoes,
stuffed animals (including one
request for a stuffed tiger), a
piccolo, a trumpet mouthpiece.
There was a surprise in the
fact that more cats were listed
than dogs (3.3'i versus 1.3% ).
There was one order for a fe
-1 male cat and one for a cat li
cense. (A cat license?) How
ever. there was a request for a
, doghouse. Some realists —or
mercenaries — voted for the
cash itself.
After finding out their pref
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COST WAS HIGH
When Christmas greetings
.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.
HE PROTECTED 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.
erences, the survey asked the
youngsters some specific ques
tions. “How many cameras are
there in your house?” The an
swer was a walloping 4.85 per
family. “Who is in charge of
them?” Sixty per cent replied,
“The whole family.” The range
of equipment was also impres
sive. Not only did every family
have one or more still-cameras;
almost half also had movie
cameras. Ten per cent had de
velopment equipment. Also
mentioned were enlargers,
floodlights, light meters, close
up equipment, tripods, etc. All
this, and they want more photo
equipment for Christmas!
Carefree cameras, it would
appear are in order (and on
order) this December.
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In every group of presents,
there’s always at least one
item of such an irregular shape
that it’s impossible to wyap it
neatly. For these problem
gifts, try making a paper sack
from bright red paper, using
a plain grocery bag as your
pattern. Apply a design cut
out from left-over gift wrap
ping paper for colorful dec -
oration .
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Good w shes and greetings go from
(us to you at Christmas time, with
the hope that you and yours may
enjoy all the happiness that goes
with a real old-fashioned Yuletide.
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Tax Commissioner jX'
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Florene M. Elrick W
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Mysterious things happen
on Christmas Eve, say coun
try legends of Switzerland.
Young* 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
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We hope Santa makes everyone’s dreams come true!
To you and yours, our best wishes for a Merry Christmas,
and our thanks for your patronage!
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Telephone 653-4427
Pembroke, Georgia
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