Let us, on this Christmas, he reminded of the journey of the
three Wise Men. Like them, let us find new hope, new courage,
new inspiration in the bright and shining promise of Peace on
Larth, Good Will to Men.
Polet’s Eskimo Arts & Crafts
OTTO & KATHY SCHULZ
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PEARL HARBOR, li , v.V: <.■?>
It vil] be a while Christmas tor
! sure for U.S. scientists in Ant
I arctica —- the snow and ice are
7.000 feet thick.
The holiday will be celebrated
Tuesday with as many a. possible
of the trappings of the season.
Christmas trees have been flown
2.000 miles to the ice continent
from New Zealand.
Ships have brought gifts from
families in the United States and
men stationed on the ice of Ant
arctica have responded with pre
sents.
The Navy reports the most popu
lar items sent home this year a
penguin jewelry and stuffed toy
penguins in honor of the conti
nent's famous bird.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dufresns, in
a recent windstorm at Pared:se,
Calif., had the misfortune of hav
ing a large tree crash onto their
home, causing much destru ■ti>-.i.
Mrs. Dufresr.n escaped injury as
she happened to be in the base
ment at the time, it is
practicing on her violin.
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: Chuck Frazier & Don Perkins
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future we will continue to serve you and may all g iod things come your way.
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PAUL MANDEVILLE FAMILY & STAFF
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As the* world grows smaller,
Christmas observances in different
countries grow more similar Santa
Claus in red suit and white board
drives his reindeer-drawn sleigh to
North, Central and South Ameri
ca and to manv other' countries as
well.
In fact, when the first explorer
lands on Mars, he shouldn't be ton
surprised to discover that Santa,
and even Rudolph, got there first.
Sharing of Christmas customs,
however, only . erves to point up
the fact that thi• is a holiday for
everyone, and a holiday which
draws ideas from all lands and
times, uniting them both in reli
gious and secular observances <-f
the season.
IN MEXICO . . .
Celebrating the posada is a
Mexican custom focused on the
Nat ivity.
"Posada" means ‘'lodging" or
"inn." and for the nine “posada-’
days from December 16 to 25,
churches, hotels, social groups and
families throughout Mexico act out
the story of the Nativity.
A procession of pilgrims comes
to the place where the celebration
is scheduled. They carry clay fig
ures of Mary and Joseph and they
seek shelter from the "innkeepers"
within.
A* first the innkeepers refuse,
then they admit the pilgrims to
feast and rejoice. Figures repre
senting Mary and Joseph are
placed in a replica of the manger.
On Christmas Eve, the figure rc
j presenting Jesus is added.
IN HOLLAND . . .
Gifting season in Holland tra
ditionally begins on Dec. 5 and is
called “Strooivand” or “strewing
night." Children place their shoes
by the fireplace, filled with car
rots and hay for St. Nicholas' horse
—in the expectation that on the
morrow the shoes will contain
candy, fruits and toys.
IN SCOTLAND . . .
Christmas feast favorites in
Scotland include shortbread, a rich
cake or cookie, and maggis, a kind
of pudding. New Year's Eve. or
Hogmanay, is the principal day for
gifts and greetings, when children
go singing from house to house, in
hopes of a treat. New Year’s visits
are paid—and it's customary for
the visitor to bring along a pocket
ful of coal.
IN PORTUGAL . . .
Christmas is the occasion for a
family celebration among the
Portuguese. Families gather on
Christmas Eve for dinner at the
home of the oldest living relative.
After the children have gone t<>
bed, a crib or creche is placed
before the fireplace, and around it
are grouped the children's shoes,
which serves the same function
as Christmas stockings.
IN BRAZIL . . .
Papa Noel makes the Christmas
Eve rounds in Brazil in a reindeer
drawn sleigh. He trims the trees
with popcorn and bits of cotton—to
make up for the snow that never
falls. Since Christmas weather in
Brazil is summery, picnics and
boating exclusions are part of the
celebration.
IN GERMANY . . .
Many modern Christmas customs
come from Germany, including tine
lighted evergreen tree. Appropri
ately, gift-choosing season in West
Germany today starts after Christ
mas bonuses are distributed on
Dec. 1.
IN FRANCE . . .
In Southern France “santons”
are better known than Santa. “San
tons” are clay replicas of members
of the Holy Family, manger ani
mals and saints.
Since the creche, rather than the
evergreen tree, is the center of
Christmas home decorations in
France, the santons play an im
portant part.