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Oldest Qreeting.
“Happy New Year,” said in one
way or another, is probably the
world’s oldest and most universal
holiday greeting.
The coming of the new year has
been marked and celebrated since
prehistoric time. It has not always
been January 1, however, and even
now many peoples celebrate some
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January 1, in fact, is an arbi
trary date set by the Romans be
fore Julius Caesar established the
calendar that is the basis for the
date used in most western coun
tries. January 1, in ancient Rome,
marked the day that consuls and
other officials took office, and until
Caesar set things straight it was
sometimes juggled considerably
for the political benefit of one of
ficeholder or another.
An error in Caesar’s calculation
(365% days), however, allowed
January 1 to creep away from its
origina astronomical place.
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Christmas Eve
Memory Check
Did You Remember . . .
... to take home a few extra
toys? If you are expecting two or
three neighborhood small fry to
drop in, you can be sure six will
show up. And three toys and six
children do not enhance “Peace on
Earth.”
Did You Remember . . .
... to check the Christmas tree
lights? Not day before yesterday.
Not last week. We mean right now.
A few stores are still open and you
can supply new ones.
Did You Remember . . .
. . . that you told all those people
to drop in for refreshment tonight?
Better check on the cake, cookies,
soft drinks, and other goodies.
Pi'". You Remember . . .
. . . those last minute Christmas
cards? If not, you can send tele
grams to friends too far away for
cards to reach them by December
25. You can even have a messenger
call at your house while the guests
you invited in for snacks are there,
and probably everybody will re
member someone far away who
should have a Christmas greeting.
Did You Remember . . .
... to hang some kind of Christ
mas decoration outside the house,
so passing strangers may enjoy
some of the Christmas glow that
is in your home and reflect it
around your town? Remember,
everyone has a part in this Christ
mas cheer, not just your small
circle, and the more cheer you
scatter, the more you will gather.
Wa3 Created in 1842
Over 250 years ago English
school children wrote Christmas
expressions of good will called
“Christmas pieces.” From this
school chore came the gracious
custom of sending Christmas cards.
The first known Christmas card
was created in 1842 in London by
a young etcher named William
Egley.
In the United States, Louis
Prang published the first Christ
mas cards. During the 1870’s and
80’s Prang produced thousands of
beautiful cards and has become
known as the grandfather of the
business.
1 B. C. and 1 A. D.
Were Not a Year Apart
According to our calendar, one
would naturally assume that be
tween the year 1 B. C. and the
year 1 A. D. there should be a
year called zero. As a matter of
fact, no such year exists, as far
as historians are concerned, and
the year 1 A. D. follows directly
after the year 1 B. C.
A person bom in 3 B. C. would
not be five years old at 2 A. D.
but would be four years old when
one is calculating data in that
period. When adding B. C. and
A. D. years, it is necessary to al
ways subtract one to compensate
for the year zero omitted between
1 B. C. and 1 A. D.
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and sing praises to Hun whose
birthdate we celebrate.
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