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Xhe flowing Season...
Soft lamp-glow reminds us of Christmas...and to us, a
reminder of Christmas is a welcomed one for it is the perfect
time to say "Thank You" to all who have made our year glow
with friendship and success. c
May your Christmas glow with good things... May your future
shine brightly with success.
NORTHERN METAL WORKS
CHINESE THOUGHT ALL
DEBTS HAD TO BE PAID
BY END OF OLD YEAR
The Chinese long held a New
Year’s tradition worthy of note.
No doubt made popular by early
money-lenders, there was an old
belief that if one did not pay all
debts before midnight on New
Year’s day he lost “face.”
For centuries China celebrated
New Year’s during the time of
the first moon, usually about the
first of February — but this was
before adoption of the Gregorian
calendar in 1912.
In earlier times, celebration be- ;
gan a week prior to the Eve, when
homage was paid to the Kitchen
God and climaxed on the ‘fif- ;
teenth day of the First Moon,” by
the Feast of the Lanterns, or
“Teng Chieh.” It was a custom to
exchange greeting cards and
presents through the entire
season.
The Colorado Blue Spruce, the
Black Hills Spruce, or the Alcock
Spruce are the most preferable
trees for use as Christmas trees.
AMERICANS GAVE OLD ST. NICK ‘NEW LOOK’
It’s little wonder that Saint
Nick is especially generous to the
American people. History proves
that the Americans have done a
lot for Saint Nick!
According to Donald Ludgin,
Editor of the Holiday articles in
World Book Encyclopedia, the
Americans have given Saint Nick
a new name, a new face and fig
ure, and a new means of trans
portation.
The original European version
of Saint Nick was a tall, angular
man who rode on a bony, gray
mare. Both the horse and Saint
Nick looked as if they hadn’t had
a good meal in some time. The
Saint had deep sunken eyes, and
wore a flowing, threadbare cloak
and a black skullcap.
The early English settlers in
this country started giving Saint
Nicholas his “New Look.” The
English children adopted the leg
endary Christmas figure from the
Dutch, but they had trouble pro
nouncing “Saint Nickolous.”
Somehow the named changed to
“Santa Kalouf,” and finally it
was corrupted to “Santa Clause.”
However, this was only the be
ginning. In 1809 Washington Ir
ving, in his “Knickerbocker’s His
tory of New York,” wrote of the
Saint as the guardian of New York
City. Irving described Saint Nick
as a jolly fellow with a broad
brimmed hat and huge breeches.
He taught Saint Nick to smoke
a long pipe, and, in the story,
replaced his shuffling hay-burner
with a trim wagon that floated
over New York house-tops.
A short time later, Saint Nicho
las’ transformation was aided by
Clement Moore in his famous
poem, “The Visit from St Nicho
las,” written in 1822. Moore, a
professor of Divinity in a New
York Theological Seminary, gave
Saint Nick a sleigh, twinkling
eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like
a cherry, and a round little belly.
Help the Fire Chief and his
men have a Merry Christmas this
year, by using care with fire
around the house.
A Happy
Christmas
As the Christmas Season
approaches we think of the
Joyfulness of the occasion and of
a firm hopefulness for the
future — This is the time when
the warmth and sparkle of
friendships is radiant
everywhere. Smiles are brighter
. . . handshakes more hearty.
To make others happy is
the achievement of the day ... A
word of cheer and encourage
ment to make the season more
enjoyable. So we extend our best
wishes in the hope that they
will add to your pleasure
on this grand occasion.
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