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1 o fd > fW L I hu n d SANTA NAS LANKA Af/TN A KUSUTFUL SSLSCT/ON OF MOWEST CHRISTMAS O/FTS FOR YOU TO CNOOSE FROM f S im la 's B u s y . B i l l lie H a s I ’ le n h though Santa Is some- ictured as tra ve lin g by r by je t plane, his fa v- cxle of tra n s p o rta tio n ms to be the famous -d ra w n sleigh The o n ly w o rd e r Is th a t he can re m a in as jo lly as he tra d itio n a lly is, when he has to cover the w orld in one n ig h t, d e liv ering g ifts by the b illio n s P e rh a p s th e e x p la n a tio n may be found in the num ber of helpers he has. and also in the fa c t th a t C hristm as Eve is In S candinavian and some not his o n ly day fo r delivering o th e r countries, Santu gets an g ifts assist fro m St Lucy, who is St Nicholas, a real bishop, responsible fo r the d is trib u was the firs t S anta M any tio n o f g ifts on her day. De legends grew up around his cem ber 13. name, and m any centuries a f C h ris tm a s com es a ft e r te r his death on December 6. C h ristm a s to m any homes in about 342 A D , he was h o n France and French Canada, ored as a frie n d to th e young w here the old tra d itio n o f g iv December 6 became C h il ing g ifts to ch ild re n on New- dren's Day. and St Nicholas, Year's day is observed There's tra v e lin g by horse, brought a resemblance to C hristm as In g ifts to rew ard c h ild re n fo r th e placing o f g ifts beside the good behavior fireplace, o fte n in stockings A lth o u g h Santa has to a Even then, the S anta season large e xtent replaced St N ic h Is n 't finished M any Spanish olas, in some European coun c h ild re n expect the Three trie s c h ild re n s till a w a it the K in g s to brin g them g ifts on a rriv a l of the bishop on the Epiphany. Ja n u a ry 6 They, n ig h t o f December 5, and set too, set out shoes fille d w ith out shoes fille d w ith hay and straw and g ra in fo r the horses ca rro ts fo r his horse the K ings ride «1 H e lp S e a s o n 's ‘F irs ts ’ A re T ra c e d mat r*G t It Whatever the g ift-g iv in g elate Santa lias a host of help ers t lighten his load In ad- ditto to St Lucy, S candina- vian ountries have the Tum - ta r. lit ttle t gray-bearded men who are re said to h id e g if ts foi boys an in d g irls on C hristm as Eve Th. C hrist C hild or K rls t- kind bri lgs the g ifts in m anv count rie In Itai the tra d itio n a l g if l- Befana, sometimes de- bed as a benevolent fa iry and sometimes as a w itch Legend says th a t she m isd i rected the Magi or th a t she refused shelter to the holy fa m ily Now she goes around the world, In repentance, seek ing the C hrist C hild and do ing good to ch ild re n on C h ris t mas Eve ru th e r than h lsio iv the t - date ill I u risi s tin i l l is know n I he present «lay w.is sell i as a means ol u n ifv ln c I lie servanees of Chi 1st mas mass of Christ \ I I III- W i l l i e I l u l l - Fust N ational Com E N N T M Hanging >lin kmg« Shepherds watched, angels sang and wise men traveled fa r to behold the m iracle of the first C hristm as Since th a t holy n ig h t a m u l titu d e of legends and customs, both religious and secular, have developed as part of the holiday Each legend was once told, each custom once ob served fo r the firs t tim e, and though o rig in s of inuny tr a d i tions are now lost in tim e, o ther C hrlstm us firsts' have been recorded fo r posterity There are h isto rica l C h ris t inas firsts, "uttested by church records and by scientific re search In to the early yeurs of C h ris tia n ity , us well us "firsts of later history and "firsts th a t blend fact w ith m yth • • • Selling ill«- Hale December 25 was firsi as signed as the date fo r I he celebration of the N a tivity in about the year 32U A I) .Since the New Testament was w r it ten as religious In stru ctio n In ih Idg, Story ol the fir lir is ti stocking is a.ssiH'ii I w ith the under real St Nicholas H irtli celi- Amene urge tu ry bishop known for Ills as tn manv kind deeds W ishing to present an anonymous g ilt to help the daughters of an tin poverisiicd m erchant, he threw u bag of gold down the c h illi ney. where it fe ll in to a itlock nig hung up to dry The legend Is reflected 111 < For to d a y 's c u sto m of tu c k in g j- Kiwwillg gold an orange or lunger me into tl^e toe of a Christ maa stocking ¿ g.<uo "'h o rn o s. 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