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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1947)
_ _ _______ SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW. THURS.. DEC. i j . .947 -fl^ G R E E T ir iG S SINCERE GOOD WISHES IN THE GERMAN alpine districts In the ( an ancient belief is that cattle can shepherds ■peak on Christinas Eve. No one j mountains ever hears them, however, and it is bagpipes 1 considered sinful to try to listen, penter sho Another tradition holds that bees St. Joseph can sing on this holy night SHOOTING OFF GUNS and gre nades on Christmas morning. The faithful beasts wai E ve to fr ig h te n V — r~ V H outside until their masters hav aw av mischievous I completed their devotions. spirits is an old ens- AFTER THE CHRISTMAS Ev, to m in s o u th e rn supper, or Willia, Germany. This col- P olish g irls lift the g ----- orful ritual has been K t table cloth and pick ' UZ forgotten in most up handfuls of the s '* communities, but it Is s till practiced in ) straw that has been a few places, like placed on the table. VI O A I Berchtesgaden 1 n Any g irl who finds A. the Bavarian alps. an unthreshed ear The noisy ceremony o f g r a in w i l l be dates back to pagan times, when married soon and Jr bonfires were kindled to greet the w ill be prosperous. \ ,-/\Z returning sun. according to tradi- //-¿ I On Christmas Eve about ten tion. iJ w r r i a YM o’clock members of the Weihnachts- IT IS A PRETTY and humane schiessen Verein (Christmas Eve shooting society) pack up their Christmas custom in Scandinavian rifles, shotguns, revolvers and hand- countries to hang a sheaf of grain grenades, and march to their ap outside the window in some snow pointed spot in the hills. Then at covered yard so that the birds may eleven o’clock they begin firing share in the feast. In Sweden and Finland the Christ away into the air, setting off fire works and lighting bonfires. At ex mas tree is kept standing for some actly half-past eleven all the bang time, usually until January 13, ing stops, and the men quietly go off Canute s Day, when the neighbor hood children are invited in to to their village churches. plunder it. It is a matter of great BRAZILIAN CHILDREN parade pride to the average youngster to through the streets at Christmas time dressed colorfully as shep have attended a large number of herds. singing carols. This proces- "plunderings.” THOMPSON’S GROCERY FOR ALL THE JOYS OF 47 N. Mum (on the Plaza) A HAPPY HOLIDAY L G. R. Trltes II. E. Newton of Christmas Love, Cheer and Good Good cheer Be w ith you always Good luck ond may ALMOST UNIVERSAL in South America is the custom of the fam . happy days Happiness and joy forever be yours uons associated with the North American Santa Claus are coming into favor. Since it is summer in this tropical country in December, Santa Claus with his fur-trimmed clothes, sleigh and reindeer seems a bit incongruous, however. IN COLOMBIA THEY celebrate Christmas Day with a glorious fireworks L «. ■ display. In alm ost every village sq uare a huge wooden ef- HffliaSJsJwW cow is Men in clothing nJ the cow, and shoot off fire- crackers, R om an candles and rock- ets, much to the de light of the chil- ren. This curious custom is called ae Vacas Locas, or fiesta of the m IM M flgy of a e re c te d . fire-proof crawl into BILL DALY & DALE MAYFIELD Ashland Coffee Shop Ashland Home & Auto Supply uog and cat get special Christmas fa re , sheaves o f grain are hung for the birds, and a large piece of suet put on the bird tray outside the kitchen w in d o w . On the fa rm s cow and horse, sheep and pig and all the other animals get special treat ment. The tradition of hanging sheaves of yellow heavy - headed grain outside the house in midwinter is as old as our history. Thousands of years ago, in the Stone Age, the belief was that the spirit which lived in the earth and made things grow, fled when the grain was cut. The 1 spirit hid. it was thought, in the last remaining stalks, that was why I the peasants laid aside the last ‘ sheaf and kept it. Midwinters, when the earth was frozen and covered with snow, and it was dark almost all day, the Stone Age people hung this sheaf near the place they lived The spirit hiding in it helped the sun become strong again, and later it returned to the thawing fields to bring the people a new harvest of blessed grain. 25 East Main, Ashland, Oregon a // is name shall Prince n/ Peace, i ^ hes F or A G lorious H oliday RALPH A. FOSTER UNION SERVICE STATION 237 East Main S t, Ashland, Orrg « W W « )® Bring you true happiness Ashland Laundry Co. TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS Wick Furniture Store r I it Department Store 1' ; on the Plaza
