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SOUTH ERN ORI GON NEWS REVIEW, TH U R S., DEC. i j , 1947 J V lJ h a lw er ,0 « e^° \o % <* NOW, ALL Z Ja m e, .S a n t a J h S H ierel 8 B a 1 » £ « 5 » s » s » i i» s r ; m s r » aa au -¿a î s î eat kk m ïâ t a act an fc» ï * J s « «s3 ^A N T A CLAUS TOGETHER <cneeEY G E e e T IE G / McNAIR 3RÛ5. E lli RIX A I.I STORI < )n I Ite Plaza Sì A *1 „ ;« ® s Z ? not a lw a ys the m as custom to E n g la n d fro m G e r m e rry . Jovial, fu r-cla d 1 u rit be- m any. h ind a team o f re in d e e r T here are I In F in la n d Santa has elves who a lm o st as m a n y versions of Santa < pass out g ifts fo r h im . T his gen- as there are n a tio n a litie F a th e r erous group is known as W ainem ol- C h ristm a s, K ri K rin g le , St N ich- 1 ne.i and A kko. olas o r even Babonska But. w hat Babonska. a young and b e a u tifu l e ve r his nam e, he is loved and w e l g irl, b rin g s the g ifts in Russia. com ed by a ll c h ild re n . G ra n d fa th e r F ro st accom panies B a In A m e ric a on C h ristm a s Eve bonska in a sleigh as she m akes h e r there is a m e rry tin k lin g of h ig h rounds on C h ristm a s Eve. bells as Santa C laus d riv e s up in a Ita ly has no Santa Claus, b u t in sleigh d ra w n by e ig h t reindeer, his place is a beneficent old w itch , pauses ju s t long enough to e lim b Befona, who sails th ro u g h the a ir down each ch im n e y. F ro m a huge on a bro o m stick. She leaves her pack cm his back he fills the c h il presents fo r the ch ild re n beside the d re n ’ s stockings w ith toys and hearth. goodies. G ifts too la rg e to be Papa Noel, who is ve ry s im ila r to stuffed in the stockings are tied Santa Claus, reigns in B ra z il. L ik e on g l i t t e r i n g evergreen tr e e s Santa, he w ears a red suit and tra v - J fa rry 4 Rosemary’s Flower Shop '.S.S.aS.StSi&aSlSlSiS ■ $ ij Vic’s . Camera Shop . 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The D utch c h ild re n a n xio usly a w a it the a r r iv a l o f St. N icholas. He was the bishop of M y ra , so he is dressed in the tra d itio n a l bishop's robes of black, wears a m itre ,and ca rrie s the cro zie r. He rides a w h ite horse nam ed "S le ip n e r” and is accom pan ied by B la ck P eter, his page boy. Instead of hanging up th e ir stock ings, D utch ch ild re n place th e ir wooden shoes in the ch im n e y c o m e r before going to bed. On the w in dow s ills they leave a bunch of hay fo r “ S le ip n e r." I t is c u sto m a ry fo r St. N ich o la s to o v e rtu rn ch a irs and leave the room in general con fusion fo r C h ristm a s m o rn in g . H E E n g lish c h ild re n look fo r a Santa Claus who clo se ly resem bles o u r own. T hey also find g ifts tie d to a green C h ristm a s tree but th is custom has been in effect only since Queen V ic to ria was a young brid e . H er husband. A lb e rt, a G e r m an p rin ce , in tro d u ce d th is C h rist- T s*c-«k els in a sleigh d ra w n by re in d e e r, but he enters the house th ro u g h a w indow instead of the ch im n e y. A N A N G E L , who descends on a * * golden cord to accom pany San ta. leaves the g ifts in Czechoslo vakia. D w a rfs b rin g the g ifts to Scan d in a via n ch ild re n , who in tu rn leave bow ls of p o rrid g e on the doorstep fo r th e ir benefactors. The g ifts are d is trib u te d at the supper hour. In Sweden, e ve ry fa m ily places a sheaf of g ra in on a pole o r on fence posts fo r the b ird s ’ C h ristm a s d in ner. Spanish ch ild re n also place g ra in on the w in d o w s ills so th a t the M a g i m a y feed th e ir horses when they b rin g the g ifts. O ld e r people fill an U rn o f F a te fro m w hich the g ifts are d ra w n on C h ristm a s Day. L a p la n d ’ s b e n e fa cto r is the C h ris t m as Goat, o r O ld M an C h ristm a s. He w ears a strange g arb, a hooded fu r coat, long w h iske rs and a false nose. A ra d ia n t angel, who rides in a sleigh d ra w n by six reindeer, b rin g s tha g ifts to c h ild re n o f S w itzerland. EASCM’S BEST WISHES As you celebrate the Christmas lb 'i we want you to accept our sincere Christinas Greetings and our heartfelt thanks for your friendship and patronage PERRINE’S ^ x d f iA jQ i # d Wolff’s Chevron Gas Station O N TH E TLAZA 2$o E. Main Phone 21786 N orth Main & Church St. Telephone 2-1401 SS?t«’S!€tSS«!g« ,® ® ® g ,€ i£ '« ’® <!S:ïS’SSS!a® May we drop in a moment to say f t "And the an get said unto thorn, Fgstr nett: for behold, 1 bring, you good tidings o f great y/iv, which shell be to aU people.” On this, another Christinas season, we desire to express, lo you our sincere apprecia tion of our pleasant relation ships and extend our -best And to wish you all the good things of life during the Holiday Season. 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