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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 -
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vailing. Iml we have been able to eat well and sleep
well. < tur puliev liolib rs are a grand bunch of people
to work w ith and for. We only hope that they like uh
h alf a» well u» we like tin-111. And now w ith th e holi­
day -ea-011 approaching we wi-b to (bank them for
the bu-ine-H entrusted to our care, and to w i-li every
in in, wom an and child in llii* com m unity a good
old lu»Uioticd Merry C lin Im u s .
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adorned w ith tinsel, gay ornam ents
and lig h te d candles, o r e le c tric a l
lig h ts now in vogue.
I t ’ s not a lw ays Santa who b rin g s
g ifts to ch ild re n in o ther lands. 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-
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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.
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"And the an get said unto thorn,
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bring, you good tidings o f great
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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.
Christmas Greetings
wishes for a v e r y Merry
Christmas.
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