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What Are the Facts About Christmas? • Everybody thinks thht space travel Is something very new, but an elderly gen tleman In a rather unique “space-suit” set the pace years ago. His name: Santa Claus. . Now is the season when w’s taking off again, for It’s <mristmas. How much do you know rabout Christmas and Santa (Saus? Here are some ques tions, , developed with the help of the editors of the Encyclopedia International, td test your knowledge. The answers are at the bottom. The first known Christ : mas card was designed in ■; 1843 by an Englishman 3 named: j (A) Charles Dickens • (B) Sir Henry Cole (C) John Calcott Horsley i. The first Christian Nativ ; >*y feast, celebrating the j birth of Christ, occurred | in the fourth century on: • (A) January 6 i (B) July 4 j (C) December 25 Christmas did not become r a legal holiday in the U.S. until: • (A) The Puritans arrived \ in New England jf (B) 1.856 i (C) Santa’s Helpers Uu- j j ion went on strike. I Manger Is 'theme Os tatin Yule IV Though Santa and gaily decked trees often appear nowadays In Central and SoUthtAmerica, Christmas is a time for rell gidus'observances. UaSI i, at midnight on Christmas Eve or early Christmas Day, forms the heart of the holiday in Latin Ai&erica, and the creche or monger scene marks the sea son throughout churches and hopies, say the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana. . Jkjuntiful feasts, proces- Obps and other special events may provide a festive note, but custom says that gift giving time is Three Kings’ a— Twelfth Night, Janu 6th, when the Wise Men igfat their gifts-to Jesus. Children put their shoes under the bed or in the win dow, hoping to have them filled with toys and gifts. Water and hay are set out for th4 Three Kings’ horses or cartels. While many Latin Ameri can countries share these traditions and celebrate Christmas in similar ways, eadh country also has its own special festivities. ■ ftlmPllr m 'Ji x \ | / peerinSl I j Truly, Christmas is a season of rejoic- I L as the Miracle of the sacred I ft £ manger lives anew in heart and ft rj\ gj spirit. To our good friends, we /I send joyous greetings, withi^i t'>‘ ’ . <•• ' s’ - •' V-' ; '>if- - - t A. Tile original name of the 1 gentleman we know today I u* Santa Claus wan: (A) Kris Kringle (B) Clement C. Moore (C) St, Nicholas 1. (C) is correct. Artist Horsley designed the first known Christmas greeting card for his friend, Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy London gen tleman. Charles Dickens had his share in Christmas 1843, too. His book, “A Christmas Carol,” was published that year. 2. (A) is correct. At first, January 6, the Epiphany, was observed as the feast of Jesus’ baptism, with a sec ondary emphasis on His birth. It was not until the sth century AD. that Christ mas was generally celebrated on December 25. 3. (B) is correct. New Eng land states outlawed the cel ebration of Christmas until the middle of the 19th cen tury. 4. (C) is correct. Kris Kringle is the German name r for Santa, while Clement C. Moore contributed to the image of Santa Claus with his poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in 1823. St. Nich olas was a real person, a fourth century bishop, and the first Santa Claus. Legend , Lore Os Holiday Takes Varied Forms The belief that Santa has a reindeer-drawn sleigh and enters homes through the chimney may have come from Scandinavia. An old Norse legend about the god dess Hertha said that she rode on a reindeer's back. Her appearance in the fire place in mid-winter was thought to bring good luck to the home. • * * “Silent Night, Holy Night” was written in 1818 by a vil lage priest in Hallein, Aus tria. Father Joseph Mohr wrote the words, to an ac companiment created by his organist, Franz Gruber. Legend has it that the church organ was out of order damaged by mice and so “Silent Night” was first sung to a guitar accom paniment. Who invented that popular holiday beverage, eggnog? It has been part of the festivi ties for so many years that nobody really knows its ori gin. One possibility is that egg nog came from the Old Eng lish hot drink, sack-posset, which was also made of eggs, milk, nutmeg and sugar. HENRY says: Me/uiu, Ovui&HCU' tuuC ZIP COD€ V i Timn / on Ar thc mAiu ©IVTOKING FCATURCS SYNDICATE |JOMN LINEY Wv>X'av.v.'.vlvWT CH^ ST in the heavens J bringing much Edenton Savings & Loan Asso. 'i'^firistm^a^, "To the happy tempo of jingling bells, we sing out a cheery "Merry Christmas” to all. Best wishes for a season filled with good health and good fortune. Warm thanks for your loyalty. jackson's Radio & TV Service W. E4em Street Phone 482-3519 Edmten,N. C. OTXay your Christmas dreams come ■' JjgSm, true, and your hearth and home be filled with happiness. To our patrons, warm thanks. Hughes - Parker Hardware Co. 11 wp f« j 'vrjS' 'ijiiiS&t*' . CLsfm., greetings The beauty of the Christmas countryside fills hearts with warmth and good cheer. We take this time to share with you the traditional greetings of the season, and to«thank you for your loyal support. | LEARY BROS. STORA6E tO. p”bblß“bbbb^ Hobbs Implement Co., lik. YOUR JOHN DEERE DEALER
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