The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PLAINSMAN PRESS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1964
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Christmas Celebrations Vary In Foreign Nations
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May the radiance of the Star of Bethlehem light your
way to peace and contentment in the coming year.
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In Switzerland, it is the cus-
tom for young children to vi-
sit nine fountains on their way
to midnight Mass on Christ-
mas Eve. There, at each of the
nine fountai.ns, they must take
three sips of water. A legend
says that if hhey do this, they
will find their future husband
or wife waiting at the door of
the church. Some Swiss also be-
lieve that animals speak at mid-
night on Christmas Eve, and
that they kneel in honor of the
Christ Child.
The people of Italy fast, or
go with little or no food on the
day before Christmas. At the
end of the day, the family holds
a ceremony around the “‘Pre-
sepio” (a miniature scene of
Bethlehem with tiny figures of
the Holy Family, sheperds, and
wise men.) The family prays
while the mother places a fig-
ure of the infant Jesus in the
manager. Then gifts are brought
in and distributed from £ large
crock called the “Urn of Fate.”
The Italians reserve Christmas
Day for religious ceremonies
only.
At Christmas time in Spain,
the people enjoy dancing. After
the midnight Mass on Christmas
Eve, the streets are complete-
ly filled with dancers and on-
lookers. The traditional dance
is known as the “Jota,” and
has been handed down for hun-
dreds of years.
In the Netherlands, Belgium,
and Luxembourg, Christmas is
celebrated on Dec. 6, which is
St. Nicholas’ Day. On this day,
a man dressed in the robes
of a bishop roam the streets
questioning children about their
behavior during the year. He
promises them that he will re-
turn during the night and bring
them gifts. The children leave
cake and cookies in wooden
shoes placed in the doorway
for him.
Make it
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CALM, ALL IS BRIGHT. And
as his thoughts wandered back
to the night their mass was to
be held, he wrote the words,
“ROUND YON VIRGIN MO-
THER AND CHILD! HOLY IN-
FANT, SO TENDER AND MILD!
Almost without being aware
of it, his pen was recording
his thoughts. Rapidly they flew
across the parchment!
Yes, that would be it. Per-
haps his good friend Franz
Gruber could make a tune to
these words, and maybe his
parishioners could sing this new
song without the organ music.
And Herr Gruber strummed
up a little tune for the little
song. And that night as mass
is was sung for the first time,
to the strumming music of Herr
Gruber’s guitar.
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Mohr, the priest of the parish, leave them alomost helpless to
was preparing for midnight properly conduct their import-
mass. The mice had eaten a ant Christmas Eve mass.
It must have been humble and
quite in the manger that night
long ago, he mused to himself.
He listedned! and, there was
Silent
only silence.
SILENT NIGHT...Yes, and it
was a HOLY NIGHT. ALL IS
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FROM GLORY TO GLORIFY to a stable, but rather think
By Wm. L. Robinson of it as a place where dumb
“But when the time had fully beast live and eat. However,
came, God sent forth his Son, in this lowly place the Christ
born of woman, born under the was born; in the glory of God
law, to redeem those who were came forth the glorious one.
under the law, so that we might When it came time for the
receive adoption as sons.” (Gal. King of Glory to be born, there
4:4) was no room for Him at the
“. . .we have beheld his inn. And from this humble be-
glory, glory as of the only Son ginning, it became his mission
from the Father.” (Jno. 1:14) to lead us to make room for
The place of Jesus'birth, the Him in our hearts. In later
“little town of Bethlehem,” years when He walked this earth
He said of Himself: “The foxes
have holes and the birds of the
air have nests, but the Son of
man hath not where to lay his
head.” (Matt. 8:20) This para-
dox is continued further by Paul
who said, “For you know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich, yet
for your sake he became poor,
so that by his proverty you
might become rich.” (2 Cor.
8:9)
Later when His ministry was
complete and He was to enter
Jerusalem, He showed the same
humble spirit which charac-
terized his entire life. At the
triumphal entry into the city
He did not ride on a prancing
steed, but on a lowly burro.
He did not wear shining armor,
or a brass-buttoned uniform,
but only a robe for which the
soldiers would soon cast lots
while He hung on the cross.
No crown of g .d adorned His
head, but His thorn - crowned
brow symbolized the hatred of
those who refused to accept
Him as their King.
This birth in humble circum-
stances, this life in lowly con-
ditions, this death in what seem-
ed to be shameful surroundings
— all of these limitations form-
ed parts of God’s plan to make
us kings and queens in Christ.
And such we are if we let the
Lord Jesus rule in our hearts.
In the South Sea Island, there
is a monument erected to a
missionary. The inscription
says, “When he came, there
was no light. When he left,
there was no darkness.” When
Jesus came there was only a
dim flicker of light (spiritual).
When he left there was no dark-
ness except that which is self-
imposed. He came from the
glory to glorify.
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sounded forth the glory of God.
The prophet Micah made this
clear when he spoke about it
as being “little among the thou-
sands of Judah.” (Mich 5:2)
History give very little informa-
tion about the tiny village. It
had no castles and no princes,
not temple and no priests.
And yet there was in Beth-
lehem much that brought to
mind the glory of God. The very
name meant the “house of
break," which reminds us of
our'Savior who said of Himself,
“I am the bread of life.” (Jno.
6:35) The older name of the vil-
lage, Ephratah, meant “fruit-
ful.” According to history, what
town has been so fruitful as
the birthplace of our Redeemer?
Very few Americans have
visited Palistine, nevertheless,
they have their own “littletown
of Bethlehem.” A place where,
like one of the shepherds, they
first heard the story of Jesus.
I thrill to the memory of my
own experience. And I know that
you share the same thought.
In addition to Behtlehem, the
manger and stable in which
Christ was born also brought
giory to the name of God. Usu-
ally. we do not ascribe glory
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By CHARLES KETCHUM
Christmas comes but once a
year, but for many, it is the
most joyous and busiest time
of the entire year, and is cel-
ebrated in all Christian coun-
tries as the birthday of Jesus
Christ. On December 25, peo-
ple throughout the world par-
ticipate in religious ceremonies
and observe the season of
“Peace on Earth, Good Will
to Men.”
During the Christmas season
in both Canada and the United
States, cities, towns, and vil-
lages utterly sparkle with gay-
ly colored lights and beauti-
ful decorations. Thousands and
thousands of last minute shop-
pers jam the streets, ar
pers jam the streets, carrying
packages wrapped in bright pa-
per. Store windows display shin-
ing toys and gifts, and the homes
are decorated with lights and
Christmas trees.
The preparation for Christ-
mas begins weeks before the day ।
arrives. Gifts are purchased
and wrapped with bright paper
and gay ribbons. Christmas
cards and packages are sent
and received. Women and girls
bustle about their kitchens pre-
paring cakes, cookies, and all
kinds of candies and sweets.
A Christmas tree is decorated
with small lights, and special
trimmings.
It is at this joyous time
that families traditionally
gather to exchange gifts and
share their happiness, and of
course, to eat mom’s tradi-
tional Christmas dinner, usu-
ally consisting of turkey, ham,
potatoes, green vegetables,
dressing, gravy and cranberry
sauce. Too, we must not for-
get the fruit cake, the pecan
pie and mince pie, which are
always served at this time.
Children of Great Britain
hang their stockings by the
fireside, hoping that Father
Christmas will fill them with
Christmas treats. The British
call the day after Christmas
“Boxing Day.” On this day,
many families give money to
the postman, milkman, or
others who have served them
throughout the year.
Children in France put their
shoes on the doorstep on Christ-
mas Eve so that “Petit Noel,”
or the Christ Child can fill
them with gifts. The French
use mistletoe as a symbol of
good luck. In southeastern
France, the whole family helps
bring the yule log into the house.
Tae log must be big enough
to burn from Christmas to New
Year’s Day. At Christmas, the
French usually eat Strasbourg
(liver) pie and black pudding.
Many people in Germany,
have Christmas trees with
candy and lights. Everyone ga-
thers on Christmas Eve for the
"‘Bescheerung,"' or ceremony
to light the Christmas tree.
Afterwards, the children rec-
eive gifts. For the Christmas
dinner, they usually enjoy roast
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