The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 311, Ed. 1 Monday, December 22, 1969 Page: 5 of 8
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May your
/ Ctiristmos be
merry, May
your Christmas]
be bright
GONZALES
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'f*>rr* ( hrt'lmas ln
til our rmlnmrrv
I,ot there bo joy in
the heart' ol men.
HOEHNE
SINCLAIR
SERVICE
\pelJoy to
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A Store of Mind
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For holidays - merry,
bright and peaceful.
MIDCO LUMBER CO
3 0 7 So. HILL
Sepia arid, la th<e 3.,X'0-ye.tr-*vi
t of the Q’^en of Shetw
it » a celebration quite different
tryv. aa Xrrer.cin YuJetide.
At three o'clock or the after-
ro» of Christmas Eve, spec <
servsee# are held at the Church
of the Nativity and at Trrv.ty
Church in Adchs ANiba, bef”
n-yg a Right of prayer a inch
^ea on until nine the fo—oos
irg morning. (Services are he: t
in ail churches, but the m*yr-
;tv of people in Addis Ababa
prefer to attend either of these
two churches for Chnatnuu. •
Prior to the sermon, a gay
hymn called a mahlet la sung
by pnesta and members of the
congregation in Geei. an an-
cient Ethiopian language which
is the counterpart of Latin v:
the Roman Catholic Church
• * •
AFTER the sermon has been
concluded, the priests conduct
t ceremony outside the church,
standing■ m two .rows facing
each other garbed in roiorfu!
vestments Some carry huge
drums, others a forx-iike mu-
sical instrument used to accom ■
pany the tytnpa.ni. The rest >' >
rv long wands with Cof. :•
crosses at the tor with wh'.o.
they make graceful nsovemepts
as the;, walk back and forth ::
a dance-like motion
Then the church poet makes
a recitation and a s o 1 o : .*
weaves the poem into a me-V i>
as the tvem is again recite i
perhaps the most interesting
• ■? all features :.n Ethiopn cn
('hr.stmas Pay is the g’.me
called genna. Its wruet: g
like hockec. »' players u vdc
themselves into teams and tr.e
elected captains touch t1
ground with their sticks t
start the game. Next they touch
each other s wooden .Stic k .<
three times ar.d sink* the h.v i
round ball immevliatcly after
I the third touching Then the
game is on. each team trying
to drive the hail to the opposite
half of the field. If one team
manages to get the hail across
the goal, this team gets one
point i
CTvnstrruu I think it scarred
m* - isn't that tt* wv! the
NncartBg useT 1 think :t pre-
chspoaes me to sadness so sor-
row at Cltnstnsas time When
so same my uratmrnored
the traditional actontaes bee n
ttsat He opwits atakher. I be-
Iteve that, thixsgb there is s
time factor sometimes ed
that brutg* aroa».» momenis or
aruc.xa years
Anywx'. In tanse God gave
me ttv »"tfe I cherish .And
havtng gtk arwuai to me. He
filled my cup. He *«'> us
Molly am? He gave us Mary
Eden .Aral you fcr»«* that is
what Oanstmas is tor tor lit-
tle girls, sugar and spice. .And
I think, had I to do K «mer
again, th.it wsxwl be their
name*.
NVwv my Oatottnasei. as
they say In the Jkagl* all
! merry.
• • •
Oh it l# true, some 10-13
I yiMt-s ago when my sprites
wir kttle things and whoofvd
it up on dvisous Moraine. I
w-.xud smd* with a lump ip
my throat — I still between-
he ml But I dkdRX ra* to
walk away, not any hanger,
to tty tar ends et the earth
1 wanted to be right when* X
was. with the happiness God.
those times • lump and all -
that Honey woukl kwh down
and know that, at last. I real-
ised why her ey es had been
as they were. FOr. 1 knew
there would be no Mving toe
me, either, were It not tor
thc*e three, ttv tumbhn* two
and the lady by my side. And
somehow, amid the shrieks and
the tearing ot paper to get at
the gcohe*. I would think JV>
nev did see, Ad knew, aa dM
my Esther, and the Mother I
hardly remember.
Ai*l I waa happy. «** •
soar was washed away.
And ! am happy this
Christmas, In reverie. Chough
my sprites are grown and
gone and no grandchildren yet
disturb this manse Fur ChrtsW
mas. ss I have always
la a state of mind.
Grim* is played only one*
i each year in Ethiopia, and th*
Pr,*ji k«ld» Coptic itu «»»d during CSriiltna* servic*.
Tb. ?;- t ’.cun scoring a end* with mem -making, sating
p« : .1 a free kick." This ar.d drinking, a feast that goes
r.v : , the strongest-man on ‘ «»n wall past midnight ss th*
ti-.c to in Hi - i -><cs thr ball winning gonna team go#* from
in t c a.r and hits it with his house to house being ottered
stick t ! the goal of th*, food and beveiwge
opp.mien If the ball strikes,
« pViyer ho has thr right to
pc* v. ,.ud whack u ^
• • • champlomhip throughout th*
rrn: g-.m-r goes throughout i yrar. Uk* football and pro-
ihe d.c :;f 1 the sun starts to i fessionai baseball In America,
set a: t a time, th* pomU;« ** strictly a men's game—
.- t.a- . ■! ar.d thr captain *n<* * rugged one. at that
, f t . u mr. -g t am t ikes the 1 There's a standing nil* that no
w i-.-n thi m hit hand as a ««« complains, even if a player
symhd of victory; he then goes jl* 'truck by a swinging stick
off with h:< te.iaur.atrs dancing, Iw * flying wooden bail
*:nging • «•>::<», and sliouting I g| midnight on Oiristmas
T’r.- v s of his \ torious geuna Day. L'red Ethiopian# go to bed
t' vri ; to dream of another ChristmaA
Christmas Cay in EUuopU [ another game of genna.
alotv in her bedroom S!ic s .y ul, m i‘ov» t>y the can-
's,* for hixirs. 'taring -. .-fitly ! - - ■ ’ i •• I .-n her mSnil*
at to a grate fire, her beauti; : V. in ruvt'.uig.' NUck ''ok. 'be
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Once I went in to »«* her ,
I aixI vile h*>ked at me. Mankly. j
My Father was mute, every |
txaly was mute and I dutn't '
| know what hwl eotne about.]
I'hinsrs w*-re aU- covered over
And r was nfr*ld
It all passed, at ooure*. In
a wvek. no more. I was my-1
self agi ln Only It itobi't pass
With each CXiristmns, that sw-
• fill, empty, fear-filled feeltia; i
mimed, and H<*>ey's ha'sked !
eyes
It Isn't that It was the
memory <Y that Oiristmas that i
made me sad. in tt*e years
that came aft.ee. Rather. I he- !
1 eve If was Hie effects of that ,
0*r sinctrs Ikoakt- w* apsiedat#
th* opportunity th* i**w* hrlnp*
to soy 'Thank Yo*' oihI to with
you o Worry Christwos. e-
BEN FRANKLIN
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m The Merriest
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g Holiday Seasons
<, from the entire
....... staff!
i
m
John 1:14
We Wish each and all the merriest
of Christmases...
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The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 311, Ed. 1 Monday, December 22, 1969, newspaper, December 22, 1969; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth703036/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.