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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
14
In Grecia near Assisi around 1200 St Francis of Assisi created the first Christmas creche to depict the manger of the Saviour. He and his brothers gathered there and sang hymns to honor Christ's birth.
Centuries after the Bethlehem census and Roman rule, the piece contrasts Herod’s cruelty with the enduring message of Christ. It notes the fame of the Wise Men and the Holy Innocents but centers on faith and peace as eternal quests spanning twenty centuries, beyond earthly decrees.
Ukrainian churches follow the Julian calendar so Christmas falls January 6. The Holy Supper has 12 courses with fish and beet soup, kutya dessert, and kolach bread. Families throw kutya at the ceiling. spirits are said to return. Three day festival features Kolyadniky singers visiting villages with manger scenes and miracle plays.
The legend behind the old Cherry Tree carol ties a rooted cherry branch in water to Christmas. Mary and Joseph allegedly passed a tree heavy with cherries. Mary asked for fruit and the tree bowed to help. Czechs and Slovaks kept a cherry sprig in water to bud by Christmas, promising marriage in the New Year if it blossomed by Christmas Eve.
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