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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1958
Page
10
Esteban falls into a mole’s bedroom and learns the Snake will escort him to Santa Land for help. The mole, a road engineer, enlarges subterranean roads with an army of moles. They emerge at the sea where Esteban meets the Snake, his cousin who lives in the sea.
A Picayune couple confirms their son was delivered by a doctor who, in a Yuletide parade as Saint Nick, rushed to the hospital still in costume. In Denver a child wakes early and leaves a note for his parents saying he will be home at seven for the rest of his presents.
English Christmas customs trace back to 1841 when Prince Albert popularized the tree at Windsor Castle for Queen Victoria. The piece notes decorations, Christmas cards, plum pudding origins, and the wait s carol singing culture. Scotland’s First Footing tradition involves the first visitor of Christmas morning bringing a gift and a stiff drink.
The text traces Germanic roots of Christmas from St. Nicholas to Kris Kringle and Christ Child symbols, then notes tree ornament motifs such as Father Thor and angel figures. It also links evergreen trees to Eden symbolism and mentions crafting star decorations from colored paper and straw segments.
The article describes French Christmas customs from midnight Christmas Eve revelry and Reveillon suppers with oysters sage and wine to Yule log feasts, Melchior parades for alms, and gifts from Le Pere Noel, later shifting to Le Petit Jesus, with notes on decorations and a ballerina centerpiece craft.
The article describes Scandinavian Christmas customs with emphasis on Norway and Sweden. It notes festive foods such as flat bread and Jesse in Norway, rice pudding and cookies, and in Sweden a smorgasbord with herring, cod, roast pig or goose, Julglogg, and Swedish coffee. It mentions animals receiving extra rations and farm animals allegedly speaking at midnight. It also includes two simple craft instructions for making yarn-wrapped dolls and a bird ornament using a pipe cleaner, cardboard, straw, and a Christmas ball.
A child appeals to a harried mother to make room for Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem. The mother ultimately offers shelter and care, leading to the nativity scene as townsfolk witness the infant in a manger and the world remembers the humble inn.
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