Christmas Memories Across Europe This Year
A student recalls Christmas in Neuchatel Switzerland and visits to Blackpool England. She describes choral singing, fondue parties, tree lights, carols, and warm family welcomes, emphasizing people over traditions and the joy of reconnecting with English relatives.
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Neuchatel
Switzerland
Alps
U. S
Europe
Geneva
Blackpool
England
London
Bill
Grace
Alice
Aunt Grace
Uncle Harry
Christmas Cheer Brings Cragmont Joy From Hanover Groups
Hanover students faculty and campus clubs plan a multi ward Christmas at Cragmont State Hospital for 1250 mentally ill patients. Activities include candy canes crafts caroling and an all hospital party December 22 with 37 sponsor groups and gifts from campus and county groups.
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Madison State Hospital
Cragmont
Jane Williams
Hanover
Indiana
Sherre Wilson
Betty Gliessner
Cathy Calvert
Jim Hunt
Pat Nelson
Frank Weed
John Visser
Salla Snyder
Williams
Kappa Alpha Theta
Alpha Delta Pi’s
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Christmas in Cairo and the Holy Land 1963
A traveler recounts Christmas 1963 in Cairo where Moslems live without Christmas symbols yet emphasizes the holiday’s meaning. The writer visits the Holy Land, noting varied Christian rituals, Moslem Christian hospitality, and the enduring biblical imagery of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem.
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Holy Land
Cairo
Saint Lucia Day Celebration in Stockholm
The December 13th Saint Lucia rite features a Lucia Bride in white with a candle crown leading fourteen companions in red, singing carols. The celebration marks light in Sweden’s dark winter, with coffee and freshly baked bread shared after the procession. The day signals Yule readiness and a belief in prosperity for the year ahead.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Lucia
Saint Lucia
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By Arlene Graves
St. Nicholas
St. Nicolas
Papa
Bill Bunch
Arlene Graves
Piccadilly Circus
By Mike Marr
Ann‘margret
John Forsythe
Universal Picture
TOE College
Santa
YMCA
Chris
Tian
Bobbie Finlayson
Rev. Garraway
Mission School
Christ
Betty and Ruth
By Annette Inness
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