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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1971
Page
13
A lyrical verse imagines New Year and Christmas customs across nations. It contrasts French New Year gifts and German symbols of luck with a child’s view of a snowbound homeland, ending in a pastoral ode to dressing the Christmas tree with lights and singing carols.
A Whittier poem excerpt invites nations to join in hymns and joy for lasting peace. It urges end of quarrels, shared songs, and the dawn of unity under divine blessing. The piece blends religious imagery with calls for global goodwill and harmony.
Readable excerpts recount a Christmas fable linking the three trees to the Christ Child and a tale of offering. The piece then shifts to Houston Astros 1972 exhibition schedule against the Minnesota Twins in the Astrodome with Florida dates and past results. Also quoted is Longfellow and Scottish Hogmanay customs with first footing, coal, evergreen, bread gifts, Auld Lang Syne, and traditional fare.
Ancient China marked the new year with debt payment and house cleaning then firecrackers. A Chinatown parade in a major city features paper dragons and festive cheer. In Japan the New Year was three days off for visits, new clothes, and gate decorations of pine bamboo and red symbols for longevity and joy.
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