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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1968
Page
2
The text notes Epiphany customs across nations including French and Swiss children who seek a hidden bean in a pastry to crown a king. It mentions the Three Wise Men visiting the infant Jesus as proof of Christ’s birth, and references Epiphany in the Middle Ages.
In the Middle East Christ mas blends real ism with a Jerusalem patriarch leading a cavalry to a late night service. The Nativity Grotto becomes a focal point for nocturnal rites and plays. Elizabethan England shifts from solemn observance to revelry as Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night likely premiered in a 1601 Whitehall command performance.
The article questions why December 25 was chosen as Christ’s birth date noting the Roman shift from January 6 to December 25 around 375 AD. It explains the church aimed to convert sun worshippers by transforming the sun festival into a holy day honoring the Son of Righteousness.
Santa Claus Indiana is noted as the most famous Christmas name among towns. The original name may have been Santa Fe, with the final choice stemming from a seasonal association and historical coincidence.
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