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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
6
Christmas arrives with familiar sentiment as the author salutes family roles friends and helpers who brighten the season. The piece emphasizes shared effort joy and gratitude from bakers butchers candlestick-makers and distant friends, noting that Christmas reflects what we put into it.
Jim Atwell brings home a cold turkey prank from a streetcar seller to share with his mother and sister Lucy. A shy Muriel Martin arrives, revealing she bought the turkey with her fifty cent initiation money, and the Atwells invite her to join their Christmas gathering.
A reflective piece on Christmas cards as varied but united in spreading the message of Christ. It contrasts plain, colorful, and unconventional cards and parallels them to how people reveal the message of love in life. The essay encourages embodying Bethlehem’s spirit to bring peace and hope to others.
The association warns fires during Christmas stem from carelessness and offers 13 don’ts. Across safety tips include lighting the tree away from heat, using only approved lights, supervising children around matches and fuels, and avoiding unsafe electrical toys and backdraft risks.
A brief verse inviting a child to sleep as darkness settles and homes glow with lights. The poem frames a quiet, peaceful Christmas Eve scene with resting creatures and settled streets.
Readers see the traditional account of the Magi arriving in Jerusalem following a star. They seek the newborn king and, guided by the star, come to the house where Mary and the child are and present costly gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh.
The poem speaks of the Guiding Star reaching the world with a message of hope. It envisions the Star above Bethlehem guiding travelers toward the shrine of Christ on Christmas Day. The text credits Evelyn Craig Rusby as the author.
A gentle verse describes angels proclaiming birth and goodwill to all men. Shepherds hear a message of peace on earth as a star shines over hills and plains signaling a glad Christmas day. Children sleep awaiting dawn.
The Christmas tree symbolizes peace and good will as a German gift to Britain about a century ago. Albert, Prince Consort and husband of Queen Victoria, introduced the custom to Britain, reflecting a shared holiday tradition across cultures.
Defrost methods include refrigerator thawing for two to three days with wrapping, running cool water for four to six hours, or room temperature thawing for eight to 12 hours. Prompt cooking after thawing is advised and a thawed bird can be kept 1 to 2 days if wrapped loosely.
The article traces Christmas practices across countries, noting Sweden's lit trees, Epiphany gift customs in Hungary, Spanish shoe gifts on January 6, and English stockings by the chimney. It covers Santa visits by region, the Victorian adoption of the Christmas tree in England, and the mistletoe’s mythic roots from Druids and Norse goddess Friga, linked to love and kisses.
The article surveys Christmas customs in Greece and China with festive colors and meanings. It traces Boxing Day to medieval church boxes, notes mistletoe’s Celtic magic and its link to the cross, and cites an old rhyme about mistletoe at Christmas.
A brief note on holly as a key Christmas symbol, highlighting Canada's special role as holly is sent widely from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The piece hints at broad decorative influence during the season.
The piece notes that fairy lights and candles, long used in December, echo the Middle Ages view of Christmas as The Festival of the Light. Churches glowed with candles on altars, in the nave and chancel.
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