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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
6
New Year superstitions link luck to unseen powers. Traditions urge wearing something new, delaying gifts until received, and avoiding leaving home on New Year's Day until an outsider enters. Weather lore predicts warmth, milk, or cold depending on wind direction.
The article describes diverse New Year traditions across cultures. It notes Druids marking the shortest day as the turning point of the year with sun worship and the belief in returning light. It mentions mistletoe rituals supervised by priests, with processions to groves and gold sickles for harvests of health and prosperity.
New Year's Day has long been celebrated across the United States with grand receptions for presidents and a custom of visiting friends and relatives. The practice grew in the gay nineties and remains popular as people plan events and trips on New Year's Eve today.
The article traces January to the two faced god Janus who ruled light and day and later the start of things. It notes a festival called Aginia and describes how people sought Janus guidance at the outset of major undertakings.
President Lincoln hosted a major White House reception on January 1, 1863. Secretary of State Seward presented the Emancipation Proclamation for signature at noon. Lincoln remarked he had shaken hands since 9 a.m. and his right hand was nearly paralyzed.
A nostalgic column critiques Harvard Holy Cross Colgate Indiana and Columbia football in 1949. It notes their poor records 38 games with only four wins and argues for waiting to award the MVP after the season ends. It contrasts Ted Williams MVP timing and Ford Frick’s call to finish the race.
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