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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
3
A fragment describes Christmas era candles and Yule lights as ancient customs. It notes large Yule candles lit during early celebrations and links candle lighting to universal rites and national traditions. Mentions Norse, Chanukah, and general festive turning of the era.
The fragment notes that Romans celebrated gift exchanges as part of festival rituals with clay boxes and cards. It suggests gifts and greetings have long roots, with modern parallels such as gifts on New Year’s Eve in France and visiting traditions in England Germany Italy and the United States.
A historical note describes holly as a symbol of good luck among the Telitons with traditions of hanging evergreens indoors. It mentions the Nativity legend of blossoming at Christ’s birth and links holly to the crown of thorns. Puritans opposed holly and mistletoe as pagan, leading to their menorial avoidance.
The passage notes Elristmas stockings in Holland during Saint Nicholas Eve with children placing wooden bins in chimney corners as a signal for the Mr. Fellow. It mentions France following with Mielr shoes for Bonhomme Noel and explains that in England and the United States boys improved the idea by hanging stockings, yielding more room for gifts.
The article notes Puritans predicted the disappearance of Christmas carols but the custom persisted and grew as part of Christmas tradition since early Christian Rome. It cites French Noel from the Elev enth century and German Weihnachtslieder sharing the same origin.
The National Christmas Tree in General Grant National Park sits as a giant Sequoia, not a spruce or fir, and rises over 267 feet. Devotional and patriotic services have been held beneath the tree each year since 1925, broadcast nationwide via network.
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