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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1968

Page

6

Choice of Tree Varies by Region for Christmas

The evergreen preferred for Christmas varies across the country. In New England and the Northeast balsam fir and white spruce are favored, while Pennsylvania favors Scotch pine spruce and red pine. East Coast south—red cedar and holly, with red pine also noted. the West prefers cedars and Arizona cypress, and the West Coast favors Douglas fir blue spruce and Engellman spruce.

New England Pennsylvania

The Christmas Masqueraders

Patrolman Sean O'Casey cops a Christmas Eve stakeout, tracing two men in a green panel truck and a missing Santa in a bank hit plot. He notes the gang’s pattern and uses a Santa fundraiser theft as the clue to nab them before the holiday. The captain pressures him, promising punishment if he fails.

Sean O’casey O‘casey O’casey Pietro’s Madison and Oak Union Bank Mama Pietro Santa Claus Connors Sean

Holy Land Pilgrims Prepare for Orthodox and Armenian Christmas

The Holy Land remains sacred to Judaism Christianity and Islam with Jeru salem Bethlehem Nazareth and memory of biblical sites. Orthodox January 6 7 and Armenian January 18 19 celebrations draw pilgrims as Arab Christians in Jordan and Bethlehem wear traditional attire and carry lit tapers through processions.

Kingdom of Jordan Israel Holy Land Abraham Jesus Mohammed Jerusalem Isaac David Bethlehem Nazareth

Christmas Eve Customs and Yuletide Traditions

The piece explains global candle lighting for Christmas to honor the Christ child and describes old baronial halls where Yule logs burned long and produced odor. Stockings hung by the fire were once to absorb the smoke and ward off spirits, a contrast to today’s gift filled stockings.

Christ Child England

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