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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
9
A Russian Christmas custom places a straw bundle at the center of the table symbolizing the manger. Before the meal each guest draws one blade of straw, and the guest who draws the longest blade is believed destined to live the longest.
The piece traces how Saint Nicholas, revered as Christmas patron, influenced American traditions while Father Christmas remains British, Santa Claus German, and Kriss Kringle Dutch, all variants of the same figure rooted in Saint Nicholas.
The National Safety Council cautions parents to keep candles out of children’s reach especially during holidays when homes contain more flammable materials.
Christmas greeting cards will cost this country fifty five million dollars and time lost in remembering recipients adds to the expense.
The mistletoe and kissing are linked in European thought since ancient times, with the plant and the custom of kissing described as inseparable parts of tradition and history.
Holiday reflection emphasizes Christmas as the sweetest, most unselfish day and the golden link of time, binding heaven and earth in closer understanding.
A brief note traces Christmas carols from 1521 and claims they were sung by angels at Christ’s birth, highlighting their ancient and sacred origins.
The entry notes Christmas began around the fourth century and became a general custom by the thirteenth century.
In parts of England a superstition holds holly taken into the house before Christmas brings bad luck. The belief contrasts with traditional use of holly as a seasonal decoration and marks a regional folk custom.
The National Safety Council warns that holiday home accidents will rise unless care improves this Christmas season. It cites many injuries from air rifles and fireworks, noting scores of children were blinded during Christmas week last year nationwide.
The piece describes a Christmas superstition that oxen kneel in their stalls to worship the infant Christ at midnight on His birthday. It notes this is one of many quaint beliefs tied to the holiday season.
For Christmas table a striking decoration is a pair of silver peacocks or a large pheasant, offered in silver plate or pottery to adorn the table with festive display.
A long standing Old Christmas custom in English counties Sussex and Devonshire blesses apple trees during the season. The practice survives as a rural holiday tradition in these regions.
On Christmas Eve Clare Reynolds, a busy clerk, meets Everett Moore across a table as he seeks gift advice. He invites her to shop with him and they choose a floor lamp and an atomizer for his mother and sister. A tea room meeting follows and a note of admiration arrives with red roses on Christmas morning.
Marion accidentally collides with a young man in the hall and after bandaging his head invites him to Christmas dinner. He accepts, recalling plum pudding from his boyhood as Marion’s aunt sends the meal, and she confesses homesickness for family at Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, Marian and her father Albert Clark, living on the farm after their mother’s death, receive a radio gift that leads to a surprising reunion. A radio broadcast delivers a message tracing Marian and Albert to Coloma, Michigan, reuniting the siblings after forty years.
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