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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
6
Poem urges reconciliation and forgiveness as the year ends. Lines invoke unity among family friends and communities with calls to mend hurts and renew vows under the holly. A reflective seasonal message from Charlea Mackay.
A survey of Christmas customs traces roots to Druids and Saxons with mistletoe and evergreen decor, Yule logs, moon phases, and holly wreaths. It notes Holland’s star bearer tradition on Christmas Eve, Chinese Kitchen God rites, and the shift from alms boxes to modern gift giving.
A compact tour of Christmas customs in England Russia and Bulgaria describing old English hall feasts Boxing Day log fires wassail and gift giving plus Russian masquerade Christmas Eve animals procession and Bulgarian animal legends as shared holiday traditions.
The text describes Christmas and Yule traditions in Serbia Holland Switzerland and Nordic regions. It notes tree selection in Serbia the Badnyi custom and myths of sin and hearing animals converse. It details Swedish Norwegian thirteen days of Yule, pre feast preparations baths cleansing and festive mischief with farm visits and songs to suitors.
A Riley poem praises Santa as the most tangible god of childhood, begging return to innocence and wholeness. The speaker asks Santa to provide stable joy, love, and reality against life's ambitions and disguises, likening him to a rocking horse, a drum, a chisel, and a winter pippin.
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