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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1980
Page
3
A collection for grade four to six features a cheerful Christmas tree verse and a prose tale about Gloria and her family facing hardship at Christmas. The story follows Gloria’s longing for cheer while her father is missing at sea, culminating in a heartwarming reunion and a modest holiday dinner.
The passage describes Christmas as celebration of Jesus birth with church services and carols. It introduces St Nicholas Santa Claus and the custom of giving gifts to children, noting the Wise Men bearing gifts for Jesus and referencing the nativity narrative.
Legend says a robin made a Christmas pilgrimage to Calvary as a sign of humility. The Brittany tale explains the bird plucking thorns from Christ’s brow to ease his suffering, leaving the breast forever stained red.
The article describes global Christmas customs, from Poland where families share a Peace Wafer and leave a chair for the Christ Child, to Russia's Five Piles of Grain and a midnight hen, to Syria’s bonfires and carolers, and Philippine post mass parades with floral decorations.
The passage portrays Tiny Tim, crippled yet noble, as a symbol of compassion. It imagines him praying “God bless us every one” and enfolding all creeds. The scene likens him to a near saint, listening heavenward as Christmas morning blooms with the blessing.
Christmas can bring temporary sadness rather than real depression as people face social pressure and unrealistic expectations. Doctors note that holiday hopes often lead to disappointed expectations, intensifying mood dips for some.
Trolls began in Scandinavia with myths of hill dwellers who emerge at midnight to play. They vanish at dawn or when humans approach, and capturing one is said to bring lasting luck, especially if its hair is stroked.
Ancient legends tie trees to Christmas with the first Holy Night when forests blossomed. The custom of decorating trees likely began to mimic snow on branches using strings of popcorn and tufts of cotton.
The article notes that many Christmas greens come from earlier traditions. It cites Roman rites with flowers and leafy boughs and Saxon uses of holly ivy and hay in religious observances.
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