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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1986
Page
7
Chanukah begins December 5 and lasts eight days celebrating the Maccabean victory in 165 B C. Traditions include lighting the menorah, gift giving, charity, festive foods, and games for children across the eight nights.
Craft 1 inch rings from cardboard tubes wrapped in Christmas wrap or foil. Cover rings with colored foil and tie small Christmas balls inside. Add beads around each ring for a festive decoration.
Biblical account says shepherds guarding their flock encounter an angel who proclaims the birth of the Christ Child. A multitude of heavenly hosts accompany the message, guiding the shepherds to Bethlehem to see Mary Joseph and the newborn Jesus in a manger.
A Belgium inspired custom shows wooden shoes or leather boots kept by the hearth for Christmas. In the morning the shoes reveal sweets and small gifts for good children, while the furniture appears topsy turvy.
The piece traces Christmas traditions from Germany and the ash tree myth to Holland and St Nicholas. It notes the feast days of the holy days and how celebrations cross cultures from Greeks to Dutch. It concludes Christmas is shared, not kept alone.
A live Christmas tree gift suits indoor use then outdoor planting. Choices include yew fir pine and spruce from a nursery wrapped in burlap then boxed. Plant outdoors during Christmas week with burlap left on water well mulch with peatmoss straw or hay and protect with evergreen decorations for winter.
The Star of Bethlehem has inspired explanations ranging from an exploding star to a meteor. Some scholars suggest the Wise Men followed a spiritual guiding light rather than a literal star, a view that recurs across centuries of interpretation.
The custom involved painting nuts in silver or gold and hanging them on the tree. Some versions included a verse or a tiny manger scene inside a hollowed walnut that could open and close when hinged.
The article explains why people give presents at Christmas tracing the tradition to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. It notes gifts show love then and now and reflects on the meaning behind holiday giving.
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