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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
5
Spirit of giving shines in Quebec as La Guignolee or La Guignolee carries on since 1901 with Les Guignoleurs in red caps and sashes singing door to door for the poor. Modern bankers distribute funds through parish priests to aid all needy regardless of faith.
An old English Christmas custom says a sprig of holly belongs in beehives to honor the Manger scene. A legend claims bees gathered there and hummed a peculiar note as the nativity story unfolded.
Mr and Mrs Gerrit H Dyhs of Rock Valley announce the engagement of their daughter Glenda to Lawrence Warner son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Warner of Larchwood Iowa Glenda a Rock Valley High School graduate and employed at Stewarts School of Hairstyling in Sioux Falls plan a fall wedding
Mr and Mrs Raymond Van Berkum of Rock Valley announce the engagement of their daughter Audey to William Bertich son of Mr and Mrs Wailizm Bersch of Meno South Dakota Audrey is a graduate of Rock Valley High School and presently employed at the Mayfair Beaucy Saton in Slowy Falls South Dakota No definite wedding date has been set.
The article surveys Christmas customs across nations from Germany Sweden and Hong Kong to ancient traditions and the religious symbolism behind dolls and creches. It notes the Yule log Christorand, straw adornments, Santa figures like Son Tan You Lin, and the evolution of dolls from idols to toys, linked to the season’s rebirth.
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