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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
2
Christmas customs vary by country with unique dates and rites. Norways almond rice pudding predicts marriage, Chinese Lan Khoong-Khoong brings gifts, and Guatemala Honduras Mexico use pinatas for holiday cheer.
Christmas in Norway was the event of the season with preparations starting six months before December 24. Families produced food clothing and household goods at home, tanned leather spun cloth and wove fabric on hand looms. Shoemakers tailors and dressmakers visited homes to fit all.
The Christmas tree trade has become a substantial industry in the United States with about 15 to 16 million trees cut for the holidays. Prices range from 1 to 15 dollars per tree, generating real earnings for farmers who use eroded acres to grow trees as a cash crop.
Readable excerpts explain Christmas tree lore from Bethlehem palms to the small northern fir, holly lore, and sacred customs. The devotional piece urges Christians to view life as a fight, with Paul as example, trusting God’s power in weakness.
Instructions emphasize keeping heat low and water available to preserve Christmas greens. Maintain moisture by placing water near heating sources and watering house plants to raise humidity. For trees, place in water with a wooden base and gravel to stabilize. trees can stay fresh up to 30 days.
The body of Santa Claus also known as St Nicholas the bishop of Myra in Asia Minor is buried at Bari Italy. It was stolen from Myra by Italian settlers in 1087 who carried the saintly relics to Bari. Europeans of that era believed a saint's body brought prosperity to its tomb city.
The text notes that on January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln ordered emancipation of all enslaved people. It also references a coal miner and a navy coal supply ship with a mention of Boston.
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