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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
3
A mindful editorial looks back at 1962 and forward to 1963. It urges readers to seize opportunities, work harder, and apply lessons learned to improve in the new year. It notes that people feel different about the coming year based on past experiences.
A historical meditation asks how national prosperity and world peace could improve if every person, starting in 1963, commits to supporting family, community, country, and world. It questions individual impact while urging a beginning toward brotherhood and reduced conflict.
A 1863 New Year entry by Union Lt Sam Smyth in his Holly Springs diary excludes Southerners and hopes for a quicker end to the war. The journal, part of Lincolniana Civil War materials, is housed in the Wyles Collection at a Santa Barbara college.
In the ancient land of China celebrations combine Thanksgiving Christmas and birthdays into a grand New Year festival. Firecrackers explode as people feast exchange gifts and cards and visit friends while settling family debts.
The month January is linked to the two faced god Janus who could look back and foretell the future. He is depicted with a key in one hand symbolizing power to open doors and gateways.
The Twelve Grapes custom in Puerta del Sol Madrid marks midnight with people raising and eating twelve grapes for luck one per month of the year. The ritual centers on Spain's annual gay New Year celebration in the capital's famed plaza.
The piece traces the toast tradition from Stuart England with toasted bread in wine to modern lines. Notable quips include Benjamin Franklin's line on speed of drinking, Mark Twain’s Irish toast, and Robert Loveman's optimistic verse, ending with standard cheers and well wishing phrases.
The article describes New Year celebrations in Scotland with Hogmanay on New Year’s Eve and the Daft Days season. It notes gift exchanges, cards, and visits, plus children shouting Hogmanay and collecting treats similar to Halloween traditions in American culture.
In merry England the first visitor after New Year arrives with symbols of warmth and prosperity. The first foot or lucky bird brings coal bread and salt and is welcomed for ushering in the New Year while symbolically leaving the old year through the back door.
Dr George H Smith Rutgers Newark College of Arts and Sciences warns that many New Year resolutions fail because they are made under pressure without real commitment. He suggests choosing a plan over impulsive promises, noting some people use food as an unconscious substitute for love or frustration.
Planning a New Year's Eve party includes practical tips like limiting guests to a comfortable number and providing ample clean ash trays to prevent smoke and cigarette burns. Serve simple foods such as nuts cheese cubes and cold cuts to avoid messy stains on carpets.
The piece urges starting the new year calmly with simple meals and light hosting. If hosting, share kitchen duties so Mom isn’t overwhelmed. Offer snacks like nuts and fruits, avoid a day-long feast, and keep dinner small for immediate family. Open-house guests may bring a small gift.
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