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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
39
Old beliefs define luck for the year with First Foot rituals and signs seen at dawn. Dark visitors bearing gifts like coal or a red herring portend prosperity, while seeing a horse or dog promises wishes or luck though a cat warns of worry.
Swiss legend ties New Year blessings to Christmas Eve when the Holy Family is abroad at midnight mass. A bowl of fresh mill rests on the dining table and each person lays a spoon on the cloth. The person returning from church may find their spoon moved, signaling blessings as Mary and Joseph rested in the home during the Flight into Egypt.
Miracle plays endure in diverse cultures with performances that blend dance and drama. Traditional rites unfold in solemn yet lavish settings, set amid tropical foliage and vibrant backgrounds.
A compact verse expressing a yearlong resolve to be kind to others and to live honestly. The speaker seeks daily acts of sympathy and friendship, Bright moments for strangers, and a life guided by fairness and truth, with God’s help.
Washington began the New Year’s Day open house in Philadelphia and kept the custom after moving the capital to New York in 1789. The tradition spread to federal receptions under Adams and Jefferson and grew with Taft greeting about 6,000 people in 1910. Roosevelt halted the receptions in 1934 due to lameness.
Early chroniclers record that during repairs on January 1 1493 Christopher Columbus marked the holiday aboard his ships near Haiti. He hosted a lavish dinner with two sovereigns and, it is said, enjoyed his first tobacco smoke after the meal.
The report notes that Bist potatoes are firm clean with shallow eyes and no defects while recalling rubber ships along the English Channel used to mislead the Germans in wartime. Rubber checks have fooled people for years.
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