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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
6
Epiphany marks gift giving in many lands with legends of the Wise Men. Spanish lore recalls their journey to Bethlehem as Befana and Babousha watch over children. Befana’s midnight quest explains why Italian children receive toys and confections on Epiphany Eve while Russian lore keeps a candle at each sleeping child’s face.
Washington DC Victory Loan facts honor the men and women who won the war. Dates run October 29 through December 8 with quotas totaling 11 billion dollars. Individual sales cap 4 billion, Series E sales 2 billion, and 7 billion from other non bank investors. Treasury balance must be drained by December. Funds support hospitalization rehabilitation retraining feeding and clothing for men overseas transportation home and payment of munitions already used.
Puritan New England housewives made bayberry candies for economic reasons rather than Christmas charm. The Mayflower pilgrims carried anti Christmas sentiment. In 1659 Massachusetts General Court welcomed word that Christmas had been abolished in 1643, despite slow communications. Restoration in 1655 revived English customs, but Puritan prejudice lingered in several New England communities into the early 1900s.
A compact survey of Christmas traditions in various nations. It notes a Norwegian myth linking a spruce to bloodied ground of lovers, Naples dogs in church on Christmas morning, Russian views of Mary, and English carol origins from Latin terms, detailing early clergy influence and evolution from Yule songs.
Santa's toy outlook notes plentiful stuffed animals for Christmas but predicts Dydee the prewar favorite won't arrive until 1946 after VJ Day delayed rubber. Doll furniture like cradles beds and high chairs will be scarce though available, and doll carriages are in mass production but few with metal parts.
Historians offer possible reasons for stockings and shoes as gift receptacles. Children hang stockings by the chimney to stay warm or dry, making them natural Santa depots. In parts of France shoes are used, and legends tie luck to fire places. A tale links St Nicholas dropping a purse into a stocking, popularizing the custom.
According to Ansgarius who converted the Vikings to Christianity the Lord sent Faith Hope and Charity to earth to select its Christmas Tree They chose the Balsam Fir for its height and breadth and for bearing the sign of the cross on every branch
Christmas from one corner of the earth to the other marks a special day of thanksgiving for the end of a long struggle. Nations celebrate in reverence to Christ, while customs vary across countries and regions.
An eight evening religious procession in Mexico features figures of Joseph and Mary, each member carrying a lit taper and singing Christmas carols. Admittance to a home is sought nightly, and on the ninth evening a ceremony surrounds the straw manger of the Christ Child.
Throughout weeks before Christmas Colombian villages prepare a grand fireworks display named Vacas Locas or Crazy Cow. Men wear fireproof gear and crawl inside wooden cow frames packed with firecrackers and Roman candles for the festive finale.
In Unrasch Switz region youths tour from house to house wearing elaborate masks and headdresses representing houses ships and biblical scents. Enormous cowbells hang from leather harnesses as revelers dance yodel and are greeted with small coins.
The Polish Wiuha or Christmas feast centers on twelve yearly dishes prepared in individual styles. After the meal, lights go out and bowls of nuts raisins and fruits and Christmas cakes and candies are shared around the tree in flickering candlelight.
Saint Nicholas Eve in Holland spotlights Sinter Klaas visiting to judge if children deserve gifts. After departure, youngsters place wooden shoes by the fireplace with hay and carrots for Sinter Klaas white horse, then await a restful night.
A compact look at Canada’s oldest industry with notes on a yellow flag warning, a Rapid River Wisconsin well offering fresh and salt water, and four cedar species. Mentions NC State University’s 150th anniversary and the Herald Want ads as a practical note.
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