Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-12-14 | Page 1 | The Yuletide and Its Origin

J The Yuletide and Its Origin I In northern Europe l tho tim ancient in honor of the god od Thor was Tras hold at a timo when nheu tho ho suu sun changed cd its it courso course in in its path Tho The word s symbolizing thi thin thi turning was as the G Gothic word Gradually the nc word vord became and wa was as fixed upon the tho festival itself A part rt of or this thill ele celebration was ui the burning of tho Tula luJo log When tho Jo log hog was waa well alight the tho head bead of tho would strike it and say I For Tor or every spark that arises f shrill all we NO havo have cows horses and Pig pigs l. l May uy we not suppose 10 that present resent la IIa day gift ift giving in i is u IL variation on of bomb fomo Mich rite rito of tl this s ancient cele ccle bration Whatever its Ho source wo we liow express our good will love and friendship hip b bv by gifts ift The Tho shops sh-ops ar arc brimful of Christmas l presents and the tho spirit of good Joo l che che r per per- the home tho the street the shop tho eit city and thO entire Cohn country try Everybody is iA M buying U an and encouraging aging aRing everybody else cco to buy to tho the end nd that no rio one ono may muy bo be forgotten on Christmas morn See tp tt it that I Ino no ono one whom holn you know mo is 11 pointed Read neall the tho Christmas advertisements ad ad- in THE TET TELEGRAM GRAU closely and Int constantly every day and ju just t sea co what a few few- d dollars can do 10 toward making little hearts merry on December 25 Copyrighted b by byJ 1 P. P Fallon 1