Show December 25 15 Is Red Letter Day In Most Lands LandsON CALENDARS in most lands ON December 25 23 is a red and green letter green letter day T The h e holiday Isn't always alway called Christmas and many countries celebrate on different differ differ- ent eat dates Even Santa Claus Clans has his name and appearance changed chanced as he circles the globe and a multitude of Yul Yule Yule- Yuletide tide tlde customs exist in different nations How long the Christmas festival has been celebrated is not definitely definite definite- I ly 11 known However according to the World Book Dook Encyclopedia the holiday hollday was spoken of ot in the as a custom of ot long standing In all aU Scandinavian countries a Christmas tree consisting of a sheaf of ot wheat bound to a pole is raised for the winter birds In Norway an Important item on the Christmas menu is a rice pudding into which is s put one almond The person who finds the almond In his pudding will be the first to get married A light burning in the windows of ot Norwegian homes inform inform in- in in form travelers they are welcome to food and shelter In China odd stockings made by sewing three pieces of muslin together are hung bung up on Christmas Eve to hold the gifts gilts brought by Lan which means Nice Old Father The Chinese Chi nese Santa Claus is also known wn as Don Dun Che Cho Lao Ren Rea or Christmas Old Man Ian and their Christmas tree is called the Tree of Light Early- Early morning carolers sing Chinese words to such old favorites as Hark t the h e Herald Angels Sing An Important part of the Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas season In hi Guatemala Honduras Honduras Hon Hon- duras and Mexico is the a brightly decorated jar of ot sweets hung by a cord from the branch of ot ofa ota ofa a tree The children are given long sticks sUcks and each child gets a chance to break the and release release re rea re- re lease the stored candles candies |