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Show i 'THE CIIRI8TMA8 NEWS, DECEMBER 15 1923 i - ustoms Differ in- Various Lands Widely1 'I Yule tide - BY FRANK SAVAUU. (Intern, tlonal New Service ' Staff Correspondent.) Tradl-tloYORK. Dec. i handed down through many cehturln and Interpreted accord and national Ing to Individual taatea In Innda of Christ- -' haa developed widely Var rylng customs for celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the Christ child. Between now and the end of the year ChrUtma bellej will poal from ntany church towers and carols will be eung In hundreds of tongues bat their manner of Chiming and caroling are likely to be n" striking contrast to the yaletid to which we, are accus' America. differThere Is crfneldt'rnhl ence, also. In (he feasting, or lack and the of It, the ' superstitions that charge the at thle time of the year with thkt vague. Indescribable element which we call "the spirit. While Britain gorge ',plnm pudding that wou dn't float (n A mercury bath, and America flocka of turkeye and devour snuuntalns of dreaelng Sweden - kneels In deepest humility and th In melodies tomed 1 g. v -- pps ixvw meek heads In solemn i , hnntagel n Italy While little children the streets reciting (ludly the Kusslsns chunt th myths ef the lloddees of the Sun, and most anything might happen In Newi York from special theatrical Attractions to llachanallan revels (hat seem never to have heard of Mr. Volstead nor th eighteenth Amendment. s Lmb Wool - - A inbvltgble a England's plum apwlflo pudding, tamed tor "Lamb's is Ireland's gravity, Wool," a drink made by1 bruising roasted apples and mining them with ale or milk. Long draughts of thin concotion usually are served with liberal slices of English plum pudding, for Ireland is addicted to the dish also. In England, and in fact through the British laics, the groaning board and the brimming bowl are the chief characteristic of Christ mas celebrations. And if mirth and jollity mav be measured by one's physical fullness, there can be no doubt of the applicability of Merrie England during the yule-tid- e ' There are no distant echoes of century on century of Christmas tradition in Germany, yet despite . i u- - A that country's present unhappy it is safe to asPconomicrpUght. sume that the Christum spirit will roll like a tidal wav over the land even this ear and banish for the Moment the cares and sorrows of the oddest period ' in German annals f Normally there are no merrier than those of Germany A yulrttds week before Christmas the Germans- bring into the towns and iitilojid of pine and hemlocks veritable untlj theof communities are fors-etevergreens Kach family muni have at least two trees, and if family is too poor his neighbor usually come to the rescue and provides a tree or two) n ' i i Begins December 6 . The German ChrlatmaJ festival the actually begins on 1 December eve of fit Nuhola day It Is then watch that Herman youngster their p a ml qa for retribution goes hand in hand with reward. An impersonator of Ht Nicholas makes the rounds and makes Inquiries regarding the conduct of the youth donna-th-e preceding taelVe. month Wise betide those who have chafed and rebelled undr parental restraint (The saint haven a bundle f lwitheM for them instead of yttletide gift German housewives loll for preparing decora-tloh- k days itil advance for the trees and making the and baking knitting, sewing gift, handiwork In wrapping theirwith verses atta hed. paper, i:en the cattle kneel and pray In Umsny but no nnel haa ever the teal ofTvethea bovine suppliheard sip to eavescation it would listens ao no one drop. A somehaVe reindeer In Lapland what more prosaic task than they where clime y southed do it nicrea consist of one nights their duties in that and d spent year work dualling? gaily over sparkling snowof good children, capped homes here find there to piiuaing beside themselves The Lapp drive thrive chimney. -- PLANT MAGNA1, UTAH Executive Offices j2 the accompaniment of Jingling bells. The goose is the national bird of Denmark at Chrtstmastide. The "Christmas tree remains standing, for it Is in the orchard At an appointed hour the heed of the bouse goes Into the orchard with a stick ahd strikes the tite three times, JKeJoice and speaking the words be fruitful Virtually the whole of Dpnmaik goes on holiday from Christmas to New Tear No one does any work that can be avoided the Besides actually Kusaiana have birth of Christ, the celebrating a traditional fete fn honor ofthe "QoGddeas of the Hun." In the old Russia this . ceremonial was observed in most or the villages With the the nation throughout advent of the present regime the tradition may have customs partly perished of the along with other The conventional Hussion church of Christmas Day literally greeting translated was Greetings for the Lords birth, to which the person addressed responded lod bo with you, "Mahatma '! rand It I bis stirred hundred million people to revolt, haa shaken h foundations ofd tho MrUlsh Umpire, and has Into politico tho stronaest rellalon Impetus of ths last 3,000 years, says Roittaln Holland in his blorsphr of (Sandhi,belnthe 'first that published has been written, In tho Century Maaaslno for December. Januory and February. Is more fats." writes "Nothin M. Holland, "than to call (Sandhi's campaign a movement of passive rester No one has a resistance. horror of passivity than this tireless fighter who Is on of ths most herolo Incarnations of a man who resists. The soul of hla tnovement resistance resistance Is active which finds outlet not in violence, but In the active force of love. faith, and sacrifice r When' An English clergyman In in1920 Raked Gandhi what ook fluenced him most ,he jl New Testamenti Intro-durs- Clwtstmas fish is to Hwden what la to America Four days turkey are celebrated In tiweden, Christmas itself Is a day of quiet and prayer, but on the second day the real fun begins and continues until the end of the period. parlies. In long sleighs, ride toGay church- - to , 2 ' thrr. Fish for Christmas 9 Sail Lake City, Utah GUI Building Gandhi English Patriot. Mome-mnd- Tho last words of Gandhi's 'Ethical Religion' are a quotation fvvm pis New Testament, and hey ttfaim that the revelation of pas slve resistance came to him aftyr the Hermon on the Mouui. trading - M Holland says. "Gandhi remained loyal to England as long as ho retained a grain In loyal? ef faith In Englands the beginning hi campaign took a the form of constitutional opposiIt was n tion to Ihe government. for certain urgent respectful appeal came the maaacre Then reforms. guns of Amritsar when machine of pro-pi- p fifed on a defenseless masswas until the ammunition uel up. The grounds were surrounded could by high walls and no one on escape. Aeroplanes threw bombh law the unarmed crowds, martial was proclaimed and a reign of In his ror spread over Amritsar did admirable moderation Gandhi Genant ask fot the punishment of officers eral Dyer and the guilty Tie felt no bitterness and sought no Tie merely asked that vengeance The crimGeneral Drer be recalledwere not oninal officers, however, ly maintained at their posts, but were rewarded. "The British Empire has arrested. Cried, and coqvicted Gandhi but the Gatidhl movement goes on. How Are the Pipes in Your Building? , Quiet in France In France the rhristmas season in any probably is quieter than remnant other country, although tradition still endure of aga-oiII Among the peasant classes. chiefly a season in which the storetheir stalls keepers gaily decorate wwres, while and display their gfft th old folks ait about aud recite to the younger generation tales qf Christmas in Italy Is other day primarily for the benefit of the chilpass through dren. The youngster the streets gaily singing And recita ing bits of verse In Spain it is and period of unrestrained d bead tor free booklet on K oriel. It will glee yon some very tarret-ffn- g nod looey saving festivity In America Chrlatma seems to be a cembtnation of many traditions handed down through the centuries from old world customs and covered with a purely American veneer. tnformtlen. 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To make the joyful season leas Inviting to the children, the little Lappa are sent to school Christfor a few weeks during the solemnmas period. Marriages Are lied, but there are nol festivities,of except for ths liberal llbatlona that are generspirituous liquors ously passed around and freely Imbibed. The children of the remainderof the Scandinavian Peninsula have a much merrier time than the Iapps. trees and reThey have Christmas ceive gifts the manner of delivering which is not unlike the American Easter egg hunt. The girte are hidden away and the little ones to seek them out A fervnlUed teems ate to Christmas especially time is the appropriJnvlo(4 rule of Norwegian children to feed the wild birds with corn and oats, on the snow or attached sprinkled to high poles where the little feathered fellows may partake of the grain In- - safety and leisure, Tha flwediftht housewife la especially devoted to the theory that Unless her home in spotless there can be no real Christmas, Hhe ami scrubspends,eo weeks ermiring that tlx re mav he no pck bing of sinful dirt to violate the spirit of e the yuletide. wine and cheeses also occusy much of her time Juat prior to the holiday season. As n matter of feat, plenty of work seems to be the Swedish housewife's portion in the Christmas festivities. v t! of Utah Glum' Laplanders far-flun- g V Ohio Copper Co. faithful reindeer teams across vast frosen stretches, hitched to a sleigh, In order that th family may attend tha solemn ftiurch ceremonials in There they the distant village listen attentively to the monotoned repetition ot how Jeaue of Nasaretlt was born. sS S Kheae Haa see. 2 SimmtmtntmMmmmtmHitmumtHmiHC . PLATT BROS. CO. 707 McIntyre l)uilding. Salt Lake City, Utah- - I i! t -- I i I J tr |
